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otterbein university thursday, sept. 23, 2010 vol. 92, issue 2 www.otterbein360.com

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Lady Cards set to take onCedarville 8

Incognito cops pursue underage drinking 4

Junior combats new-year awkwardness 2

Professor’s book has reviewers psyched 5

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COVER PHOTO BY JAYME DETWEILER

Britany Byers Editor-in-Chief

Lindsey Hobbs News Editor

Laina Thompson Assistant News Editor

Hannah Ullom Opinion Editor

Mike Cirelli Arts & Entertainment Editor

Austin Walsh Sports Editor

assistant editors Josh Adkins

Patricia BegazoTroy Foor

Shannon Snodgrass

contributing staffMonica BegazoFallon ForbushDom PorrettaLindsay Vilga

contact(614) 823-1159

[email protected] & Cardinal

Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH 43081

advertising For advertising information, contact Jessica Miller at (614) 823-1159 or by e-mail at [email protected].

policies The views expressed on this page do not necessarily refl ect the views of the faculty and administration of Otterbein University. Opinions expressed in signed columns are those of the writer and not of the newspaper staff. Positions in unsigned editorials represent a consensus of the editorial staff. The fi rst copy of the Tan & Cardinal is free to the public. Each additional copy is $0.50, and pay-ment can be made at the offi ce at 33 Collegeview, Westerville, OH 43081. Offenders will be prosecuted.

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Please keep your letter to 300 words or less. It is at the discretion of the Tan & Car-dinal staff as to whether or not the letter will be published. Letters attacking an individual will not be accepted.

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Leah Driscoll Copyeditor

Jayme Detweiler Photography Editor

Kristen Sapp Assistant Photography Editor

Jessica Miller Business Manager

Sarah Douglas Web Editor

FIERCE FOREHAND: Kylie Hammons, the women’s tennis team’s only senior, prepares for her last season with the Cards.

Introvert offers advice to survive SeptemberThe start of another school year brings countless new faces and situations, but one junior provides encouragement

LEAH DRISCOLL IS A JUNIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS A COPYEDITOR FOR THE t&c.

If social awkwardness were a disease, I would have been diagnosed years ago. And socially, this is a

critical time of the school year. Whether you’re a

freshman getting settled in a dorm or a senior living off campus, September is

when you come face to face with

the most new people, from class-mates and professors to friends of friends. So naturally, this is a time when complete social ineptitude (more politely known as intro-version) becomes crippling. This time of year, there are strangers everywhere. It’s like an entire parade of unfamiliar faces, most of which are smiling impossibly cheerfully, still caught in the energizing freshness of a brand new school year. Maybe you’re one of those smiling faces, completely psyched to be mingling, meeting and greeting. Or maybe you’re like me, frozen somewhere between the desire to kindle new friendships and the need to hide yourself in the nearest bomb shelter to avoid having to put yourself out there and risk look-ing like the world’s biggest idiot. According to the Myers & Briggs Foundation, famous for its personality test, introverts make up just less than half of the population. So it’s easy to feel like a freak of nature while

seemingly everyone is convincing you that parties and embarrass-ing ice breakers will be fun when just the thought makes you want to drown in a pool of your own nervous tears. But there are ways to survive. I know this because I’m not dead yet. First, you need to understand yourself. Merriam-Webster de-fi nes introversion as “the state of or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one’s own men-tal life,” which means that there’s a whole lot of thinking, analyzing and second guessing going on up in the cranial area. That could be why you fi nd yourself afraid to speak without

fi rst planning out what you’re going to say. That could also be why certain social situations make you want to get swallowed into a black hole. Sometimes, you just need space to breathe, be alone and iron out your problems. And most importantly, don’t feel badly about needing to take this time. It’s actually pretty normal. Then, you have to put these needs into action. Go for a drive. Go for a walk. Take a nap. I’ve found that sleep is a beautiful sedative. After wak-ing from a successful nap, I’m too mellow to obsessively dissect my entire social life. But keep in mind that not every situation that appears

