The William Jewell College community was stunned this week as

rumors flew that Dr. David Sallee, president of the College, was a final-

ist for the presidency of Nebraska Wesleyan University. A figure who

has become identified with the fight for academic freedom, steadfast

leadership in times of crisis and a vision for the College’s future may

soon take those qualities to another institution. Sallee spent Mon-

day and Tuesday on the Nebraska Wesleyan campus in Lincoln, where

members of the University community have said Sallee is the strongest

candidate and the best hope to rebuild a community wracked by divi-

sions over the previous president’s leadership. Sallee has said he and his

wife, Mary, have yet to make a decision on whether or not they would

accept the position if offered.

Colloquium event welcomes international students

to William Jewell campus, highlights OIR partnership

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Honor rolls usually recog-

nize those who are high

achievers in the classroom.

William Jewell, however,

scores high on an honor

roll that exists to recognize

those who excel outside

the classroom. The College

recently was named to the President’s Higher Education

Community Service Honor Roll. On Page 3, find out what

put William Jewell ahead in making a difference.

College named to service honor roll, 3

giving back

William Jewell

College’s theatre

program opens its

first fall mainstage

production with

a 17th-century

play set in Naples.

Amidst Carnival

chaos and Italian

intrigue, the show

examines life and love. The production opened Wednesday

and will run through tomorrow evening. On Page 7, get a

glimpse behind the scenes.

The Rover continues this weekend, 7

curtain up

In place of the usual Chapel

fare, attendees Wednesday

were treated to an inside

look at the world of Arab

economics. The presenta-

tion was delivered by Dr.

Ahmed Zekri, Fulbright

scholar-in-residence at

William Jewell for the fall

semester. Zekri is a native

of Morocco. On Page 6,

hear how economics plays a role in real world politics.

On the Inside

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Both William Jewell soc-

cer teams celebrated suc-

cessful seasons. Only one

is continuing in the hunt

for a national champion-

ship, however. While the

quest of the women’s team

for a fourth straight nation-

al tournament appearance

ended Monday with a 1-0

loss to Graceland, the men’s team defeated Columbia College

1-0 Wednesday. On Page 8, learn about their next move.

Fulbright scholar Zekri lectures in Chapel, 6

facts and figures

Aaron Barker

Staff Writer

Full coverage of Sallee’s

interview at Nebraska

Wesleyan University and

Jewell responses can be

found on Pages 4 and 5.

Karis Rosell

Campus Editor

First-year student participates

in national composing competition

In a national competition that

pitted her against professional

composers and professors, among

others, first-year Kristen Walker

recently was selected as a finalist

in the 27th Annual Ithaca College

School of Music choral composition

contest. “When I was a sophomore

[in high school] I first heard about

this contest and it’s a national contest

so I thought, ‘Wow, that ’s probably

way over my head,’” Walker said.

After winning several other

composition contests, however,

Walker thought seriously about

the possibility. She did not decide

to enter the competition for sure,

however, until only a few days before

the submission deadline last August.

“I just threw together some old stuff,”

Walker said. “I had written a piece

already and it wasn’t specifically for

this contest. It was just one I had

done for the heck of it, but it ended

up fitting all the requirements so I

submitted it.”

As a finalist, Walker travels today

to Ithaca, N.Y., where she and the

other finalists have been paired

with local high school choirs. They

will each spend the day rehearsing

their compositions. Choirs then will

perform the pieces and a winner

will be selected f rom the top six.

Walker will be working with the

Westborough High School choir on

her piece, which is a soprano-alto-

tenor-bass a capella choir piece called

The Silent Hour, for which text comes

from a poem by Anne Bronte.

Dr. Ian Coleman, associate

professor of music and chair,

has worked with Walker as her

composition instructor. He believes

Walker’s success speaks highly of

her talent and ability. “It’s unusual

for someone of her age to be writing

choral music of this caliber at all,”

Coleman said. “There are a lot of

these kinds of competitions, but the

difference is that this one is a well

known one. It attracts entries from

prestigious and established composers,

as well as those not as prestigious

and established. I know there are

professors and professional composers

who entered this contest, which

makes it all the more remarkable that

Kristen, as a first-year student, would

qualify, and it really speaks to the

quality of her work.” Coleman also

cited Walker’s success as important

because it is a good reflection on her,

Story continued on Page 6

Last week, William Jewell College

and Oxford

I nte r nati on al

Review hosted

students f rom

the Middle

East and the

United States

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America’s role

in the Middle

East. Students

from the

United Arab

E m i r a t e s ,

Iraq and

Lebanon met

and discussed

topical issues

with 15

William Jewell

students.

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c o n f e r e n c e

began Nov. 1

when three

students from

the UAE, one Iraqi student and

two Lebanese students (including

William Jewell international student

Roy Abdo) arrived on campus. Over

the course of the week the Middle

Eastern students were presented

with lessons of U.S. history and

democracy. These included touring

the Liberty Memorial and the Harry

S. Truman Library. The students

also participated in a colloquium

discussing the United States’ role

in Middle Eastern affairs, attended

worship services for both Muslims

and Christians and met with People to

People International President Mary

E i s e n h o w e r ,

gra nddaugh ter

of President

D w i g h t

Eisenhower.

A c c o r d i n g

to organizers,

this was done

to further

unde rstandings

of relations

b e t w e e n

cultures.

“ P e o p l e

from the

United States

and the Middle

East hold a

number of

misconceptions

about each

other,” said

Anthony Shop,

’05, executive

editor and

chief operating

officer for OIR. “OIR created this

program to help foster understanding

and build bridges between cultures.”

Students at NWU listen to Sallee

respond to questions at a for um

Tuesday. Photo courtesy of the

Reveille at NWU.

Soccer advances in post-season play, 8

reaching goals

Stor y continued on Page 7

Dr. Gary Armstrong, professor of political science, discusses politics and theol-

og y with Abdulaziz Al Mualla, a United Arab Emirates student participating in

the colloquium. Photo by Kyle Rivas

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Second Thoughts

Unlike those who believe they were born in the wrong era because

they yearn to parade around in fancy frocks with puffed sleeves or

wish they were immersed in the decadence of the Roaring 20’s, my

feelings of misplacement stem from a different source. I think I was

born in the wrong country. A French woman, who thinks the small,

four-letter word—food—means more than sustenance, lives inside

of me. Although my attitude about food is part nature, part nurture,

it is certainly not an American norm. Yes, Americans love food, but

generally not for the way it looks on a plate, the way it tantalizes all

the senses or the way it connects people. In France, food means

something—it’s love and tradition, family and art. Unbeknownst to me,

it was this ideal that would cause me much distress in college.

