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april 8, 2016

UNLINKED

Faculty senate votes to eliminate linked courses

sarah baker

ASSISTANT EDITOR
During almost every meeting since spring 2015,
faculty members have been discussing ways to
improve the Quest general education program.
Those discussions have resulted in the elimination
of linked courses.
Quest Program Chair Carrie Coward Bucher said
Faculty Senate has just improved upon an already
strong program.
It is a good program, and I think the changes
that we made have made it as good a program
as it always has been, but we took away some of
the elements that were unnecessarily taxing for
students, she said.
Most of the unnecessarily taxing elements have
been associated with linked courses. Because the
linked aspect of Quest has been eliminated, those
courses will now be called exploration courses. That
means students can take their required exploration
courses whenever they want, as long as it is before
graduation. This change is effective immediately.
For example, under the old system, a student had
to take a Quest class covering ideas and expression
along with a related linked course during the same
semester. With the changes approved by Faculty
Senate, students still have to take both classes, but
not in the same semester.
Current students may be able to use previous
courses, no matter where they were taken, to

fulfill the requirement of an exploration course.

In an email to academic advisors, Bucher gave
one sample scenario for QS311: As an example, a
current junior who is slated to take QS311 this fall
may have taken EC111 in their sophomore year.
That student has fulfilled the linked requirement
and need only take QS311.
Junior Logan Pope transferred from Baker last
year and transferred back this year because she
missed BU. Because she is a double-major, she says
the linked requirement caused her to fall behind.
As of right now, I have to be here an extra year,
Pope said. Being able to take my remaining Quest
and linked courses at different times will hopefully
allow some wiggle room with the rest of the courses
that I have to take for my majors. And the fact that
they will not be directly connected is a lot less
stressful.
Pope thinks that these new changes to Quest are
helpful for students in her situation.
I think the new changes will be a good thing,
she said. Its stressful trying to schedule all of your
classes for each semester around Quest plus the link.
Being able to take them during different semesters
will leave room for major requirements and will
reduce course conflicts.
Junior Emily Elliot is also a transfer student and
believes that the new change is a step in the right
direction.
As a transfer student I have found the Quest
program frustrating at best, Elliot said. I havent

felt that link classes actually linked well with either

of my Quest classes so far, and I just havent seen the
point. Not having to link them up in the semester is
great for added flexibility in scheduling. I hope this
leads to more positive changes and updates.
Bucher thinks that these changes reflect the
effort made by engaged faculty in the best interest of
students.
One of the things I love about Baker is that
we have an engaged faculty, and we have worked
really hard and put in a lot of effort, Bucher said.
A committee of faculty worked over the summer
those are people who care about students best
interests. I am glad that I work in a place where
people are so invested. I think the changes that we
made help students. They are transfer-friendly. They
take away some of the stress. To me it is sort of a
win-win.

Kansas Good Samaritan law

could save lives on campus
ABI ROORDA

STAFF WRITER
Governor Sam Brownback signed
Senate Bill 133 into law last month,
potentially saving lives on college
campuses in Kansas. This bill is also
known as a Good Samaritan law, and
it protects underage minors from the
law when they seek help for a drug or
alcohol-related medical emergency.
According to the Center for Disease
Control, 88,000 deaths yearly, including
4,700 teenagers, are due to excessive
alcohol consumption.
Several states have passed
legislation around Good Samaritan
laws. These laws especially apply to
university campuses where minors
could partake in underage drinking
and be fearful of the law if in need of
medical assistance. Many institutions
have already had similar policies
already in place prior to this statewide
adoption, including Baker University.
Weve had this policy for six or
more years, Dean of Students Cassy
Bailey said. We have used it on

campus before.
In the College of Arts and Sciences
2015-16 Student Handbook, on page
21, students can find the official
Amnesty Policy. The policy says that
students who seek medical attention
for themselves or others related to
drug or alcohol consumption will not
be charged for violating the University
Code of Conduct.
Its a great policy, Bailey said. Our
first duty is to the students and the
community.
Bailey isnt the only fan of this
policy. Students have also expressed
their agreement.
It puts an extra sense that people
should be aware of their surroundings
in an environment where this could
happen and be on the lookout for it,
junior Rachel Moore said.
Freshman Lahmad Evans thinks this
policy will make students more likely
to report alcohol poisoning on campus.
Students are encouraged to call
911 in the case of drug and alcohol
emergencies for the well-being of
themselves and fellow students.

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A New Field on the Block

Baker plans to expand campus grounds

BRENNA THOMPSON
STAFF WRITER

Within the next six-to-eight

months, Baker officials plan to
purchase property that is currently
owned by the Baldwin City USD 348
school district.
The land in question is the large
lot north of Gessner Hall on Chapel
Street and two metal buildings behind
Denious Hall.
The thought process behind
acquiring that property has actually
been a conversation we have had for
three or four years, Andy Jett, vice
president of strategic planning and
academic resources, said,
He recently sent a letter to school
district officials letting them know
Baker was interested in the land.
Its not that we have anything
ready to go or be built on that land, but
there might be other people interested
in it in the future, Jett said. We want
to make sure we have some flexibility
when we do determine we want to
expand the campus.
Until this month, Baker had
considered helping to fund a
community recreation facility that
would have been open to all Baker
students. This facility could have been
built on the lot north of Gessner Hall.
Baldwin City Recreation
Commission Director Steve Friend
said Baker initially agreed to be
a partner with his commission
and Baldwin City in order to build
a community recreation center.
However, due to conflicting needs,
Baker administrators withdrew from
the agreement.
Friend said part of the issue with

