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ovember 16, 2012 Baker University Student Media/Baldwin City, Kansas vol. 120 [issue 4]

VOICESTeams encouraged to support one another

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CAMPUS NEWSStudent-athletes balance school, sports

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SPORTSRunners capture HAAC title

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Baker University students have adopted the slogan Baker Til I Dieas a way to express their loyalty and support to the university. Thisparticularly applies to athletics, and it is evident that many student-athletes are not only putting their hearts into their sports, but into theireducation as well. Last year, 47 athletes were recognized as AcademicAll-Americans. Finding the balance between sports and school can bedifcult, but with the help of faculty and staff, student-athletes can stayup-to-date on school-work while helping their team bring home thehardware.

Baker Til I Die

Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange

(Letter B) The Baker University football team huddles in preparation for Saturdays game against Graceland University. (Letter T) Freshman Kaysha Green celebrates a play during Sept. 18 gameagainst Graceland. (Letter I) Sophomore Jesse Campbell celebrates Andre Jollys 14th sack this season during Saturdays game against Graceland. (Letter D) Senior Richard Klein celebrates a goalmade during Oct. 14 game against Graceland. (Center left) Sophomore Ashley Mauck dribbles the ball against Culver-Stockton College Oct. 26. (Center right) Sophomore Andre Jolly forces a fumbleduring Saturdays game against Graceland. Mauck and Jolly are both student athletes participating in the national tournament of their respective sports.

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The business policy class ofLowell Jacobsen, Rhodes professor

f international business, isonsidered by many students as onef the hardest classes to take withinhat department at Baker University.

However, the students inacobsens business policy classccomplished an impressive feat by

placing in the top 9 percent of thenation on the ETS exam last week.

More than 580 institutions and1,000 students across the country

participated in the standardized test.Its certainly important for us to

e able to compare ourselves withthers across the country and this isne way for us to do that, Jacobsen

said. But I also tell my studentsthat its just one day, one exam and Iwouldnt put too much in it.

Senior Justin Lane said every classhe has taken at Baker helped preparehim for the test.

Literally everything you

can think of is on there, Lanesaid. Theres statistic questions,accounting questions, basic businessterms you need to remember and alot more.

The exam tests the students onnine different areas: accounting,economics, management,quantitative business analysis,nance, marketing, legal and socialenvironment, information systemsand international issues.

It is very helpful for us as adepartment to see the breakdownof the scores in the different areas,

Jacobsen said. We do follow thosefrom a trend standpoint and it doeshelp us gure out what to do withour syllabi in terms of beeng upcertain areas.

Senior Eric Hendricks, anotherbusiness major, scored in the 97th

percentile in this semesters exam.Its something Im prettyproud of, but Ive got to givecredit to the business department,Hendricks said. I think its the bestdepartment on campus and the factthat this class had the best gradeshows the good job theyve done thelast few years.

Both Lane and Hendricks said thisaccomplishment was something theymight use in future job interviews.

It will be something Ill bringup if an employer asks about myaccomplishments in college because

not only did I do well,but my class did well, Hendrickssaid. A lot of the time, people thinkthat small colleges dont preparestudents as well, but when I showthem this, it will give a lot morecredit to Baker and myself.

Jacobsens students flourish on ETSKatie Thurbon

staffwriterIts something Im pretty proud

of, but Ive got to give credit to the

business department. I think its

the best department on campus

and the fact that this class had

the best grade shows the good jobtheyve done the last

few years.

Eric Hendricks/senior

Q and Awith Jacob DraiseyJacob Draisey is a senior, from Raytown,

Mo., who is double majoring in business andccounting. He has taken numerous classesn preparation for these majors and will beraduating with 160 credits.

Draisey ventured into the eld of businessfter seeing his dads success from therganization he and a group of his friendstarted 20 years ago.

After graduation from Baker, Draiseywants to get a job in nance that utilizes

oth of his degrees before pursuing graduatechool to obtain his MBA, possibly at theUniversity of Missouri.

He wants to follow in his fathers footstepsnd be successful in nance, but said in veears he might change his mind.

After Draisey completes graduate school,e wants to either start his own business or

ake over his fathers.Draisey is one of the students in the

usiness policy class taught by Lowellacobsen, Rhodes professor of internationalusiness, who took the ETS exam last week.

What does the ETS entail?he ETS took us two and a half hours and

was a lot about business and accountinguestions that were put together to makecomprehensive exam. Its given to allusiness students, usually across the nation.

How did you prepare yourself for thetest?Theres no actual way to preparefor this test. Theres statsquestions, quantitative analysis,business questions, accountingquestions. Its almost toocomprehensive to really sitdown and study for.

What happens after you take

it?They compare the results toother schools and the businessdepartment reviews them.Its for business policy, ourcapstone for the class.

What classes prepared you for thistest?Im an accounting and businessmajor and so every class that Ivetaken at Baker has really preparedme to take this test.

How did the program do as awhole?

We scored in the top 9 percent and Iguess its the best thats ever beenscored at Baker and I think theprofessors are really happy withthat.

How do you think itrefects on the business

department?I think it reects greatlyon the department,bringing us from the

ground up. Theyre agreat department, andtheyve done a lot and

I think they set us up to

really succeed after wegraduate.

Q and a is a section in which a Baker Orange staffwriter interviews prominent BU figures abouttheir life and involvement on campus.

Senior business major


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Student-athletes try to find balance

Spending a week on a trip awayrom campus and playing the sportou love against some of the bestompetition in the country seems

ke an ideal get-away for any collegetudent-athlete.

But as postseason play begins foraker Universitys fall sports teams,is a clear sign that the end of the

emester is quickly approaching.Three sports teams and three

ndividuals have qualied for nationalompetitions this season, and while

this is exciting for the university, it canput an overwhelming burden on theindividuals who made this successhappenstudent-athletes.

Sophomore Bailey Sosa, whotraveled with the womens soccerteam to Decatur, Ala. for the EliteEight last season, said she always tries

to complete her assignments prior toleaving for long trips. By doing this,she does not have to worry aboutbalancing both schoolwork and soccerwhile she is off campus.

It is a difcult lifestyle, but Iwouldnt change it, Sosa said. Thehardest part is just remembering thatI am here to go to school. I wish I

could just play soccer all the time butsometimes school has to come rst.

Junior Andy Grifn traveled withthe mens soccer team to OrangeBeach, Ala., in its nal four appearancelast season and said making schoolhistory during its national run wasoverwhelming as he tried to stay

on top of classes and nd time torest. However, he said most facultymembers helped ease his stress duringthe extended time away.

The professors were really helpfulfor me at least, Grifn said. Theysent me emails every day telling mewhat I missed in class and what Ishould look over and study.

Although establishing a balancewas difcult for both Sosa and Grifn,they said their professors are usuallywilling to work with them.

Through past experience, AssociateProfessor of Physics Ron Sivronbelieves some of the student-athletes inhis classes can stretch the truth about

days they are going to miss. Because ofthis, he requires students in his class toremind him at least 48 hours prior thatthey will be absent.

While it is ultimately the student-athletes responsibility to contactprofessors and make accommodations,Director of Athletics Theresa Yetmarbelieves it is part of her job tocommunicate with faculty as teamsleave for national playoffs.

I try and be really deliberate aboutletting faculty know who is traveling,when are we traveling, how will itwork if we win for the next round andjust continue that communication as

we go as best as I can and as quickly asI can, Yetmar said.While this communication takes

some of the pressures off of coachesand athletes, with so many peoplemissing class, some students can slipthrough the cracks.

