As the incoming class of
first-year students took its
traditional first walk around
the Quad Aug. 27, more than
the imminent threat of rain
kept the procession short.
The incoming class has
250 students in it—almost
100 students fewer than
William Jewell College offi-
cials had anticipated for the
class and 56 fewer students
than the 2005 class of first-
year students.
College administrators
are just beginning to exam-
ine data for reasons for the
smaller class and have yet to
find a definitive reason for
the lower enrollment, which
is expected to lead to a $1
million loss in anticipated
revenue.
“ The overall size of the
class is a little bit smaller
than last year’s class. Last
year’s was 306, and we’re at
250 this year,” Dr. Ned Har-
ris, vice president for en-
rollment, said. “We’re in the
process of evaluating why the
numbers were smaller this
year.”
“It was not what we anticipated or
expected,” Dr. David Sallee, president
of the College, said. According to Sal-
lee, the size of the class had been pro-
jected at 340 students.
“Certainly, we’ve known through the
course of the year that it would not be
as large as we had hoped—it’s not like
you wake up one day and it’s a different
size than you expected,” Sallee said. “At
the same time, when you start the plan-
ning process, it’s not the number you
anticipated then.”
Sallee deemed the financial impact
of the smaller class “significant” and
said that it would cost the College
about $1 million in revenue. Despite
the smaller class size, however, Sallee
did not anticipate any changes in the
short term, or in the Strategic Plan.
“ We’re not going to make significant
changes at this point,” he said. “ We feel
like we’re investing in the future of the
institution and we’re not going to, in
the short term, make it more difficult
in the longer term.”
Renovated Union sets
stage for new traditions
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First-year enrollm
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25 percent short of goal
Nine days ago, Roy Abdo was
in limbo. His flight out of Lebanon
left two hours before the airport was
bombed and he was unable to return
to his home university. Then William
Jewell stepped up to help.
On Page 4, learn how William Jewell’s partnership with
Oxford International Review helped give Abdo a second
chance at his fall semester.
Lebanese student
Second Chance
Walking through a tunnel be-
tween Curry Library and the Union.
Lunches interrupted by the sound of
power tools. Conferences cancelled,
meetings moved and individuals in-
convenienced.
A year of change finally paid off, however, as the ren-
ovated Yates-Gill College Union opened to the public
in late August, featuring a new coffee shop, conference
rooms and a large open atrium.
Renovated Union
Worth the Wait
First in new speakers series
Death Debate
One issue. Two sides. Six very
different perspectives.
In the first of the Informative
Speakers Series, a panel of six
speakers came together to dis-
cuss the death penalty, and pro-
vide analysis from a legal, moral and personal perspective.
At the end of the night, nothing had been resolved, but
audience members were one step closer to knowing what they
believed on the death penalty and why they believed it.
Find out about the death penalty panel on Page 3
On the Inside
The Sigma Nu f raternity is mak-
ing its comeback to William Jewell
College this year. After being closed
for violations of both William Jewell
and national fraternity policies, Sigma
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When the William Jewell football team started the second
half against MidAmerica Nazarene, they looked headed for
an easy win.They were up 21-0, and quickly ran their lead to
24-0 with an early field goal.
By the end of the second half,
however, the Cardinals would be in
the fight of their lives. Read about
how the Cardinals took their first win
over MidAmerica in eight years with
a field goal with two minutes to go
on Page 8.
First win over MNU in eight years
Rivalry Win
Danielle Mills
Associate Editor
Nu is returning with an emphasis on
leadership. The reorganization will be
spearheaded by Nelson Kanning, ‘00, a
William Jewell Sigma Nu alumnus and
director of the Jewell Fund in the Of-
fice of Advancement. Other Sigma Nu
alumni, including Russell Hammond, a
professional staff member from Sigma
Nu national headquarters in Lexing-
ton, Va., will be helping with the reor-
ganization.
Sigma Nu was shut down in March
2002 after they hosted a party that vio-
lated numerous College and Sigma Nu
policies. “ During that party, there was
mass underage drinking, a fight involv-
ing 45 to 50 people, alumni present
and contributing to the event and situ-
ation, and numerous other violations of
policy,” Dr. Rick Winslow, vice presi-
dent for Student Affairs and dean of
students, said. Winslow said that many
violations existed in daily operations
from then current members as well as
alumni, and that the chapter was deal-
ing with financial issues.
Kanning acknowledged there were
problems. “As a fraternity, Sigma Nu
didn’t help me grow as a leader or help
me see that Sigma Nu’s rituals and val-
ues were developed 130 years ago to
help me become a better man,” Kan-
ning said. “I always say that Sigma Nu
had a lot of great guys but when we got
around each other, we didn’t act like the
men we were. We were the poster chil-
dren for ‘group think’ mentality.”
Aaron Barker
Staff Writer
Sigma Nu to return to campus with
emphasis on leadership development
First-year students attend Matriculation Convocation. The first-year class has
250 students—90 students fewer than College officials projected.
Photo by Kyle Rivas
The Language and Honors House will once again house Sigma Nu start-
ing this spring. Sigma Nu is returning to campus after a four year hiatus.
Photo by Kyle Rivas
Story continued on Page 6
Story continued on page 5
When students arrived on campus
two weeks ago, they were greeted
with the recently renovated Yates-
Gill College Union. While the
construction took place throughout
last school year, the most noticeable
changes to the outside of the building
were finished over the summer while
students were not on campus.
“There were a few delays
in completing the outside of
the building,” Ron Dempsey,
vice president for finance and
administration, said. “There were
some unanticipated issues with the
outside plaza. Some athletes arrived
early while we were still trying to get
contractors and bricks out of the way,
but we managed to get it done before
the majority of students moved in.”
The inside of the Union proved to
be less of a hassle as students returned
to campus. With the addition of
the White Atrium, there was more
space to accommodate Orientation
Weekend activities. “Matriculation
was not nearly as crowded as it has
been in the past,” Dempsey said.
The completion of the Union
provided the College a unique chance
to create a new space for members of
the College community to gather.
“This is a community area that is not
a residence hall lobby,” Mary Sallee,
chairwoman of the Decorating and
Standards committee, said. “This is a
great gathering space where students
have the opportunity to create new
traditions. This would be an excellent
place for campus organizations to
collaborate on a big social event.”
While the Union is officially
open for use, it has not yet been
dedicated. This ceremony will take
place on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in
the Gill Family Meeting Room and
will be followed by a ribbon-cutting
ceremony in the Union Courtyard at
1:45 p.m.
“Students are definitely invited to
this event,” Sallee said.
Overall, Sallee is happy with the
outcome of the Union renovations
and the opportunities for the College
community to gather. “I love to come
in and see students sitting upstairs
reading, talking with friends and
listening to their iPods,” Sallee said.
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Friday, September 8, 2006
September 8, 2006
Here we are, beginning another year at William Jewell College.
Whoda’ thunk’ it?
We watched as the first year students made their walk around the
Quad. This was bittersweet for some seniors, because it was their last
time to watch before they themselves make the trek in May.
Whoda’ thunk’ it?
For the most part we have matriculated, bought our books, settled
into our rooms, experienced our quirky roommates and gotten used to
waking up for 7:45’s again.
Whoda thunk it?
I will tell you who thunk’ it. I did. I knew what would happen. All of
these things are expected because they are tradition and tradition is a lot
of what William Jewell is built on. It comes of no surprise, because we
have all seen it before.
I will tell you what I ne ver in my wildest dream would have thunk
though. I did not expect to see Paula Keltner gone. I did not expect this
year’s first-year class to be so small, and yet so awesome. I did not expect
Senate to try to be something of consequence on our campus. I did not
expect College Union Activities to put on a program that so openly will
discuss race. I feel as though I am making a lot of negative statements
about William Jewell.