Living 1,600 miles away from home was difficult, but one of the

biggest adjustments I had to make in college was in regard to the food.

I am slightly embarrassed to admit that my adjustment process wasn’t

even complete until this, my sophomore year, when I began to look at

Jewell food in a new light. Although I can look back at this gastronomic

coming-of-age with levity, it certainly did not begin that way. After the

initial shock that I wasn’t eating my mom’s cooking wore off, combat

began. I waged a silent war on the construction-torn battlegrounds of

the cafeteria. My strategy—eat the same thing everyday.

Somehow, in my homemade-meal starved mind, I thought this

would show the-powers-that-be that quality meant more than quantity.

So while my fellow classmates enjoyed the wide array of options, I

stuck to omelets, salads and the occasional slice of carved turkey. I don’t

think that my point was well taken, if even noticed, by Dining Services,

because they had their hands full feeding the rest of the 1200 troops.

Nothing revolutionary happened as a result of my protest, except

maybe the occasional strawberry slice in the fruit mélange (which I

highly doubt was because of me). This went on until the glorious

day in May when I returned home to feast on In-N-Out and mom’s

cooking once more. After a summer of such culinary delights, I arrived

back at the College anticipating another year of combat.

I’m not sure what came over me this past month. The fight in me

has slowly dwindled and I am starting to see the hidden gems of our

cafeteria. My day is never complete without a treasure hunt—climb

the cantaloupe mountains, turn left at the honey dew cave, dig next

to Grapehenge and be rewarded with the prized gold (pineapple). A

friend introduced me to the Jewell’s version of fish eggs, which may be

less sophisticated but is much more palatable. The seven-layer salad is

also a new favorite of mine. But nothing could sweeten my attitude

about the cafeteria more than the days when I walk past the dessert

and see the tell-tale clouds of whipped cream that signal my favorite

dessert—chocolate chip cookie casserole. A large spoonful with ice

cream makes all my cafeteria cares melt away like the chocolate in my

mouth. Maybe my inner Parisian has been starved for so long that her

culinary standards have lowered, but I choose to believe this change

of heart signals my complete adjustment to college. The eggs in the

cafeteria really have begun to land sunny-side up.

I don’t remember my first interview with Dr. David

Sallee, president of the College. After some intensive

research (scanning eMonitors from my first year at

William Je well), it appears that our first formal interview

was in February 2004. The issue: the hiring of a new dean

of enrollment.

Before that article, I’d certainly met Sallee and his

wife, Mary, on campus. I’d seen their house, waved to

him while he was jogging and been at plenty of formal

occasions during which he addressed campus. But

interviewing the College president during my first

year should have been monumental. I had to go to the

mysterious top floor of Greene Hall and ask hard-hitting

questions about enrollment figures.

But I don’t remember any of it—not because it

wasn’t an important moment but because it wasn’t the

stereotypical environment for a student journalist. I’m

sure I was welcomed into the office, allowed to ask any

and all questions and treated as a competent writer.

Sallee never dumbed down the process or avoided

difficult questions. That’s been true of nearly every

interview I’ve had with Sallee. He has been honest,

straightfor ward and—most important to a young

writer—upfront about what parts of the interview were

on and off the record.

The stories I have covered have changed over the

course of the years. Sometimes, there is less information

available to publish; often, the questions are more difficult

to answer.

This was true Wednesday when I interviewed Sallee,

as we once again discussed a hiring issue. Only this time,

another institution, Nebraska Wesleyan University, was

doing the hiring. This was an interview I wouldn’t forget.

Sallee’s candidacy there came as a shock to many

people across our campus, evidenced by discussion

among students, faculty and staff about the possibility

of life at the College without the Sallees. From what I

hear, numerous groups on campus are making efforts to

convince Sallee to stay at Jewell. While I understand

their sentiment, I am not sure that’s fair—to the

College community or the Sallees.

There’s a natural tension between any college

administration and the student newspaper. We push

the boundaries, they push back. They make decisions

with which we disagree, we make sure they hear about

it. When the relationship is healthy, it’s a challenge

and a check for both groups.

This week, there is no pushing or pulling, no

challenge or check. I believe I speak for all of the

members of the editorial staff of the Monitor in saying

we are tr ying to understand the difficulty of the

decision that may lie ahead. Rather than attempting to

convince Sallee to remain at the College, we prefer to

support Sallee’s decision, whatever that may be. Maybe

this is the time for a change, a new vision. Maybe this

will be a “Come to Jesus” moment for Sallee, and he’ ll

realize that William Jewell is the place for him to lead.

Either way, we want a president who wants us.

Sallee’s presidency hasn’t been perfect, and I’m fairly

confident he’d be the first to admit that. There have

been issues of academic procedure and communication

that have left their mark on Sallee’s tenure. There also

have been, however, moments of celebration: recovery

from financial distress and low morale, defense of

academic freedom and unification after a natural

disaster. While it would pain me to see the Sallees

go—and that remains an “if ”—I realize that Sallee has

made major contributions to the life of the College.

And for that, we are thankful.

As I read the article from February 2004, I couldn’t

help but notice one of Sallee’s quotes about the unrest

in the Office of Admission during that period. “ We’ll

be ready to get back to normal,” he said. As for the

uncertainty and disappointment surrounding the

William Jewell community now, I couldn’t have said it

better myself.

As a third-year member of the

Hilltop Monitor staff, I’m used to

finding out answers. After a week of

searching for answers, however, I’m

more confused than ever as to why

Dr. David Sallee, president of the

College, would consider becoming

president of Nebraska Wesleyan

University.

Since we found out Sunday that he

was a finalist for the job, the Monitor

staff has tried to find as many of the

answers that the College community

is looking for as possible. After dozens

of interviews, hours of research and

one trip to Nebraska, however, I think

we’re more confused than ever.

Tuesday, Emily Wales, Danielle

Mills and I traveled to Nebraska to

seek to better understand the story

we were covering.