terrifying on the outside will actually live up to your fears. I’ve discovered that on some nights when I’m feeling the most anti-social, the bravest and best thing I can do is to say “yes.” It’s led to some truly fantastic, indescrib-ably hilarious times. Extroverts: I know it must be tiresome. You want to have fun in big groups, fi nagle some hook-ups and then wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy. And we introverts are wet blankets, sticks in the mud and whatever other term for “lame-o” you can think of. But forcing us to do things is never going to improve matters. Taking us to a party or event where there are a ton of strang-

ers and a high probability of being separated from friends is equivalent to dropping us off in hell and being like, “I’ll pick you up in an hour.” OK, thanks. What’s needed here is a little bit of give and take. Introverts: Take some chanc-es by agreeing to step out of your comfort zone; your extro-verted friends really are trying to help. Extroverts: Understand that your shy friends can only take so much before needing to recharge. As Vanilla Ice would say, “stop, collaborate and listen” to each other. Meeting somewhere in the middle is the best way to avoid getting annoyed with friends for things mostly out of their control. So it’s a new year. Get out there and meet people, but take a breather when you start to day-dream fondly about that bomb shelter. Learn to balance what you want with what you need. And have the courage to forgive yourself for saying stupid things. Because social awkwardness isn’t a disease — it’s a lifestyle. Embrace it.

PANIC ROOM: New classes and people can make an introvert want to hide, but awkwardness is rarely fatal.

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PHOTO BY JAYME DETWEILER

LEAH DRISCOLL

&CongratulationsCongratulations to Andrew Henderson for winning Best Opinion Writing for the 2010 Ohio SPJ Awards.

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opinion

COVER PHOTO BY JAYME DETWEILER

Britany Byers Editor-in-Chief

Lindsey Hobbs News Editor

Laina Thompson Assistant News Editor

Hannah Ullom Opinion Editor

Mike Cirelli Arts & Entertainment Editor

Austin Walsh Sports Editor

assistant editors Josh Adkins

Patricia BegazoTroy Foor

Shannon Snodgrass

contributing staffMonica BegazoFallon ForbushDom PorrettaLindsay Vilga

contact(614) 823-1159

[email protected] & Cardinal

Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH 43081

advertising For advertising information, contact Jessica Miller at (614) 823-1159 or by e-mail at [email protected].

policies The views expressed on this page do not necessarily refl ect the views of the faculty and administration of Otterbein University. Opinions expressed in signed columns are those of the writer and not of the newspaper staff. Positions in unsigned editorials represent a consensus of the editorial staff. The fi rst copy of the Tan & Cardinal is free to the public. Each additional copy is $0.50, and pay-ment can be made at the offi ce at 33 Collegeview, Westerville, OH 43081. Offenders will be prosecuted.

t&c editorial staff&

The T&C staff would love to hear from you. Write a Letter to the Editor and tell us what you’re thinking. Letters to the editor are letters responding to a writer or an article published in the Tan & Cardinal.

Please keep your letter to 300 words or less. It is at the discretion of the Tan & Car-dinal staff as to whether or not the letter will be published. Letters attacking an individual will not be accepted.

Letters must include the author’s fi rst and last name, signature, phone number, address and affi liation to Otterbein University.

Andrea EvansCopyeditor

Leah Driscoll Copyeditor

Jayme Detweiler Photography Editor

Kristen Sapp Assistant Photography Editor

Jessica Miller Business Manager

Sarah Douglas Web Editor

FIERCE FOREHAND: Kylie Hammons, the women’s tennis team’s only senior, prepares for her last season with the Cards.

Introvert offers advice to survive SeptemberThe start of another school year brings countless new faces and situations, but one junior provides encouragement

LEAH DRISCOLL IS A JUNIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR AND IS A COPYEDITOR FOR THE t&c.