Whoda’ thunk’ it?
I have felt on numerous occasions that William Jewell was not living
up to the view book they gave me when I journey-ed to Jewell. There
have been times when Je well did not try to change the status quo. There
have been times when Je well has let the student body down, created
animosity with the faculty and staff, and kept people “from the table.”
There have been times when I have not felt like the “most important
member on this campus” (reference: Jewell Posters).
The more, however, I thunk’ about it, the more I realized that William
Jewell has not given me hardships in vain. They have given me amazing
life experiences, a real world look. They broke me out of the bubble
that I so comfortably built for myself. William Jewell has also given me
some good practice at being a responsible and contributing member of
a community. The College gave me the Emerging Leaders Conference
where I, along with other individuals, learned what it meant to be a
leader in several capacities. William Jewell has given me numerous
forums to expound upon the immense knowledge they have given me in
the forms of lecture, roundtables and the bond we can all form with our
faculty and staff members.
Whoda’ thunk’ it?
William Jewell gave me opportunities, patience and perseverance,
great friends and qualified professors. This College gave me the base
in which to challenge opinions, question my own and begin to become
an individual. I did not expect William Jewell to make me “eat crow”
by teaching me, wielding ME with the power to change the status quo.
There actually was a method to their madness. As I begin this year, I
can’t help but look forward to what William Jewell will do to help me
grow further as a student, citizen, and most importantly as a human
being. Whoda’ Thunk’ It?
I feel pride in saying that the “Hill” is mine… and that’s Real Talk.
. . . from the staff
Chris Carr
Staff Writer
B
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Associate Editor
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Students of William Jewell College, I’m going to let
you in on a little secret: Watch your backs. It seems to
be a bad time to be part of the crowd enrolled in classes
around here. Oh, you can fool yourself by saying the new
Union is for you, but you know the coffee shop is really
just to distract you f rom the discouragement of backpack
traditions and the horrible smells in Marston. That ’s
right, scoop up your books and bring allergy medications
for classes. Things aren’t lookin’ good.
Although I had been on campus a few times for brief
visits, I hadn’t really been back—for good—until two
weeks ago. After a semester in Barcelona, I was expecting
a joyous homecoming. But I got trash. And boxes. And
dust.
The Monitor’s offices were in disarray in mid-August.
After years of a-substance-not-categorized-as-mold-that-
makes-me-sneeze, Facilities Management finally ripped
out the carpet, apparently forgetting to replace it with
some other form of flooring. I could go into the nitty
gritty of why we needed something other than cement
on our floors, but getting out my office f rustrations here
would be futile and perhaps even self-serving (well,
obviously). It would also prevent me from getting to
a larger issue on campus, one that involves low morale,
misplaced priorities and lack of communication.
As a second-term editor, I couldn’t help but look
back at my first stabs at column-writing two years ago.
Phrases like “finding my niche” and “an environment
that embraces student involvement” were heartfelt. As a
sophomore student, returning to Jewell from a summer at
home made me feel a sense of belonging at the College.
I only imagined that returning from Spain would
be even better. But something was different. I couldn’t
put my finger on it, but there was a change. Even when
greeting some of my favorite professors, staff and students,
there was an air of defeat. Were people still stung by the
loss of KWJC? Was the Strategic Plan too top-down?
Were we all still wondering what went wrong with
recruitment for the first-year class?
I didn’t ever find a satisfactory answer, and I don’t
want to kick off the year with a hopeless column full of
complaints. I also don’t want to speculate about
every issue on campus that could be contributing to
the general feeling of discontent I’m noticing.
But I did draw one conclusion: Ever yone in
the College community—from faculty to staff to
administration—seems to be out of touch with
the person next door. Apparently Friday morning
Jewell Time doesn’t quite equal campus unity. Too
often this semester, I’ve walked from one professor’s
office to another and heard “ What?! I knew nothing
about…” or “I wish I hadn’t learned about such-and-
such through the grapevine.”
This certainly isn’t the first time, but it has been
a while since the College has had so much to learn
from its student organizations. I’ve been impressed
and inspired by by some of the student initiatives—
and cooperation—taking place at the College. From
the persistent radio students: The Edge internet radio
feed. From Student Senate: a revitalized mission
statement and outreach plans.
So while it’s tempting to read my first paragraph
and want to head for Baker University, my advice
for students has little to do with taking the path of
least resistance. There’s a lot of work to be done on
campus, and it’s about time the College’s patrons—
and largest demographic—got involved. For the
first time in a long time, student communication
on campus seems to be at an all-time high. Groups
like CSM and Amnesty International are not only
revitalizing their own programs; they’re also looking
for new ways to form partnerships.
There is one piece of proof that select College
officials are listening to the beat of campus: the
newly-tiled floor in the Monitor office. It may be
a small thing, but it gives me hope for the rest of
William Jewell.
Second Thoughts
I’m back, people.
Back for another year at William
Jewell College and back for another
year as associate editor of The Hilltop
Monitor.
When most Hilltop Monitor editors
get a shot at writing a column for the
second time, it seems like they review
their first column and go “Whoa, this
is what I thought last time—look how
much things have changed! I sure
hope I make a positive difference in
the world again this year.” Often after
writing that column, the rest of the year
is spent writing snarky columns about
campus life that end with a final salvo
aimed at the campus community.
So, in preparation for this column
I went and examined the first column
that I wrote last year. This bit of
research proved to be no help, since in
that column I suggested that if I ever
gave money to William Jewell College
it would be required to do several
things (such as make the KAs change
their spiritual founder to Ulysses S.
Grant). Amusing, but not particularly
useful in providing me with inspiration
for this column.
In any case, I’m back, and after a year
of general bitterness and snarkiness
on the editorial pages last year (my
column being no exception), I thought
it would be good to take at least a
week to say some positive things about
what’s happening on campus this year.
There are certainly things I’m more
enthusiastic about this year than I was
at this time last year. Don’t worry—
there will be plenty of ink spilled
in this space this year complaining
about (well, make that constructively
criticizing) things on and off campus.
For one week, however, I’m not going
to complain about the cafeteria food,
criticize the Greek Strategic Plan,
comment on what I think are the
failings of Student Senate. I want to
focus on the things that I find exciting
and show what’s right with William
Jewell. Without further ado, these are
the things I’m excited about:
• Let’s begin what may
be my most surprising point
of enthusiasm after several of
the columns I wrote last year:
The work of Student Senate. I
think there is an exceptionally
strong group of Senators this
year, and am hopeful that
they can succeed in places
where other Senates haven’t.
(disclaimer: Senate recently
made a sizable financial
contribution to a cause near
and dear to my heart, so my
support has been somewhat
purchased.)
• Groups
and
organizations that think the
Monitor has an agenda against
them. I’m enthusiastic that
Sigma Nu is coming back, and
excited to see the f raternities
at least putting on a show of
unity at the start of Rush. I’m
excited that the football team
won its first game in exciting
fashion and I’m optimistic
that this could be a special
season for the team.
• The new Union, and
the fact that we no longer have
to go through a tunnel to get
to dinner.
• The coffee shop on
the top floor of the Union, and
enthusiastic that it takes credit
and debit cards since there’s
not an ATM on campus
(whoops—this is supposed
to be a positive column).
• New faces on
campus, f rom the first-year
students to faculty in their
first year, and particularly
excited about having a student
from Lebanon on campus this
semester.
• Parts of the Strategic
Plan and excited that the
College is attempting to make
the oh-so-lauded jump from
good to great.
• The Hilltop Monitor
has more office space and a
new floor this year.
• At this particular
moment I may be most
excited that I’m spending my
time in class and around cool
people, rather than driving
around at the Winfield City
Lake harassing campers like I
did this summer in my job as
a lake ranger.