We had been angry; we had been

dismayed. We had been shocked, and

we had been disappointed that the

president who helped draw many of

us to the College would leave us for

a college that was so similar. We had

discussed how the lateral move made

no sense, how the timing of the move

made no sense, how the location of

the school being moved to made little

sense and how, in general, we didn’t

really understand why this was all

taking place.

The forum we attended at

Nebraska Wesleyan was one of the

more difficult hours of my college

career, as we listened to the president

of our college stand in front of a group

of other students and try to tell them

why he was excited about potentially

becoming their president. It was

difficult to listen to the president who

had provided steadfast, determined

leadership in times of crisis struggle to

control his emotions as he attempted

to talk about how much William

Jewell students mean to him and his

motivations for leaving the College.

Yes, we had arrived angry and

dismayed, shocked and disappointed.

But as we left Lincoln, the prevailing

sentiment was sadness. We learned

a lot on the trip about Nebraska

Wesleyan, the issues the new

president would face and about what

sort of a university it is. But while

we had arrived seeking clarity and

insight, we were just more befuddled

than before.

In the midst of this confusion,

there are certain things that I learned

and remembered throughout the

process.

First, the things I’ve learned:

Nebraska Wesleyan is in need of the

kind of strong, accessible leadership

that Sallee has provided at William

Jewell. The campus is in turmoil due

in no small part to the last president’s

leadership style, and it will take an

outstanding leader to bring stability to

Nebraska Wesleyan. The University is

also a very nice place. Approximately

two-thirds of their students are

residential, they care passionately

about the interaction between religion

and academic f reedom, believe

strongly in the liberal arts tradition

and they’re overwhelmingly white

and Midwestern. Does this sound

anything like a college that most of

us know about?

Second, the things that I already

knew: William Jewell is at a critical

point in its history. Three years after

our split with the Missouri Baptist

Convention, we’re still seeking to

define where we are as an institution

in regard to both our religious and

academic identity. A new Strategic

Plan that promises to bring years of

both growth and pain to the College

has barely gotten off the ground.

While the College is moving ever

closer to financial health, threats to

the College’s financial stability are

constantly looming on the horizon.

Nebraska Wesleyan isn’t the only

university in need of outstanding

leadership in upcoming years.

Finally, I know that Sallee has been

an excellent president for William

Jewell and undoubtedly would do

an outstanding job at Nebraska

Wesleyan. I know they would be

incredibly fortunate to attract such

an outstanding leader to be their next

president.

I still don’t understand why Sallee

would consider leaving William

Jewell for Nebraska Wesleyan. It’s

a nice place, but it’s not a huge leap

forward from William Jewell. I

would hope that if Sallee is looking

for a midcareer challenge or change,

he’d be able to find it at William

Jewell. We certainly have more than

our fair share of challenges requiring

outstanding leadership.

After a week of research and

thinking, I’m more confused than

ever as to why this move might be

occurring. Some have had much

more time to think about it and I

can’t help but wonder if they are in

the same boat.

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The light dawned on William Jewell

College when the power went out last

Tuesday. The cause of the power outage,

which affected most of the College’s

buildings, is unknown, according

to Ron Dempsey, vice president for

finance and administration. “It was

something beyond our control and

responsibility,” Dempsey said.

This is not the first time William

Jewell has experienced a power outage.

According to Dempsey, the College

experiences some kind of power outage

about once a year. “More times than

not it’s weather-related,” Dempsey

said. “We’re subject to that the same

as any neighborhood.”

During the recent power outage,

some issues regarding handicapped

accessibility and elevators were made

apparent. In the event of a significantly

long power outage, students who

depend on elevators may be stuck in

certain buildings, unable to leave a

floor. “It’s always a risk for someone

in a wheelchair,” Dempsey said. “You

just have to find another way to get

the wheelchair down. It’s no different

than any other building in the world.”

A power outage that lasted longer

than a day would affect the College in

many areas. The recent power outage

caused a server failure. A longer

outage may affect more ser vers in

more permanent ways. “You run the

risk of damaging the integrity of the

data and the integrity of the system,”

Dempsey said.

In addition, everything important

at the College runs on electricity.

While the College does not have an

exact plan to implement in the case of

an extended power outage, William

Jewell does have relationships with

many vendors who can provide

generators, according to Dempsey.

The phone system is always on a

generator, and Information Services

has some batteries back-ups in case of

loss of electricity.

According to Dempsey, a long

power outage could disable the College

to such an extent that classes could be

cancelled and students could be sent

home. “ It depends on the time of year

and the situation,” Dempsey said. “It’s

a case-by-case situation. We have to

figure out what we can continue to do

and sit and wait until the world’s put

back together again.”

Power outage illuminates problems

Joy Mason

Staff Writer

Joy Mason can be reached at

masonj@william.jewell.edu.

College’s service component recognized

Lacey Crough

Staff Writer

Lacey Crough can be reached at

croughl@william.jewell.edu.

William Jewell College always

has been an institution that has pride

in community service. With groups

like American Humanics, Amnesty

International and Christian Student

Ministries involved in community

service projects as well as classes

involved in ser vice-learning projects,

William Jewell’s recent selection for

extraordinary community service

as part of the President’s Higher

Education Community Service

Honor Roll comes at no surprise.

“The honor is important as an

affirmation of what the students,

faculty and staff of WJC have been

doing for the past two years,” Dr.

Andy Pratt, dean of the Chapel

and vice president for Religious

Ministries, said. “It is an honor to

be named among a group of colleges

and universities that value ser vice and

have made a significant commitment

to doing ser vice ever y year.”

The College is one of the

492 schools recognized for on-

going service projects. “ The

college community did the work of

community service, service learning

and hurricane relief without thought

of reward or award. This award

process, which comes after the

service has been rendered, gave us

the opportunity to write down all

the service that college students have

done,” Pratt said.

According to Dr. David Sallee,

president of the College, community

service has always been an integral

part of the student experience at

William Jewell and the Ser vice

Honor Roll award affirms it. “I think

service-learning is a very important

aspect of the college. I think it fits so

well with our ethos and philosophy.

We have students who are in tune

with the needs of the community so

it fits them well.” Co-sponsored by

the Corporation for National and

Community Ser vice, the Department

of Education, the Department of

Housing and Urban Development,

USA Freedom Corps and the

President’s Council on Service and

Civic Participation, the Honor Roll

is presented in cooperation with

Campus Compact, an organization

of approximately 1,000 college and

university presidents, supported by

major national higher education

associations.

