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Oct. 7, 2016
vol. 126 [issue 3]

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EDITORIAL

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Oct. 7, 2016

We want you

On Sept. 26, President

Barack Obama made
a proclamation
declaring Sept. 27,
2016, as National
Voter Registration
Day.
In a White House press
release, President Obama
stated, I call upon all
American citizens to observe
this day ensuring they are
registered to vote.

It seems like everyone is

promoting voter registration,
from the POTUS to Doritos
and from trending hashtags to
celebrity endorsements on TV
commercials.
Log onto your favorite social
media outlet and there is a good
chance a voting registration
ad will be at the top of your
newsfeed. Facebook, YouTube,
Uber, Doritos and Google have
joined the push to get citizens

to register and participate in

the presidential election. Social
media channels have taken the
opportunity to utilize their wide
following and to promote voting.
As an example, in late
September Facebook had a direct
link to register at the top of users
newsfeeds, and YouTubes logo
had #Vote IRL next to it. Now,
celebrities are taking to social
media to spread the hashtag
#VoteYourFuture, which is a
call to action for millennials to
partake in the Trump vs. Clinton
election. Large corporations,
politicians and celebrities clearly
find it important to vote in this
upcoming election; however, is it
truly worth the time and effort?
Without question, the Baker
Orange Editorial Board believes
it is worth every second and
effort to vote, especially in this
particular election.
The preliminary
voting estimates are
extremely low; these
numbers suggest that
many college students
are not voting, and

some wouldnt blame them.

When the presidential debate
aired it seemed there was an
overwhelming chorus of cynicism
and turning of backs.
Across campus, students and
professors sang out in harmony:
Turn it off, We are just
choosing the lesser of two evils,
and most commonly, Is this a
joke?
How did these candidates
make it here? If so many people
despise these two politicians,
why are they our Democratic and
Republican choices? The answer
is simple: not enough people
voted against them.
Your voice matters. You are
part of the masses and can be
part of the decision. We have the
chance to determine the outcome
of this nation, specifically who
runs it. If college students sit

in their dorm rooms on Nov. 8

without having registered, they
have no chance of affecting who
sits in the oval office for the
next four years of their lives.
Many college students dont
vote for several reasons: it is
inconvenient, they dont feel
informed enough or they dont
have any opinion at all.
We urge you to become
informed, to research each
candidates claims, watch their
speeches or talk with a professor,
friend or parent.
We will say it again because it
is important; your voice matters!
Maybe you think that your one
vote wont change anything,
but if all college students vote,
collectively that can change a lot.
If you dont vote, then you
also cant complain about the
consequences of whatever
happens in this election. The
power to change this country lies
with us, the people. Voting is one
of our most important and basic
rights as citizens of the United
States of America. Dont waste
that privilege.

... to VOTE!

Safe spaces and trigger warnings in college?

LEXI LOYA
Photo Editor

About a week ago I was sitting in

on a presentation about consent, and
right before it started we received a
trigger warning. The presenter said
that if anything we discussed made
us uncomfortable, we could zone out
on our phones because we were in a
safe space.
I paused. I had never actually heard
anyone give a trigger warning before. It
infuriated me.
No! I wanted to say. Dont let us
zone out. We need to listen to this
information. This is important. It
directly pertains to us. People need to
know what consent is, especially in this
era of spotlighting the problem of rapes
on college campuses.
Throughout the presentation, I
looked around the room and noticed
a few people on their phones. I cant
pretend to know what they were doing,
whether they were truly uncomfortable
with this topic or just texting a friend
about what to do later that night,
but either way, I knew they probably
werent paying much attention to
this important issue. It was this
presentation that got me really thinking

about the controversial topic of safe

spaces and trigger warnings.
A safe space is someplace, often
a room, that some colleges have
designated where you can go if you
feel uncomfortable. It is intended to be
a friendly environment free from any
hostility or bullying. A professor gives a
trigger warning before speaking about
a sensitive topic. An example is that
presentation I attended. The presenter
warned us beforehand that if we felt
uncomfortable or needed to leave, we
could, no explanation necessary.
The issue of having safe spaces
and trigger warnings recently made
headlines when a letter was sent
out to the incoming freshmen of the
University of Chicago telling them that
the university does not support trigger
warnings. It has spread to James
Madison University, where Assistant
Professor of Religion Adam Levinovitz
argues that trigger warnings can
silence religious students as well as
other marginalized groups, instead of
helping them.
When I first heard about the
controversy, Ill admit, I immediately
thought it was stupid. Really, students
who are becoming adults need safe
spaces and trigger warnings in class?
This isnt high school, and youre
not a child anymore. This is college,

where you get to ditch the bullshit

of tip-toeing around controversial
topics and get down to the nittygritty of them. This is the time to hear
from professors about what the real
world is like, to stop being sheltered
and to hear differing opinions so
that eventually you can form one of
your own. Thats the responsibility
and privilege of becoming an adult
- discussing things you couldnt as a
child.
Now before you judge me and
wonder how can I be so callous toward
people, let me just say that I can see the
other side, too.
I can understand how someone
who went through a traumatic
experience wouldnt want to talk about
that particular subject in class, that they
might feel extremely uncomfortable.
I can also understand occasionally
wanting to escape from the world and
find a safe space. We all want to do
that, especially as college students who
would like nothing more than to just
relax and sleep.
What I cant understand is needing
the college to provide that place for
you. School is a place of learning and
expression. Its not your personal home.
If you dont want to hear an opinion
different from your own, I can only say,
Grow up.

If you never listen to what others

have to say, you will never grow as
a person, and instead, you will just
remain in a bubble. Come on, dont be a
bubble person. As for trigger warnings,
Im a bit more understanding. Nobody
likes to be blindsided, but that doesnt
mean one should be able to opt out of
the conversation. Were adults and we
can talk about adult topics, however
controversial they may be. If youre in
class and an uncomfortable topic comes
up, just dont chime in. If the professor
calls on you, respectfully say you would
rather not answer, and hopefully, he/
she will let it be, showing awareness
that the conversation can be difficult for
some people.
I do think my generation is coddled
and at least a little entitled. Instead of
focusing on the important issues at
hand, were looking for ways we can
avoid them. Bad things have happened
to almost everyone. Own it. We should
speak up about our hardships. Many
of us should be proud that when life
knocked us down, we got back up.
Safe spaces and trigger warnings
arent what we need. Instead, we
should make a conscious effort to
listen in on the difficult topics, like the
presentation I sat through so that we
can stay informed and maybe even
change our opinions.