Baker was an emphasis on

access for public school
students after regular
school hours.
The gym access would
be limited. I would have
team practices from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. November to
February during basketball
season, Friend said.
Friend said Bakers
decision to withdraw has
limited his budget and made
the funding process more
difficult.
The difference would
be instead of having 800some students come and
be automatic members
and have income I could
count on, I have to sell
memberships, Friend said.
I wont get as much income,
The lot north of Gessner Hall, which is currently used as a recreation area, may soon be the property of
so I cant spend as much on
Baker University. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
the facility.
Without the Baker
commitment, Friend and
Any possible construction projects
another way to make Baker even
the Recreation Commission decided
will not begin immediately, and there
better.
to revert back to their original first
is no certainty about what the land
Jett said there are two processes
choice, land next to the Baldwin City
will be used for.
that have to happen before the land is
High School, creating availability for
Jett said there are many ideas, but
officially owned by Baker University.
Baker to independently purchase the
nothing has formed into any concrete
The first is negotiating with the
land north of Gessner Hall.
plan.
school district. Earlier this month,
Dean of Students Cassy Bailey
The purchase will allow us to have representatives from Baker University
agrees with Bakers intended purchase that space when we are ready to grow
and USD 348 met to start the formal
and believes it will be a good thing for
the campus, Jett said.
process.
Baker University.
Many sources have different ideas
The second phase will involve the
Im very much in favor of
of what the campus needs in terms of
decision of what would go onto the
owning that land so it gives us some
growth. For example, Bailey would be
land.
opportunity, Bailey said. I think its
extremely excited to see a new athletic
Once we go through that, and if its
a really good idea for universities to
facility built.
successful, then the people who will
purchase land around to use as a buffer,
She said many other universities
make the decision as to what goes onto
not only for growth but also to keep the similar to Baker have impressive
that property will be the people inside
university grounds as you wish.
athletic facilities, and it would be
the institution, Jett said.

Senior wins Best Undergraduate Student Paper award

claire sullivan
STAFF WRITER

Senior Michelle Critchfield entered a history

paper on Identity and Ethnicity in Late-Medieval
Britain in the 59th Missouri Valley History
Conference on March 4-5 in Omaha, Nebraska, and
walked away with the Best Undergraduate Student
Paper.
Also representing Baker University and
presenting their own papers were Associate
Professor of Religious Studies Nicolaus Pumphrey,
Associate Professor of History John Richards,
senior Anna Hobbs, senior Sam Kendrick and
senior Collin Studer.
For a students point of view, its a great way
for people to practice giving papers and maybe
prep them for grad school and get to meet other
professors and scholars, Pumphrey said.
The purpose of the conference is to enable both
the students and faculty in the region to gather
and talk about history. It is also a place where
professors and students alike present papers on
new information that they have learned.
Pumphrey attended the conference because

Senior Michelle Critchfield

he had never presented at a history conference

before. He also wanted to be supportive of the
Baker students.
Students and professors have to submit their

paper to a committee, which then decides what

papers will be presented at the conference.
The authors of the chosen papers are then
notified that they can present at the conference.
The conference itself is based off of the paper
topics.
Critchfield had to submit an abstract for her
paper last semester, and then she had to write a
paper that was at least 10 pages long. She also
had to have sponsorship from a faculty member.
Richards nominated all four Baker students.
She did not know that her paper comparing
the identities of England, Scotland and Wales was
going to win at the conference.
Critchfield said that she was definitely excited
about the award and did not expect it.
Richards said he was thrilled when Critchfields
paper did so well.
I was very pleased and excited, Richards said.
Its an excellent paper.
Humphrey was more than excited about
Critchfields success.
I thought it was amazing, he said. She had a
really, really good paper, so it was well deserved. I
was extremely happy to find out.

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april 8, 2016

Baker increases tuition by 3 percent

sarah baker

ASSISTANT EDITOR
During the first Faculty Senate
meeting in March, President Lynne
Murray announced that Baker will be
raising its tuition by 3 percent.
I dont like it, but we had to do
it, Murray said. That is going to give
us a little more flexibility going in to
next year.
While this increase only
correlates to a little more than $800,
changes of this nature are always
met with apprehension. The new
cost of tuition for the 2016-2017
calendar year is projected to be
around $27,600 compare to this
years $26,730. However, this does
not automatically make Baker the
most expensive institution in the
state.
Kansas Wesleyan University is
second to Baker in tuition costs for
this year with $26,600, a difference
of only $130. KWU has not officially
published its projected tuition rate

graphic by Maria Echeverry

for 2016-2017, meaning if KWU also

raises tuition, Baker might not be the
most expensive college in Kansas.
Another school at the top of the
list is Benedictine University, which
just published its annual tuition cost
for 2016-17 at $26,730.
Baker is frequently listed as the

most expensive college in the state

of Kansas, but it also has a higher
national academic ranking than both
Benedictine and Kansas Wesleyan
according to many publications.
Since the announcement of a
tuition increase at Baker, there have
been a few concerns about whether

or not the increase will push away

potential students.
Understandably, some current
students are not enthusiastic about
the increase in tuition, but they do
understand the reason and the risks
associated with it.
As a finance major, I do think 3
percent is a high increase in tuition,
junior Blake Edwards said. Bakers
budget is in a deficit, though, so it is
helpful to raise tuition as long as it
doesnt cost us in admissions.
Junior Shannel Rosello-Williams
is another student with fears about
the recruitment repercussions that
could accompany the increase.
If Baker increases the tuition,
Im concerned about our recruitment
numbers since Baker already has a
rep as an expensive school, Williams
said.
Williams and Edwards are not the
only ones nervous about the change,
but what consequences the decision
will actually reap, good or bad, only
time will tell.

Student Senate Officers 2016-2017

President

V.P.

Luke

Secretary

Treasurer

LAUREN

katie

GAvin

Miltz

FREKING

Hibbeler

Webster

P.R.