Higher Education

Classified

A d v e r t i s i n g

Small, Midwestern liberal arts college (approx. 1300 students) seeks

energetic, relationship-centered president. Applicant will face low

morale, divided campus, financial pressure, controversial previous

president, religious identity issues and lack of trust in administration.

If interested, apply to William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.

Applications requested by June 2000.

Small, Midwestern liberal arts college (approx. 1600 students) seeks

energetic, relationship-centered president. Applicant will face low

morale, divided campus, financial pressure, controversial previous

president, religious issues and lack of trust in administration. If

interested, apply to Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Neb.

Applications requested by October 2006.

...Hard to pass up such a good opportunity?

Trustees Chairman Responds

If Sallee does accept an offer from

Nebraska Wesleyan University, on-

campus members of the College

community are not the only ones saying

they will be sorr y to see him go.

Ed Place, chairman of the Board

of Trustees, said he learned of Sallee’s

candidacy early last week. “David and I

were scheduled to meet anyway [about

unrelated issues], and he informed me

this was something we needed to talk

about,” Place said. “I then made the

executive committee [of the trustees]

aware immediately.” Place said the full

Board was told of Sallee’s candidacy

Saturday morning, “once I kne w for sure

David was going to make the trip.”

Place said he understood Nebraska

Wesleyan’s attempts to court Sallee.

“I think ever ybody understands that

when you do a good job, other people

would like to have you do that job for

them too,” he said. Place predicted

that an announcement about Sallee’s

decision, if he is offered the job, would

be forthcoming. “There’s no need to

speculate [on Sallee’s decision], because

I think we ’ll know soon enough.”

Having spent his entire chairmanship

under Sallee’s presidency, Place said he

believes the College has made positive

change. “I think William Jewell has come

a long way under David’s leadership…

and he’s got a pretty exciting vision for

our future, as well.”

Public support for Sallee from students

and faculty has led to some speculation

that Sallee’s vision and Strategic Plan

may not fit with the trustees’ plans for

the College. Place, however, emphasized

a positive relationship between the Board

and Sallee. “Oh, no. That [disagreements

about the Strategic Plan] is not in any

way an issue,” Place said. “David and

his executive council have been working

on his Promise and the broad Strategic

Plan and he’s kept the Board informed

of that progress along the way.” Place

confirmed that the Board is strongly

behind “David’s direction and vision for

the future of Jewell.”

—Emily Wales

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After six and a half years as William

Jewell College’s 14th president, Dr.

David Sallee may be on the move. It

was announced last week in the Lincoln

Journal-Star that Sallee was one of

two finalists in Nebraska Wesleyan

University’s presidential search. Sallee

and his wife, Mary, spent Monday

and Tuesday on Nebraska Wesleyan’s

campus in Lincoln, Neb. interviewing

for the position.

At a meeting with Nebraska

Wesleyan students Tuesday afternoon,

Sallee discussed his background in

h i g h e r

e d uca t i on ,

motivations

for leaving

W i l l i a m

Jewell and

what he

could bring

to the role

of president

there. (See

Page 5 for

details on

the Tuesday

m e e t i n g

and a

comparison

between William Je well and Nebraska

Wesleyan.)

The University’s other finalist, Dr.

Robert Duffett, currently serves as

the president of Dakota Wesleyan

University in Mitchell, S.D., an

institution of just under 800 students.

According to students at Nebraska

Wesleyan, Sallee seemed the stronger

candidate.

“[Sallee] seemed amazing. He’s

clearly the strong choice,” Chanté

Bauer, a senior at Nebraska Wesleyan,

said. “He seems to be person-centered

as opposed to dollar sign-centered.”

While Bauer expressed concern about

Sallee’s “religious ties,” she said his

emphasis on relationships appealed

both to students and faculty.

Reached for an inter view

Wednesday, Sallee again discussed his

motivations for leaving the College.

Noting that there are “two aspects

to any job search—the going and

the coming,” Sallee reinforced his

comments Tuesday.

“ These jobs are really draining

jobs… [The process at Nebraska

Wesleyan] could really be one of

two things. It could be a mid-

career check, allowing me to be

sure that this is the place I need

to be, or a mid-career change,

providing a ne w opportunity, a

challenge,” he said. “This is not

decided by any means, so it might

be either of those things. If I

say, ‘This is a really good job [at

William Jewell] and I don’t want to be

any place else,’ it answers the question

[about looking elsewhere].”

Sallee emphasized that he was

approached by a search firm about

the position at Nebraska Wesleyan. “I

spoke to a f riend this weekend who

said, ‘So I hear you’re looking,’ which

would imply that I’m looking for

something different. But no, that’s not

right. That ’s not the case at all,” Sallee

said. “ This opportunity presented

itself…and there are times when you

stop and think, ‘Is there a reason this

came up now?’”

Sallee said a switch to Nebraska

Wesleyan could be considered a “ lateral

move,” but the “refreshing change”

could make the transition worthwhile.

“I’ve asked myself, ‘Is [ Wesleyan] where

I ought to be for the next seven to 10

years? Is Jewell?’ It’s a good question,

and I’m still working through that

now,” Sallee said.

The attention paid to the process

makes it a difficult one, according to

Sallee. “ The problem is you’ve got to

play all this out in public,” he said.

“Most [jobs] wouldn’t require that.

That’s what makes this a lot harder.”

In the midst of the surprised

response from members of the College

community, questions about other job

offers were raised. Sallee said being a

finalist at Nebraska Wesleyan is the first

“serious discussion” he has had about a

job change since coming to William

Jewell. “I get calls [from institutions

and search firms], and most of the time,

it ’s no. This is the only one we’ve had

a continued conversation with,” Sallee

said. Although he noted that an earlier

offer led to a “pretty long” discussion,

he said it was a

“mutual decision”

to end his

candidacy. “I

can’t say where

this was, because

that information

is confidential,

but people

would probably

say ‘wow’ [about

the institution].

It would have

been a really big

step, but it wasn’t

a fit.”

While this

previous offer may not

have been a “fit ” for Sallee, students,

faculty and staff continue to wonder

why Nebraska Wesleyan would be.