During his stay in Alabama lastseason, Grifn missed two tests at theend of the semester. He said he talkedto both professors before he left, butone still emailed him the day of theexam saying he would receive a zerofor being absent.

She had forgotten that I wasnthere, so I had to have my coach talkto the professor to conrm that I was

actually in Alabama, Grifn said.The situation was sorted out, and

Grifn made up for the exams whenthe team returned to campus.

In addition to these classroomaccommodations, Yetmar said theathletic department tries to providestudent-athletes with power outletsand wireless Internet access while theyare on the road.

Beginning this weekend, teams willbe on the road as the football teamtravels to Fort Wayne, Ind., to kick offthe national playoffs, while the menscross country team is in Vancouver,Wash. for the national meet.

With more than 100 conferencetitles throughout history and 47Academic All-Americans last year,Baker University student-athletesare showing that the balancing act ispossible.

Tera Lyons/Photo Illustration/Baker Oranges postseason play begins for Baker Universitys fall sports teams, having to miss class to travel puts student-athletes at a disadvantage. Although it istimately the student athletes responsibility to contact professors and make accommodations, faculty, staff and administrators are willing to work with

hem to help.

Sara Bellmanagingeditor


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Members of Zeta Phi Betaorority, Mungano and Studentenate worked togetherhroughout the month leadingp to the presidential election tooordinate events to go with thelection.

On Oct. 29, the groups hosted a

mock election on Hartley Plaza toecide who would win the electionthe choice was solely up to the

aker community.Students stopped by the groups

ent throughout the day to castheir vote for president.

Foreshadowing the resultso come in the Nov. 6 election,resident Barack Obama wonakers election with 162 votes.

Republican candidate MittRomney received 91 votes, whileRon Paul and Gary Johnson eacheceived three votes. Fourteenotes went to candidates in theother category.

Mungano President JaNayAdgers said she was pleased withhe number of students who voicedheir opinion.

We almost ran out of ballots,o that was a good thing, Adgersaid. I was kind of disappointedn the number of people that didnt

want to, that just kind of ignoreds and walked right past us like we

werent talking to them. That didind of disappoint me a little bit.

The mock election was not just

for students, asfaculty, staff andadministration also took part bycasting their votes.

Other events related to theelection hosted by Zeta Phi Betasorority, Mungano and StudentSenate included a faculty paneldiscussion Oct. 16 and a debatewatch party Oct. 22.

After a strong student showingat the faculty panel, where sixfaculty members discussed theelection voter education, thedebate watch party had fewerpeople involved.

We (were) happy for those whocame out,Zeta Phi Beta PresidentKaterra Shackelford said. I wishthere was more, but Im sure thatpeople were watching it in theirrooms.

Adgers believes the numberof students who took part in theelection activities mirrors theAmerican population.

I feel like that is reective ofAmerica. You always have thosewho want to vote and those whodont, Adgers said.

Jenna Stanbroughmanagingeditor

Before:Mock election results suggestfour more years for president

If the mock election on BakerUniversitys campus was anyindication of what was to come inthe presidential election Nov. 6, itwas that the two elections wouldyield the same results, as PresidentBarack Obama was re-elected forhis second term in ofce.

People across the nation tuned into their televisions and computersto track the progress of the election.Baker students were no different,as social media and cafeteriaconversations the next day showedthat they were just as interestedand involved as the rest of thecountry.

As the results of the mockelection showed, the majority ofBaker students are in support ofPresident Obama and are glad tosee him return for another fouryears.

I was really excited,sophomore Tyler Sloan said. I waswanting Obama to win. Thats whoI voted for. I was really excited andI want to see what he can do withanother four years.

Sophomore Matt Jenkins saidthat although he voted in favor ofMitt Romney, he believes he andthe rest of the Romney supportersshould be respectful of the otherparties beliefs.

I voted for Romney, but inthe back of my mind I knew thatObama was going to win, because

more people in America obviouslywant him, so people in Americaare going to have to deal with it,Jenkins said. Im not disappointed,though. I feel like both of themwere equally mediocre.

Throughout the election, andespecially after the results weremade nal, a number of peopleturned to social media outlets topost their opinion on the results.

Its ridiculous, Jenkins said.

Everybody has a personal opinion,everybody has a right to speaktheir mind, but the bashing doesntneed to go on.

Senior Megan Vail said she evennoticed tweets being shown ontelevision stations.

One of them actually tweeted some of the people thatthey were showing on the Twitterfeed that they needed to watchtheir language because they weregoing to show that on TV, Vailsaid.

Even those who didnt followthe election campaigns have an

opinion on the results and howpeople should deal with them.I think that there are people

that are upset and they need tokind of deal with it, freshmanJacob Lewis said, and then thereare people that are happy.

Although most of the politicaltalk may be over, students arentforgetting what is important aboutthis election.

Im excited to see whattakes place and what actually isaccomplished, sophomore Jerome


After:BU students react to Obamawinning second term in ofce

I feel like that is reflective of

America. You always have those

who want to vote and those who

dont.

JaNay Adgers/

Mungano President

Tera Lyons/Photo Illustration/Baker Orange


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For Susan Baker, departmentalassistant for music and theater,Facebook isnt just a socializing tool.

Rather than checking thesocial media site to stay up-to-date with friends, colleagues andfamily members, she uses it tocommunicate with a large group ofpeople all dealing with a medicalillness that affected her life.

Baker joined Facebook in 2008.That same year in December, hermother died of Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis, or ALS, and she found anetwork of people online who shecould connect with.

After her mothers death, Bakerfound that talking to others onFacebook through a closed group,where people could vent theirthoughts, feelings and ideas, wasmuch more helpful than a doctorcould be.

It (Facebook) was such awonderful resource and I knew I

wasnt alone, and that we could helpeach other, Baker said. The ALSfamily helps them get connected.They need to know theyre not the

only ones dealing with it.In 2010, Facebook administratorsasked members how they wereusing the site to connect with others.Baker immediately responded,explaining how it helped her keep intouch with her ALS family.

As a result, she was contactedseveral times and was invited toFacebook headquarters in 2011. Thatsame year, MTV taped a segmenton Bakers friend Tom Ohlson, whosuffers from ALS.

I think many are using socialmedia, and its one of the best waysto reach out to people, Baker said.

Baker indicated that life wouldhave been more difcult hadFacebook not been around when hermother passed away.

Id be more discouraged. Immore aware with social media andwhat other people with ALS areaccomplishing. Knowing what otherpeople are doing helps me.

Megan Henrystaffwriter

Facebook familyhelps Baker cope

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Orange receives awards at Chicago media convention

Members of the Baker Orangerought home the online Pacemakerward from the Associated Collegiate

Press and National College MediaConvention hosted in Chicago Oct.1-Nov. 4.

The Baker Orange website,hebakerorange.com, was one of veecipients of the Pacemaker award inhe 5,000-or-fewer enrollment category.

The Pacemaker is the AssociatedCollegiate Press highest honor toollege student publications, and isonsidered the Pulitzer Prize of collegeournalism.

Contest entries are judged basedn design, navigation, writing andditing, graphics and interactivity.

Marlee Johnson, a 2012 graduatewho now works for PlatFormdvertising, was the online editor

during the 2011-12 school year.Meagan Thomas was the editorduring the spring of 2012, and Rachel

Hawkins, 2012 graduate, was theeditor in the fall of 2011.

Also during the Chicagoconvention, the Oct. 19, 2012, printedissue of the Baker Orange wasawarded rst place in the Best ofShow category for four year non-weekly newspapers.