If there’s a silver lining in every
cloud, however, there are thunderclouds
on every horizon. For all of the things
that I’m excited about, there are an
equal number of things that I’m
worried about—will the Monitor ever
get enough computers to put out an
issue? Will my points ever work at the
new coffee shop so I won’t even need
my debit card? Will the Strategic Plan
ever get longer and more complicated
than the schematics of the Space
Shuttle?—but we’ll let those wait for
future issues.
For now I’m excited and enthusiastic.
And yes, I’m back.
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backpack,
I do not
understand
the words
coming out
of the speakers and the Hill is waking
while my own day is drawing to a
close. I am sitting on a train in Poland
heading for Germany. For three weeks
I have been traveling through Europe,
and my trip has just begun for I am
embarking on a new adventure. This
fall I am studying in England through
William Jewell’s Oxford Overseas
Study Program. I decided it would be
most fitting to start my journey with
a month-long tour of Europe before
term began.
I started my tour in Kassel,
Germany, a city dear to me because
before attending college, I spent a
year here as an exchange student.
Returning to the German culture
and language once more was surreal.
It was as if I had never left. Seeing
and reconnecting with people, now
old friends, was refreshing, as was
enjoying the delights of a German
breakfast of rolls and marmalade and
long walks after coffee and cake. But I
also wanted to explore someplace new,
thus my foray into Poland.
I wanted to immerse myself in the
Polish culture as much as possible, so
I stayed with a missionary family in
Poznan, the first big city in western
Poland. I am indebted to this couple
for they allowed me to shadow them
for several days. They introduced me
to their friends and Polish way of
life. They explained the basic culture
of this devoutly Catholic, but long
downtrodden, country. The language
is difficult. The people are normally
rather reserved, so it takes a while to
form relationships. Poland, however,
has an immensly rich history and its
food is wonderful. If you ever have the
opportunity, try a perogie, the Polish
version of ravioli.
Poland’s history is a rather turbulant
one. During the Middle Ages and
Rennaissance, the Polish empire was
actully one of the largest in Europe.
However, with time, the heyday of
the country waned and the land was
broken up into many other nations.
Though it again became its own
country after World War I, Germany
soon invaded, and after Germany’s
defeat, Poland became a part of the
USSR. The fall of communism started
Poland’s struggle to become a modern
democracy. Though it has much left to
accomplish, Poland has made many
advancements, including joining the
European Union in 2004.
When I visited the old Polish
capital, Kracow, all of this history was
laid out before my eyes. An opulant
medieval castle and main square
against a backdrop of bleak, old
building, results of a century of war
and communism, created a perfect
allegory of Poland’s history. As I sat
in Kracow’s main square one night,
watching the people bustling under
the lights amongst the restaurants and
merchant stalls, it amazed me that this
culture has been altering and evolving
for over a millenium.
I decided then that I wanted to
take part of this culture home with
me. This has now become my goal for
the semester. The parts of the cultures
that I enjoy this fall need not remain
in Europe if I can help it. When I
return home, please, someone, ask me
to make a perogie!
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The first panel discussion of the Informative Speaker Series was held in Gano
last week. It addressed the topic of capital punishment. This series was created
by Philip Cantwell, junior Oxbridge institutions and policy major. According to
Cantwell, the speaker series is distinctive from others that exist on campus.
“ The difference between this series and other series is the mixture of speakers,”
Cantwell said. “The idea for the series came to me because I thought too many
people at Jewell hold beliefs on controversial issues that have never been tested, or
they have never seen there are other perspectives out there.”
Speakers in favor of the death penalty were First Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt
Whitworth, attorney Mike Whitehead and Julie Gulledge, president of the Kansas
City chapter of Parents of Murdered Children. Speakers against capital punishment
were Sean O’Brien, executive director of the Public Interest Litigation Clinic; Steve
Harris, assistant professor of education; and Bill Lucero, Kansas state coordinator
of Murder Victims for Reconciliation. -Story by Kristina Brase. Photo by Kyle Rivas.
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Lebanese student joins
College for fall semester
New coffeehouse
opens for business;
prices examined
In an effort to help students stay
awake through class, the Yates-Gill
College Union includes a convenient
destination for a morning (or late-
afternoon) caffeine fix. The new
coffeehouse overlooking the Union’s
atrium includes a special Jewell
Blend coffee, along with soft drinks,
smoothies and a selection of pastries
made fresh daily in the school’s
kitchens. When a new cooler arrives to
fill the space between the two counters,
the coffeehouse will add a selection of
sandwiches and salads to its menu.
The Jewell Blend and Cardinal
Blend coffees were selected by a panel
of taste-testers, who chose specialty
blends from six offered by the Roasterie,
the local company f rom which the
coffeehouse purchases its coffee. The
coffeehouse also offers French Caramel
Roast, its mildest coffee; Voodoo, a dark,
rich coffee; and de-caffeinated coffee.
Students cramming for an exam and
needing extra energy should note that
milder roasts contain more caffeine.
The coffeehouse also offers lattes,
cappuccinos, flavored lattes and
cappuccinos, mocha f rappes and hot
chocolate. With the summer heat, the
selection of smoothies are popular and
come in a variety of fruity flavors which
can be mixed as desired.
The coffee is priced from $1.50 for
a 12-ounce coffee to $3.70 for a 16-
ounce coffee, depending on the flavor.
“Coffee is more expensive when
you get specialty blends,” Fred Vocke,
food service director, said. Bonus
points that can be used in the Cage are
not yet available in the coffeehouse, but
“we’re working
on it ever yday,”
Vocke said.
T h e
coffeehouse is
open Monday
t h r o u g h
Thursday from
7 a.m. to 10
p.m.; Friday
from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m.; and
Sunday from
6 p.m. to 10
p.m. One of
Vocke’s major
concerns is the
hours of the
c o f f e e h o u s e .
Students who
require a 3 a.m.
caffeine fix to
get through
those last few
pages of an
essay will still have to make a run to
QuickTrip.
“We want to be there for the
students,” Vocke said, “but if we don’t
do business, how do we justify keeping
it open?”
Besides coffee, the coffeehouse
offers students an additional place to
read, study and socialize. Christopher
Pennell, senior, said that the atmosphere
is “phenomenal” for studying.
Currently, the coffeehouse is missing
a name. This will be remedied through
a contest co-sponsored by Student
Senate and the Office of Student
Affairs. Michael Armato, vice president
of Student Senate, announced that
the names will be judged by a panel
of students, faculty and staff who will
be looking for creativity, uniqueness
and the integration of William Jewell
College into the name. The contest
begins Monday and will close Sept.
17
at midnight. All name suggestions
must be submitted by email to senate@
william.jewell.edu. Each person may
submit one name. Vulgar or offensive
language immediately will disqualify
the individual. The winner of the
contest will receive an iPod Nano,
provided by the Office of Student
Affairs. More information may be
obtained by emailing Student Senate,
or by visiting the Senate’s table in the
atrium during lunch from Sept. 11-13.
Trisha Stan
Staff Writer
Throughout fall semester, William
Jewell College has the privilege of
hosting a student f rom Lebanon. Due
to the recent fighting in Lebanon,
Roy Abdo was unable to return to his
home in Beirut or to his university
this fall. After members of the College
community heard of his situation, they
offered to help make it possible for him
to attend William Jewell for the fall
semester.
“I feel safe—I know where my room
is, where my classes are. I have people
around me who are helping to support
me,” said Abdo, who spent three weeks
in limbo in Athens with his luggage
packed, unable to return home, yet with
no other place to go.
Abdo and eight other students had
left Lebanon for Athens, Greece to
attend the International Institute for
Political and Economic Studies. IIPES
is a program sponsored by The Fund for
American Studies that serves not only
Middle Eastern students, but students
around the world. IIPES allows
students from countries in conflict
an opportunity to come together for
conflict resolution discussions and
to learn how to build a good society.