The comparisons between William

Jewell and Nebraska Wesleyan are

obvious. Similar in size, the two liberal

arts institutions both have roots in

Protestant denominations (Wesleyan

maintains ties to the United Methodist

Church). A less obvious connection

deals with turmoil amongst members

of the College community.

When Sallee came to the College

in 2000, William Jewell was facing

financial distress and low morale.

While their problems differ, Nebraska

Wesleyan has faced major leadership

issues in the last year, including

questionable compensation for former

President Dr. Jeanie Watson. (See

article on Page 5.)

When asked about the possible

switch to an institution with serious

internal challenges, Sallee said he sees

room for improvement. “I don’t think

I’m really attracted to [crises],” he said.

“But they’ve been through some tough

stuff. I think they’re ready for healing,

ready to get on with something else.”

In response to challenges facing the

College right now—particularly low

enrollment numbers for the first-year

class—Sallee said he took seriously the

issues, but was not concerned that the

problems would be long-lasting. “It ’s

an understandable conclusion…that

I’m taking off while it’s tough. My

answer is that there have been other

opportunities to take off, and we didn’t.

We chose to stay,” he said. “Enrollment

numbers now look up, and there are

some really positive things happening

[on campus.] I believe we’ll see a real

improvement in the upcoming years.”

According to Sallee, discussions

began with the Nebraska Wesleyan

presidential Search Committee in early

October. “I had spoken with a search

consultant before that, but talks with

Wesleyan started at the beginning of

October,” he said. “That’s almost always

how it goes—that you’re approached by

a search firm first. They recruit people

into a pool for consideration [by an

institution’s search committee].”

Sallee said the timeline for

announcing Nebraska Wesleyan’s

new president is in the hands of

the University’s Search Committee.

According to Robyn Henderson, co-

chair of the committee, the Board of

Governors will meet the first week of

December to make a decision.

Surprised by the news, many

William Jewell faculty members and

students have contacted Sallee about

his candidacy. “It’s been very gratifying

to hear them say that they would

hope we would be here rather

than there, and it’s wonderful

that they would do that,” he

said. “ There are lots of factors

[in making this decision]. Some

influence from these comments

is possible. Also, I want to make

clear that what people have

done has been appropriate and

fine, but I wouldn’t want people

to do more. That wouldn’t feel

right.”

Because of the sensitivity of the issue,

Sallee said he and the Administrative

Council decided not to make a formal

announcement to students, faculty and

staff. “I talked to all the appropriate

people midweek [last week] to let

them know what we were doing,” he

said. “We talked about making an

announcement, but decided it wasn’t

right. I realize that this way [without an

announcement] it’s hit and miss when

people find out, but it didn’t feel right

to announce before there was any real

decision… At this moment, continuing

to let [the news] find its way around

here is the right thing to do.”

The obvious question in many

people’s minds deals with Sallee’s

ultimate decision. Sallee said that he

had not decided if he would take the

presidency if it was offerred to him. “I

don’t know. I’m not there yet. I just

don’t have an answer yet,” Sallee said.

“ They’ve got to finish their process first,

so I may not even have an option.”

The effects of a possible move

by Dr. David Sallee would be far-

reaching on campus. According to

Dr. John Westlie, vice president for

Academic Affairs and dean of the

College, Sallee’s leadership has played

a major role in shaping the current

direction of William Jewell College.

“[Sallee] has provided excellent

leadership,” Westlie said. “One of his

gifts is letting people lead in the areas

they ’re good at. It’s a rare gift, because

many people in his position want to

control power.” Noting that Sallee

has “helped the College through

some really difficult and challenging

times”—including the 2003 tornado

that struck campus and financial

cutbacks—Westlie said Sallee also has

influenced William Jewell’s current

vision. “ Now, he’s leading us toward

the future of the College, a stronger

direction for where we’re headed.”

Dr. Gary Armstrong, professor

of political science and chairman of

Faculty Council, agreed that Sallee

has transformed the College.

“I’m one of those who thinks that

President Sallee is a superb leader and

one of our great presidents. I want him

to stay,” Armstrong said. “He restored

morale, he restored fiscal discipline,

and how you do both is a truly

impressive feat of leadership. [Sallee

also has been] the first president since

I’ve been here to seriously study the

Christian mission of the College,

making major speeches on the issue.”

Westlie confirmed that

Administrative Council members

learned of Sallee’s candidacy last

week and he said that reactions from

administration and faculty members

have been similar. “Dr. Sallee told us

as a group last week, and individually

just before that,” Westlie said. “ We

were very surprised. I think everyone

was surprised.”

According to Mark Van Tilburg,

executive director of College relations,

an official College statement is not

necessar y at this time.

“ There will be the appropriate

time,” Van Tilburg said of a possible

announcement. “There’s really

nothing to say at this time, other

than like all successful leaders in any

sector, whether it’s higher education,

corporate or whatever, there are folks

that are seeking you out, and that’s

precisely what happened here. It’s not

unusual at all.” Van Tilburg noted

that Sallee “decided to participate

when [Nebraska Wesleyan] told him

they wanted him to be a finalist.”

Responses among faculty have

signified equal surprise, Westlie said.

“I haven’t met anyone who’s not

surprised and distressed at the thought

of him leaving,” he said.

Armstrong also felt faculty

members were stunned by the news,

leading to a response.

“ The announcement of [Sallee’s]

status at another college has done one

powerful thing: It’s reminded us of

how good we’ve got it, and we don’t

want him to go,” Armstrong said.

Westlie also addressed the

possibility of conducting a presidential

search in the near future. “I’ve never

done it before [in this role], but I’m

sure it would be a lengthy process.

You want to be careful and considerate

throughout the search,” he said.

Westlie explained that the College

would form a search committee made

up of a cross-section of members of

the community—trustees, faculty, staff

and students. An interim president

also would be appointed. “If [Sallee]

does leave—and that’s still an if—I

have no idea who [the interim] would

be. That’s down the road right now.”

For Armstrong, the possibility of

Sallee’s move to another institution

would be harmful to William Jewell’s

current vision. “ The strategic plan

has started...We need the kind of

credibility that Dr. Sallee obviously

has to keep it going, and it’s one of the

many reasons I hope he’ll realize that

he’s started an important work here

and he needs to stay here and finish

it with us.”