Caringtyn
Julian

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1. Magician Ben Seidman interacts with junior Megan Johnson during his show on March 31 in Rice Auditorium. | Photo by Shelby Stephens
2. Jake Bucher, associate dean of the School of Professional and Graduate Studies, gives the Last Lecture. | Photo by Chad Phillips
3. Sophomore Annie Hanson ran up on stage for her chance to win $100 on the traveling game show Do You Remember Being a 5th Grader?
with host Gus Davis. | Photo by Khadijah Lane
4. Musician Cas Haley plays for a lunch concert. | Photo by Cassie Long
5. Olivia Brees, Taylor Schley, and Rob Dawdy participate on stage for Do You Remember Being a 5th Grader? | Photo by Khadijah Lane

BU springs into
4

SpringFest

Student Activities Council hosted a week of

SpringFest events March 28 through April 1 to add a little
entertainment and excitement to the spring semester.
The irst day of SACs SpringFest included musician
Cas Haley, who was the runner-up for season two of
Americas Got Talent. He performed during lunchtime in
the cafeteria on March 29.
That evening, SAC also hosted Do You Remember
Being a 5th Grader, giving away $600 in cash prizes
during the event.
The next evening, Jake Bucher, associate dean of the
School of Professional and Graduate Studies, gave his
Last Lecture. The focus of his lecture was to give his own
deinition of the saying Sorry, Not Sorry.
Part of Buchers lecture included him talking about his
own children and what he wishes for them in the future.
He said that he hopes they grow up knowing that they
dont need to apologize for being themselves.

On Thursday evening, magician Ben Seidman from the

show Penn & Teller: Fool Us performed.
The magician was both funny and did really cool
tricks, sophomore Olivia Allen said. He ended it with us
in awe.
The last performance of the week was hypnotist Dale
K on Friday night. A group of students volunteered to be
hypnotized, and although hypnosis didnt work for some,
it worked on sophomore Jordan House.
I didnt expect for it to actually work, House said. I
was asleep but wide awake at the same time.
Dale Ks hypnotizing powers had a comical effect for
the audience and a mesmerizing effect on the volunteers
who were hypnotized.
The hypnotist was a really good experience,
sophomore Rosie Hollis said. Im glad SpringFest went on
because it gave me good laughs and allowed a break from
school.

UPCOMING
EVENTS

April 13

Grocery Bingo

Mabee Gym, 9 p.m.

April 16

AXO Walk a Baker Mile

Long Student Center, 9 a.m.

April 20

Dialogos Scholars
Symposium

April 23

The Big Event

Community Service, 9 a.m.

Spiking Out &

Shave A SigEp

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APRIL 8, 2016

Making room for athletic growth

EDITORIAL

The Baker community needs to grow. New

recreational facilities and opportunities for
students to hang out and thrive on campus
could do the trick. Though our current campus
space is limited, Baker wants to purchase
land north of Gessner Hall. With this new land
in play, Baker has an opportunity to expand
what it has to offer for incoming students,
particularly athletes.
As it stands now, many students find
campus is lacking because recreational and
athletic facilities are overcrowded. With
student athletes currently competing for space
in the weight rooms, and with classes taking
place on and off in Collins Center, there is
certainly a shortage of recreational space on
campus. Though we currently have a weight
room, it is smaller than facilities at most
other universities and needs more treadmills,
ellipticals and stationary bikes. We simply
do not have the space to accommodate both
student athletes and the rest of campus right
now, let alone if the campus population grows
as expected.
Baker takes pride in the ability of its
athletes, with a large percentage of the
student population involved in athletics of
some sort, so when space gets in the way
of athletic improvement, its a concern that
needs attention. If we do follow the expected
trend and introduce even more students to
campus, including additional student-athletes,
something must be done in order to provide a
successful space for athletic training, and this
new land has that potential.
While the lack of space for practice and
preparation is more than alarming to athletic
teams and their participants, the shortage

With Mabee Gym being the hub for many athletic practices at Baker, some athletes are frustrated with the
issue of overcrowding. | Photo by Khadijah Lane

affects all students on campus, including those

simply seeking to stay fit and use the athletic
facilities recreationally. We are supposed to
be competing on the scoreboards, not on who
gets to work out next, and new facilities would
change the game completely.
The new athletic facilities would help
recruiting. Since more than half of the Baker
campus is involved in some sort of athletics,
if we could improve our facilities here on
campus, we would attract more students who
might otherwise choose other schools for their
fancy equipment and ample workout space.
According to Steve Friend, the director
of the Baldwin City Recreation Commission,

plans for a community recreation center came

to a halt because the city, the public school
district and our college had different needs
and expectations. Even though the Baldwin
City Council is still considering a possible
community center near Baldwin High School,
the idea of Baker students using a facility
across town to solve a campus problem may
not entice incoming or current students.
The solution is more workout space on
campus, and theres never been a better
option. We suggest that administrators and
students alike start a conversation about
benefitting the entire Baker community by
giving us a little room to grow.

Kansas legislators want to cut taxes at expense of libraries

A recent bill proposed to the
Kansas legislature appears to be a
way for Kansas citizens to have more
control over where their tax money
goes, but it comes at the expense
of community libraries.
HB 2719 was proposed to the
Kansas House of Representatives
on March 8 and has been stalled
since March 14.
The bill has been frozen partly
because many Kansans are upset
about what exactly it entails and
have begun petitioning. They have
more than enough reason to be
upset, might I add.
The real purpose of the bill is
masked by the idea that it empowers
Kansans with a way of controlling
the amount of tax money that goes
toward libraries. The bill states
that Kansans will be able to vote on
whether or not they want to pay tax
money toward local libraries.
Most taxpayers will not

HEIDI JO HAYEN
voluntarily give money to libraries.
If given the opportunity to hold
onto that extra money because it is
no longer a required part of annual
taxes, Im sure many of us would
choose not to give it away.
So if the bill passes, and voters
in some areas choose not to support
their local libraries, then they will
not have access to all of the tools
public libraries have provided over
the years. Just one year of voting
no to library funding could be
enough to shut down some smaller
libraries completely.
The only reason I could fathom
lawmakers wanting to make this a
reality is so that the state no longer

has to put in the work and extra

funding necessary to keep libraries
up and running.
This strikes a chord with many
concerned about the state of
education in Kansas. With so many
budget cuts due to Governor Sam
Brownbacks economic plans, many
schools in Kansas are finding it hard
to stay afloat.
It would be unfortunate for
our future generations if access to
public libraries were denied to them

because of a government that

severely lacks an emphasis
on education as a whole.
This bill would especially
hurt libraries in smaller
communities already short
on funding. Such libraries are
sometimes the only source
of an Internet connection
for some residents. This bill
could possibly turn some
rural communities into
black-out zones.
Libraries should be available
to people of all ages. There is so
much to be learned in any given
library, and to have that taken away
from Kansans is scary. It seems
counterproductive.
Education stresses active
learning. It is hard to be an active
learner when your state legislature
takes away libraries that offer many
of the tools necessary to accomplish
that.