If social awkwardness were a disease, I would have been diagnosed years ago. And socially, this is a

critical time of the school year. Whether you’re a

freshman getting settled in a dorm or a senior living off campus, September is

when you come face to face with

the most new people, from class-mates and professors to friends of friends. So naturally, this is a time when complete social ineptitude (more politely known as intro-version) becomes crippling. This time of year, there are strangers everywhere. It’s like an entire parade of unfamiliar faces, most of which are smiling impossibly cheerfully, still caught in the energizing freshness of a brand new school year. Maybe you’re one of those smiling faces, completely psyched to be mingling, meeting and greeting. Or maybe you’re like me, frozen somewhere between the desire to kindle new friendships and the need to hide yourself in the nearest bomb shelter to avoid having to put yourself out there and risk look-ing like the world’s biggest idiot. According to the Myers & Briggs Foundation, famous for its personality test, introverts make up just less than half of the population. So it’s easy to feel like a freak of nature while

seemingly everyone is convincing you that parties and embarrass-ing ice breakers will be fun when just the thought makes you want to drown in a pool of your own nervous tears. But there are ways to survive. I know this because I’m not dead yet. First, you need to understand yourself. Merriam-Webster de-fi nes introversion as “the state of or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one’s own men-tal life,” which means that there’s a whole lot of thinking, analyzing and second guessing going on up in the cranial area. That could be why you fi nd yourself afraid to speak without

fi rst planning out what you’re going to say. That could also be why certain social situations make you want to get swallowed into a black hole. Sometimes, you just need space to breathe, be alone and iron out your problems. And most importantly, don’t feel badly about needing to take this time. It’s actually pretty normal. Then, you have to put these needs into action. Go for a drive. Go for a walk. Take a nap. I’ve found that sleep is a beautiful sedative. After wak-ing from a successful nap, I’m too mellow to obsessively dissect my entire social life. But keep in mind that not every situation that appears

terrifying on the outside will actually live up to your fears. I’ve discovered that on some nights when I’m feeling the most anti-social, the bravest and best thing I can do is to say “yes.” It’s led to some truly fantastic, indescrib-ably hilarious times. Extroverts: I know it must be tiresome. You want to have fun in big groups, fi nagle some hook-ups and then wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy. And we introverts are wet blankets, sticks in the mud and whatever other term for “lame-o” you can think of. But forcing us to do things is never going to improve matters. Taking us to a party or event where there are a ton of strang-

ers and a high probability of being separated from friends is equivalent to dropping us off in hell and being like, “I’ll pick you up in an hour.” OK, thanks. What’s needed here is a little bit of give and take. Introverts: Take some chanc-es by agreeing to step out of your comfort zone; your extro-verted friends really are trying to help. Extroverts: Understand that your shy friends can only take so much before needing to recharge. As Vanilla Ice would say, “stop, collaborate and listen” to each other. Meeting somewhere in the middle is the best way to avoid getting annoyed with friends for things mostly out of their control. So it’s a new year. Get out there and meet people, but take a breather when you start to day-dream fondly about that bomb shelter. Learn to balance what you want with what you need. And have the courage to forgive yourself for saying stupid things. Because social awkwardness isn’t a disease — it’s a lifestyle. Embrace it.

PANIC ROOM: New classes and people can make an introvert want to hide, but awkwardness is rarely fatal.



LEAH DRISCOLL

&CongratulationsCongratulations to Andrew Henderson for winning Best Opinion Writing for the 2010 Ohio SPJ Awards.

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Otterbein is known for its well-qualifi ed faculty and staff, and one such staff member has risen above the rest to be award-ed Administrator of the Year. Harriet “Niki” Fayne, dean of the School of Professional Studies and interim dean of the graduate school at Otterbein, was named Educational Administra-tor of the Year by the Educa-tional Offi ce Professionals of Ohio (EOPO). The EOPO is an organiza-tion that promotes professional growth of offi ce personnel in Ohio. They hold conferences and award administrative staff that have made an impact in educa-tion. Any member of the EOPO can nominate a currently em-ployed educational administrator based on his or her contributions to education. Fayne’s main interests in edu-cation include urban education and preparing teachers for urban schools. Fayne has spoken at many lo-cal and state conferences as well as developed a website for the Ohio Resource Center to address adolescent literacy in special needs academic areas.