—Emily Wales

Jewell responds

to candidacy

Westlie: ‘I haven’t met

anyone who’s not

surprised and distressed’

“The Sallees need to do what ’s in the best

interest of them and we in the community

need to support them. But it would be

heart-breaking to see them go.”

—Sar ah Smith

William Jewell Senior

“He has a decision. I would assume that at some point, they’re

either going to make him an offer or not, and at that point

he’ll have to make a decision. Until that time, there’s not

much we can say.”

—Mark Van Tilburg

Executive Director of College Relations

“Many of us have tried to let [Sallee] know how much

we appreciate him in the last 48 hours.”

—Dr. Gar y Armstrong

Professor of Political Science

Faculty Council chairman

Friday, November 10, 2006

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Tough decisions may await

Sallee if offered NWU position

Emily Wales

Editor-in-chief

Emily Wales can be reached at

walese@william.jewell.edu.

[The process at Nebraska

Wesleyan] could really be one

of two things. It could be a

mid-career check, allowing

me to be sure that this is the

place I need to be, or a mid-

career change, providing a new

opportunity, a challenge.”

—

Dr. David Sallee

Dr. David Sallee pauses before addressing a question during Tuesday’s forum at

Nebraska Wesleyan University. Photo courtesy of the Re veille

“I’ve asked myself, ‘Is [Wesleyan]

where I ought to be for the next

seven to 10 years? Is Jewell?’ It’s a

good question, and I’m still

working through that now.”

—Dr. David Sallee

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Institutions in the balance: W

illiam

Jew

ell, N

ebraska W

esleyan seek Sallee

Sallee addresses

NWU audience

Sallee: ‘I don’t really

have a good reason’

“[The next president at Nebraska Wesleyan] will have

really big shoes to fill. Last week, I felt sorry for the

candidate...but [Sallee] seems more able to put back

confidence in the president ’s office that hadn’t been

there.”

—Nicole Green

Nebraska Wesleyan senior

Volume 21 Issue 9

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Hilltop Monitor

Perceptions of Nebraska Wesleyan

University’s previous president left behind

controversy and negative feelings in the

wake of her departure. Support for her

interim successor is leaving controversy and

negative feelings in the wake of a decision

not to make him a finalist to replace her.

If Dr. David Sallee, president of William

Jewell College, accepts the presidency of

Nebraska Wesleyan University, he will face

the challenges of an institution still dealing

with the fallout from these decisions.

Members of the Nebraska Wesleyan

community say they are looking for a

president who will rebuild relationships,

be honest with members of the campus

community and build the University’s

endowment and public profile.

According to Search Committee co-chair

Robyn Henderson, Nebraska Wesleyan was

attracted to Sallee’s experience.

“We developed a search profile and his

resume matched what we were looking for

on our search profile,” she said. Henderson

also said the new president of Nebraska

Wesleyan will face a variety of issues.

“Fundraising is always an ongoing concern,

and I know that from what we have heard

Dr. Sallee has been a successful fundraiser at

William Jewell,” she said. “We’re looking for

a president who is visible in the community,

involved in the community as well as on

campus. We’re looking for someone who has

a vision to lead Wesleyan into the next stage

of where we see Wesleyan’s development.”

Henderson noted Sallee’s experience in

strategic planning and involvement in the

Kansas City area.

Nebraska Wesleyan students said the

most critical issue the new president of

the University faces is rebuilding trust lost

under the previous administration.

“We’re looking for straight-

forwardness and honesty,” Jake Hoy-

Elswick, senior, said after a forum

Tuesday at Nebraska Wesleyan where

Sallee spoke. “ There has been a feeling

of mistrust. The transparency he [Sallee]

talked about is needed.” Other students

mentioned diversity, a commitment to

healing the wounds left by the previous

president’s departure and raising the

profile of Nebraska Wesleyan as issues

the new president will face.

If Sallee becomes the new president

at Nebraska Wesleyan, he will face a

campus rocked by both the controversial

departure of its longtime president last

spring and the decision not to make the

interim president a finalist for the job.

Former Nebraska Wesleyan President

Dr. Jeanie Watson announced her

retirement Feb. 3 after nine years as

president. On Feb. 24, the Nebraska

Wesleyan Reveille student newspaper

reported that Watson had received a

severance package in excess of $750,000.

On March 3, the Reveille published a

letter that Watson sent to the Nebraska

Wesleyan Board of Governors, stating

the reasons why she felt that the board

should be “financially generous.” In

the letter, Watson wrote that although

Nebraska Wesleyan was in a strong

position, “this strength and strategic

positioning, however, have come at

the price of change: unrest—and

great anger on the part of some of the

faculty—at the changes that have been

affected. No

p r e s i d e n t

c o u l d

provide true

l e a d e r s h i p

under the

c u r r e n t

conditions.”

Nebras ka

W e s l e y a n

s t u d e n t

leaders said

Watson’s departure had created issues

on campus. Student body treasurer

Chris Vasek, senior, said that one of

the issues the incoming Nebraska

Wesleyan president will face is “how

our last president went out—she was

not very involved and was told to leave.”

Nicole Green, senior, characterized

Watson’s departure compensation as an

“ unbelievable severance package.”

While Watson left a storm of

controversy in the wake of her departure,

her successor as interim president

was so popular during his tenure at

Nebraska Wesleyan that students were

dismayed when he was not selected as a

finalist for the presidency.

Dr. Joe Gow became interim

president of Nebraska Wesleyan in

February after the retirement of Watson.

Although not initially a presidential

candidate, he announced Aug. 21 that

he would be a candidate for the position.

On Oct. 6, the Search Committee

announced that Gow would not be a

finalist for the position. Gow ’s chance

to lead a university would come quickly,

howe ver, as Nov. 2 the University of

Wisconsin-La Crosse announced that

Gow had been recommended to be the

next chancellor there.

Elizabeth Peters, editor of the

Reveille, said Gow had considerable

support.

“All students

were in very

high support

of Gow,” Peters

said. “ There was

a lot of tension

on campus, but

Gow has done

a remarkable

job turning the

entire campus

around. He can lead a campus of 9,000,

but the Search Committee didn’t think

he could lead here.”

The other finalist for the Nebraska

Wesleyan presidency is Dr. Robert

Duffett, president of Dakota Wesleyan

University, an institution of under

800 students located in Mitchell,

S.D. Duffett is in his seventh year as

president of Dakota Wesleyan, and was

a Baptist pastor in the 1980s.