Senior Chris Duderstadt currentlyserves as the Baker Orange editor.

Although it is the rst time theOrange has received an onlinePacemaker, it was a nalist in 2008.

The Baker Orange won aPacemaker for its print newspaperin 2004 with Professor of JournalismGwyn Mellinger as faculty adviser.

This is the rst staff Ive advisedthat won the award, FacultyAdviser Dave Bostwick said. Soit was particularly exciting for mepersonally.

This year, the Baker Orangetransitioned from a weekly newspaperto a monthly newspaper in order tofocus on promoting online content.

With online and social mediabecoming more prevalent in todays

society, it was important for the staff tomake the changes in order to quicklybreak news stories.

Our departments made a lot ofchanges in the last couple years, andthis award shows that the entire massmedia program is headed in the rightdirection, Bostwick said.

This is part two of a three-partseries on social media and howit is utilized by Baker Universitystudents, staff and faculty.


Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange

Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeFrom left to right (FRONT): Alumna Rachel Hawkins, alumna Marlee Johnson and senior MeaganThomas (BACK): senior Chris Duderstadt and junior Sara Bell gather to reflect on the awardsreceived at the Associated Collegiate Press and National College Media Convention in Chicago.

Staff members earn online Pacemaker,Best of Show for non-weekly newspaper

This is the rst staff Ive advised

that won the award. So it was

particularly exciting for me

personally.

Dave Bostwick/Baker Orange

Adviser

FACEBOOKFIGURES

2.5Billion picturesuploaded toFacebook each month

55 & upThis segment of womenare the fastest growing agegroup on Facebook

13.9Billion minutes a yearspent on Facebook byAmericans

5thLargest country ifFacebook were a countrybased on users

Source: facts.randomhistory.com


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With nearly 50 percent of thenrollment of the Baldwin Cityampus consisting of student-thletes, sports are a big deal at Baker

University.As the fall sports season iseginning to wind down and theeams that compete in the winterre just starting up, athletics aremportant now more than any otherme of the year.

All of the fall sports teams havead a great deal of success, much like

ast year, but the fan support has noteen nearly as impressive.

At mens and womens soccerames and volleyball matches lastear, the student sections for homeames were much larger than threer four rows of standing fans.

After all of the success Baker

thletic teams had last year, whywould there not be even more fanupport?

Baker nished No. 31 in the Leareld SportsDirectors Cup Standings, brought homeonference championships in eight differentports, claimed a national championship team andndividual along with two national runners-up.

While the Baker University Cat Pack hasot developed as its leaders had hoped, therehouldnt need to be incentives for students to gout and cheer for their peers.

Since about half of the students on campus arethletes, it is important for teams to support each

other. While many Baker teams have receivednational attention, athletes should realize theirsport is not the only one worthy of respect.

It is understandable for students to be moreinterested in some sports more than others,especially if they play one. However, there are avariety of reasons to support all of the sports oncampus.

First of all, the BU athletes feed off of the energyof fans, which can help them play at a higher level.Secondly, regardless of the sport being played,Baker athletes put in numerous hours of practicea week, and to not receive any support from their

peers is unjust. Last, but not least, cheering a teamalso reects positively on the university in general.

The more fans who make their presence knownat games will reect that Baker is proud to be oneof the best NAIA schools.

It is not too late to show support for a numberof the fall sports teams, and the season is justbeginning for all of those who compete in thewinter.

Come out and support the Baker sportsteams, so that instead of settling for No. 31 in theLeareld Standings, they can inch their way closerto No. 1.

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Athletes must show pride in other BU teams

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Infanti correlates The Walking Dead to Mayan theorySpeculation about what survival would be like

n the event of a zombie apocalypse has createdgold mine of entertainment in the form ofooks, movies and television shows.

In the world of the popular showThe Walking Dead, a group ofurvivors deal with the trials andribulations of keeping themselveslive in a world full of hungry,elentless zombies, which they refero in the show as walkers.

With most of the world now lled withwalkers stumbling around hungry for the closestuman, ingenuity is the name of the game to staylive.

The thrill of watching the characters barelyvoid getting eaten by zombies and the dramahat goes on between the characters combine toreate a great show.

The show incorporates a plot twist here andhere to help it become extremely popular in itshree seasons.

Although the show is ctional, it does a goodob of suggesting what humans chances would

be if overrun by esh-eating tireless zombies(even though those odds are slim to none). Somepeople cant help but speculate how our modernday industrial world will come to a crumbling

end.Whether its by a

zombie creating andspreading a diseaseor a giant meteoroidbound to the hitthe earth, assuming

we dont blow ourselves up, someone willindenitely come up with more theories about theend of the world.

I cant help but wonder if these shows suchas The Walking Dead and movies like I amLegend, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012have any more meaning than giving the massesentertainment.

Are these movies and shows a way for thecreators to look into how people see the currentstate of our industrial world and then lead intoforeshadowing of how we all speculate the worldmay end?

The idea of the world ending comes atan interesting time with all the theories thatsurround the Mayan prophecy, which accordingto their calendar, indicates that the world will beending Dec. 21.

Many have worked to debunk this prophecyand have come up with evidence, which leadsmany to believe we are safe for now.

People who are religious have their own beliefsand theories about how this world will end, butit doesnt change the trend. Many people fear the

unknown and try to make up for it by theorizingabout it.Because no one knows for sure what the world

is going to be like when it ends, and for thosewho believe that it will be no more come Dec. 21,it provides a challenging question, what wouldyou do with your time left?

As college students, most of us have yet toexperience many life milestones.

So speculating that we only have a month andhalf to live, do we keep going to school and keepto our daily routines or should we start crossingitems off of our bucket lists?

kayla infanTi


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Thomas gracious for militaryA few weeks ago, I was scanning my news

feed on Facebook when an article a friend ofmine posted caught my eye. The article, Whywe shouldnt just have military discounts,n the Colorado State University publication,

The Collegian, was about how a student feltike it was unfair for military personnel to

receive military discounts. The student saidthe military isnt the only job that involvesrisk and society shouldnt reward a person forvolunteering to pursue a specic profession, no

matter the dangers involved.A couple of months earlier,

I read a post from a classmateabout how one branch of themilitary is superior to others.He went on to explain, in a verydemeaning and inappropriateway, how the other branches were lazy, spoiled,uneducated and useless to the United States.

When people post statuses or write columnsthat are offensive or I dont agree with, Itend to brush it off or ignore it. Everyone hasthe right to their own opinion, but when aperson feels he or she has the right to insultor criticize the military and he or she hasntserved in it, that is something I cannot tolerate.

Unfortunately, it is a trend Ive seen growing,especially with our generation.As a family member and friend to many

military men and women, I am extremelygrateful for the countless freedoms and rightsthe military ghts for each day. They leavetheir family and friends to go overseas, puttheir personal lives on hold and risk their livesnot just for themselves and the people theyknow, but for their country. Our country.

The three core values of the United StatesAir Force are integrity rst, service before selfand excellence in all we do. Service before self.

That means that person is putting his countrybefore himself, not vice versa, which mostAmericans can agree is a valiant act.

As a generation, we have grown up moreprivileged than we realize. We are allowed tospeak our minds and challenge the law. Peopleof any race or gender may vote, attend schooland practice (or not practice) whatever religionwe wish, which is something that isnt commonin all countries.

What we sometimes fail to remember is that

those freedoms have not always been in place.Those rights andprivileges have beengranted to us by ourgovernment throughwars, protests andsacrices that many

people, including military members, havemade.