Fayne has been with the Ot-terbein community for 30 years. Her fi rst position at Otterbein was director of the Reading/Study Center. She also previously held the positions of chair of the Educa-tion Department as well as asso-ciate dean of Academic Affairs. In her position at Otterbein, Fayne oversees the departments of business, education, health and sports science, nursing and equine science. “Makes me really pleased ... I think it’s important to provide education,” said Fayne.

After being named Educa-tional Administrator of the Year, Fayne said, “I really appreciate it … administrative staff is the lifeblood of educational institu-tions.”

BY MONICA BEGAZOStaff Writer

Education Offi ce Professionals of Ohio honors one of OU’s ownDean wins for education effort AWARD-WINNING: Fayne developed a website for adolescent literacy in special needs academic areas.


News briefs from around campusIN THE NEWS

Energy audit Otterbein is currently un-dergoing an energy audit of 18 campus houses. The Columbia Gas of Ohio energy savings program, Home Performance Solutions, is test-ing the houses to determine energy effi ciency as well as the safety of certain appliances. The audit costs $50 per house.

&OU good to GIs Otterbein University was re-cently named a Military Friendly School for 2010 by GI Jobs magazine. Out of 7,000 colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide, only 15 percent were selected for this honor. OU is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Consortium (SOC).

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“ I think it’s important to provide education.”

Harriet Fayne, Dean of the School of

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INFORMATION COMPILED BY LAINA THOMPSON

“Plain clothes” offi cers cited some underaged Otterbein students after getting them to admit they had been drinking

WPD dons disguises to catch minors


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COURTESY OF OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY

Don’t judge a book by its cover. It could cost you a day in court. The Westerville Division of Police (WPD) sent out “plain clothes” details this past week-end catching students consum-ing alcohol around campus.

According to Otterbein’s Director of Security Larry Ban-aszak, Security was not aware of the double-crossing partygoers despite the WPD and the Secu-rity Department’s close-working relationship. “Westerville has jurisdiction on college property … they’re 100 percent legally allowed to be on campus,” Banaszak said. “We have an agreement with the

City of Westerville that allows both agen-cies to kind of work

together in and out of their jurisdictions given certain parameters.” Jon Wagenman,

junior music and busi-ness double major, has

strong feelings about the undercover intrusions on students ’ social lives after

being at a party during orienta-tion weekend. “It’s a huge unrest,” Wagen-man said. “Walking around with red party cups, Solo cups … and pretending to drink out of them … following those students to the party and literally walking into the party and … then giving out minors and possessions at the parties … legally it makes sense, but is it actually right?” In a WPD report, Offi cer G. Franey recalls approaching an 18-year-old student this past weekend. “While working in plain clothes on the Otterbein campus … I observed a male that appeared to be intoxicated … I approached (the student) and told him to be careful because Otterbein Security was around the corner … I asked (the student) if he was 21 years old. He said he wasn’t and thanked me for warning him about security.” The encounter ended up leav-ing the student with a citation for underage consumption and underage possession of alcohol. According to Banaszak, Ot-terbein offi cers are also ready to practice at full capacity. All the offi cers have success-fully completed the Ohio Peace Offi cer Basic Training Program

and have passed the state certifi -cation exam. When the Security Depart-ment fully transitions, Otter-bein police could also give out citations to Westerville Mayor’s Court and arrest students just like the WPD. The offi cers would also have the discretion to refer students to the Otterbein judicial process. “ … Alcohol violations are serious misdemeanor violations. In the criminal world, students can be fi ned quite heavily and there can be a jail parameter to that,” Banaszak said. “American drinking in society, some of those are crimes.” This transition brings about serious consequences for the traditional campus parties that have gone on in the past. What are the students’ rights when this transition happens? Only under certain circum-stances can Otterbein police enter your room or property without a warrant. Banaszak said, “The individuals in our residence halls, our theme houses