“ We started with 60 candidates who

applied, and it was narrowed down

to two candidates who we brought

on campus, so we felt both were very

strong candidates,” Henderson said. “In

the committee’s view, they compared

favorably to each other. They were our

top two individuals. “

According to students who attended

the forum Tuesday, however, Sallee was

much more impressive than Duffett.

“He [Sallee] was able to answer the

questions—the other guy [Duffett] said

‘I don’t know, we’ll have to see, I want

to see your directions first’ and he just

was not honest,” Hoy-Elswick said.

“I was much more impressed with

Sallee than with Duffett. Sallee talked

to us as individuals and people, rather

than a job interview, and wasn’t worried

about political answers,” Vasek said.

“He [Sallee] seems really great,”

Chanté Bauer, senior, said. “Compared

to the other candidate, I’m really

impressed—he’d be a wonderful

replacement for Gow.”

During interviews at Nebraska

Wesleyan Monday and Tuesday, Sallee

impressed the University community.

“I thought his interviews went

very well. He was very well received

on campus,” Henderson said. “ Folks

were very impressed with his style and

his integrity, what he had to say, his

message.”

“The response [among faculty and

students] is that Sallee is the preferred

candidate, as qualified as he is,” Peters

said.

“[Sallee] is likeable enough. He says

what he feels,” Hoy-Elswick said. “You

start with honesty and build a level of

trust from there.

Henderson said the decision on a

new president would be made by the

Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Governors

at its meeting during the first week of

December.

Sallee well received at NWU, would face immediate challenges

Nathan Weinert

Associate Editor

Nathan Weinert can be reached at

weinertn@william.jewell.edu.

At a Glance: How the Institutions Measure Up

Size: 1601 undergraduates, 204 graduates

Year Founded: 1887

Church Affiliation: United Methodist Church

City: Lincoln, Neb.

Endowment: $40.6 million

U.S. News and World Report Ranking: Liberal Arts Colleges,

Third Tier

Athletic Affiliation: Dual affiliation—NCAA Division-III and

NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference

Greek System: Yes

Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Post Master’s

Certificates

Diversity: 97 percent White/Non-Hispanic

Residence Life: 63 percent residential students

37 percent commuter students

Executive Compensation: $204,131 (2003-04)

Size: 1331 undergraduates

Year Founded: 1849

Church Affiliation: Baptist

City: Liberty, Mo.

Endowment: $62.8 million

U.S. News and World Report Ranking: Liberal Arts Colleges,

Third Tier

Athletic Affiliation: NAIA Heart of America

Athletic Conference

Greek System: Yes

Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s

Diversity: 89 percent White/Non-Hispanic

Residence Life: 63 percent residential students

37 percent commuter students

Executive Compensation: $145,688 (2003-04)

Sources: The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News and World Report,

College Board, Nebraska Wesleyan University, William Jewell College, Peterson’s

Nebraska Wesleyan University

William Jewell College

[At right] Mary Sallee watches as Dr.

David Sallee answers NWU questions.

Photo courtesy of the Reveille

“ I think everybody understands that when you do a good

job, other people would like to have you do that job for

them, too.”

—Ed Place

Chairman, William Jewell

Board of Trustees

“Folks were very impressed with his style and his

integrity, what he had to say, his message.”

—Robyn Henderson

Co-Chairwoman, Nebraska Wesleyan

Search Committee

“The response [among faculty

and students] is that Sallee

is the preferred candidate, as

qualified as he is.”

—Elizabeth Peters

Reveille, Editor-in-Chief

Dr. David Sallee addressed an

audience of Nebraska Wesleyan

students Tuesday afternoon. While

the event was meant to provide an

opportunity for students to better

know the Sallees, the forum took on

an emotional tone when the Sallees

reacted to the presence of Monitor

staff covering the event.

“ This was a very theoretical thing

the last couple of days—it’s been a

lot of fun,” Sallee said, before noting

that “a minute ago, the leaving part

became as real as the coming part.”

After talking about his

background, Sallee said that the

things drawing him to Nebraska

Wesleyan included a reputation

for providing a strong liberal

arts education, a strong sense

of institutional confidence and

structural things such as graduate

and pre-professional programs.

Sallee noted some of the similarities

between William Jewell and

Nebraska Wesleyan. “ We ’ve had a

very good experience at William

Jewell—great students and faculty,

similar to what you have here,” he

said.

An early question for Sallee

concerned whom he would view

as his boss. Sallee said that while

his boss would be the Board of

Governors, he would be responsible

to a number of constituencies.

Sallee used the question as an

opportunity to expound on the

necessity for openness. “Generally

speaking, folks do better if they

have more information, rather than

less,” Sallee said. “ They can handle

information, but can’t handle a lack

of transparency. Not everything

will be transparent because it can’t

be, but everything that can be

transparent must be.” Sallee noted

that people tend to trust who they

know, and that he and Mar y Sallee

are “in this business because we

love students.” Sallee discussed his

open-door policy, noting that while

the door was always open, he “might

not be there.”

One student asked Sallee if

he viewed Nebraska Wesleyan as

a long-term destination, or if he

could envision himself moving on

to a public university.

“I could be, but I wouldn’t want

to be,” Sallee said, explaining that he

appreciated the way in which faith-

based colleges and universities were

able to engage both the academic

and spiritual side of students. “You

all are not only academic people,

you’re also spiritual people. You’re

whole persons,” he said.

Another student asked Sallee

about his motivation for applying

for the job at Nebraska Wesleyan

when he seemed content at William

Jewell.

“ There ’s a two-part piece to any

move—where you’re going and

where you’re leaving,” he said. “[I

applied for] refreshment, a mid-

career sort of check. These jobs are

very demanding and very stressful,

and at times you feel like ‘Can I do

this at another place? Can I take

what I’ve learned at Jewell and use

it here?’ I don’t have a very good

reason, except to say sometimes you

need to be ref reshed.”

Sallee downplayed his role when

he was asked to name his greatest

accomplishment at William Jewell.

“I’m not sure I’ve had any. We’ve

had a bunch that weren’t me, that

were a whole bunch of us,” Sallee

said. “The accomplishment that I’m

most pleased to have been a part of

is the MBC issue, and the results of

that and the outgrowth of that.”