Today, it is possible for us to continue tohave those privileges in large part because ourmilitary is serving our country. Its somethingwe take for granted.

Supporting the military doesnt meansupporting war. It is a sign of respect for thebravery shown by the hundreds of thousands

of U.S. citizens who wake up, put on a uniformand defend our country every day.Veterans Day was Sunday, and if you

havent had the chance to tell a former orcurrent military man or woman thank you, takethe time to do so the next chance you get.

Thank them for risking their lives, forghting for freedom and for doing what Ibelieve is one of the most noble acts a personcan do.

Remember, the person youre thanking isntwearing that uniform for himself. Hes wearingit to protect and serve you.

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Social media sites distortactual impact of hurricane

By now, everyone has seen the damage andhe horric conditions in the northeast after

Superstorm Sandy devastated the area.The hurricane provided staggering statistics,

ncluding the loss of power for nearly 8.5 million

people and 74 deaths as of Nov. 1. There werealso numerous homes, landmarks andattractions destroyed in the storm.

But have we really seen thedamage? Or have we just seenwhat people are posting online?

As people across the nationattempted to nd updates andnformation on the hurricane,he internet quickly becamenltrated with doctored photos, fake tweets andumors. With the amount of people who rely onocial media as their source of news, this quickly

became not only confusing and misleading, butnsensitive to those who were in the midst of thisragedy.

Photos made their way around social mediaites, including a photo of a shark swimmingaround the streets of New York, photos of theStatue of Liberty standing tall against thrashingwaves and beneath ominous clouds, and threeguards standing in the downpour at the Tomb ofhe Unknown Soldier.

These, among others, were circulating aroundas if they were truthful photos. Some werePhotoshopped and doctored and others wereimply photos taken during a different storm orven from a movie.

While it is one thing to try to make lightof a situation, it is another to provide falsenformation and mislead people who may be ineal danger.

Several Hurricane Sandy Twitter accountswere created, not to provide information on thestorm, but to make fun of the situation. Offensivetweets ranging from power outages to destroyingthe East Coast are indicative of the insincerity

and lack of knowledge about the seriousness ofthis situation.

People have lost loved ones and millions havebeen living without power. These are human

lives we are talkingabout, not just astorm. None of whichshould be jokedabout or falsied.

This situationreiterates the fact that many Americans relyon social media for their main source of newsinformation, which, in itself, is a mistake.

While there are reliable sources out there,where one gets his or her information is based onwho he or she follows on the social media sites.

If people arent following the appropriate mediasources online, in turn, they may be getting theirnews from sources much like the ones who wereposting untrue photos and insensitive remarks.

The devastation in the east has affected andwill affect not only those who make their livesin the area, but families and people across thecountry. At a time when it seems we are helpless,instead of making jokes, the least we can do issend our thoughts and prayers to those affected.Organizations have also been set up to makedonations to help with the restoration andcleanup.

People across the social media platformsshould spend a little less time laughing and alittle more time praying.

Jenna Stanbrough

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Word Around

baker

What is your favorite food on Thanksgiving?

Pumpkin pie or a turkey

sandwich.

Jerome Nelson,senior

Stufng.

Megan Nelson,sophomore

I would have to say sweet

potatoes.

Rachel Theobald,sophomore

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GALLERYFootball extends winning streak to four games

ONLINE

Cats, Cougars to clash in NAIA playoffs

Chris DuderstadtEDITOR

Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeJunior Dillon Baxter leaps over a pile of players for a touchdown duringSaturdays 40-7 win against Graceland University at Liston Stadium.Baxter rushed for a season high 188 yards including two touchdowncarries. He was named the Heart of America Athletic ConferenceOffensive Player of the Week for his performance.

Wildcats win fourth straight with 40-7 victory versus Yellowjackets

After a four-year hiatus from theational tournament, the No. 11 Baker

University football team will square offgainst the University of Saint Francisnd.) at 11 a.m. CST Saturday in Fort

Wayne, Ind., in the first round of theNAIA playoffs.

The Wildcats ended their regulareason 8-2 with a 40-7 win against

Graceland University on Senior Day.In Bakers victory Saturday, theWildcats punished the Yellowjacketswith heavy doses of junior running

ack Dillon Baxter. After rushing for56 yards and a touchdown againstenedictine College Nov. 3, he topped

hat by racking up 188 yards and twocores against Graceland in two and aalf quarters of play.

Dillon Baxter has really steppedp, Grossner said. Hes running andetting the tough yards and startingo get the breakaway runs. He adds a

dimension to our football team that weneed moving on here.

While Baxter controlled the runninggame, Sam Vossen shined on SeniorDay by completing 10 of 15 passes fortwo touchdowns and one interception.

With Jake Morse going downwith his ACL shifting on him againstBenedictine, Im very glad that Samcan step up and get it done, seniorAaron Rieschick said. He thanks (theoffensive line) all of the time for greatprotection and tells us to keep pushing

and keep going. Hes one of those guysyou want on your side. Whenever youcall on him, hes going to do whateverhe can to get the job done.

Vossens touchdown passes were tofellow seniors Jake Green on a 12-yardscoring play and Reggie Harris on a59-yard strike down the sideline.

Although Baker tallied 525 yardsof total offense, Grossner credited agroup of players not in the stat bookfor playing a big role in the win.

The offensive line the last twoweeks has really taken command of

the line of scrimmage, Grossner said.We knew going into this game, eventhough the wind played a big factor inthe game plan, but we knew we had togrind it out against this team and kindof wear them down. Weve got over600 yards rushing in two games, sokudos to the (offensive) line.

Rieschick and the rest of theoffensive line helped protect Vossenand pave the way for Baxter and theother BU running backs Saturday, butthe Holton native was also recognized

for his efforts in the classroom earlierin the week as he was named to the2012 Capital One Academic All-District football team. Rieschick saidhe and the rest of his teammates havebeen motivated to clinch a spot in theplayoffs after coming up short the pastthree years.

Really were just trying to get ourcoaches to the playoffs, Rieschicksaid. Ive been here for four years andweve havent stepped on the playofffield. (Offensive coordinator Miguel)Regalado has done a really good job of

putting us all on the same page. Ourtechnique down to the last step is verydetailed.

The Baker defense was not aboutto be outdone by the offensive unitas sophomores Mike Stevenson andAndre Jolly led the way for BU.

Jolly entered the game tied for theBaker single season sack record, but hehas it all to himself now after gettingto Graceland quarterback Mike Finkthree times and forcing a fumble. Hehas 16 sacks on the season.

Stevenson made his presenceknown early in the second half witha pick six returned 42 yards for atouchdown. He then forced a fumbleof his own, which freshman TuckerPauley recovered.

BU realizes it will have to beclicking on all cylinders to advancepast the Cougars in the playoffs.

I think we just have to come towork every single day with our hardhats on ready to go and prepare likewe have never prepared before andwell be fine, senior Scott Schrag said.


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As the defending

Heart of America AthleticConference champions, theBaker University menscross country team had beenworking to reclaim its title allseason.

The Wildcats achieved justthat Nov. 3 by grabbing fivespots in the top 10 during theHAAC Championships inLamoni, Iowa.

Our main goal all yearhas been to get to nationals,senior Taylor Nall said.Winning the HAAC wasjust another step of gettingto nationals, but it was veryexciting doing so well in ourconference.

Freshman Jeremy Bryanfinished the regular seasonsimilar to how he began hiscollege career, with a first-place finish. Bryan ran a timeof 25:13 in the 8,000-meterrace, which broke the Bakerrecord set by senior AaronCaldwell earlier in theseason.