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Italians provide perspective on Trumps popularity

Im intelligent. Some people would
say Im very, very, very intelligent,
Donald Trump said in a Fortune
magazine interview from 2003. Does
it seem unfortunate that there are
people who would say Donald Trump
is intelligent?
The situation is looking bleak for us
non-Trump supporting Republicans.
The boisterous candidate is the
clear front-runner in the race for the
Republican nomination. Meanwhile,
Hillary Clinton has a large lead for the
Democratic nomination.
Is there any way I can stay in Italy
after my semester of study abroad
ends and thereby avoid America for
the next eight years?
It is easy to question how we got
to this point, where political dynasties
such as the Clintons rule and media
spotlight hogs are front-runners in our
reality-TV obsessed nation. It is easy
just to laugh at the whole situation.
Unfortunately, we Americans
might be laughing a little too often.
Many Italians are watching the U.S.
presidential race with great interest.
Italian columnist Annalisa Merelli
points out that Trump really is not
a joke or laughing matter anymore,
something that rings especially true
with the results of Super Tuesday now
final. His rise to power and fame is the
mirror image of Silvio Berlusconi, a
prime minister who recently presided
over Italy.
Merelli writes, Like Trump,
Berlusconi consistently seemed too
absurd to be true. And yet he was.
He won elections again, and again,
and again, thriving off any and all
attention. People didnt take him or
what he said seriously. Then one day
we woke up to find our government
overrun by criminals, our economy

lauren freking
destroyed, and our cultural mores
perverted to the extent that the
objectification of women was
commonplace. There was no more
laughing left to do.
Berlusconi was an Italian
media tycoon who rose to prime
minister. The Italians loved to
laugh at Bersculoni much like many
Americans enjoy laughing at Trump.
Ethics of Communication
Professor Fabio Binarelli echoes
Merellis sentiments: Trump is not
a joke his program is alarming
he is a wealthy, extravagant man who
would govern (the United States) as
a private corporation. He constantly
claims that he will make America great
again, but he forgets to tell people that
he wants this for few.
Many Italians are watching
America as a country headed down a
treacherous path they have already
traveled.
In general, the U.S. election process
is appreciated here. Binarelli expressed
appreciation for the passion and
popularity of the United States but said
he was concerned with the influence of
big money in the campaigns.
I find Americans election process
very intriguing, he said. Of course,
United States politics has a strong
impact on international balance,
so I hope that Americans will vote
responsibly.
Italian businessman Alessandro
Guidice also expressed his concerns
over the large amount of money on the
American campaign trail.

Word Around

BAKER:

graphic by Maria Echeverry

The expensiveness of the election

process raises strong barriers to the
emergence of independent candidates,
Guidice said. Access to fundraising
is crucial, and connections with the
establishment are very important.
The longevity of family dynasties like
the Kennedy, the Bush and the Clinton
shows how important it is being part
of the mechanism.
This year, money has obviously
had an impact in the primaries as
two extremely wealthy candidates
from each party are now the frontrunners. The power grip of money
in our elections seems to deter wellintentioned candidates.
We tend to take for granted our
free ability to elect leaders, something
Italians do not. In Italy, the last three
prime ministers were not elected
through a vote because of a call to
overhaul electoral law.
Dont think about that like a
dictatorship, its more like a broadbased government, Binarelli said.
Nevertheless, this is a pretty unusual

Do you think BU needs a

new recreation center?

situation and surely its a case of

suspended democracy.
Merelli warns of the dangers of a
potential President Trump.
Dont let Trump troll his way to the
presidential candidacy, she said.
Guidice also expressed his concern
over the Republican Partys track so far.
I am very surprised that the GOP is
failing to support a credible candidate,
he said. It seems they are going to
waste a great opportunity to elect
an effective President in a race with
no incumbent, and if Trump gets the
nomination, this might even question
the near future of the party.
Even if you are one of the many
people who view Donald Trump as
intelligent, consider the responsibility
you have as an American voter to elect
a candidate who will be seen as a team
player among world leaders.
We Americans have power over
what happens within that time. We
have the power to research, the power
to vote and the power to educate
others.

Taylor Schley EDITOR

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Mission Statement

Id be heavily in favor of
that because if you want
to go play basketball, its
limited to when the teams
are (not) practicing.

Oh, absolutely. I think it

would benefit not only
the student-athletes
but the general student
population.

Im pretty OK with it. I

would be curious what
they would include in the
rec center.

MATT HAMM

CAITLIN MODESETt

TAYLOR FICKE

junior

sophomore

freshman

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Emoji literacy is a thing. Emoji

comes from the two Japanese words of e
picture + moji letter, character.
Emojis are actual letters and are
updated in the computer systems
Unicode industry standard. Emojis are
becoming more a part of our language
usage. They are not a passing fad.