The Baker Orange | Voices

Oct. 7, 2016

FITNESS FRUSTRATION:
LAUREN FREKING
Columnist

I am not a student athlete. I am

fortunate to attend Baker University
with enough scholarship money even
though I do not play sports. Baldwin
City is my favorite place in the entire
world thanks to Baker University, and
because of this, I dread the day that I
will graduate in May.
The benefits Ive gained from going
to a small liberal arts university have
been invaluable. Over my four years,
the little quirks about going to such a
small school and #BakerProbz have
become endearing.
I love our older buildings and
sometimes out-of-date technology.
Ive grown to appreciate the lack of
accessibility to amenities that would
be common at a larger university, such
as not having a coffee shop open late
at night. In general, the benefits far
outweigh the negatives.
There is one place in our little
haven, however, that is absolutely
unacceptable. That is the fitness center
in Mabee Hall.
I entered my freshman year brighteyed and ready to maintain the intense
workout regimen I had developed in
high school. I was determined to avoid
the "freshman 15."
After the first week of using the
Mabee fitness center, I knew I was
in trouble. Yes, Mabee had all the
necessary pieces of equipment to
stay in shape. Yes, most of it at least
functioned enough for use. The first
problem was I could never use it.
Whenever I went to work out, entire
teams were there sprawling over most
of the usable equipment.

I almost never could find an

available treadmill, and if one was
open, it was because it didnt work.
There was only one upright bike, and I
felt lucky if I had a chance to use it.
Four out of my first five visits
resulted in an incomplete workout,
then other frustrations started to build
up. The floor was never clean, and all
my workout tops had black lines of
dirt up the back from when I would do
abdominal work on the ground. Weight
machines would work one day and
malfunction the next. The hours were
inconvenient with my class schedule.
I decided to join the Baldwin
Athletic Club. I was able to afford the
semester price, and I never regretted
it. Fitness center woes were no longer
my problem.
After the closure of the BAC this
summer, though, I have been forced to
use the Mabee fitness center again. Not
much has changed or been updated
since my freshman year.
As an accounting major and a bean
counter, let me just give you some
numbers. During the week of Sept. 1824, there were two broken ellipticals
in the corner. There was one broken
rowing machine. There were three
working treadmills that were only
partially functioning (ones incline
does not work and another cannot
sense if a user is on it when it goes
above a certain speed).
In addition, there are countless
mismatched dumbbells. There are no
medicine balls, and I have to bring my
own yoga mat to stretch or do abs.
Can we just talk about the fact
that a campus of nearly 1,000
undergraduates needs to share three
partially functioning treadmills?
We are far behind the schools
we compete with when comparing

Word Around

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Students wish for a

better fitness center

fitness centers. One of our primary

competitors, Benedictine, boasts on
its website that it has a 42,000 squarefoot student recreation center with a
hanging track and a turfed field along
with multipurpose rooms for aerobics
and spinning classes, as well as an
extensive cardio and weight room.
After 19
consecutive years
of enrollment
growth, Benedictine
is now up to
1,930 students,
approximately
twice the number
for Bakers Baldwin
City campus.
Benedictine offers
extended hours
for recreational
facilities from 5
a.m. to midnight
daily. There is an
entirely separate
weight room just
for student-athletes
in order to prevent the traffic that we
non-athletes work around on a daily
basis at Baker.
If Baker expects to continue
competing with schools like
Benedictine and Avila, which also has
a renovated fitness center, we need
to step up our game and upgrade our
workout facility.
Not only are we putting athletic
teams at a disadvantage by not having
adequate equipment, we are depriving
non-athletes of a crucial opportunity
to maintain their mental and physical
health.
Some student-athletes have told
me privately that they do not feel
comfortable speaking up about the
workout problems at Baker because

If BU were to grow to 1,000

students on campus, what
do you think would be the
biggest problem?

their coaches would become upset at

them.
Ive emailed coach Miguel Regalado,
the fitness center director, requesting
simple service calls for the treadmills
several times. To his credit, he has
responded. On one occasion, he
answered with the following: 2 of
the 4 work, Lauren.
There is a service call
for the others. Have a
phenomenal day.
I also have
emailed Dean of
Students Cassy
Bailey and Athletic
Director Theresa
Yetmar. Both seem
to understand the
issues the fitness
center faces. I know
I may be annoying,
but if athletes, who
comprise more than
half of our student
population, do not
feel comfortable
speaking up and pushing the issue due
to fear of punishment, I will.
I know that the university is not
financially able to provide a full-scale
renovation at this point, and that is
understandable. A good starting point
would be some new stretching mats,
medicine balls and working treadmills.
Because I am a senior, I know I
will not see an upgrade to the fitness
center in my time here at Baker. But
because I love this university and the
opportunities it has given me, because
I care about the future enrollment
numbers, and because I care about
the mental and physical health of our
students, I will continue to push for
improvements that could happen soon
after I graduate.

If Baker expects to
continue competing
with schools like
Benedictine and
Avila . . . we need to
step up our game
and upgrade our
workout facility.

Sarah Baker
Whitney Silkey
Dory Smith
Shelby Stephens
Lexi Loya
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"Space. I think if that were

the case we'd have to make
campus a little bigger in
the way of dorms, because
there's already so little
space."

Kiana Turner
senior

"Parking would be an issue.

They could expand parking
into the open lot behind
Gessner and add a good-sized
building. They might also
have to extend dining hours
to accommodate the amount
of students."

Frank Sandobal
freshman

"There wouldn't be enough

space on campus housing.
So let upperclassmen off
campus to free up space in
the dorms."