Representatives f rom the Balkans,
Israel, Lebanon, the United States and
numerous other nations attend the
program.
Shortly after Abdo and his peers
left the airport in Beirut, the airport
was bombed, preventing the students
from returning home. Because these
students were not able to return to
their homeland and their respective
universities, the search began for
programs and families to host the
students during the fall semester.
Anthony Shop, ’05, executive editor
and chief operating officer of Oxford
International Review, met with Michelle
Jeffress, who directs international
programs for TFAS. When Shop
found out about the stranded students,
he and others at TFAS began to think
about the possibility of William Jewell
hosting one of the students during the
fall semester.
Shop contacted Dr. David Sallee,
president of the College, to inquire
about the possibility of Abdo being a
student at William Jewell this fall. Sallee
agreed. Abdo was contacted to see if
he would be interested in attending
William Jewell and after doing some
research on the College, Abdo decided
to take advantage of what he called “the
great opportunity” and attend William
Jewell.
Despite the College offering
a generous financial aid package,
approximately $6,000 must be raised
to finance Abdo’s semester at Jewell.
Student Senate agreed to contribute
$1000 outright to help offset Abdo’s
expenses and to provide up to $1000
in matching funds. Despite these
contributions, over $2,000 still needs
to be raised to offset Abdo’s expenses.
Shop, due to his connections
not only with the College but with
OIR and TFAS, was a vital player in
bringing Abdo to William Jewell this
semester. “ I think Roy is going to
make a fantastic addition to the Jewell
community this semester, and frankly,
we knew that for someone who couldn’t
return to his home, there would be no
more welcomeing place than Jewell,”
Shop said.
“I want to thank all of the people
who have helped me to come here. I
am looking forward to contributing my
experience and knowledge to Jewell’s
community and to learning from the
people here,” Abdo said.
Abdo arrived in Kansas City on Aug.
31 and was met by his host family and
members of the OIR staff at William
Jewell. After arriving on campus Abdo
settled into his room in Browning Hall
and worked out his class schedule with
the help of Jason Groves, international
student adviser, and Dr. Michael Cook,
who is ser ving as Abdo’s academic
adviser. This semester Abdo is taking a
variety of courses ranging from political
science to ballroom dancing.
“I like the way classes go here. The
teachers know everybody, and you feel
like you’re really involved in the courses
you’re taking,” Abdo said.
Next semester, Abdo plans to
complete an internship in Washington
D.C. before returning home. Until
then, Abdo intends to enjoy life on the
Hill. “It was like it was meant for me
to be here. Maybe it was God,” Abdo
said.
Vicky Hill
Assignment Editor
After arriving in Kansas City, Abdo
meets members of his host family,
Sarah Burr, ‘05, and her mother, Con-
nie Burr. Abdo will spend semester
breaks and holidays with the Burrs.
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While some students at William
Jewell College are hesitant to voice
opinions that may not be in line with
those of the majority, sophomore Anna
Chandler has no problem speaking her
mind. She likes to watch the news and
is very socially aware. “I like to keep
track of what ’s actually going on in the
world and not just what CNN or FOX
says is going on,” Chandler said.
Chandler gets this quality from
her family. She describes both of
her parents as valuing education and
being socially concerned and liberal
in their beliefs. “My mom’s main focus
is disabled people’s rights and my dad
has always been really liberal. Now that
he is getting older he’s getting more
conservative, but he also said he would
throw me out of the house if I voted for
Bush,” Chandler said with a laugh.
Chandler credits much of her views
to her aunts: Leslie, Chandler’s dad’s
older sister; and Leslie’s partner Liz,
both advocates for gay rights. “My
aunts were the adults, other than my
parents, who were always around
when I was growing up—and they
always had candy,” Chandler said. She
respects them for facing some negative
reactions about their sexual orientation,
as well as their accepting attitudes
toward others. “ They always took the
time to get to know every person they
came across. They have also had to face
a lot of discrimination,” Chandler said.
Additionally, Chandler cited her aunts’
two children, Dash, 8, and Zoey, 5, as
being “the two greatest kids on earth,”
and said she enjoys spending time
babysitting them.
Following the footsteps of her
relatives, Chandler advocated for the
addition of “sexual orientation” to the
William Je well Student Bill of Rights
during the debates last year. Although
Chandler was aware of the College’s
Baptist roots, she was shocked at the
controversy surrounding the addition of
this phrase. “ Why are we arguing about
whether it’s all right to hate someone?
Hating people is bad,” Chandler said.
Chandler also joined the unofficial
William Jewell group A.G.A.P.E.,
Allies and Gays Accepting People
Everywhere, and was
an active participant
in the Day of Silence,
which the group
sponsored.
Chandler, who
reports that William
Jewell students have
tried to “convert” her
several times, finds
being a non-religious
student on William
Jewell’s campus to
be an interesting
experience. She does
not have a problem
with religion itself
and has friends from
nearly ever y religious
tradition. She has even gone on a
mission trip with her father’s church.
Howe ver, she does see a problem in the
way religion is being treated by many
people in the country, including the
current Bush administration. “I’m not a
religious person, but I can see how people
find solace in it and I have no problem
with that. What we’re seeing here is
not good at all – just using religion as a
way to control and manipulate people,
and it ’s really sickening,” Chandler
said, referring to the use of religion in
politics today. “Religion has taken on
this magic bubble wrap protection,”
Chandler said.
From Chandler’s perspective,
science eliminates the need for religion
as civilization progresses. “ The more
that we understand the world around
us, the less we need to deify things,”
Chandler said. For the most part,
howe ver, Chandler isn’t bothered by
the place that religion occupies in the
life of William Jewell, saying that most
people here are very respectful with
their beliefs, including professors and
the administration. As for those who
have tried to convert her, “ when you live
in Kansas, you get used to dealing with
crazy religious people,” Chandler said,
joking about her and her brother being
Pastatarian, or those who worship the
Flying Spaghetti Monster.
In addition to religious views,
Chandler’s family has affected other
parts of her life. As
the oldest child, she
watched her younger
brother from the time
she began junior high
school until she was
graduated from high
school, as her mother
worked on a masters
degree in entomology.
Her mother stayed at
Kansas State University,
commuting home to
Olathe most weekends,
while Chandler’s
father
worked,
leaving Chandler to
watch her brother
much of the time.
Additionally, Chandler’s mother has
Aspergers Disorder and her father is
hearing impaired, leading Chandler
to feel independent from a young
age. Although this arrangement may
have caused her to grow up quickly,
Chandler does not believe it limited
her and is very close to her family.
Her mother’s emphasis on
education has been a major influence in
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Chandler ’s life. “[My mom] is really into
education—I think she knows every
bug and plant that ever existed. And
I’m a big science dork, too,” Chandler
said. Chandler’s mother currently
works at a school for disabled children,
and has written a book, Growing Great
Vegetables in the Heartland, along with
articles for the KC Gardner. Her dad,
who works in IT at a bank, is going
back to school to become a counselor
for people battling alcohol addiction.
Her parents’ value on education
has affected her decision to become an
English major. “I’ve been writing and
reading since I was in kindergarten so
it’s just been part of my life,” Chandler
said. She hopes to incorporate this love
into a career someday as well. “I want
to become an editor for a publishing
company for a career,” she said. “Maybe
publish a book or two.” In addition to
the English major, Chandler plans to
add on Spanish as a second major. “I
think it’s important to be bilingual,
especially since there is a large Hispanic
population in Kansas City,” Chandler
said.
Ultimately, Chandler would like
people to remember two things about
her. First, “I obey the laws of reality,”
and second, “I’m a big geek.”
It wasn’t until Kanning went to work
for the national chapter of Sigma Nu
in Lexington, Va., that he understood
what his experience should have been.