Senior Eric Larson, Nalland freshman Justin Bryanpacked together finishingthe race in fifth, sixth and

seventh place, respectively.Caldwell rounded out thetop five runners for BU ashe ran a time of 26:33, whichwas good for a 10th-placefinish.

The Wildcats landed 45points ahead of runner-upMissouri Valley College andwill represent the HAACin the NAIA NationalChampionships Saturday inVancouver, Wash.

Head coach Zach Kindlerwas also recognized as theHAAC Mens Coach of the

Year.For the first time duringhis career at Baker, Kindlerhad runners on bothteams claim individualchampionships.

For the second straight

season, junior Lauren Jaqualed all conference runnersin the womens 5,000-meterrace. She ran a time of18:11 and will represent

the Wildcats at the NAIANational Championships forthe third time in her career.

To have Lauren andJeremy step up the way theydid and to continue runningthey way the have all season,it just shows where ourprogram is at and what thosetwo are doing as well.

Although Baker finishedsecond behind CentralMethodist University fora second-straight season,junior Ashley McBride andsophomore Kerry Kurta

qualified for the nationalmeet alongside Jaqua byfinishing eighth and ninth,respectively.

McBride finished with atime of 19:08 and Kurta ranit in 19:20. Junior MeganRosa rounded out the top 20for the Wildcats with a 13th-place finish.

Despite its second-placefinish, McBride said she ishappy the team held nothingback during its performance.

Central Methodist justbrought it, McBride said. Ithink our team laid it all outthere. I think we did whatwe could, it just wasnt whatwe needed I guess becausewe got second, but I dontthink we held anything backso there are no regrets outthere.

Saturday will mark Jaquaand McBrides third trip tothe national meet. The pairqualified individually in2011 and ran with the HAACchampionship team duringtheir freshman year. This willbe Kurtas first appearancein the NAIA National

Championships.I think that if they go outand run the way they arecapable of running we couldwe some pretty excitingstuff; potentially even All-Americans, Kindler said.

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Callie Paquette/The Baker OrangeSophomore Vincent Tadakoro runs in the8,000-meter race at the Heart of AmericaAthletic Conference Championships Nov.3 in Lamoni, Iowa. Tadakoro recorded a

21st-place finish with a time of 27:28.The mens cross country team repeatedas conference champions and willrepresent the HAAC in the NAIA NationalChampionship Saturday in Vancouver,Wash.

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During its second tournamentof the season, the Baker Universitybowling team took second placeout of six teams in the JayhawkCollegiate Challenge Nov. 2-3 inLawrence.

In their home facility, RoyalCrest Lanes, sophomore CarlySchmidtlein and senior CaitlinCampbell finished in the top five forthe Wildcats. Schmidtlein earneda fourth-place finish, followed byCampbell in fifth.

Schmidtlein credits the Wildcats

teamwork and development fortheir early success.

We work a lot better as a team

this year and we have more driveto win than we have in the otheryears, Schmidtlein said. We haveall progressed and have gotten a lotbetter, while adding some skilledrecruits this year.

For Campbell, this tournamentallowed her to make up for whatshe considered to be a disappointingseason opener, when she finished in25th place at the Mid-States Classic.

Finishing fourth at thistournament really meant a lotbecause it meant that I could still

(finish in the top 10) and overcomea bad performance my firsttournament by practicing harder to

accomplish my goals, Campbellsaid.Junior Brittany Baker, senior

Chloe Mercer and junior BrittaniKelly also finished in the top 20 forthe Wildcats, with 11th, 16th and18th-place finishes, respectively.

Mercer earned the tournamentMVP award for her performanceand Schmidtlein and Campbellmade the all-tournament team.

Saturday and Sunday the teambowled in Milan, Ill., for the ISYLLeatherneck Classic, where it placed

14th out of 26 teams.Campbell led the way for the

Wildcats with a 20th-place finish

and a 193 pin average.Kelly also finished in the top 30for the Wildcats in the tournamentwhich featured more than 200bowlers. She finished 29th with a189 pin average.

The team will take the weekendoff and then return to Illinois forthe National Collegiate Team MatchGames Nov. 23-24 in FairviewHeights. The Wildcats will thentravel to Las Vegas for the GlenCarlson Las Vegas Invite at SunsetStation Dec. 19-20.

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After taking care of business Nov.with home victories against Haskell

ndian Nations University, the BakerUniversity mens and womens

asketball teams continued theiruccess on the road by sweeping theirespective weekend tournaments.

The mens basketball teamepresented the Heart of America

Athletic Conference in a positivemanner as it collected wins againsthe University of St. Mary and Ottawa

University Friday and Saturday in theKCAC/HAAC Classic in Ottawa.

The Wildcats went up againsthe University of St. Mary Fridaynd came away with a 71-66 victory.enior Ben Steinlage led the way forhe Wildcats with 17 points, whileenior Corey Anderson and junior

Christopher Lockhart pitched in 15

oints apiece.Baker returned to action Saturday

o take on Ottawa University, whicherved as the host of the Classic.

With the game tied 55-55 with lesshan ve minutes to play, Andersonrained 3-pointers on consecutiveossessions to put the Wildcats up 61-5 and Baker never looked back.

Neither team could really pullway, so having those two shotso down for us kind of built thateparation, especially so late, and

made closing out the game a lotasier, Anderson said.

Anderson led all scorers with 22

oints and made 4 of 8 attempts fromehind the arc in BUs 73-64 win.The win pushed the Wildcats

record to 3-1 on the season anddropped the Braves to 1-3.

The BU men played NCAADivision II Pittsburg State UniversityTuesday in Pittsburg in an exhibitionmatchup, but fell to the Gorillas 88-67.

The Cats come back home to hostthe Baker Classic Friday and Saturday

in Collins Center. BU will face BethanyCollege at 7:30 p.m. Friday and thenbounce back to play McPhersonCollege at 3 p.m. Saturday.

The womens basketball teampicked up its third and fourth wins onthe season at the Benedictine ClassicFriday and Saturday in Atchison.

Our shooters were lights out,sophomore Rashida Simpson said.Everybody played their role andcoach said the teams we playedwere good, but we turned aroundand showed them were a force to bereckoned with.

On day one of the tournament,Baker defeated Park University 56-48.

Simpson shot 9 of 10 from the eldand scored a season high of 22 pointsfor the Wildcats.

The team as a whole only managedto shoot an average of 41.2 percentfrom the eld, but held the Piratesto 33.9 percent and kept them frommaking any 3-pointers.

In spite of the 26 turnovers the Catsrecorded, they forced 20 turnovers onthe Pirates and out-rebounded them39-37.

Baker came out on top again on daytwo of the tournament as it pulled outa 76-67 victory over Ottawa University.

Simpson had another big night as

she recorded her rst double-doubleof the season with 16 points and 12rebounds for the Wildcats.

Senior Alisha Fanshier led theteam with 20 points and junior CiarraWashington went 4-for-4 in 3-pointrange and added 15 points of her own.

Baker once again turned the ballover more than its opponent, butmanaged to out-rebound the Braves

44-33 and held them to a eld-goalshooting percentage of 39 percent.The Wildcats also averaged 62 percent

efciency from the free throw line onthe weekend.

Baker was on the road again totake on Friends University Tuesday inWichita, but lost to the Falcons 56-49.

Its just the beginning, Fanshiersaid. Were young, were working out

the kinks, but I have faith in this teamthat were going to do good things thisseason.