and our Greek facilities have the same Fourth Amendment protections that we have in our private homes.” The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. The amendment specifi cally also requires search and arrest warrants be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. Wagenman said that the tightened security around cam-pus could hinder Otterbein’s reputation. A conversation about the university’s alcohol policy was started last school year by student trustees. Wagenman thinks that the tightened security will only push the students to fi ght administra-tion for a drinking policy for of-age students. “Students won’t tolerate this,” he said. “We don’t like this much police presence on our campus. This is defi nitely something that should come up in the Student Senate.”

BY FALLON FORBUSHContributing Writer

Editor’s NoteTo hear extended audio interviews with Director of Otterbein University Security, Larry Banaszak, and Jon Wagenman, visit www.otterbein360.com.

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1. 09/15 A student’s bike was stolen from the bike rack outside the front door of 25 W. Home St. between noon and 3:40 p.m.

2. 09/18 A student was caught with an open container in the parking lot of 100 W. Home St. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29.

3. 09/18 An underage Otterbein student was found walking near 58 W. Lincoln St. Police working in plain clothes approached him and warned him that the police were around. They told the student that they were students from The Ohio State Uni-versity and were looking for a party. The student told the cops that the only place to party that night was 58 W. Lincoln St. The police then identifi ed themselves. The stu-dent was given a portable breath test and blew a .03 percent. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29.

On the same night, another underage student was found by the police in plain clothes. The student was approached by the police and told to be careful because Ot-terbein Security was in the area. Police could detect alcohol on the student’s breath. The police then identifi ed themselves. The student was then given a portable breath test, blowing a .164 percent. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29. t&c

OU SECURITY REPORTAccording to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following

has been reported from September 18 through 22.

www.otterbein360.com | t&c |page 5thursday, sept. 23, 2010 | vol. 92, issue 2

arts & entertainmentProf describes experience writing novelPsychology professor Noam Shpancer wrote his bestselling novel, “The Good Psychologist,” “systematically”

BY MIKE CIRELLIArts & Entertainment Editor

Noam Shpancer’s recently published novel, “The Good Psychologist,” opens with the line, “The psychologist sits in his small offi ce, rests his elbows on his desk, buries his face in his hands and wishes that his four o’clock won’t show up.” Even though the novel is rooted in Shpancer’s life and experiences, the psychologist described in that sentence does not seem like the psychologist who wrote it. Shpancer, a psychology professor at Otterbein, is friendly and personable. He seems eager to engage in intellectual conversation, and in doing so is both attentive and articulate. He may have a relatively small offi ce, but it’s doubtful that he spends time there with his elbows on his desk or his head in his hands. More interesting than the placement of his limbs is Shpancer’s voice. Though he speaks gently and warmly, there’s a distinct steadiness that courses through it the way a skeleton holds up the soft skin of a human. The syntax in “The Good Psychologist” refl ects this balance. His prose is conversational and mellifl uous — perhaps even lyrical — but there’s also a sternness to it. The calm tone of the words is infl ected with a sort of cynical rapidity, as if the main character is so wrapped up in his thoughts and his profession that even his life must be narrated with a businesslike effi ciency. But Shpancer claims the character of the good

psychologist, who is not given a name and referred to solely as the good psychologist, is not based singularly on himself. “It’s built out of the materials of my world,” he said. “But it’s not an autobiography, and it’s not a documentary.” “The Good Psychologist” took Shpancer fi ve months to write. The writing process, which he described as systematic, involved him sitting down and banging out 1,000 words a day