“For those four years [in Lexington],
I became addicted to helping other
people (and myself ) become more in-
terested in becoming better, more ethi-
cally centered individuals,” Kanning
said. It’s this experience that Kanning
wants to bring to the new class of Wil-
liam Jewell Sigma Nus.
Even though the organization was
eligible for return in August 2005, they
waited a year to re-colonize in order to
determine what kind of emphasis they
wanted and to establish a group of local
alumni. Their focus will be on creating
future generations of leaders both on
and off the campus.
“We want people to think of a group
of students who lead with integrity. It
would be great if leaders from every as-
pect of campus saw Sigma Nu as the
place where they could learn to become
a better leader, so they could make their
organizations stronger,” Kanning said.
“Sigma Nu could be the place where
guys become more interested in leader-
ship and it propels them into the Pryor
Program, Emerging Leaders, American
Humanics, etc.”
The fraternity is looking for approx-
imately 15 men in order for them to
make a strong group for recolonization
efforts. “There is not a right number,”
Kanning said, “[but] many more than
that, it becomes hard to create a strong
organization.” Kanning believes that
this group will be able to create what-
ever image they. “Instead of joining a
group where you become immediately
branded with their image [and] have to
wait a few years to become a chapter
officer, Sigma Nu offers the opportuni-
ty to have immediate leadership where
these founding fathers will set the stage
for the next 100 years,” Kanning said.
The Office of Student Affairs is
pleased to have the Sigma Nu frater-
nity back. “ I am excited because of the
way the fraternity is approaching the
recruitment of new members and how
they are approaching the re-coloniza-
tion process. That focus is on leader-
ship, the core values of Sigma Nu, and
the core values of our Greek system and
Greek Strategic Plan at William Je w-
ell, rather than attracting new members
based on social incentives,” Winslow
said. “I really think this chapter has
the potential to be our strongest in a
short amount of time, based upon the
way in which they are conducting this
process.”
Sigma Nu
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A report filed with the Office of
Student Affairs last week stated that a
racially motivated incident occurred on
campus.
According to a memorandum sent
by Dr. Rick Winslow, vice president for
Student Affairs and dean of students,
“several African-American students
were walking on campus and were
passed by a vehicle. The occupants
shouted racial slurs at them as they
passed by.”
“The College has specific policies
prohibiting behaviors that threaten
the safety or well-being of students.
In addition, the College has been clear
that behaviors that include racism are
completely unacceptable at William
Jewell College,” Winslow said.
“The racially motivated incident that
happened last week makes me realize
we have lots of work to do at William
Jewell to prepare our campus to embrace
diversity in all forms,” Donette Alonzo,
director of Multicultural Admission
and Student Development, said. “As
the director of Multicultural Affairs,
my first concern is to make sure the
multicultural students are safe and
know they have rights to go to Campus
Security and Student Affairs to report
what happened and we will investigate
the incident right away,”
In the memorandum sent to the
campus, Winslow also said, “…students
found responsible for incidents can face
suspension or expulsion...”
“These incidents always have
negative affects on the positive strides
the College has taken in the last two
to three years as it relates to diversity
initiatives. I am confident of one thing,
though, and that is that these types of
incidents will only make us work harder
on diversity and multiculturism on
campus. This incident will not stop our
efforts,” Winslow said.
“My first reaction when the racial
incident happened last week is anger
that in 2006 we are still having to deal
with issues that are just plain hateful.
Then I have to sit back and look at the
whole picture of how people need to see
that diversity is a gift and not a threat,”
Alonzo said.
According to Winslow, “although
an incident of this nature should not
be forgotten and will not be forgotten,
we cannot allow this type of behavior
to cloud the year ahead of us. We have
many great things planned for this year
and we will not allow something like
this to take away from those plans.”
Winslow stated in the memorandum,
“ William Jewell College is a college
of values, diversity, responsibility and
respect. This ty pe of behavior is counter
to those values and the mission of the
College, and will not be tolerated.”
“I cannot speculate if the occupants
of the vehicle were aware of the
seriousness of their actions. What I can
say is that, conscious or not, if they are
caught we will hold them accountable
for their actions,” Winslow said.
Racial incident’ mars College opening
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Copy Editor
William Jewell College Student
Senate is ready to see their plans go into
effect. Senate President Kate Prather,
junior, will be serving for the second
time on the Cabinet and is eager to
begin. “I am extremely excited for the
upcoming school year because Senate
has already put in a
lot of good work for
solidifying our goals
and expectations,”
Prather said.
The Senate met
with the leaders of a
number of campus
organizations for an
Encampment retreat
before the opening of
the academic year. In
addition to reviewing
their platform goals,
senators wrote an
official mission
statement, along with
five objectives for the
year. The mission
statement aims to
define Senate as an
organization and help
students understand
Senate’s purpose: “Senate is the voice
of students seeking to lead, ser ve
and advocate for student interests.”
They have defined their goals as the
following: improving communication,
feedback and participation in the
governing process with all constituents,
while actively pursuing relevant issues
on campus; supporting an environment
where diversity is recognized and
valued; creating a system to prioritize
actions and resource allocation;
providing opportunities for serve to the
greater community; and becoming a
viable voice and influence in the college
administration.
“I think what we’re doing this year is
different than in the past because we’re
actually being what a Senate should be
on a college campus,” senior Michael
Armato, vice president, said. “ We’re
excited for our goals this year, because
we ’re tr ying to be an active voice for
students on campus.”
First-year students who wish to
become a part of the Student Senate
can pick up a petition to be put on the
ballot Monday through Wednesday in
either the Office of Student Affairs or
in the cafeteria during lunch. Each
petition must have 50 signatures from
other first-year students and be turned
in by 5 p.m. to the Office of Student
Affairs. Campaigning is allowed from
Wednesday through
Sunday at midnight.
At this time, all
posters must be
taken down.
Elections will
take place Sept. 18
during lunch and
dinner and Sept. 19
during lunch. The
first meeting with
the new senators
will take place Sept.
19 at 6 p.m.
“ This year’s class
is dynamic in the
fact that they want
to get involved
in leadership and
Senate is a great
place for them to do
that,” Armato said.
Senate meetings
are open to the student body and take
place Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. in
212 Yates-Gill Union. Next Tuesday’s
meeting, however, will be located on
the Ely Triangle at 6 p.m. Students are
encouraged to bring their own blankets.
Ice cream will be provided.
Student Senate starts year, announces first-year elections
Stephanie Gonzales
Staff Writer
William Jewell officials are currently
at a loss for easy answers as to the rea-
sons for the smaller class. Members of
the Office of Admission are still analyz-
ing data to determine possible causes of
the small class size. Harris said one pos-
sible factor might have been the College
receiving fewer applications last year.
“ We had not as many applications as
last year and not as many admitted stu-
dents as last year, but more than any of
the previous four or five years other than
last year,” he said.
Harris doesn’t believe the drop can
be attributed to changes in the way the
College approaches financial aid or to
recruiting approaches that will change
under the new Strategic Plan.
“I don’t think the way we packaged
financial aid this year had a significant
impact on the size of the class,” he said.
According to Harris, William Jewell cut
the number of scholarships available to
students on the tuition exchange from
nine or 10 to three in the past year, but
that move had a minimal impact.
“That accounts for a handful of stu-
dents in the class, but it doesn’t account
for 50,” he said. “Other changes we made
with regard for our own institutional aid
I don’t believe significantly affected how
the class enrolled, but again, we haven’t
finished with that analysis.”
Nor did changes in the way William
Jewell approaches recruiting under the
Strategic Plan have an effect on the size
of the first-year class, Harris said. “ We
will this year begin to pay more atten-
tion to private high schools than we
have in the past, but that isn’t any thing
that would have affected what happened
in the past year,” he said.