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Supervision increases for Greek serenades

RILEY SWICKARD
BU Student Media
Recent changes to Baker
Universitys traditional Greek
homecoming serenades caused one
Greek house to withdraw from this
years activities that took place on
Sept. 19. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity
decided it would not participate in the
fall serenades.
There has been a trend in the
past five years of serenade standards
going down and (students) not really
understanding the purpose of what
serenades are for, Assistant Director
of Student Life Josh Doak said. At
some point, the purpose changed to
just being loud and obnoxious and not
representing the chapters the best that
they should.
Doak is working in his first year at
Baker. He said that one of his primary
jobs is being a liaison between
(Greek) chapters and the university.
With his timing in accepting the
position, Doak observed that most of
his conversations with community
members and administrators have
been about changes that needed to be
made for serenades.
Students last year were, at some
points, intoxicated, lyrics were
inappropriate both waysmen singing
to women, women singing to men,
Doak said. Those were our issues that
we had to correct.
Some of the new rules enforced
by Doak include a suit-and-tie dress

code, lyric approval,

no intoxication and an
advisor being present
at each sorority house.
The new regulations
were put into effect
and presented to Greek
houses on Sept. 6.
When the time
came for the Greek
houses to submit their
songs for approval on
Sept. 12, the Delta Tau
Delta Fraternity house
members collectively
agreed they would not
submit anything.
Senior Andrew Dare,
risk manager for Delta
Tau Delta, took part in
making the decision.
I wouldnt say we
Senior Rick Rosas and his Zeta Chi fraternity brothers serenade his girlfriend senior Brittany Windom in front of
were trying to test the
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority as part of Greek serenades on Sept. 19. | Photo courtesy Caitlin Hardgrove
new rules or Josh Doak,
Dare said. It was more
of us looking out for
that the old serenades were more fun said he appreciated and respected all
ourselves, the house, and seeing how
and laid back.
those who chose, or did not choose,
the new rules play out and just kind
I dont have a reference point to
to be involved in serenades and hopes
of seeing what happens for the other
compare to, Weidman said about her
that every chapter can be on the same
[Greek] houses.
experience with serenades this year. I
page for future serenades.
Dare added that it was in the
wish all of the houses would have just
My job is not to be against
best interest for the house not to
come just to add to the fun.
fraternity and sorority life, Doak
participate this year. He believes
Despite Delta Tau Delta deciding
said. My job is to help fraternity and
that Delta Tau Delta will consider
not to participate, Weidman said she
sorority life be a positive experience.
participating in future serenades in
still enjoyed serenades and meeting
As of right now, the new serenade
accordance with the new rules.
all of the other fraternity chapters
rules and regulations stand as is.
Lexi Weidman, a freshmen member
freshmen.
However, Doak said that if Greek life
of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, said
Any further changes to Bakers
shows respect for the tradition, the
older members in the house told her
serenade tradition are unclear. Doak
guidelines might become less strict.

Watsons Last Lecture covers his favorite F words

TREVOR LININGER
BU Student Media

Associate Professor of Mass Media

Joe Watson gave his Last Lecture
Sept. 21 in Rice Auditorium, teaching
students about the importance of F
Words. While this was not Watsons
literal last lecture, as part of Bakers
Last Lecture series he shared how
certain F Words were important in
his life and could have an impact on
all students.
Whatever it is, identify
your focus and work to make
opportunities happen for yourself,
Watson said during his lecture.
What can you do right now, that will
lay the foundation for you to leave
Baker and succeed the way you want
to succeed?
The Last Lecture series at Baker
allows professors the opportunity to
answer the question: If this were the
last lecture you could ever give, what
knowledge would you share?
Following a long career in

Associate Professor of Mass Media Joe Watson shows off

his Emmy Award during the Last Lecture on Sept. 21 in Rice
Auditorium. | Photo by Shelby Stephens

broadcast news, two Emmy awards

and four years of work in public
relations, Watson earned a doctoral
degree and found that his passion
was teaching.
As Watson told his life story, he
incorporated three words that he
felt were most important, all starting
with the letter F. The words were

focus, fear and family.

Watson not only shared
how those words most
defined his life, but
how they can apply
to current students at
Baker.
I really focused
on the word focus
because its something
that I think makes a lot
of sense with people
that are our age, senior
mass media major Jim
Joyner said. There is
that need to go get an
internship early, and
there is a need to be
the best at what youre

doing early.
Watsons message about his
career reached much further than
just mass media majors.
I have only met Dr. Watson a
handful of times, but I knew a little
bit about what he had accomplished
in his career, senior sports

administration major Justin Madsen

said. As he dove deeper into the
stories, I really started to connect his
story to things I aspire to accomplish,
even though my goal is to go down a
much different career path.
Watson appealed to the fear
of both Joyner and Madsen when
identifying that at the same time
they will graduate, tens of thousands
of other students across the United
States will be graduating as well.
It was great to hear him say that
it is OK to be afraid, and that in the
darkness of being afraid, you can
make some of your best decisions
and really find your path, Madsen
said.
What Watson described as a
daunting task, to condense his life
story into one lecture about what
he truly wanted to share with the
audience, concluded with applause
throughout Rice Auditorium,
leaving the door open for the next
installment in the series of Bakers
Last Lectures.

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Oct. 7, 2016

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The
great

onarch
igration

Monarch
Butterfly
Tagging
Event
The Baker Wetlands was
the site of a Monarch
Butterfly Tagging Event
on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Monarch butterflies
migrate south in the
winter. One of the monarch
butterflies tagged last year
at the Baker Wetlands was
recaptured in El Rosario,
Mexico, in January.
1.) Monarch butterflies sit on the
greeting table at the monarch
release event. 2.) A family
searches for monarch butterflies
at the Baker Wetlands. 3.) A
volunteer models how to catch
and tag a monarch butterfly, 4.)
Monarch Watch, Jayhawk Audubon
Society and Baker Wetlands were
the official hosts of the event. 5.)
A volunteer participates in the
Baker Wetlands monarch catch and
release.

(photos by Elizabeth Hanson)

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#BAKER BUILT

Oct. 7, 2016

BUs new marketing campaign shows university pride

LILY STEPHENS
BU Student Media
The Department of Marketing and
Communications has launched the
Baker Builds marketing campaign to
revamp Baker Universitys image.
The genesis of it was trying
to figure out a campaign that
appropriately described each of our
four schools, Director of Marketing
and Communications Chris Smith said.
Thats a challenge sometimes. We
have different products (and) different
locations at each one of our four
schools.
Bakers four schools are the School of
Nursing, School of Education, School of
Professional and Graduate Studies and
the School of Arts and Sciences.
The Baker marketing team
distributed the campaign through a
variety of outlets, including television
commercials, one featuring a male
lead and another with a female lead.
Other outlets included traditional
radio, search-and-display digital
advertising and print materials. The
campaign also added something new
to the department, IP targeting and
geo-fencing, which focus on highly
targeted areas where marketers know
prospective students have an interest in
Baker. Banner and display ads are then
shown on their devices.
The campaign went through a
process Smith called the truth and
transformation exercise. The largest