Basketball teams sweep tournamentshris Duderstadt & Lauren Bechard

editor & staffwriter

Tera Lyons/The Baker OrangeSenior Todd Eils attempts to swipe the ball away from a Haskell University player Nov. 6 in CollinsCenter. Eils had eight points during the game to help contribute to the 65-50 victory over theIndians. The win marked head coach Sean Dooleys frst victory at Baker.

1 - on - 1 withCorey Anderson

Prior to Tuesdays loss to Pitt Statethe team was on a three-gamewinning-streak. So how do youthink the team is playing?

I think we are playing hard. But

sometimes when we are playinghard, it doesnt mean we dontmake our mistakes. But I thinkwhat it all comes down to is weare playing hard. We are playingtogether and usually things take careof themselves when we do thosekinds of things. We are a collectiveteam. Its not like we are a bunch ofindividuals that can do it ourselves.We are getting that grasp, and weare getting that concept and weare learning how to play with eachother, so that is kind of where we areat right now.

This is the frst season the team

is playing under head coach SeanDooley. How would you describehis coaching style?

He is a lot different than (formerhead coach Brett) Ballard. He iskind of laid back, but he is stillcompetitive at the same time. Hedemands a lot out of you and heis a good coach. He has differentphilosophies, but it all comes downto the same thing that he wants towin, and that is all that matters to allof us.

What are some of the biggestadjustments that he has made?

Study hall. We have a mandatorystudy hall. I think the difference is,he puts a lot of responsibilities on

us. I think with Ballard sometimes,he was there every moment to walkus through things and (Dooleys)kind of this is what you have to do,and get it done. He has just madeus more responsible for ourselves.I think that is probably the biggestchange.

Tuesday the team played Pitt Statein an exhibition game. What wasthat experience like?

Very sloppy. It was fun. We didntplay very well, but it was still cool tosee that even though we didnt playvery well, we can play with a prettysolid Division II team and compete

with them even when we are playingawful. We just couldnt get over thathump. We would get down seven oreight points and just couldnt turn itout.

You chipped in 22 points in thegame against Ottawa. How wereyou feeling during that game?

I was feeling good. My teammatesdid a good job of getting me the ballwhen I was open. At some point intime you just have to knock down

shots and thats what it was. It wasfun and it was Ottawa, so theresalways that sense of urgency againstthem because you always want tobeat your rival.

What are some of the goals the teamhas set for the season?

I think this year its not so muchwhere we want to place, its justto compete every day. I think ifwe compete every day, then wewill get to where we want to bewithout setting that goal. Insteadof putting a goal of winning theHAAC or making it to the nationaltournament, which we all want, ifwe compete every day it will takecare of itself.

Last weekend the team played in anaway tournament, but this weekend

you return home as the host ofthe Baker Classic. What are youexpecting going into those games?

Good competitive games.McPherson beat us last year andthen we beat Bethany on a lastsecond shot last year. So all of theseteams are pretty good and they areboth wanting to come beat us ... Itwill be competitive and a lot of fun,so hopefully we can escape with twowins here this weekend.

1 on 1 is a section inwhich sports editorSara Bell interviewsa prominent Bakersports fgure abouthis/her sport andlife.

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BU Scoreboard

Football:

BU @ saint francis

After nishing its regular season at 8-2, the No.11 Baker University football team earned a spotin the NAIA Football Championship Series for therst time since 2008. The Wildcats will face No.6 the University of Saint Francis, which is also8-2 on the season, Saturday in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Womens Soccer:

Bellevue @ Bu

Despite falling in the Heart of America AthleticConference Tournament seminal Nov. 6, thewomens soccer team earned an at-large bidto the opening round of the NAIA NationalChampionship tournament. The No. 14 seedWildcats will host Bellevue University in theopening round for the second-straight year at5:30 p.m. Saturday at Liston Stadium.

Cross Country:NAIA Championships

As it climbed in and out of the NAIA top 25poll, the mens cross country earned therecognition the Wildcats had been hoping forall season Nov. 3, by claiming the Heart ofAmerica Athletic Conference title. The team willrepresent the HAAC in the NAIA ChampionshipsSaturday in Vancouver, Wash.

Mens Basketball:

BU @ Baker Classic

Both the mens and womens basketball teamsended their win-streaks on the road Tuesday.The men lost to Pittsburg State University andthe women fell to Friends University. The womenwill look to bounce back against RockhurstUniversity at 6 p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Mo.,and the mens team will host the Baker Classic.Its rst game of the tournament will be at 7:30p.m. Friday against Bethany College.

As the Baker University winter sports areunderway, three fall sports teams have earnedbids to the NAIA National Championships.The mens cross country team, the footballteam and the womens soccer team competeSaturday.

The wrestling team opened its season with aNo. 4 NAIA Coaches Preseason Poll rankingand will look to back up this recognition duringthe Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open at 9a.m. Saturday in Kearney, Neb.

Wrestling:

Holiday Inn Open

In 2009, the Baker University AthleticDepartment began a new era by introducingthe wrestling program to its list of sports.

Since then, the Wildcats have worked theirway up the ladder, and have claimed theirhighest ranking thus far.

In just its fourth year, the BU wrestling teamis ranked No. 4 in the country, according to theNAIA Coaches Preseason Poll.

The Wildcats hit the mats for their rsttournament of the season Nov. 6 in the DanHarris Open.

While the tournament did not keep track ofteam scores, three Wildcats came out on the topof their weight classes in their home venue.

Junior Joel Olivas at 141 pounds, sophomoreRobert Shadrach at 197 pounds, and seniorBrandon Gebhardt at heavyweight all wontheir weight classes. Olivas was named MostValuable Wrestler of the tournament.

Head coach Jimmy May was pleased withtheir performances and others that fell justshort of winning their brackets.

Some of the guys that didnt even placewrestled really well, May said. We have afreshman kid at 133 (pounds), hes going to bea special wrestler for this program. Bo Pursel,hes tough. He wrestled a really good kid inthe nals that is a seasoned kid who has beenaround for a while.

Pursel was one of three Wildcats whonished as the runner-up in a weight class,with seniors Parker Owen and NathanSommer being the other two.

It was a typical rst tournament, May

said. Some of our kids wrestled well andsome didnt wrestle so well.

Following their season opener, the Wildcatsheaded to Lindsborg for the Bethany SwedeOpen Saturday.

Gebhardt once again was a highlight forthe Baker as he collected his second-straightheavyweight championship.

He defeated University of OklahomasRoss Larson in the championship match after

competing in three other matches throughoutthe day.

Gebhardt nished as the runner-up in theNAIA National Tournament last year, but thisseason he hopes to claim the title.

I would really like to get that rst placethat I didnt get last year. Thats denitely oneof (my) goals, Gebhardt said.

During the Swede Open, senior ParkerOwen, 184 pounds, won his third-place matchand sophomore Nick Haugen, 149 pounds,advanced to the championship but was forcedto forfeit due to an injury.

Baker faced the defending Big 12champions, the University of Missouri, in adual Wednesday. The team fell to the Tigers

37-0, but Gebhardt and Haugen only lost byone point.Despite its tough schedule, senior Jarid Price

believes the Wildcats can go far this season.I think we can have an All-American in just

about every weight class, Price said. We havesuch a tough team. We lost two seniors andpicked up a bunch of new guys. Its crazy howgood our team could be this year.

The Wildcats will continue working towardthose goals during the Nebraska-KearneyHoliday Inn Open at 9 a.m. Saturday inKearney, Neb.