“until the story arc was complete,” he said. “When I write, I believe in discipline. You have to sit down and write. You have to get to the place of the book,

and let the book tell itself. If the process of writing works, you become less of an inventor and more of a reporter.” The book, which Shpancer originally wrote in his native language, Hebrew, became a best-seller in Israel. He and his girlfriend translated the book into English and published it in the United States and British Commonwealth nations on Aug. 3, where it has raised the eyebrows of some esteemed critics. Mameve Medwed of The Boston Globe called the book “extraordinary” and said, “In this masterful debut, Shpancer offers his readers a rare privilege and a splendid gift.” But while “The Good Psychologist” is Shpancer’s breakthrough, it is not his debut. He also published a novel in Israel in 2005. Though the book fl opped, the experience “whet an appetite,” he said. Shpancer was born and raised in Israel. He wanted to be a soccer player when he was growing up, and he never really had any aspirations to write. Instead this hobby was explored when he was bedridden for a month in his 20s. Wanderlust drew Shpancer to the U.S. in 1985, but he decided to stay here to get an

education. He lived in New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Houston, Virginia, Indiana (where he earned his Ph.D. at Purdue University), New Hampshire and then fi nally Columbus in 1999. The fact that he never took any serious writing classes in college is surprising. Even when he speaks, ink is spilling from his mind’s pen. He constructed a beautiful simile on the spot while describing the process of writing “The Good Psychologist”: “It felt that the book became what it wanted to be. It’s a little bit like the difference between seeing a real fl ower and a plastic fl ower. They look the same, but there are some very essential qualities that separate them.” Even if Shpancer doesn’t come off as the jaded, fatigued and fearful psychologist described in the opening line of “The Good Psychologist,” the book’s overall voice — which speeds, slides, rolls and rings with authenticity and eloquence — is exclusively his own. t&c

“If the process of writing works, you become less of an inventor and more of a reporter.”

Noam Shpancer,professor of psychology

A NOVEL IDEA: Shpancer conceived the premise of his novel while sitting in his psycholog y office and wishing his next client wouldn’t show up.

PHOTO BY KRISTEN SAPP

Editor’s NoteFor a review of the movie “Easy A,” please visit our website at www.otterbein360.com.

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INFORMATION COMPILED BY LAINA THOMPSON

“Plain clothes” offi cers cited some underaged Otterbein students after getting them to admit they had been drinking

WPD dons disguises to catch minors


CAMPUS MAP

21

3

COURTESY OF OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY

Don’t judge a book by its cover. It could cost you a day in court. The Westerville Division of Police (WPD) sent out “plain clothes” details this past week-end catching students consum-ing alcohol around campus.

According to Otterbein’s Director of Security Larry Ban-aszak, Security was not aware of the double-crossing partygoers despite the WPD and the Secu-rity Department’s close-working relationship. “Westerville has jurisdiction on college property … they’re 100 percent legally allowed to be on campus,” Banaszak said. “We have an agreement with the

City of Westerville that allows both agen-cies to kind of work

together in and out of their jurisdictions given certain parameters.” Jon Wagenman,

junior music and busi-ness double major, has

strong feelings about the undercover intrusions on students ’ social lives after

being at a party during orienta-tion weekend. “It’s a huge unrest,” Wagen-man said. “Walking around with red party cups, Solo cups … and pretending to drink out of them … following those students to the party and literally walking into the party and … then giving out minors and possessions at the parties … legally it makes sense, but is it actually right?” In a WPD report, Offi cer G. Franey recalls approaching an 18-year-old student this past weekend. “While working in plain clothes on the Otterbein campus … I observed a male that appeared to be intoxicated … I approached (the student) and told him to be careful because Otterbein Security was around the corner … I asked (the student) if he was 21 years old. He said he wasn’t and thanked me for warning him about security.” The encounter ended up leav-ing the student with a citation for underage consumption and underage possession of alcohol. According to Banaszak, Ot-terbein offi cers are also ready to practice at full capacity. All the offi cers have success-fully completed the Ohio Peace Offi cer Basic Training Program