Although the class size is small, Sal-
lee stressed the quality of the class.
“The class appears to be very high
quality, so while the number is not as
large as we anticipated, it is a very good
class of students,” he said.
Harris said he believes the incoming
first year class is very similar in academ-
ic quality to the class that preceded it.
“The academic profile is almost exactly
the same as it was last year, with the ex-
ception of the higher percentages in the
top 10 percent and top quarter [of their
high school class],” Harris said. “The
ACT scores, the average GPA, those
are almost identical to last year’s class.
The number of states represented is very
similar—19 last year, 16 this year.”
According to Harris, the average
ACT score of the class was 25, with the
middle 50 percent in range having an
ACT score of 22-28. The average high
school GPA of the class was 3.69. 66
percent of the class was in the top quar-
ter of their high school class, a six point
increase from the year before.
No matter what is identified as a
possible cause of the shortfall, Office of
Admission staff members are turning to
the William Jewell community for help
building the next class of first-years.
“The biggest hurdle we face is that
not enough people know about how
we do undergraduate education,” Har-
ris said. “Students listen to their peers.
We need our students to be promoting
Jewell and telling them about the kind
of experience they ’re having here.”
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Snakes on a Plane
Andy Kirk
Little Miss Sunshine
Mark Davis
To See or Not to See?
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As a back-to-school present for myself, I decided to review a complex film with
deep ontological meaning; a picture that illustrates difficult psychological and so-
ciopolitical implications and explores what it means to interact with one another
and fulfill the experience of being human.
But, then I said “screw it” and went to see Snakes on a Plane.
I doubt I will review Snakes on a Plane in elaborate detail. It is, after all, snakes
on a plane. No, really. There’s a subplot about a murder witness who is flying from
Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify against a powerful Asian crime lord, and the afore-
mentioned Asian crime lord decides to kill the witness by lacing the plane with lots
of venomous snakes. This is the point where if one seriously considers this movie,
you’re done for. Would it not be easier to shoot the witness once or twice in the
head, as opposed to the exotic method learned from the James Bond Villain Acad-
emy of Elaborate Flawed Plans? Yes. Would you rather see that? No. Sit down, shut
up and eat your Junior Mints.
Of course, Samuel L. Jackson is there kicking asp and spouting off his trademark,
yet unprintable line about certain snakes on a certain plane, but that’s pretty much
it. It’s not Citizen Kane, but it seems like people are treating it as Citizen Fang. Of
course Snakes on a Plane is ridiculous, preposterous and dumb. If every good movie
had to have thought and, God forbid, a plot, our box office lives would be as dull as
our normal ones. Now, whether Snakes on a Plane accomplishes its goal of ebullient
campiness is another story. In fact, the min-hiss-cule part of the movie that takes
itself seri-hiss-ly weighs the plane down more than any of the mamba madness. I
enjoyed Snakes on a Plane, but I think an extra dimension could have been added
by abandoning the drama, adding an anaconda, and going hog-wild (or, as a Boeing
constrictor did to an unfortunate Pomeranian in the film, dog-wild).
You should know that Snakes on a Plane is worth seeing if you know what you
want. It’s a horrible film, a great movie and just short of being an excellent cult clas-
sic. Ignore the boos and hisses and get Snake-bitten.
From the moment I saw the trailer for this movie, I knew it was a must-see. A
family on the verge of a complete breakdown is forced to take a trip to California
when their daughter, Olive, wins the chance to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine
beauty pageant. Their means of conveyance? A VW bus.
Many might be having flashbacks to National Lampoons Family Vacation, but
this movie achieves something deeper, and possibly even funnier. But to under-
stand how awesome it gets, you have to know more about the family. The father
is an unemployed motivational speaker who works his program into every facet
of their family life. He is barely speaking to his wife, who happens to be the only
one in their family who is working. Her son, from a previous marriage, doesn’t
speak because of Nietzsche. Their daughter is obsessed with being in the beauty
pageant. The grandfather has been kicked out of his retirement home for snorting
heroin. And Uncle Frank is forced to live with them after an attempted suicide.
There couldn’t be a more dysfunctional family.
Now, you might be thinking that for a comedy this seems really dark and dry,
maybe even depressing. Well you’re right. But the sheer joy of watching Little Miss
Sunshine is drawn from watching these characters interact, fight, grow and eventu-
ally flourish throughout the movie. It is an amazing process with plenty of laughs
along the way, especially if you’re willing to laugh at other people’s timely misfor-
tune. Yet, the laughs aren’t what push this movie above its competition. It’s the
fact that this movie refuses to sugarcoat anything about this family or the general
experience of being driven mad by one’s family, and in turn, driving one’s family
mad. As you leave the theatre, and maybe even before, you’ll probably think of your
family and wonder if all families aren’t somewhat dysfunctional.
Greek organizations see steady recruitment, rush numbers
At the close of a busy first week,
the four sororities at William Jewell
College welcomed 66 women into the
Greek system. With the 165 women in
the first-year class outnumbering the
89 men, each sorority hoped to meet
their quota goal.
Kim Wills, president of Delta
Zeta, had hoped to get “quota plus”
as they always have in the past, which
is about 25 women. However, she
said that the sorority was not just set
on numbers, that they were looking
for “really well-rounded girls” with
strong commitments to academics
and community service. “ We just want
quality girls who genuinely want to
be a part of Delta Zeta for the right
reasons,” Wills said.
Bailey Wilson, president of Zeta
Tau Alpha, said that one of the
biggest priorities is to “get to know
the women on a number of levels.”
With Breast Cancer Awareness as
the sorority philanthropy, Wilson
said that it was crucial the women
understood the philanthropy and why
service is an important part of sorority
life. Ultimately, Wilson said, each
sorority was looking for women who
were interested in Greek life, and then
helping them find the organization that
fit them best.
Throughout recruitment week, many
activities were planned. According
to Jacquie Essary, president of Alpha
Gamma Delta, each night had a
different theme. For the Gams it started
with an “A Day in the Life of a Gam”
open house, followed by a night focused
on their philanthropy. There was also a
skit night and then a preference party.
“ This is a serious event for us,” Essar y
said. “ We really just focus on sisterhood
during this event.”
Of the 66 women, 21 pledged DZ,
19 pledged Zeta, 19 pledged Gam and
7 pledged Alpha Delta Pi.
Rush for fraternities started on
Monday, with several big events
planned. According to Danny Stricker,
Intrafraternity Council president, the
format for Rush was the same as in
past years. “Every house will have two
nights of events and there will be two
open days where the rushees can attend
any house festivities,” Stricker said. To
show unity, the four fraternities held
a Last Chance BBQ on Sunday. Each
fraternity was represented and talked
to men about the Rush process. “Since
I have been here, that is the first time
the fraternities have done a joint event
before rush,” Stricker said.
On Wednesday Kappa Alpha Order
held a Casino Night. “This is a good
event and ever yone seems to have fun,”
Nick Clark, president of the KA’s, said.
For their other event, the KA’s planned
a cookout at the fraternity house and
then spent the rest of the evening at
Retro Bowl. Phi Gamma Delta hosted
a concert featuring the Kansas City
band Odds to Even and for their second
event traveled to the Shoal Creek
Driving Range and Batting Cages.
Like the sororities, fraternities
aren’t just interested in filling a quota.
“Fraternities on this campus have no
obligations nor guidelines concerning
quotas, we simply look for men that fit
best in our organization and can benefit
from being a part of their brotherhood,
“Andy Pitts, president of the FIJI’s said.
According to Clark, most fraternities
try to get 17-25 guys, but because of
a low number of males in the first-year
class this year, Clark said that it was
interesting seeing how many of them
actually signed up for Rush. However,
most fraternities, as Pitts believes, don’t
“compromise quality for the sake of
quantity.”