TOP 5 EMOJIS

Smirking
face

Smiling face
with heartshaped eyes

Grimacing
face

Heavy red
heart

Astonished
Face

Information
desk person

Disappointed
but relieved
face

Face with
look of
triumph

Tired Face

Grinning
face with
smiling eyes

Face with OK
gesture

Person
raising both
hands in
celebration

Sleepy
face

Person
with folded
hands

POSSIBLE FUTURE EMOJIS

COMING SOON WITH NEW UPDATES

Sneezing
face

Nauseated
face

FingersCrossed Lying face

Drooling
face

Shrug

Pregnant
woman

Selfie

RECENTLY ADDED EMOJIS

JUNE 2015, UNICODE 8.0

Man in
tuxedo

Rolling on
the floor
laughing

Emojis are typically added with each Unicode update

which happens generally every year
http://emojipedia.org

http://www.buzzfeed.com/

http://emojipedia.org/

WHEN WORDS ARENT ENOUGH, SHOULD YOU USE EMOJIS?

Bailey Conklin
STAFF WRITER
Sometimes, words just arent enough.
People in the 90s could only go so far with
capital letters on a small little screen. There had
to be a better way.
That better way was irst created with
clever constructions of colons and parentheses.
Then soon enough, iPhones and Androids
brought forth actual emojis. A semicolon
followed by a closed parenthesis proved to
be way less effective when people gained
the option to use a little yellow face with a
lirtatious wink and smile instead.
Not all emojis are so clear in meaning,
though, and just like any picture, different
people can get a different interpretation about
what these mean.
The Washington Post recently covered a
story of a 12-year-old girl who was charged
with threatening her school after she made an

Instagram post that included gun, bomb and

knife emojis.
A different case in New York City recently
involved whether a police oficer emoji and a gun
was considered a true threat to police.
There isnt a clear line to say what is
appropriate and inappropriate when it comes to
little symbols on ones phone. This is only creating
more and more dificult decisions to igure out what
separates a threatening emoji combination from a
perfectly innocent one. On one hand, a student in
class could post a tweet with a skull emoji followed
with a gun and simply mean that he is dying of
boredom in class, but a fellow student in that class
could see that tweet and consider it as a threat.
Text messaging can cause
miscommunication in the irst place, because
readers cant always decipher the tone of a
sender. Users are able to create a certain type of

tone with the help of emojis. For example, you

may be trying to keep a conversation alive, but
all you can come up with are one word replies.
If you throw in a crying-tears-of-laughter-face
emoji or a sassy-woman-dancing-in-a-red-dress
emoji, you seem more upbeat and somehow
more involved in the conversation.
Facebook has added emojis to join the
like button, so you can show just how a story
affected you, whether it made you sad (sad
face), or angry (mad face). This feedback tool
was added partly because Facebook saw how
the comment section of certain YouTube videos
created mean and nasty comments and decided
to combat it with emojis.
So this is where we stand. Middle schoolers
are being charged with threatening schools
with pictures. In order to seem engaged in a
conversation, I need to add a little picture to

reafirm what I am saying, and Im supposed to

pick a smiley face or a frowny face to give my
opinion.
Yes, people need to be educated on the
unexpected ways that what they post can be
interpreted by others, but shouldnt common
sense already take care of that? Internet trolls
will still choose to be mean because chances are
theyve been doing it for a while and they arent
going to stop now.
Its unclear where the future of emojis is
heading, but both user interpretations and court
decisions will continue to evolve as the text
message keyboards change. Maybe we will see
stricter use of emojis in statuses and posts on
social media. Maybe laws and statutes need to be
put in place to keep emoji threats to a minimum.
As of now, it is hard to say what is right and
wrong to post when words arent enough.

w ord a round B aker

Face With
Tears of
Joy

MISUNDERSTOOD EMOJIS
OFFICIAL NAMES

http://emojipedia.org/unicode-8.0/

The cat with the

heart eyes or the
salsa lady because
people arent used
to it and its
surprising. The
regular heart eyes
is too mainstream.

I really like the

unicorn emoji,
but I can never
use it in a casual
conversation. They
added it and it made
my heart so happy.

I dont use emojis

because I have an
Android. If I used
them, I would use
the death face or
the sigh face if
were talking about
how hard school is
-- or the laughing
crying face.

Rhianna Becker
Freshman

Ashley Riniker
Senior

Tyler Sliva
Junior

What is your favorite emoji?

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BOTH THE MENS AND WOMENS TRACK TEAMS TOOK

FIRST IN THE BAKER RELAYS. Josh Peck earned the Heart

Baker football players TUCKER PAULEY AND TYRELL EVERETT COMPETED IN

THE GLOBE BOWL April 1-3 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Pauley and Everett not
only played in an all-star game, but also competed in a Pro Day Scouting Combine.

mens outdoor eld Athlete of the Week for his performance.

3
4
5

Basketball players TAYLOR CHASE, ERICKA SIMPSON, MACY

WALLISCH, JAMI HODGE AND CJ BOLTON WERE NAMED 2016

NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES for Baker. To be nominated, athletes must
be at least a junior with a minimum GPA of 3.5.

IN THE FINAL WINTER STANDINGS, BAKER ENDED 16TH IN THE

2015-16 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS CUP. Baker is third in the Heart

behind Benedictine and MNU.

The mens and womens golf teams competed in the Mike Fluff Cowan
Invitational. CHRISTIAN BICKLEY FINISHED IN FIFTH PLACE AND

ON THE WOMENS SIDE LINDSEY MATEER TIED FOR FOURTH.

Seniors Tucker Pauley and Tyrell Everett receive the defensive play call in a game
against Benedictine College on Sept. 26. The two players recently traveled to
the East Coast to play in a Pro Day Souting Combine. | Photo by Khadijah Lane

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THINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT BAKER ATHLETICS

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Nathalia Barr

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

AUSTIN BASS LEADS THE WILDCATS WITH A .398 BATTING AVERAGE and
CHARLIE COLEMAN is second at .378.
MACY WALLISCH WAS NAMED A 2015-16 NAIA HONORABLE MENTION
ALL-AMERICAN. Wallisch ended her career a three-time Heart Defensive Player
of the Year.

OLIVIA BREES RANKS SECOND IN NAIA PITCHERS IN STRIKEOUTS. Brees

has struck out 183 batters in 25 games. The Wildcats are 24-19 overall.