and have passed the state certifi -cation exam. When the Security Depart-ment fully transitions, Otter-bein police could also give out citations to Westerville Mayor’s Court and arrest students just like the WPD. The offi cers would also have the discretion to refer students to the Otterbein judicial process. “ … Alcohol violations are serious misdemeanor violations. In the criminal world, students can be fi ned quite heavily and there can be a jail parameter to that,” Banaszak said. “American drinking in society, some of those are crimes.” This transition brings about serious consequences for the traditional campus parties that have gone on in the past. What are the students’ rights when this transition happens? Only under certain circum-stances can Otterbein police enter your room or property without a warrant. Banaszak said, “The individuals in our residence halls, our theme houses

and our Greek facilities have the same Fourth Amendment protections that we have in our private homes.” The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. The amendment specifi cally also requires search and arrest warrants be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. Wagenman said that the tightened security around cam-pus could hinder Otterbein’s reputation. A conversation about the university’s alcohol policy was started last school year by student trustees. Wagenman thinks that the tightened security will only push the students to fi ght administra-tion for a drinking policy for of-age students. “Students won’t tolerate this,” he said. “We don’t like this much police presence on our campus. This is defi nitely something that should come up in the Student Senate.”

BY FALLON FORBUSHContributing Writer

Editor’s NoteTo hear extended audio interviews with Director of Otterbein University Security, Larry Banaszak, and Jon Wagenman, visit www.otterbein360.com.

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1. 09/15 A student’s bike was stolen from the bike rack outside the front door of 25 W. Home St. between noon and 3:40 p.m.

2. 09/18 A student was caught with an open container in the parking lot of 100 W. Home St. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29.

3. 09/18 An underage Otterbein student was found walking near 58 W. Lincoln St. Police working in plain clothes approached him and warned him that the police were around. They told the student that they were students from The Ohio State Uni-versity and were looking for a party. The student told the cops that the only place to party that night was 58 W. Lincoln St. The police then identifi ed themselves. The stu-dent was given a portable breath test and blew a .03 percent. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29.

On the same night, another underage student was found by the police in plain clothes. The student was approached by the police and told to be careful because Ot-terbein Security was in the area. Police could detect alcohol on the student’s breath. The police then identifi ed themselves. The student was then given a portable breath test, blowing a .164 percent. The student was ordered to appear in Westerville Mayor’s Court on Sept. 29. t&c

OU SECURITY REPORTAccording to the WPD and the Otterbein Security Log, the following

has been reported from September 18 through 22.

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ON CAMPUS

IN THEATERS SEPT. 24“Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”

“You Again”

“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”

“Enter the Void”

ON DVD SEPT. 28“Iron Man 2”

“Get Him to the Greek”

“Babies”

“The Killer Inside Me”

ON CD SEPT. 28Bad Religion“The Dissent of Man”

Kenny Chesney“Hemingway’s Whiskey”

Eric Clapton“Clapton”

Gin Blossoms“No Chocolate Cake”

Information compiled by Mike Cirelli.Information from otterbein.edu and

metacritic.com.

Sept. 26Black Swamp Saxophone Quartet7 p.m.Riley Auditorium

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ON CAMPUS

IN THEATERS SEPT. 24“Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”

“You Again”

“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”

“Enter the Void”

ON DVD SEPT. 28“Iron Man 2”

“Get Him to the Greek”

“Babies”

“The Killer Inside Me”

ON CD SEPT. 28Bad Religion“The Dissent of Man”

Kenny Chesney“Hemingway’s Whiskey”

Eric Clapton“Clapton”

Gin Blossoms“No Chocolate Cake”

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The Otterbein women’s tennis team will play Cedarville University today, continuing its fall season. Five members from the team’s strong 2010 spring season graduated, leaving this year’s team with just one senior. “I can’t believe this is my last year of tennis, but I feel like I have a team that will make this the best year yet,” said Kylie Hammons. “We lost a lot of really solid, talented players, but with that loss came three great freshmen

who have really stepped it up. I have no doubts that we will be able to put an equally solid six back on the court this year,” Hammons said. Alana Cheplowitz, Julie Stroyne and Brooke Trine are the freshman newcomers this season. “We have a group of girls that are motivated to not only step up where they are needed but also girls who are working very hard at getting better and back on the court,” Hammons said. When the teams take the courts today, the Yellow Jackets will enter with a record of 2-2, with the Cardinals coming in at an even 1-1.