Stricker said that even with the
low amount of males, they had an
unbelievable turnout – 65 to 70
men - which was as many men that
went through Rush last year. “Br yan
Crawford, the Intra Fraternity Council
Rush chair, has done a great job
organizing signup times, the BBQ and
Rush schedule. It has been very easy for
students to sign up, so I think that really
made our number of rushees satisfying
for the houses,” Stricker said.
Also, the fraternities look at the
re-entrance of Sigma Nu fraternity as
something that will be beneficial for
the Greek system at William Jewell.
“It will only strengthen the Greek
system by having another fraternity on
campus,” Clark said. “Hopefully they
have a successful recolonization and can
continue to run as a successful chapter.”
Agreeing, Pitts said that the FIJI’s are
in favor of anything that moves the
Greek system further along.
Lacey Crough
Staff Writer
NWC
During fall, there ’s al-
ways something happening
to engage the senses: the
sight of leaves falling from
trees, the sounds of drunk-
en football fans, the feel of injustice due
to William Jewell College’s policy of
making us attend class on Labor Day
and most of all, the smell of fresh meat
new students here on the Hill.
Welcome, incoming first-years! I am
personally excited to welcome each and
every one of you to William Jewell! As a
first-year mentor this year, I was blessed
with the chance to influence many a
new student, but only positively. Some
might accuse me of being a bad mentor
who would use subliminal messages to
frighten the scared little newbies back
to a state school, but you all surely real-
ize I would neveR instrUct them to do
aN,ythiNg Of that W!icked sort.
So, I’ve tried my best to be a source
of direction and wisdom. After all, if I
don’t tell them to brown nose the sec-
retaries who wield more power at this
school than any faculty member, or to
avoid the cafeteria on meat loaf night,
who will? I have noticed, however, that
there is one major area that needs to be
addressed that the first-years are quite
clueless about and could use some
guidance.
Because Facebook just arrived at
Jewell last year, we all sort of worked
together to figure it out. We learned all
the subtle nuances of the f riend request
and the poke united in naďveté. This
year, however, it seems as though each
fresh-faced newbie trotted onto cam-
pus with an arsenal of Facebook f riends
they’d never met and really had no idea
what to do with. So, I have graciously
taken it upon myself, as I am the closest
thing I can find to a Facebook fanatic,
to educate these little whippersnappers
about how to properly waste time and
never accomplish anything. Also, due to
the fact that this is William Jewell Col-
lege, I thought long and hard about the
easiest format to understand to pres-
ent these complex rules. Therefore, I
now present The TEN COMMAND-
MENTS OF FACEBOOK, delivered
unto me after a sermon on Browning
Bowl, or whatev.
1.Thou shalt only add people
thoust knoweth. Uh, it’s a little unfair
and not to mention awkward, to add a
bunch of people that you’ve never met
before. Easy there, killer, and go outside
and meet the people you’ll be spending
the next four years with.
2. Once thou addest friends, don’tst
deletest them. There’s absolutely noth-
ing more annoying than reaching an
important friend amount milestone
and then have one less the next day.
It encourages paranoia and it might
just make someone flip out and spend
two and a half hours typing out each
and every one of their friends in al-
phabetical order and comparing notes
until they track down the unfortunate
soul who deleted them. I’m not nam-
ing any names, (but know that if you
delete me, I will hunt you down and I
will cut you).
3.Thou shalt not posest with other
people of your gender in your profile
pictrue-st. Ladies, you’re especially
guilty. The world is not dumb. We see
through your little passive-
aggressive games of posting
a picture that makes you look
hot but your BFF look ugly
as sin. Why do women have to be so
catty?!
4.Thou shalt only pokest one time
beforest it gets really irritating. Stop
it. No, just stop it. Someone initiates a
poke, that someone is poked in return.
The poking ends there, or else I will
barge into your room late at night and
“poke” you with a tent spike until you
agree never to utilize the poke system
again.
5. Thou shalt not blockest thy pro-
file to schoolmates. OK, so I get that
you’re the introspective, nerdy girl who
believes that you’re a “prize” and that
you’re too good to expose your true,
fragile self to the rest of us heathens,
but there’s nothing more irritating than
a blocked Facebook profile. Facebook is
not about you, Facebook is about other
people getting pleasure out of ogling
every detail of your life, so take off your
Facebook burqa and join the fun.
6. Thou shalt not make long irritat-
ing lists about anything pertainint to
thyself. Look, I like you, but I would
a) rather not read fourteen lines giving
me the name of e ver y CD you’ve ever
owned or b) a pamphlet’s worth of how
you like chocolate, black and white
photography, massages, etc… Again,
brevity is the key, folks.
7. Thinkest before thou sendest
out an event invitation. Do I really
know you? Do I really want to help you
paint your garage? Was it necessar y to
invite 227 people? Can your garage fit
227 people?
8.Thou shalt please try to us-
est somewhat tolerable spelling and
g rammar. Every time you mistake
“your” and “you’re”, God kills a kitten.
9.Thou shalt not join a group for
any good reason. OK, I have a bone
to pick with whoever started “ THE
LARGEST FACEBOOK GROUP
EVER!!!!!!!!1112#OMGZ.” Do you
know what they say about stupid peo-
ple in large groups? Do you remember
Nazi Germany? Please realize you are
wasting valuable oxygen.
10. Thou shalt go outside and
plant a tree or something. If there’s
been one beneficial thing about this
whole, creepy, Big Brother-esque mini
feed system, hopefully it will make peo-
ple self-conscious of how much time
they actually spend on Facebook. Also,
I do find it sad that so many people are
so upset that they’ve started mobiliz-
ing and forming petitions and groups
against it, when it’s really just a silly
little networking system. I already feel
like a waste of life for squandering a
whole column on it. What would hap-
pen if we all reached the same level of
outrage about Darfur or global warm-
ing? As a community, we are incredibly
powerful, but we waste our time and
energy when we could really accom-
plish something amazing.
So, on that note, go out into the
Facebook world (and the real one!)
with these valuable nuggets of wisdom.
Remember all of these commandments
given unto you, because thanks to the
mini-feed, I’ll be watching…
In an effort to bring in diverse groups
and tackle important issues on campus,
College Union Activities, working with
UNITY, the Diversity Committee and
the Office of Multicultural Affairs,
has invited three men from Califor-
nia to present their production N*gger
Wetb*ck Ch*nk Monday, Sept. 11.
According to the memorandum
sent to students from the Office of Stu-
dent Affairs on Tuesday, “The goal of
the NWC program is to remove power
from these three and other highly
charged racist, hateful and derogator y
terms…The intent is to ease tension
and discomfort prevalently found at
diversity programs so that a true, open
and honest dialogue can be pursued
about differences and examine why ste-
reotyping and profiling persons can be
so very harmful to our society.”
N*gger Wetc*ck Ch*nk will start at
NWC play brings racial tensions to light
7 p.m. in Gano and the hour-long pro-
gram will be followed by a 30-minute
question and answer period.
“ In this program, they are bringing
out sub-level racial tensions so people
will talk about them,” said Ernie Stuffle-
bean, director of Campus Life. “It is a
humorous, theatrical performance, even
though this isn’t a comedic subject mat-
ter. Once ever yone gets past the initial
shock value, it is an exploration of why
these words are so racially charged.”
Members of CUA’s governing board
saw a shorter version of the N*igger
Wetb*ck Ch*nk program at their an-
nual NACA conference in February
and decided to attempt to bring the
program to Jewell.
“ I am very excited about this pro-
gram coming to campus,” Rachel
Sheffield, CUA co-director, said. “I
saw them perform in Februar y and I
think it will be a great program for this
campus.”