BAKER DANCE AND CHEER TEAMS ARE COMPETING THIS WEEKEND AT

NATIONALS in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both teams need to score in the top ve

to advance to the nals.

THE BAKER BOWLING TEAM ENDED ITS SEASON AT THE U.S. BOWLING
CONGRESS SECTIONALS, placing seventh out of eight teams. Individually,

Mackenzie Mitchell placed 20th.

Senior Austin Bass has seven extra base hits so far this season with two
doubles, three triples and two home runs. | Photo by Khadijah Lane.

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HOME PRIDE

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Baker freshman Gloria Mares approaches the finish line at the Baker Relays April 2 at Liston Stadium. Mares finished second in the
womens 400-meter dash. Photo by Lexi Loya.

Track teams take first at Baker Relays

Nathalia Barr
STAFF WRITER
The 75th annual Baker Relays at
Liston Stadium resulted in first-place
finishes for both the BU men and
womens track and field teams on
Saturday.
As coach Pitts said, it always feels
good to defend your backyard, senior
Jordan Miller said.
The mens team finished with
162.5 total points, while MidAmerica
Nazarene University finished second
with 133 total points. The womens
team finished with 152 points, also
defeating MNU. Both teams had
numerous athletes earn top-five
finishes.
Joshua Peck took first in the
hammer throw with 47.9 meters and

first in the discus throw with 50.7

meters. Peck also took second in shot
put. Jesse Austin took second in the
hammer throw and discus throw and
third in shot put.
In pole vault, Matt Bush took
second place, and teammates Seth
Ahart and Garrett Howland tied for
third.
Greg Henning took second in long
jump with a mark of 6.72 meters.
In the womens field events, Miller
took home three top-five finishes.
Miller earned first in discus throw
with a mark of 40.73 meters. Miller
also took second in shot put and fifth
in the hammer throw.
I had many throws that just
clicked, Miller said. I want to end
this season having thrown personal
bests in each event, especially since

its my final season.

In pole vault, Kendal Holloman
took first place, clearing 3.23 meters.
The mens 4x800 meter relay
team finished first with a time of
8:15.79. In the 4x100 meter relay,
the men took second, just shy of
Gracelands relay team.
Daniel Rivera finished first in the
1,600-meter race walk and third in
the 5,000-meter race walk.
Dayshawn Berndt ran a 50.25
second 400-meter dash for a secondplace finish.
The women also had several firstplace finishes on the track.
Brenda McCollum took first
in both the 5,000-meter and
1,600-meter race walk with times of
26:17.60 and 8:21.17 respectively.
Caitlin Apollo finished third in both

Tennis teams roll into April

LEVI BLAYLOCK
STAFF WRITER
Both the mens and womens tennis
teams swept Hesston College Saturday,
marking 11 straight victories for
the men, while the women bounced
back from two close losses to Kansas
Wesleyan and Tabor.
We kind of expected to be successful
coming into the season, head coach Joe
Ahmadian said of the men. We knew we
were going to have a lot of talent.
One player, Spartak Rahachou,
excited Ahmadian in particular, as the
teams No. 1 singles player and ranked
fifth in the NAIA individually.
We thought we were going to have
him last year, but he suffered an injury
and was unable to play, Ahmadian said.
We got him a medical redshirt so he
could play this year, and he has added to

the level of talent we already have.

Rahachou defeated Hesston Colleges
Riley Kingsley in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2,
and also won a doubles match alongside
Taylor Ficke, 8-4. All of the Wildcats
top six men won their single matches in
straight sets, while the other three Baker
competitors each won their one-set
matches. They also swept the doubles
matches, to which Ahmadian gives credit
to the team chemistry.
How well the guys get along coupled
with how hard they work for each other
really spells out a successful season,
Ahmadian said.
The womens sweep was headed by
the Wildcats No. 1 player, junior Jamie
Myers. She is the oldest member of the
team, with no seniors and no fellow
juniors. It has taken time for the team to
jell, according to Ahmadian.
At this point, we are just trying to

develop experience, Ahmadian said. A

lot of the womens side is just learning
how to deal with failure at times, and
to get better from their losses. I try to
preach to the girls not to have too much
of a short-term outlook, to look more at
the bigger picture.
Even with such a young roster on
the womens side, he believes Myers has
provided great insight and leadership
based on her past experience with the
team.
Her first year, we werent all that
strong, so she knows how to deal with
disappointing losses, Ahmadian said.
She really gives the other women the
right perspective and allows them to
move on.
With the men and women achieving
different levels of success, Ahmadian still
has the same goals set for each team as
they head to the end of the season.

race walk competitions.

Rosie Hollis took first in the
3,000-meter steeplechase with a time
of 12:26.43. Alex Garbarino-Herman
finished first in the 100-meter
hurdles with a time of 15.21 seconds,
and teammate Killebrew took third.
In the 400-meter hurdles, GarbarinoHerman took second place.
Gloria Mares took second in the
400-meter dash right behind MNUs
Victoria Marshall.
The track and field teams
will travel to compete at Ottawa
University on April 8.
I saw so many fellow Baker
students who came and supported
us, Miller said of the BU meet. I
think it just kind of gave us a spark
that will carry into our next several
meets.

Doubles partners Jaimie Myers and Morgan

Francis high-five in their match against
Hesston College. Photo by Khadijah Lane

If we just worry about getting

better and fighting for every point we
can, there is a good chance the results
will come with that focused mindset,
Ahmadian said.
The Wildcats on both sides will host
Graceland University at noon Saturday.