Senior Michaela Jamison is

featured as part of the new
Baker Builds marketing
campaign

part of the exercise was a series of

focus groups with students from all
four campuses along with alumni,
current faculty, former faculty and
administrators.
The focus groups discovered that
while at Baker people go through a
personal transformation, Smith said.
The alumni are really the crux of the
campaign because it gives that aspirant
mentality that this is what I can become
after Baker builds me, Smith said.
While the numbers are still
coming in, Smith believes that the
large freshman and transfer class is
a representation of the campaigns
success. Smith also measures the success
by the number of recommendations
he receives from staff, alumni and

administrators for people to be featured

on future marketing material.
When first gathering students and
alumni models to represent Baker on
the advertisements, the marketing
department went through past photo
shoots and selected pictures.
Madison Haefke is featured on the ad
for the Department of Music and Theatre
with the script below her reading Baker
Builds Showstoppers.
I found out when I saw a giant
picture of myself that was bigger than
my actual face, Haefke said, I was
a little embarrassed, but I was really
flattered, too, because Ive been a part of
the music department for four years. It
was a really special honor.
Junior Brittney Diehm, who works

in the Department of Marketing and

Communications office, got to witness
the campaign come to fruition over the
summer.
I saw Taylor Shucks work on the
postcard, Diehm said, The other
interns and I gave her feedback. Shuck
is a marketing and communications
coordinator.
The campaign is still growing.
We will increase volume again
starting this month as high school
seniors are making their choice on
where to go to college, Smith said.
The campaign will continue to be
used for this coming school year, and
once the official numbers come back, the
marketing department will review its
effectiveness.

Exercise science students utilize virtual dissection table

BRITTNEY DIEHM
BU Student Media

While students at Baker

University are not able to physically
dissect human bodies, they have the
next best thing. A recent addition
to the exercise science program,
a virtual dissection table, allows
students to look at various parts of
the human body.
The Anatomage table replaces
cadaver labs and gives students the
opportunity to view different systems
in the body and see them from many
different angles.
We can flip the body over easily
and isolate systems, Director of
Exercise Science Chris Todden said.
Up to this point, weve had either
plastic models or paper. The table
allows students to not only see things
better, but see things isolated.
Students are able to see any system
of the body they choose. For example,
students can view the nervous system
or the cardiovascular system and look
at each part from any angle.
The Anatomage table has
uploaded CAT scans of people in

Exercise Science students Joe Linder and Josh Kock use the Anatomage table in Mabee Hall.
The Anatomage table replaces traditional cadaver labs | Photo by Jenna Black

diseased states, Todden said. These

range from obesity to aneurisms to
even heart disease. These are actual
CAT scans of actual patients.
The Anatomage table is used for a
variety of classes and is not limited to
exercise science. Baker uses the table
for many different classes including
Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, and

a Special Populations class. Todden

said that the table will even be used in
psychology classes soon.
Exercise science major Josh Kock
is a teaching assistant for Todden and
is in charge of answering students
questions involving the table.
I spent two weeks (before school
started) messing around with it,

Kock said. I watched a lot of videos

on YouTube and learned as much as
I could.
Kock thinks the Anatomage table is
the best thing this school has. Being
a lover of exercise science, he strongly
believes it will help students to learn
about the human body in ways they
otherwise wouldnt be able to learn.
We are able to cut open as many
cadavers as we want, Kock said. We
can look at whatever we want, and I
think thats amazing.
Todden believes that Baker
University is one of the few
universities that has an Anatomage
table for exercise science classes.
A donor who believed in the
expansion of the exercise science
program aided in the purchase of the
table. The Anatomage table will serve
as a marketing tool for the exercise
science program in years to come.
The Anatomage table helps us
with maintenance costs by replacing
the cadaver labs, Director of
Marketing and Communications Chris
Smith said. Its a terrific and modern
tool that few institutions have across
the country, and Baker is one of them.

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ACCURATE REPRESENTATION?
Clery Act numbers have been released,
but administrators question reliability
BRENNA THOMPSON
Assistant Editor

The annual Clery report, released on

Oct. 1, shows that two on-campus rapes
were reported in 2015, which was one
less than in 2014. Liquor law violations
were also down from 50 in 2014 to 37
in 2015.
According to Baker administrators,
though, the numbers in the Clery Report
can be deceiving and do not always
accurately represent the actual incidents
of these crimes.
The Clery report is intended to
provide consumer protection. It is a
federal requirement for U.S. colleges and
universities that participate in federal
financial aid programs to publish crime
statistics.
Title IX Coordinator Cassy Bailey
produces an annual security report for
every Baker campus. Faculty and staff
members help submit these numbers
to her, and then she has the final
responsibility of verifying and editing
them.
I go through every number and
make sure the definition is exact, Bailey
said.
Some of these categories for
misconduct include liquor law
violations, theft and rape. Bailey and her
colleagues also decide how to categorize
incidents based on where they occurred,
especially making a distinction between
on-campus and public property.
For example, a few years ago we
decided to include the fraternities to
be considered on campus, Bailey said.

It all depends on how certain areas in

Baldwin are geographically defined.
However, not all of these numbers
represent court cases, or even police
involvement. Bailey said a student could
be 21 and drinking a beer in the hallway
of a residence hall, which is a violation
for us, but according to Clery, its not a
violation.
Conversely, if the same situation
occurred with a 19-year-old student,
that would be counted toward the Clery
numbers.
Regardless of how these violations
and crimes are reported, Bailey and her
colleagues are sure that these numbers
do not actually represent every crime or
violation that happens on campus.
Its confusing, Bailey said. You want
to do it well and honestly like we have.
Unfortunately, even if they have
reported all the numbers correctly,
Bailey doubts the transparency of these
numbers.
The problem is the numbers, Bailey
said. The numbers are so misleading.
Those arent the actual number of rapes
on a campus.
The Clery Crime Act has made strides
and changed certain criteria in order to
include and focus more on gender-based
crimes.
The Clery Crime Act now
incorporates the Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA), which encompasses
crimes such as rape, sexual assault and
domestic violence.
Even with the additional categories,
Bailey is certain that some crimes,
especially rape, are under-reported.