After fi nishing last season with a 15-9 record, the Yellow Jackets began this fall with two losses. Then the team picked up their fi rst win of the season against Wilmington last Friday, beating them 8-1, and followed the vic-tory with a more recent 5-1 win against Ohio Wesleyan. The Lady Cardinals, who lost to Wittenberg but beat Sinclair Community College last week-end, hold a positive view and high expectations for this season. “As a team, we always want to be at the top of the OAC. This year isn’t any different,” Ham-mons said.

With one half of poor foot-ball last Saturday, it seemed as though Otterbein’s playoff hopes came crashing down. The Cardinals’ hopes may not have yet shattered, but they appear to be only hanging by a thread after a 34-10 conference-opening loss to No. 11 Ohio Northern. With Otterbein (1-1, 0-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) trailing only 17-10 at halftime, it appeared as though the game would live up to the hype that it had built up. However, the Cardinals’ offense vanished in the second half, as the Polar Bears put up 17 more points to cushion their lead. Otterbein committed all four of its turnovers in the second half. “It was obviously an ex-tremely disappointing game for us,” head coach Joe Loth said in an interview with Otterbein360.com. “We went in there with high expectations. We didn’t play up to our expectations on offense,

defense. Special teams: we played OK, but where we’re at as a program, that was defi nitely a disappointing loss.” As usual, Ohio Northern’s two-headed monster showed up. Running back Brent Donley rushed for 97 yards on 28 carries for one touchdown. Quarterback Kyle Simmons completed 21 of 31 pass at-tempts for 190 yards and two scores. Simmons also rushed for 52 yards. Cardinal running back Colton Coy gained 86 yards on 20 car-ries but failed to fi nd the end zone, while quarterback Austin Schlosser completed only 11 of 24 pass attempts for 101 yards and a touchdown, while being intercepted twice. “We almost needed to play, in my opinion, Northern a little bit later in the schedule to be ready for them,” Loth said. “I don’t know if our scrimmage and fi rst game prepared us for the team Northern is talentwise …” “So, it was a tough opening-conference game for so many new skill guys on offense and having a new scheme on de-fense.”

Now, Otterbein must focus its attention on Heidelberg (1-1, 0-1 OAC), who they’ll play for the Rhine River Cup Saturday at 1:30 p.m. “I think our guys are just anxious to get back and do the little things we didn’t do against Northern,” Loth said. “The bad thing about playing a team like Northern: very talented, they took it to us, they beat us pretty good, but you really can get into that fi lm and fi gure out what you need to do better and make vast improvements.” Loth said that even though the Student Princes haven’t beaten the Cards since 2002, they’re a talented team. “They’re good on offense, they’re good on defense, they have good special teams, they’re a well-coached football team,” he said. “We know it’s going to be a huge challenge for us.” The Princes feature senior quarterback Andrew Miller, who has already connected for four touchdown passes in their fi rst two games. Three of those touchdown passes have been to senior wide receiver Mike Preston who has

also racked up 217 receiving yards. Most believed the game versus Northern was for second place in the OAC, assum-ing both lose to Mount Union. The league cham-pion earns an automatic bid to the playoffs, while many say the OAC’s second place team could garner an at-large berth this season. “The last thing we’re worried about is what the pollsters are thinking or anyone else is thinking,” Loth said. “To be honest, all we’re worried about this week is Heidelberg.”

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ROOM TO IMPROVE: Junior quarterback Austin Schlosser and the Otterbein offense struggled against Ohio Northern last week.

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Rackets ready for Cedarville

Football looks to bounce back

Editor’s Note

To watch Loth’s full interview and read about women’s golf, please visit otterbein360.com.

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