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APRIl 8, 2016

Victor Hughes and Colby Crank | Graphic by Taylor Schley

Wrestling ends with two national champions

and three All-Americans
Nathalia barr
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
For the first time in program history, Baker
wrestling ended the 2016 NAIA National
Championships with two national champions
and three All-Americans.
Both 157-pound Colby Crank and
149-pound Victor Hughes won their
respective weight divisions.
In the finals, No. 4 Crank defeated No.
2 Grant Henderson of Grand View in a 4-3
decision. No. 9 Hughes beat No. 3 Tyler
Cowger from Southern Oregon in a 4-3
decision as well.
To share that moment with coach Garcia
and my teammates, Crank said, was the
greatest feeling in the world.
Crank ended his career as a four-time AllAmerican.
The national tournament is such a grind,
and getting on the podium is really tough so
to be able to do it four times was awesome,
Crank said. I dont think I could have wrote
the ending any better to my career.

Hughes now has two All-American titles

under his belt.
Growing up (winning nationals) was
always one of my dreams, Hughes said. Its
really an indescribable feeling to win.
The only other Baker wrestler to win a
national title is 133-pound Bryce Shoemaker
in 2014.
As a team, Baker finished the tournament
tied for sixth place with 57.5 points. Connor
Middleton took fifth place in the 165-pound
division and earned his first All-American
title. Tyler Dickman and Kyler Atwood also
competed in the National Championships for
the Wildcats, but did not make it past the first
day of the tournament.
It starts with something special like this,
Garcia said. We keep doing what were doing
and well have more of that.
Crank believes this is the most successful
team he has ever been a part of, and he thinks
the success will carry on in years to come.
We performed a lot better than a lot of
people probably expected us to, so I hope it
can be a catalyst going forward, Crank said.

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Jami Hodge, Ericka Simpson, Taylor Chase and Macy Wallisch | Graphic by Taylor Schley

Women reach finals of national tournament

Jim Joyner
SPORTS EDITOR
The womens basketball team
finished its best season in program
history with a school-record
28 games and lost in the NAIA
national championship game to the
MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers. The
Wildcats finished the season as the No.
7 team in the NAIA, a program-high.
After winning four games in six
days, the Wildcats were 20 minutes
from winning the schools first team
national title. Baker shot 1-17 from the
field in the third quarter and scored

only two points, allowing the Pioneers

to take control of the lead and never
let go.
On their way to the NAIA national
title game, the Wildcats beat the No.
12 Columbia College Cougars, the No.
5 Shawnee State Bears, the No. 13
Lewis-Clark State Warriors and the No.
19 Benedictine College Ravens.
The Baker women beat every team
on their schedule at least once this
season except for MNU. Although they
lost twice to the Heart of America
Athletic Conference regular-season
champion Central Methodist Eagles,
the Wildcats beat CMU in the Heart

semifinals. Baker also lost to Columbia

College in November and avenged that
with a win in the national tournament.
The graduating seniors are the
winningest class in Baker womens
basketball history. The Wildcats were
96-38 over the past four seasons, won
the 2013-14 Heart regular season title,
won at least 20 games in every season
and made the first three NAIA national
tournaments in school history.
Ericka Simpson and Macy Wallisch
moved into the top two spots in games
played in a Wildcat uniform, and
Wallisch owns the record for blocks
(326) and rebounds (902).

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April 8, 2016

Chris Grubb Memorial Concert:

The Blues Brothers Cruise Again

Parrs last concert to feature his past and present students
Sarah Baker

Photo courtesy of Frank Perez

ASSISTANT EDITOR
This years Chris Grubb Memorial
Jazz Concert, titled The Blues
Brothers Cruise Again, will be jazzing
up April with many surprises, guest
artists and quite a lot of jazz. The
concert will feature the Baker Jazz
Ensemble, its director J.D. Parr on
saxophone, two alumni from the
popular 10-piece Kansas City jazz
band Four Fried Chickens and a Coke
and two local performers portraying
the Blues Brothers.
I dont want to make a big deal
out of this, retiring Director of Jazz
Ensemble J.D. Parr said. But it could
draw a few people to the concert,
for the sympathy vote. Its my last
concert as jazz band director. Ive
been thinking about it a lot over the
year, thinking I need to do something
special. But then I had that
opportunity to have Ken Peplowski
here, one of the worlds greatest
clarinetist. I couldnt top that.
This annual spring jazz concert
is in memory of one of Parrs late
students, Chris Grubb, a saxophone
player who died while at Baker in
the 1980s. Grubbs name now lives
on through an endowed scholarship
which is awarded to a saxophone
player in the Baker Jazz Ensemble each
year. Donations to the Chris Grubb
Memorial Scholarship fund will be
accepted at the door of the Thursday,
April 14, concert commencing at 7:30
p.m. in Rice Auditorium.
Parr may not top last semesters
concert, but he is setting up his last
concert with the Jazz Ensemble to be a
memorable one.
After 33 years of teaching jazz to
Baker students, many of his students
have passed through his office seeking
his guidance and knowledge.

J.D. Parr directs the Baker band during an NAIA national tournament basketball game in March.

Alumnus Ken Richardson, 91, and

Doug Oswald, 90, are among the list
of those students. After graduation,
they went on to be founding members
of Four Fried Chickens and a Coke.
The name of the band originates
from a scene in the 1980 film The
Blues Brothers when John Belushis
character, Jake, asks a waitress, played
by Aretha Franklin, for four fried
chickens and a coke.
This fits with the bands style
of the Blues Brothers era of music,
remade famous rock n roll hits from
the 1970s.
Thinking more about this concert,
Parr thought back to one of the Four
Fried Chickens and a Coke shows
that he attended a few years ago and
got an idea.
They had a big springtime
Saturday afternoon celebration, and
there were these two guys who arrived
in this car that was identical to [Blues