BAKER
IN BRIEF
October
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15

Baker Theatre Presents: Nixons Nixon

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Baker Theatre Presents: Nixons Nixon
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Baker Theatre Presents: Nixons Nixon
2 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Symphonic Winds & Jazz Concert
7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Annual Marching Band Festival
1 p.m. | Liston Stadium
Fall Break Begins
Continues through Sunday, Oct. 16
Volleyball vs. Culver-Stockton
7 p.m. | Collins Center
Maple Leaf Festival
Downtown Baldwin
Maple Leaf 5K
8 a.m. | Baldwin City Golf Course
Maple Leaf Parade
11 a.m. | Downtown Baldwin

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For all of us, these things really

matter, and we want them to be
transparent, Bailey said.
Kristin Redding, the campus advocate
for the Lawrence Sexual Trauma and
Abuse Care Center, said that her job is
to help victims figure out their options
after they have been assaulted. If a
student decides not to report the crime,
that is her/his choice.
However, Bailey cant report what she
doesnt receive. She respects a persons
choice to remain silent or come forward.
Nevertheless, she wishes she could
change the stigma associated with some
of these crimes.
Especially when it comes to sexually
based crimes, Bailey fears that students
are too afraid to speak out.
How do we take out the chilling idea
of reporting? Bailey said. Theres so
much victim blaming that happens.
Redding also agrees that the Clery
numbers are extremely low and not
an accurate representation of whats
actually happening on campus.
The long-term goal is for these
statistics to be accurate, Redding said.
Her goal is continue working at the
care center to provide students the
support and resources that they need so
the actual incidents decrease, even if the
reported numbers stay the same.
She said that just because the Clery
numbers increase doesnt mean the
assault numbers are increasing. More
people could just be reporting.
However, the Clery numbers, even
if they arent totally transparent, are
still a necessary measure to create

accountability for crimes committed on

campus, and hopefully limit those crimes
in the future.
I believe in a system where we let
people do as they wish, Bailey said.
This report is to make those resources
accessible so these numbers decrease.

Calendar times and dates may change after print publication.

For updates on sports schedules, visit bakerwildcats.com.

Craft Booths & Food Vendors

9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Downtown Baldwin
Quilt Show
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Intermediate Center
Train Rides
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Santa Fe Depot
Black Jack Guided Tours
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | E Hwy 56
Maple Leaf Festival
Downtown Baldwin
Volkswalk
10 a.m. | Baldwin High School
Craft Booths & Food Vendors
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Downtown Baldwin
Quilt Show
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Intermediate Center
Train Rides
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Santa Fe Depot
Black Jack Guided Tours
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | E Hwy 56
Red Flag Campaign Week
Continues all week

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Fall Choral Concert

7:30 p.m. | Rice Auditorium
Womens Soccer vs. Grand View
Noon | Liston Stadium
Mens Soccer vs. Grand View
2 p.m. | Liston Stadium
Sporting KC vs. San Jose (SAC trip)
3 p.m. | Childrens Mercy Park
Mental Health Awareness Week
Continues all week
Womens Soccer vs. Missouri Valley
6 p.m. | Liston Stadium
Mens Soccer vs. Missouri Valley
7:30 p.m. | Liston Stadium
The Mask You Live In
9 p.m. | McKibbin Recital Hall

November
1

4

Volleyball vs. Missouri Valley

7 p.m. | Collins Center
Casino Night
8 p.m. | Collins Center

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If 1000 then...
The Baker Orange | Oct. 7, 2016

page 9

by Lexi Loya and Whitney Silkey

Baker administrators have set a goal of having 1,000 full-time students on the
Baldwin City campus, which would be an increase of more than 100 students.
Before we reach 1,000 students, here is a checklist of potential problems:

Auditorium

When its time for a

campus-wide event such as
a comedian or a professors
Last Lecture, there is
currently only one place on
campus that has the capacity
to hold a crowd.
Rice Auditorium is the
only venue on campus that
holds more than 100 students
at a time, Director of Student
Life Randy Flowers said.
This year Flowers says an
average of 250 students attend each event. Fitting 250 students in Rice is not
an easy feat. With Bakers goal of 1,000 full-time students, a larger event space
is a necessity. These events help bring students together, and limited capacity
is limiting that. Not to mention that Rice is reserved for weeks at a time each
semester for play rehearsals, further limiting Bakers venue options.

Computers,
Printers & Other
Technology

Although it does
not happen too often,
there are times when
the majority of the
computers in Collins
Library are occupied.
This is usually during
the busier times of
the semester, such
as midterms and
finals week. With an
increase in students, the number of occupied computers on any
given day could easily increase so that there never any vacant
ones. More computers would be a must-have if Baker wants to
reach its goal of 1,000 students.
Another necessity would be more printers in the library. There
are frequent lines formed around the printer on the lower level,
especially when its almost time for class. In general, the library
would need more technology and more reliable Wi-Fi to make
sure all students have access to what they need to complete their
class assignments.

Cafeteria/Daily Grind

If you have ever tried to eat in the cafeteria during a campus visit day you know
the struggle of finding a place to sit. Although the cafeteria was recently renovated
and students comfortably fit during ordinary meal times, if enrollment were to
increase, there would be limited space.
There are similar concerns for the Daily Grind.
Often, there is a line of five to 10 students waiting to order their specialty drink,
and it can be a time-consuming task
when there is only one employee
working.
To add additional students to
campus will only attract longer lines
to the Daily Grind and the cafeteria.
An additional idea would be to extend
the hours of both establishments.
College students need their late-night
coffee and snacks, but they currently
walk to the Kwik for that. Baker
should want to keep that money here
on campus.

Parking Spaces

Parking on campus is limited, especially near

the residence halls and by the Long Student
Center. The parking lot next to the New Living
Center and the lot between Rice Auditorium and
the Long Student Center are usually full during
most times of the day. Finding a spot in the
morning can be especially difficult. Some students
even choose to walk a little farther to places
simply so they will not lose their spot.
To bring more cars into the mix would not go
over well, especially for residence hall parking.
In order to accommodate more students and

their cars, Baker would most likely need to build

another parking lot, but where? Space is limited
near the residence halls. Of course, there are
usually a lot of parking spots in the lot for the
Collins Center, but students would not be pleased
with the walk from their car to their dorm,
especially if they have a few loads of stuff or forgot
something halfway to their car while in a hurry
to get somewhere. Parking is already an issue on
campus, and adding more students to the mix
would mean adding additional parking in some
form.

Athletic Equipment

Bakers main athletic areas are currently in

Collins Center, Mabee gym and the Mabee fitness
center and weight room. On a campus with close to
1,000 students, a huge percentage of that playing
a sport, it is nearly impossible to find an open
treadmill, elliptical or even just some floor space.
Space in Mabee gym is often limited in early
mornings while athletic teams work out, leaving
no space for students simply looking to exercise
before class. Another major issue is the limited
equipment. More often than not, it seems the
treadmills and other equipment are not working
properly.
It can be hard enough to get the gym, but
getting there and realizing there is no space or no
working equipment can be a huge discouragement.
Students are looking to make positive decisions for
their health but are often turned away due to the
lack of an adequate athletic center.