Wrestling team opens seasonas No. 4 in preseason poll

Sara Bell & Chris Duderstadtmanagingeditor & editor

Callie Paquette/The Baker OrangeSenior Nathan Sommer makes a move on his opponent during the Dan Harris Open Nov. 4 in Collins Center. Sommerfnished as the runner-up in the 165 pound weight class, but three Wildcats won their weight classes during the seasonopener. Junior Joel Olivas, sophomore Robert Shadrach and senior Brandon Gerbhardt led the way during the tournament.


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The Baker University womensoccer team has been seeded No. 14n the NAIA National Championshipournament and will host unseeded

Bellevue University at 5:30 p.m.

aturday at Liston Stadium.After a loss to rival Benedictine

College in the seminals of theonference tournament, earning anutomatic bid to nationals was out ofhe question for Baker.

In spite of the loss, which headoach Nate Houser referred to as thehip sailing off the edge of the earth,

BU was one of six teams to receive ant-large bid into the tournament.

Houser was condent the teamwould make it to the tournament forhe third time in three years; the only

question was how high it would beeeded and who it would play.

BU faced Bellevue in the rst roundf the 2011 NAIA tournament as well.I feel like we are in a really good

tarting place, sophomore Alexaryer said. Were in the same places we were last year. It got us ahance to host this weekend, whichs nice. I feel like we are in a good

place and we can build ourselves uphroughout the tournament.

Baker defeated Bellevue last yearwith a 2-1 victory a feat that Housers certain his team can reach again this

year with discipline and leadership.If you think about it, we have a

eam that was in the nal eight lastyear, Houser said. These girls are

pretty experienced and can playhrough some adversity. I like who were and I like our chances.

Bellevue is 13-3-1 on the yearnd was one of the 24 teams thatutomatically qualied for postseasony winning the Midlands Collegiate

Athletic Conference championship.Houser expects nothing more than

or his team to try its best.In order to continue its season and

move on to the Sweet 16 Saturday,ophomore Shelby Schiraldi said theeam needs to leave everything on the

eld.We need to play collectively as

team for the full 90 minutes, stay

positive and communicate,Schiraldisaid. We also need to work like its our

last game, because it could possiblybe.Mens soccer falls in seminal

After defeating Missouri ValleyCollege 2-1 in overtime Oct. 30,lightning did not strike twice for theBaker University mens soccer teamNov. 7 against the Vikings as it lost toMVC in the conference tournamentseminals after seven rounds ofpenalty kicks.

The Vikings grabbed a 1-0 lead atthe 14:55 mark on a goal from ThiagoFerreira. That lead would stand for theremainder of the rst half.

BU controlled possession for themajority of the second half and broke

through to tie it at 1-1 on a header by

junior Andy Grifn off a corner kickfrom senior Ethan Bauer. The goal

for Grifn came with just less than 17minutes remaining in regulation.The game would stay tied at 1-1 for

the rest of the second half and for thetwo 10-minute overtime periods tosend it into penalty kicks between theVikings and Wildcats.

MVC took a 5-4 advantage afterseven rounds to put Missouri Valley inthe conference tournament title game.

Sometimes youre going to runinto players that have a great game,and their goalkeeper I thought didreally, really well, Houser said. Ithought their defenders fought. At theend of the day, penalty kicks arentsoccer. And I would put my money on

our guys who shot them every time.

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Tera Lyons/The Baker Orange(Top) Sophomore Bailey Sosa attempts to take the ball past a Culver-Stockton player Oct. 27 atListon Stadium. Baker will face Bellevue University at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Liston Stadium.(Right) Senior midelder Ethan Bauer dribbles the ball downeld Nov. 7 in the Heart of AmericaAthletic Conference Tournament seminal against Missouri Valley College.

Lauren Bechard & Chris Duderstadtstaffwriter & editor

Womens soccer returns to nationals

In a scene similar to 2011, theBaker University volleyball team oncegain had the opportunity to end

MidAmerica Nazarene Universityseason Nov. 7 in the Heart of America

Athletic Conference tournament.

Last season the Wildcats fell to thePioneers in the tournament nal, butheir 2012 season was cut one gamehorter as they lost in three sets in the

HAAC seminals on the Pioneershome court.

Throughout the opening set, Bakertood toe to toe with MNU as botheams were tied at 12 points apiece.

The Wildcats would continue to hangwithin two, but MidAmerica Nazarenepowered through a 4-0 run to put thePioneers at set point. MNU would

then grab the nal point it needed towin the rst set 25-20.

Prior to the match, senior SavannahSmith was seven points short ofreaching the 1,000 career kill mark.She edged her way closer in the matchopener, and during the second set shesurpassed the milestone.

Head coach Kathy Allen saidreaching this statistic is a difcultthing to do and the fact that Smithdid so in three years shows just howgood she is.

She has been an absolute joy tocoach, Allen said. She is a leader onthe court and off the court, and trulyone of the most highly skilled athletesI have ever coached.

In the second set, the Wildcats rstthree points came off the swing ofSmith, and her fourth kill would puther at 1,000.

As Smith tallied these kills, the

Wildcats would nd themselves in adeep hole.

Early in the set, MNU went on an8-0 run to command a 13-3 lead. Junioroutside hitter Linjun Ji, who downed19 kills during the match, was a forceat the net for the Pioneers and helpedthe team grab a 25-12 victory.

In the nal set, Baker again heldclose and tied the score at 13-13.However, Ji continued to comethrough for the MNU and ended theWildcats season with a 25-21 win.

In their nal match as Wildcats,Smith and fellow senior Jana Boss ledthe team as they have throughout theircareers.

Smith collected 12 kills and 9 digsand Boss dished out 28 assists. Smithnished with 1,005 career kills andBoss posted nearly 5,000 assists in herfour-year term.

I think the seniors had a really

great season and that we are reallygoing to miss them next year, juniorCrystal Simon said. Hopefully wecan nd some more people to replacethem.

Boss, Smith and freshman DanielleFrench earned spots in the First TeamAll-Conference list. Junior Renata Dillwas named to the second team andfellow junior Jasmyn Tuner earned anhonorable mention nod.

French, who led the team with 166blocks this season and was namedHAAC Freshman of the Year, saidalthough the Wildcats wish the seasonwould have turned out differently, sheis still happy with the overall result.

I didnt really know what to expectcoming in, but it turned out to bereally great, French said. I made areally good connection with everyoneon the team, so Im excited for nextyear.

Volleyball team falls to Pioneers in seminalSara Bell

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Hannah Schaake/The Baker Orange(Top Left) Actors discuss Robin Hoods secret hideout in thetheater production of Robin Hood in Rice Auditorium.

(Top Right) Junior Abby Jones, Maid Marian, argues with Sheriffsenior Patrick King.

(Bottom Right) Freshman Jessie Miller, Little John, andSophomore Brandon Haefke, Robin Hood, battle for who will getthrown into the river frst.

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Robin Hood heeded a warning for all whottended the Baker University fall play, Robin

Hood.Dont just think youre going to be able

o sit there and not get involved, sophomorerandon Haefke, the actor who plays RobinHood, said.

The play was held Thursday throughunday in Rice Auditorium. It was a renditionf a popular English folklore about a rotteno-gooder, as the Sheriff, played by senioratrick King, calls Robin Hood.