Brothers movie] car. They just parked

it there and sat out on the hood of
the car drinking beer acting cool all
afternoon long . . . So when I was
arranging this concert, I asked Ken,
Would those two guys that hang out at
your concerts be interested? . . . Weve
been in contact with them and they
want to come out too.
These two men, whom Parr only
knows as the Blues Brothers because
they wont tell him their real names,
will dance and sing along with the
bands during a few numbers.
Some of the songs that will be
featured are jazzy rock n roll classics,
like Respect, Jailhouse Rock, Twist
and Shout and, of course, the Blues
Brothers theme song Cant Turn You
Loose.
Junior Lora Finley plays saxophone
and has been a part of the Baker Jazz
Ensemble since her second semester
of her freshman year. This year she

will sing Jailhouse Rock with the

ensemble, a song she knows well. She
is optimistic the night should have
plenty of entertainment.
She thinks this concert is going to
be fun, that the guest artists are really
interesting and it will all make for a
great concert.
Junior Madison Wendt has been
singing with the Jazz Ensemble since
her freshman year and will be singing
a few songs this year, including
Respect, by Aretha Franklin.
Wendt says she is definitely
a Blues Brothers fan. During her
freshman year, Wendt and another
singer performed Soul Man from the
Blues Brothers in the iconic sunglasses
and black jackets, because Parr
couldnt find a male singer.
Because of Parrs decision to retire,
Wendt feels as though this concert is
slightly bittersweet.
It is going to be really sad for me
(when Parr retires), Wendt said. Its
always been a dream of mine to sing
jazz music with a jazz ensemble, and
I never thought that I would get the
chance to do that. He is the reason
that I get to. Im gonna miss him . . .
It is going to be different, and we are
going to miss having him around the
department.
Parr plans to leave on a high
note with this concert and admits
that there is a possibility of a few
unexpected performances.
There could be some surprises
that night, Parr said, alluding to his
surprise accordion appearance at last
semesters concert. Its not going to
be classy or sophisticated, it is just
going to be fun. Were not trying to
make anybody think, were just trying
to have a good time . . . There are
plenty of serious concerts going on
here, so might as well have one that is
nothing but smiles and joy.

Recital to highlight talented student musicians

Each April, the Department of

Music and Theatre hosts an Honors
Recital which features some of
Bakers strongest and most talented
instrumentalists and vocalists.
To participate in the Honors
Recital, a student does not have
to be a music major, or even an
upperclassman, but they need to
perform in one forum in the fall and
one in the spring. Students also need

to be nominated by their studio

teachersome main, full-time faculty
members or applied lesson adjuncts.
After students are nominated,
they then must audition for a spot in
the recital. Each year the number of
students selected varies from seven
to 12. This year, eight students were
chosen to participate in the Honors
Recital.
It is really open to anyone who

works hard in their lessons and

shows a certain level of skill on their
instrument, Assistant Professor of
Music Marci Zeigler said.
Each student is given 10 minutes to
perform, making the concert about 80
minutes long.
Instrumentalists will usually
do one work, maybe with multiple
movements, Zeigler said. Singers
usually sing two songs, maybe

contrasting pieces.
Some of the students participating
are also giving their own recitals
later on this semester and can use
this opportunity to practice for those
recitals.
On the day after the Chris Grubb
Memorial Jazz Concert, the selected
musicians will perform in the Honors
Recital at 7:30 p.m., on April 15, in
McKibbin Recital Hall.

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The Baker Orange | Entertainment

Theater production of
Dont Dress for Dinner
to offer relief in midst of finals
The Baker University Department of Music
and Theatre will present the farce Dont
Dress for Dinner, written by Marc Camoletti,
during the last week of April. The play is
the continuing story of the main characters
from the spring 2013 production of Boeing!
Boeing! which starred Dante Simmons and
Jesse Miller when they were freshmen.
Instructor of Theatre Patti Heiman is the
director of Dont Dress for Dinner. Knowing
she liked the playwright, she selected this play
without the knowledge that it is a continuation
of the characters from Boeing! Boeing!
Dont Dress for Dinner will keep to the
same style and themes as its predecessor:
shenanigans, infidelity, narrow-misses and oneliners.
Tom Heiman, design and technical director,
said that the show is convoluted and fast-paced.
He said that parts of the show remind him of
Abbott and Costellos Whos on First routine.
Were very confident that this group can
pull this off, Tom Heiman said. We have a
very strong cast . . . It has a very complex and
contrived plot.
Tom Heiman said that they had to buy a new
couch for this play.
Its crazy. Weve bought a new couch

Photo by Hannah Schaake

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Music & Art

in brief

Director of Jazz Ensemble J.D. Parr will be retiring at

the end of this semester after many years of teaching in
the Department of Music and Theatre.
An Argentinian Tango Recital will feature performers
from Argentina at 3:30 p.m. on April 30 in McKibbin
Recital Hall.
KSHSAA 1A State Music Festival, a statewide
instrumental and vocal competition, will be hosted by the
Department of Music and Theatre all day on April 23.
A Trombone Workshop Concert will be held at 4:30
p.m. on April 16 at Baldwin First United Methodist Church
following a day of trombone workshops.

Upcoming Student Recitals

Theater alumna Ashley Payne and current senior Dante
Simmons in Boeing! Boeing! in the spring of 2013.

because we knew that this one wouldnt stand

up to the amount of times that theyll be tossed
over it, he said.
Still a few weeks away, this production will
fall on the last week of April, two weeks before
finals.
This is the perfect show to come to take
your mind off finals, Tom Heiman said. You can
just leave your thinking caps at home.
The production will run April 28, 29 and 30
at 7:30 p.m. in Rice Auditorium and will conclude
with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May 1.

Emily Elliott, soprano, &

Trevon Waddle, trumpet, Junior Recital
3:30 p.m. | April 24 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Ryan Bearrick, tenor, Senior Recital
7:30 p.m. | April 26 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Aubrey Eicher, flute, Senior Recital
5:30 p.m. | April 29 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Amanda Conrade, viola, &
Lora Finley, soprano, Junior Recital
7:30 p.m. | May 1 | McKibbin Recital Hall
Chelsey Mann, clarinet, Junior Recital
3:30 p.m. | May 7 | McKibbin Recital Hall

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Parting Shot
Sami Jett, Sarah Herron and Macy Mock tied up their hammocks and kicked up their feet in an effort to enjoy the spring weather.
Photo by Khadijah Lane.