Residence Halls

During the fall of 2014, Irwin Hall was turned into a co-ed
dorm to accommodate additional male students coming to Baker.
Since that time, the basement of Irwin has been occupied by
students. Irwin, Gessner and the New Living Center are the only
three dorms on campus. Upperclassmen can live in the Horn &
Markham Apartments.
Space in the dorms could easily reach full capacity if enrollment
numbers increase. At this point, there are a few routes Baker
could choose. One would be to renovate Jolliffe Hall (the storage
building next to the NLC) into a residence hall again like it was
up until 2008. Another option would be to build a new residence
hall, but that would be costly. A third option is one that Dean of
Students Cassy Bailey has considered and planned for: eliminating
single rooms in
Gessner and Irwin
to maximize space
and reducing the
age of living off
campus from 23
to 22.
All of these are
viable options, but
a major change
for residence life
would definitely
need to be made.

Class Offerings

When it comes to that point in the semester for enrollment,

students dread waking up early to register for courses. After
all, the early bird gets the worm as the classes fill up quickly.
But one major issue with enrollment is class openings and
how many sections are offered.
Only major, general education courses usually have multiple
class sections, such as foreign language courses, General
Psychology and Introduction to Business. But it can be more
difficult to get into courses with only one class offering. It
can be frustrating when a class needed to graduate is already
full when you go to enroll. So in order to accommodate 1,000
students, the courses offered would need to be more strategic.
There would need to be more class sections for some courses,
especially for Quest courses. There would also need to be
more seats available
in some of the
bigger, more popular
courses. These
changes would help
make enrollment
smoother for
everyone, especially
when there could
potentially be 1,000
students enrolling
someday.

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Oct. 7, 2016

ABIGAILE ROORDA
Staff Writer
The first theatrical production
this semester is a satire about one of
the United States most scandalous
presidents. Nixons Nixon, written
by Russell Lees, is a two-man play
about a conversation between
President Richard Nixon and his
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
on the eve of Nixons resignation
from the presidency.
The cast consists of only two
actors. Sophomore Jason Shipps

is set to play Richard Nixon and

freshman Noah Hastings will play
Henry Kissinger.
Richard Nixon was the only
president in history to resign from
office, Shipps said. On the surface,
he appeared to be a well-spoken,
well-mannered person; however,
that was not the case.
The play is set the night before
Nixons resignation. Since no one
actually knows what was said in this
meeting, the play introduces a theory
about what could have been said.
Its a satirical look thats

peppered with facts, Production

Manager Patti Heiman said. It
brings to focus some of the worst
features of Nixons career.
Shipps says the play is
educational but still entertaining.
Even if someone doesnt like politics
or history, there is still a lot of
humor and humanity.
Heiman encourages students to
attend this production to see the
unique approach taken by the two
actors. Shipps and Hastings have
conducted a lot of research to bring
a real-life quality to the historical

figures they are portraying.

You can always do better when
your actors are excited, Heiman said.
Hastings spoke about the bond of
the cast and crew over the past few
weeks leading up to the premiere as
this is his first play at Baker.
Working with the cast and crew
has been a ton of fun, Hastings
said. Ive really bonded with Jason
Shipps.
Nixons Nixon will be on stage at
7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
in Rice Auditorium with the final
performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Homecoming Week
Wrap-Up in Photos

With the theme The Greatest Homecoming on Earth

2016, the week of Sept. 19-24 provided plenty of
entertaining highlights:
1.) Senior Chad Phillips and junior Brittany Crittenden
were crowned king and queen.
2.) The football team scored 60 points, which kept the
pep band busy playing the fight song.
3.) Freshmen Alyssa Monson perform a routine to Kill Em
With Kindness during the first half.

1.

2.

3.

4.) Freshman Noah Hastings squats to show off his

muscles during hypnotist Tom Delucas performance.

4.

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Large outdoor sculpture

promotes October art show
SPENCER BROWN
Staff Writer
A five-times life-size sculpture
will sit outside of Parmenter Hall
for much of the month of October to
promote the newest exhibit in the
Holt-Russell Gallery.
We hope to gain greater
exposure to the programs we are
doing, Director of the Holt-Russell
Gallery and Assistant Professor of
Art Russell Horton said. Basically,
we hope to have the students and
staff interact with the gallery more.
And what a better way to do that
than have a big, shiny face outside?
Sculptor David Platters work
is only one of a handful of exhibits
to be presented in the gallery since
its reopening last spring. This is
the first time that an artists work
has been on display outside of the
gallery since the reopening.
Im hoping that more people
actually realize that we have a
gallery, sophomore Blythe Smith,
who is a student worker for the

Myself and Other,

sculpture by David Platter

Holt-Russell Gallery, said.

The sculpture, titled Myself
and Other, is a representation of
Platters work within the exhibit, as

Symphonic Winds
& Jazz Concert

it shares the same name.

This does a good job of
introducing the show, Platter
said. I feel like it is challenging
the way we understand ourselves.
Even as the maker, I still consider
myself as a participant, a viewer.
It really makes me think of how
our perception can be distorted.
And the show plays on different
facets of that idea.
Platter, who is currently the
chair of the Department of Art
at Southwest Baptist University
in Bolivar, Missouri, has had his
art on display in a number of
regional public places. However,
this is the first time in almost a
year that this piece out of Platters
collection has been on display.
I love that it is outside, he
said. It is kind of a dream for it to
be outside.
The Holt-Russell gallery exhibit
Myself and Other will run
through Oct. 24. Inside, there will
be additional traditional sculptures
and approximately five photos.

58th Annual
Maple Leaf Festival
October 15 & 16
The Maple Leaf Festival is a long-lasting
and important tradition to the Baldwin City
community. With the idea conceived by Baker
University professors Ivan Boyd and Charles
Doudna, the first festival was held in 1957. Boyd
chose the third weekend in October because it
was the best time of year to view the changing
colors of the towns maple trees.
Fast forward to the 21st-century, and the festival
now draws as many as 40,000 people, giving
the normally quiet brick streets of Baldwin City
a big-city feel for one weekend each year.
The BU Marching Band will perform in the
annual Maple Leaf Festival Parade, and several
campus organizations will sponsor booths for
fundraising.

October 10
Director of Bands Frank Perez is in charge of both the
Symphonic Band and the Jazz Band this year and is looking
forward to their joint concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 in Rice
Auditorium, which is the first concert of the year for both bands. The
concert will feature Derek Crow as a guest tuba soloist.