Danielle Mills
Associate Editor
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Members of the NWC program will perform
on campus Monday. Photo provided by CUA.
Meeting for
First-Year
Senate Elections
Ely Triangle
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Petitions will be
available Sept. 11
during lunch or from
the Office of Student
Affairs. All petitions
should be returned by
Sept. 13.
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Keith Shankle (5) sprints past MidAmerica defender Chad Ammons for the third touchdown on Saturday. William
Jewell beat Mid-America Nazerine 27-24 at Greene Stadium. This was the first time William Jewell has defeated the
Pioneers in nine years. Photo by Kyle Rivas
Victory over MNU first in eight years
It was fall 1977 when Cardinals and
Pioneers stared at each other across the
sidelines for the first time in an NAIA
junior varsity football game.
Almost 30 years later, the rivalry is
more heated than ever, and Jewell did
its part Saturday winning 27-24 against
MNU in a varsity football game. This
win snapped an eight-year losing streak
to the pioneers.
“We had a big hurdle to overcome,”
head football coach Fran Schwenk
said. “We had not beat them in football
in eight years…it was definitely a
goal that we were going to break that
winning streak.”
Going into the game Saturday, the
Cardinals made no special preparations.
Schwenk said they treat every game the
same. However, he did say that the team
likes to play a team receiving national
rank or attention. Schwenk said that
the Cardinals’ goal is to be a nationally
ranked champion.
“To get back there [a national
ranking] we have been winning eight
to 10 games a year,” Schwenk said.
“That’s the neat thing, the fun thing. We
want our alums to be proud…there’s no
better feeling being one of the teams
left playing at the end of the season.”
According to senior line-backer
Anthony Simone, the team was mellow
before the game. He said that the team
likes to sit and focus before games.
“We take a mental and physical
approach,” Simone said.
Going into the second half Jewell
had a 21-0 lead over MNU. Schwenk
said the team was focusing on closing
out the game as they came out of the
locker room for the second half.
“To us it was a zero to zero ball
game,” Schwenk said.
Despite their huge lead, the game
would still come down to the final
minutes. After the Cardinals ran their
lead to 24-0, the Pioneers stormed back
to tie the game at 24-24. With 2:26 to
go in the fourth quarter, Stephen Bader
kicked a 45-yard field goal that would
be the game winner, as the Cardinals
stopped MNU on their final drive.
According to Simone the win
against MNU means a lot. Simone said
that the team worked hard during the
off-season. In regards to the win on
Saturday, Simone said that the win is
behind them.
“Now we’re looking forward to this
week to play Avila University,” Simone
said.
This year’s team hopes to continue
a chapter in William Jewell tradition by
becoming a champion.
“We have a motivational board that
reads: William Jewell Football, 1888
through today; through this door passes
the champions of today and the leaders
of today for the leaders of tomorrow,”
Schwenk said.
Tim Graves, assistant coach, said
that it’s a tradition for players and
coaches to touch the sign on the way
out of the locker room during game
day.
“We expect to play like champs,”
Schwenk said.
Jonathan Entzminger
Staff Writer
Kristen Lehmer
Staff Writer
The season for soccer has come to a beginning with
enthusiasm. Head soccer coach for William Jewell
College, Chris Cissell, begins his fifth year this fall.
Cissell finished the season in last place for the Heart
of American Athletic Conference, but now there
is talk of nothing less than national tournaments,
conference championships and national rankings.
According to Cissell, a tough schedule is
demanded in preparation for regional and national
tournaments.
“Our men’s team arguably has the toughest
National Association of Intercollegiate Atheletics
schedule in the nation. We will compete against
eight other nationally ranked teams and UMKC
[University of Missouri-Kansas City] in our regular
season,” Cissell said.
These matches are especially essential for the
playoffs and postseason successes.
Leading the way for the men will be senior co-
captains Dusty Green and Allan Nekuda. Both
Green and Nekuda earned Heart of America All
Conference 1st Team honors in 2005.
Additional seniors on the 2006 squad are
goalkeeper Matt Holdaway, midfielder Derrick
Simons and midfielder Dan Tilbury. Many of
the 2005 are starters returning to the 2006 lineup,
including forward John Barber, midfielders Austin
Williams, Kevin Nekuda and Clint Wyllie; defenders
Jacob Patton, Josh Howard, and Justin Park; as well
as goalkeeper Andy Shields.
Along with an experienced group of veterans, Jewell
has 14 newcomers this season.
“This is an outstanding group of hungry newcomers
who know how to win. They’re a good fit to the program,”
Cissell said.
In 2005 William Jewell College women’s soccer team
finished with a record of 16-3-0, winning the Heart
of America Conference and advancing to the NAIA
National Tournament for the third consecutive year.
Jewell finished the season ranked #14 in the nation. It
is no doubt that Cissell aims to keep the advancement
inflating with a preseason ranking of #19 in the NAIA.
The women’s soccer team also contains many veterans.
Sophomore Nicole Revenaugh (27 goals, 7 assists)
earned All American honorable mention in 2005, made
1st Team All Region and 1st Team Heart of America All
Conference honors. She will be joined in the attack by
junior Rachel Obert and senior Abby Mott.
“We have a history of scoring a lot of goals and this
team is capable of keeping with tradition,” Cissell said.
Cissell has high expectations for returning starters.
They include Shannon Eberle, Ashley Tanner, Megan
Gray, Katie Brooks and seniors Megan Penrod, Sydney
Boggess, Celine Jajko,and Anneliese Laughman. “We
had a special season advancing to the Final Four in 2003.
I believe this year we have an outstanding mix of players
that could produce another very competitive season in
2006,” said Cissell.
William Jewell’s first of eight home matches will be
Sept. 13, when the Cardinals host Park University at
Greene Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Jewell soccer shooting for lofty goals
Beating a Washington University defender to the ball, senior Shannon Eberle takes a shot at the goal on Aug. 19
in a preseason game at Greene Staduim. The William Jewell soccer teams are looking to kick off their home opener
with a pair of wins when they take on Park Universty Sept. 13. Photo by Kyle Rivas
Questions & Answers
Q. What are your thoughts about the upcoming
season pertaining to the competition you will
face and how you believe your team will react to
the competition?
A. We are in a very tough conference and NAIA Region V with many men
and women’s teams ranked as teams and in the top 50 individual runners in the
nation. We also run each week against NCAA D-II, D-III, NAIA and junior
college teams who are very good and tops in their divisions. The men’s team is very
young and they will only get better with each race, and with the hard work they
are doing, they will move up the ranks. The Women’s team has more depth and
is much improved over last year’s team and they should make a move up in the
team scoring. Most runners are already running faster than they did last year and
looking stronger.
Q. Who do you expect will be the leaders on your team and why?
A. The men’s leaders will be Aaron Mick, junior captain, Andrew Trapp,
sophomore and Luis Guzman, junior, and these three will be our top runners
leading the pack for our team of seven runners. The women will be lead by Alex
Braden, junior captain, Michaela Taylor sophomore, Jen Ghidoni, junior, Sarah
Rahal, junior captain and newcomer Alecia Valencia, first-year. Right behind
pushing them will be Paula Mahlburg, sophomore, Abby Huston, sophomore,
Shannon Anderson, sophomore, Betsy Waddle, sophomore, and a host of others.
Q. What do you believe will be the strong points in your team and how do you
expect to build on any weaknesses?
A. Our strong points will be the hard work and desire to get better each week.
The cross country season builds toward the end, when we have Heart of America
Conference Championships and the NAIA Region V Championships that can
take you to NAIA Nationals as an individual runner or a whole team. Both teams
have many people who love to run and are challenged to do their best and will
always do what it takes to get better. Our goal is to bring along and improve the
slower runners because in cross country you are as good as your weakest runner in
the team scoring.
Terry Yee
Cross Country Coach