Rather than following the basic storyline,he cast members started the show as if they

were an acting troupe in Baldwin City.Their interactivity began when they asked

he audience what they wanted to see. After aound of Robin Hoods, they set about actingfor the audience.In the words of Haefke, the rest of the

toryline went as follows:The Sheriff is terrorizing Nottingham and

hen Robin Hood thwarts his efforts, he said.Prince John and the Sheriff try to get Robin

Hood to stop being a Socialist, doesnt work.Maid Marian is supposed to betray Robin

ut instead falls in love with him. Prince Johnecomes King and takes Robin in the end.

Weaved in throughout this storyline werenteractive opportunities for the audience.

Viewers were told multiple times by Much,ophomore Jillian Miller, to yell long live

King Richard!There was also a sack race, in which three

audience members particpated in.Its a kid show, junior Abigail Jones,

who played Maid Marian, said. Its alwaysfun to interact and it really captures the kidsattention. We have a cast that works reallyhard and with comedy you have to usedifferent tactics, but it was fun.

Director Tom Heiman used this opportunity

as a chance to give his students training in theart of acting for different ages. He also said,Im just goofy that way, too.

The kids reacted well and the college kidsgot to act like kids again, Heiman said. Thehard thing about comedy is getting controland trusting each other to come up with thingsand look stupid, but actually being funnyinstead.

In Thursdays showing of the play, therewerent more than ve minutes that went bywithout a laugh from the audience.

Actors were melodramatic and cheesy;sometimes their actions even seemed to beimprovisational. They used props such asrolling bathtubs and stick-horses, sound effectsand personal narration, all in a well-rounded

comedy for all ages.This was Haefkes rst play, and he was

surprised to receive the main role. Althoughhe had to adjust his schedule and step outof his comfort zone, Haefke thinks that theoverall experience was worthwhile.

The rewarding part of this was comingtogether and telling a story, Haefke said.Its really clich but its true. Its amazing tosee how all the little pieces, the sound effects,lighting, props and our acting, and all theeffort we put into it can come together to makethis show.

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Kayla Infanti/The Baker Orangeonnor Bechard and band members reunite after years apart to bring back the classic rock style of Static 210. The band was started by Bechards friend and guitarist Brandon Miller. The band has beenracticing for months in Millers household, getting new and old songs ready for their performance Saturday at the Tumbleweed in Gardner, KS.

Baker University alumnus Connorechard, who is now an executivefce assistant and a mens basketballraduate assistant, has been singingn campus for years. This year he

as been connecting with studentsy releasing his music through socialmedia such as Twitter.

Bechards music background comesrom his involvement in a high schooland, Static 210, which began in 2003.

He joined in 2005.The band was originally started by

uitarist Brandon Miller, who was ariend of Bechards. The band playedll around the Kansas City area.

It was a smooth transition to startn the band, Bechard said. They wereretty good and it was simple becausewould be playing with my friends.

The band had to stop whenmembers went separate ways forollege in 2007.

Bechard took a short hiatus beforending alternative ways to play music.He has recently been linked withmultiple students on Bakers campusputting down vocals for their songs.

Bechard started a new trend calledNew Music Fridays, which havebecome not only a weekly routinefor him, but for many students on

campus. It all came together from himand his friends fooling around andproducing a song that stunned mostwith the vocals on the track.

It surprised me as much as itsurprised everyone else, Bechardsaid. We (Brandon Miller, JordanHonore, and Bechard) were foolingaround with the Thinkin Bout Yousong and other people that were theresaid we should put it out. From there itjust kind of took off on its own. It wasnever intended and people began tolike it.

He sings covers of popular songsthat often are suggested to him by

the students. Senior Jordan Honoreis featured in many songs and helps

produce the music.It started from a couple songs we

made and we were, like we need todo this every week, Honore said.We were going to do it on Monday,but Friday seemed better so peoplehave a chance to talk about it over theweekend, and the concept stuck.

Recently, Static 210 has regrouped,

and has started doing shows again.They will be playing their rst showSaturday at what Bechard has calledthe groups hometown bar, TheTumbleweed, in Gardner.

When we rst started playing,we were not of age and a lot of ourfriends couldnt get in, Bechardsaid. Now, with us being older, weexpect a lot more of our friends at ourperformances and so we tailored oursets to them.

Static 210 mainly plays classic rockand country, but recently has beenmixing in modern rock and songs ofother genres suggested to them.

We have been mixing what weused to play (classic rock) with newer

things, so we arent playing the sameexact songs like we always do,drummer Ben Highll said.

When talking about the upcomingshow, Bechard said he was mostlyanxious and nervous, but hopes afterthe rst show Static 210 will startplaying regularly around the KansasCity area again.

Doing it again, I wonder what itwill feel like, Bechard said. Its kindof like a sporting event; nervous til it

starts then the nerves will vanish andyou just have fun.

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While high school seems liket was eons ago (though for me it

denitely wasnt), I still remember theunique combination of awkward andntertaining that was my senior prom.

While it was pretty fun, I rememberhinking, Wow, this music sucks.

Now, if country music andmainstream pop is your thing,hats totally ne. But for me, it was

downright torturous. Ranging fromKeshas Tik Tok to Jason AldeansBig Green Tractor, the DJs musicalelection made for a pretty dull

vening.While the DJ continued to play his

clectic combination of music, I wasdeep in thought, thinking about what,f I were a DJ, I would be playing.

Now, obviously my typical go-o folk genre probably wouldnt beeceived well. But one band keptreeping into my mind whenever aong that everyone deemed superun to dance to started to play:

Electric Guest.

This California duo, which iscomprised of lead singer Asa Tacconeand percussionist Matthew Compton,is an extremely talented group that isjust coming out of its infancy.

Their unique mix of electronic pop,ashy bass lines, and soulful vocalsmakes them completely spellbinding,leaving the listener begging for more.

If you really want to get a feel forwhat Electric Guest is all about, youlllisten to Awake, from their debutalbum Mondo. If you want somethingmore dance-y, you should try This

Head I Hold (from the same album).For this blog Im going to go ahead

and include Awake, but if you wantto listen to This Head I Hold, itsavailable for you to listen on YouTube.

Electric Guest:oulful vocals with an electronic twist

Calendar of Events

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Student Activities Council Study Breaks:

Thursday, Dec. 6 - Nacho Night 9 p.m., Allen Dining Hall

Sunday, Dec. 9 - Pizza Party 9 p.m., Allen Dining Hall

Monday, Dec. 10 - Breakfast Night co-sponsored byStudent Affairs 9 p.m., Allen Dining Hall

Nov. 18Scott Ireland Senior RecitalMcKibbin Hall3:30 p.m.

Nov. 20Residence Halls Close forThanksgiving Break5 p.m.

Dec. 5Dead DayNo classes or exams

Dec. 13Residence Halls Close forWinter Break5 p.m.

Nov. 26Percussion EnsembleConcertMcKibbin Hall; 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 2VespersRice Auditorium4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 - Dec. 13Final Exams

*Check out Study Breaks!

Dec. 16Winter CommencementCollins Center1 p.m.

To listen to the songs, visit theIndie Junkie blog online at:www.thebakerorange.com/indiejunkie

Callie Paquette/The Baker OrangeBaker students and visiting students help count down to start the Mission Improvablemission. The traveling improv group was brought to campus by the Student Activities Councilfor entertainment during the BU Preview weekend. BU Preview is an opportunity for highschool students to experience Baker life.

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Parting Shot

Tera Lyons/The Baker Orangeenior Reggie Harris takes a knee in the center of the eld after the Baker University football teams win against Graceland University Nov. 11. This could have been the nal home game of theeason for the seniors. They were recognized during halftime of the game.

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