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Oct. 7, 2016

Rivalry
Night

Senior midfielder
Krista Hooper collides
with a defender while
trying to maintain
control of the ball.
Hooper scored the
first goal of the night
en route to a 3-2
Baker victory.

Wildcats take two of three from MNU

The Baker volleyball squad
and both soccer teams hosted
MidAmerica Nazarene in a trio
of Rivalry Night matchups on
Sept. 27.
The mens and womens
soccer teams both picked up
wins inside Liston Stadium. The
men shut out MNU 3-0 with
goals from senior Kyle Young,
sophomore Gonnie Ben-Tal
and junior Blake Levine. The
Baker defense recorded its sixth
shutout of the season.
The womens team defeated

the Pioneers 3-2 for the third

year in a row during the regular
season. Goals for the Cats came
from senior Krista Hooper,
freshman Erica Esch and junior
Kady Dieringer.
The volleyball team could
not pull out a win in the Collins
Center, however. The Cats
fell to the Pioneers in straight
sets (25-20, 25-13, 25-14).
Sophomore Ashley Sparks led
Baker with six kills, while Olivia
Brees and Elizabeth Arnold each
added five.

Senior Keeley Atkin holds off an MNU defender during Bakers

3-2 win Sept. 27 at Liston Stadium.

Above: The Wildcats

celebrate a point
against the MNU
Pioneers. Baker lost
the match in three
sets.
Left: Senior Spencer
Atkin lines up for
the starting lineup
alongside enthusiastic
youth in preparation
for the rivalry game
against MidAmerica
Nazarene.

Photos by Shelby Stephens and Jenna Black

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The Baker Orange | Sports

page 13

Quanzee Johnson leads the No. 2 Wildcats in receiving with 44 receptions, 633 yards and nine touchdowns through the teams first six games in 2016. Johnson caught 13 passes for 171 yards
and a touchdown against Benedictine on Sept. 24. | Photo by Cassie Long

Wildcats step into No. 2 ranking

JIM JOYNER
Assistant Sports Editor

Baker enters its bye week with an

unblemished record after beating No.
22 Peru State 42-21 on Saturday in
Peru, Nebraska. For the second time in
the last three years, the Baker Wildcats
are 6-0 to begin the season. They have
climbed to No. 2 in the NAIA.
I love the mentality of our football
team, head football coach Mike
Grossner said. We completed the
North (Division) schedule at 6-0 and
thats all you can ask from a team.
Now were 0-0 and were fighting for a
conference title.
The Wildcats used a balanced
offense to score three rushing
touchdowns and three passing
touchdowns on Saturday. Despite
two first-half interceptions, junior
quarterback Logan Brettell still threw
for 332 yards.
He was a little off in the first half,
Grossner said. He settled in after
halftime and had a big third quarter to
get us going.
The coaching staff wasnt sure if
junior running back Cornell Brown
would be able to start the game. But
Brown made an immediate impact
by rushing for two scores in the first
half, his seventh and eighth rushing
touchdowns on the season. Then
Brettell found Damon Nolan for a 19yard score to give Baker a 21-0 lead
before the half.
I thought they played inspired
football, and I thought our coaches
prepared them well on defense,

Grossner said.
Peru State scored first in the third
quarter to cut the score to 21-7, and
the Wildcats were forced to punt on
the following drive. Baker pulled a
fake punt with junior punter Jacob
Tompkins as he raced 21 yards into
open field for a first down to keep
Bakers drive alive. Then the Wildcats
scored with a 43-yard strike from
Brettell to senior receiver Quanzee
Johnson to go up 28-7.
Baker put the game away in the
fourth quarter by scoring two quick
touchdowns. The first was a 44-yard
bomb to junior receiver Clarence
Clark and the second was a 5-yard
quarterback scramble by Brettell.
Leading 42-14, the Wildcats would
cruise into their sixth-straight win and
12th-straight win in conference play.
This is a tough place to play,
Grossner said. Its homecoming, and
the place was packed. Its loud down
there, and the fans are behind this
team.
Cornell Brown finished with
80 rushing yards and two rushing
touchdowns. Johnson caught five
passes for 104 yards, Clark caught
six passes for 88 yards and seniors
Ladai Shawn Boose and Damon Nolan
combined for 11 catches and 89 yards.
Senior safety Darrain Winston
added to his team-leading interception
total with two picks in Saturdays
game. Senior linebacker Akim Francis
led Baker in tackles with 12, including
one sack and 3.5 tackles for loss.
Senior Kharon Brown and sophomore
Mikeice Adams were busy in the run

Damon Nolan looks for room to run against Benedictine. Nolan has returned 17 punts for
Baker through six games and is averaging 10.2 yards per return. | Photo by Cassie Long

defense with 11 tackles each and a

combined five tackles behind the line
of scrimmage.
Sophomore cornerback Nate
McLaurin played his best game of the
season with 10 tackles and a pass
breakup. McLaurin has only played
in six games at Baker and has already
made an immediate impact.
I told Nate that they didnt want
to throw to him after they threw his
way the first time, Grossner said. Any
corner thats making 10 tackles is near
the ball making plays.
Grossner reflected on where the
team currently stands.
I love our first-team defense, and if
you look at their stats through the first
six games, they havent given up many
points, Grossner said. Theres not a

lot I dislike about this squad. Theyve

just got to focus and keep in condition
to come back after the bye and have a
purpose.
The Wildcats have been dominant
through six games and havent trailed at
any point this season. Grossner and the
Wildcats are confident that even if they
do fall behind in a game, that theyll
respond well.
Knowing this group, I think theyll
be determined, a little embarrassed and
theyll get after people, Grossner said. I
see a group that will rally together. Id be
shocked if they ever laid down.
The Wildcats host the Avila Eagles
at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Liston Stadium.
The football game will be the Saturday
evening nightcap to Baldwin Citys
Maple Leaf Festival that weekend.

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GAME CHANGER

Oct. 7, 2016

BU athletes sometimes decide to call it quits

BRENNA THOMPSON
Assistant News Editor
What sport do you play? That is
often one of the first questions students
are asked when they arrive at Baker.
More than half of all students
are involved in athletics, and these
commitments can have a big impact on
the students academic life, free time
and social life. So much so, that some
students eventually decide to forgo
these athletic commitments to focus on
school, jobs or other obligations. Other
students are forced to stop playing due
to injuries, and some decide to switch
from one sport to another.
Junior Brittney Diehm was nearing
the end of her freshman year as a
basketball player when she decided
to try out for the volleyball team,
relinquishing her basketball jersey for
good.
Diehm had come to Baker to play
basketball, but she had also played
volleyball and softball in high school.
The volleyball program wasnt
very big at the time, but we were really
good at basketball, Diehm said. I was
encouraged to play in college, and
thats what I came to Baker for.
However, she missed volleyball.
She said it made her sad and she just
wanted to play again.
Senior Parks Boeschen has a
craving to play his sport again, but his
circumstances are much different.
Boeschen was a sophomore when
he pulled his hamstring playing
football. He said it kept getting worse
throughout the season, which led him
to the doctors office.
When I got it checked out they
found out I had severe arthritis in both
hips, Boeschen said. He said if I kept
playing I would be in a wheelchair by
the time I was 40.

Sophomore Hannah Albright (left) and junior Brittney Diehm (right) both quit the sport they came to Baker to play. Albright now spends more
time on her radio show, and Diehm decided to play volleyball instead.

Boeschen made the difficult

decision never to play the sport he
loved again. He said he loved playing
and wishes he still could. One thing he
especially misses is the brotherhood
among the team.
We all bonded over something we
all loved, Boeschen said.
The social aspect of athletics
contributes to the enjoyment of the
sport, according to many of these
athletes, and it can sometimes be the
reason athletes stay with the team.
Diehm said she was distraught
about leaving the relationships she had
built on the basketball team; however,
she still remains close with many
players.
The biggest thing for me was
letting go of the team rather than the
sport, Diehm said.
Sophomore Hannah Albright had
the same mindset when she recently

decided not to continue running track.

She said will miss the social aspects of
track and field.
I think I am going to be sad that
Im not part of a team anymore, but in
the long run I think I will be happier,
Albright said.
Albright said track took up so much
of her time that she became extremely
stressed and felt as if she didnt have
time for the things she really wanted
to do.
I wanted to do things that I was
more passionate about, Albright said.
She looks forward to having more
free time to focus on her career and
hobbies, which include photography
and blogging.
I can really get into reporting and
become fully engulfed in the media
department and work on my career,
Albright said.
Sports do take up a lot of time, and

for some they prove to be too much to

balance.
It was very time-consuming and
my heart wasnt fully in it, Albright
said.
Boeschen wasnt fully aware of the
intellectual strain football had on him
until he was forced to stop playing. He
changed his major shortly after when
he had time to think about his future.
The athletic part of being a
student-athlete takes up a huge chunk
of your time, Boeschen said. I didnt
get to think about what was best for
me. I was tired all the time.
However, it isnt an unhappy ending
for these students. They all believe that
they made the decision that was best
for their mental and physical health.
I was scared I would regret my
decision, but I dont, Diehm said. I
love volleyball. It makes me happy
every day.

Cats earn first Heart win on Dig Pink Night

NATHALIA BARR
Sports Editor

Sophomore Ashley Sparks hits the ball past Benedictine in Wednesdays Dig Pink game. Sparks
had seven kills in the Baker victory. | Photo by Elizabeth Hanson

The Baker volleyball team earned

its first Heart of America Athletic
Conference win Wednesday on Dig
Pink Night. The Wildcats defeated
Benedictine in four sets (25-17, 21-25,
25-20, 26-24). The win put Baker at
4-14 overall, 1-3 in the Heart.
Sophomore Gabby Miller had a
game-high 11 kills. Senior Haleigh
Offield also had 11 kills for the Wildcats,
and Olivia Brees and Ashley Sparks
added nine and seven kills, respectively.
Baker totaled 49 kills compared to the
Ravens 33.
Miller also led the Baker defensive
effort with 12 digs. Sparks had 11 and
Brees added 10.

Baker out-blocked Benedictine 8-2

in total team blocks. Brees assisted
in four of those blocks, adding to her
season total of 48 block assists.
The Wildcats have played through a
tough schedule this season but hope the
momentum of this conference win will
carry on to the rest of the season.
Were confident that because of a
tough schedule in the beginning of our
season we will be able to move forward
and be successful the rest of the
season, junior Madeline McCrary said.
McCrary and the Wildcats will
travel to Lamoni, Iowa, to take on the
Graceland Yellowjackets on Friday.
Graceland is currently 10-11 on the
season, and the Yellowjackets remain
winless in the Heart at 0-4.

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Five things to know about Baker athletics

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2

BU intramurals are in full swing

Flag football intramural games were held at Liston Stadium
each week throughout September. The next intramural sport
is indoor soccer. Teams can compete in a mens, womens
or co-rec league. The participation form deadline is Friday.
Intramural dodgeball is next and will take place in December.

Womens soccer leads Heart

The No. 18 womens soccer team is now in first place in the
Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Cats defeated
William Penn 2-1 on Oct. 1 and tied with Central Methodist
1-1 on Oct. 5. The Wildcats are 8-3-1 overall and 4-1-1 in
the conference. Junior Kady Dieringer leads Baker with
seven goals on the season, followed by senior Krista Hooper
with six.

Matt Hamm and William Penn goalkeeper Caleb Pipes-Goulsbra fight for possession near the
goal line. Baker and William Penn ended in a 1-1 draw on Oct. 1 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. | Photo by
Maria Echeverry

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4
5

Baker wrestler Dane Edwards searches for an open man down the field in a flag football
game on Oct. 2. | Photo by Jenna Black

Mens soccer picks up two ties

The mens soccer team tied with both Culver-Stockton and
William Penn 1-1. In the Culver-Stockton match on Sept.
24, Baker controlled much of the game, but after a weather
delay the game ended in a tie. The Wildcats faced another
weather delay in the Central Methodist game on Wednesday.
That game will be postponed to a later date and restarted
from the beginning.

Tennis defeats Ottawa 7-2

The mens and womens tennis teams both beat Ottawa 7-2
on Sept. 30. All three mens doubles teams picked up wins for
Baker. The only losses were No. 4 singles on an injury default
and No. 6 singles. On the womens side, the only losses for BU
came at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles. The Wildcats host
William Jewell Friday.

Mitchell leads BU golf

Sophomore Samantha Mitchell tied for second place, leading

the Wildcats at the Kansas Wesleyan Fall Invitational.
Mitchell finished with a two-day total of 166. The women
finished second out of five teams and the men finished
eighth out of 14 teams. Freshman Riley Kemmer led the
mens team, finishing tied for 14th place.

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Parting Shot
The danceline performed a routine to Kill Em With Kindness during the first half of the homecoming football gameon Saturday, Sept. 24, at Liston Stadium.
Photo by Cassie Long