Other subjects Sallee discussed

included GLBT students, diversity

on campus and the role of faith in

higher education.

—Nathan Weinert

Reporting for this section was

done by Emily Wales, Nathan

Weinert and Danielle Mills.

Life &

Campus

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Friday, November 10, 2006

While most William Jewell

College students, faculty and staff

were able to watch coverage of last

summer’s war between Lebanon and

Israel safely on T.V., one student was

trapped in the middle of it.

Senior Rachel Sheffield spent

almost eight weeks in Lebanon this

past summer as part of a missionary

team with the International

Mission Board, a Southern Baptist

organization. While there, she, along

with other U.S. students, intermingled

with Lebanese citizens, discussing

Jesus in everyday conversations.

“Lebanese people wanted to get to

know you. They cared about getting

to know the Americans. Most of the

time when we knocked on the door,

we would get invited in,” Sheffield

said. Sheffield was at a beach in

Southern Lebanon with a few other

women when they received a call to

alert them of the kidnapping that

began the fighting. After taking

Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor speaks in Gano

the music department and the

college as a whole.

This is not the first choral

composition contest the Lee’s

Summit native has entered. She

won

a regional competition for high

school composers at Southwest

Missouri State University during

her junior year of high school

and

an international choral composing

competition sponsored by

Meistersingers of Orange County,

Calif., last year.

Additionally she

has submitted work to many other

competitions, several of which

are still pending. In addition, her

success in composition contests,

Walker was commissioned by

the Meistersingers to compose

another work for them which will

be performed for the first time this

Composer

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Christmas. She also is in the process

of getting at least one of her pieces

published.

Walker began composing in

the eighth grade, when she helped

compose music for the school

musical. She has composed since

then, as well as being involved in

vocal ensembles and playing the

piano and classical guitar. As

for the future, Walker plans to

improve her composition skills

and continue to enter composition

contests to gain more exposure in

hopes of becoming a professional

composer and professor. Until

then, however, Walker is waiting

to see what the outcome of this

latest achievement will be.

“It’s a little intimidating but

really good exposure for me, to

get my work out there. I just hope

that I can measure up to them [the

other finalists],” Walker said.

Karis Rosell can be reached at

rosellk@william.jewell.edu.

Stephanie Gonzales can be reached at

gonzaless@william.jewell.edu.

Jennifer McKnight

Staff Writer

Sarah Fletcher

Staff Writer

Dr. Ahmed Zekri, visiting

professor in the Department of

Business and Leadership, lectured on

the “Economies of the Arab World”

Wednesday in Gano. Zekri is from

Agdal Rabat, Morocco, where he is a

teacher and researcher for the Faculty

of Law and Economics, Mohammed

V University. He is visiting William

Jewell College this semester through

the Fulbright Scholars Program.

Currently, Zekri is teaching courses

in economics and Arabic.

Zekri’s lecture was due in part

to the Fulbright Scholars Program,

as well as the celebration of Gano

Chapel’s 80

th

anniversary. “In another

respect, it is a great honor to have Dr.

Zekri on our campus this semester.”

Dr. Andy Pratt, vice president for

religious ministries and dean of the

chapel, said. “An important way that

we can demonstrate our respect of this

honor and demonstrate hospitality to

him is to give him a place to speak in

one of the important public programs

of the College.”

In his lecture, Zekri discussed the

inefficiencies of the 24 sovereign Arab

nations and the state of Palestine,

including the problems they face in

the process of development. Arab

nations, with two-thirds of the

world’s oil reserves, are considerably

wealthy. However, they still are

underdeveloped. Since 1970, Arab

countries have progressed greatly in

their development, but compared to

the rest of the world, the Arab nations

are still in relatively low positions.

Zekri believes that the reason for

Arab nations’ underdevelopment

is due to political tensions, lack of

water and other necessities of life,

lack of democracy, backwardness

of administrations, widespread

corruption, gender issues and labor

migration.

Zekri said that when discussing

economics it is difficult not to

mention politics since the economy

of a nation is derivative to its laws

and policies. In order for the Arab

nations to develop, Zekri believes

that reforms and implementations

of new economic and social policies

must occur. These new policies will

help to reverse the current backward

state of Arab administrations and

lead the Arab nations to higher

developmental positions. Zekri also

corrected the common misconception

that most Arabs are Muslims by

stating that only 16 percent of Arabs

are Muslims.

Zekri said he is happy to be

at William Jewell this semester.

“Especially what I like is the education

of the students,” he said. He finds

that at William Jewell, the students

receive more than just an education

in their particular field of study. They

are also taught values. “ Values are

what make the United States a very

great nation.” Zekri said. He also has

noticed that the smaller class sizes at

William Jewell create a more effective

education.

In addition to teaching, Zekri

enjoys being a member of the William

Jewell community. He said he was

amazed at how students he didn’t

have in class would say hello to him

on the Quad. Zekri is grateful for the

friendliness of both the students and

faculty. He has noticed how helpful

his colleagues are, and noting that

they make him feel as if he were at

home in Morocco. “ William Jewell

College will always be in my heart,”

Zekri said.

The Department of Music hosted

two concerts last weekend, with the

William Je well jazz band and jazz

combo performing Saturday and

advanced handbell and flute choirs

performing Sunday in their fall

concert entitled “A Festival of Bells

and Flutes.”

Held in Browning Theater,

the jazz band and combo played

selections including Shanghai, Kansas

City Breakout and When the Saints

Go Marching In. Although this was

the first scheduled concert of the

semester, the jazz band and jazz

combo anticipate additional concerts

this year. The jazz band also plays at

every home football game.

“It gives people who like jazz

music a chance to hear it in a live

setting,” Brandt Burleson, first-year,

said of the band.

Held in Gano, “A Festival of

Bells and Flutes” showcased the

advanced handbell and flute choirs.

Conducted by Christie White, the

handbell choir opened the concert

with a processional entitled Fanfare.

The piece was written by Nancy Hill

Cobb, the mother of Allison Cobb,

a member of the handbell choir.

Other pieces played by the handbell

choir included The Elegy and The Ball.

Student conductors Matt Hendrix

and Andrea de Regnier, seniors,

both conducted one piece for the

performance.

“[Handbell choir] is a part of the

music program that most schools

don’t have and that’s part of the

reason nobody knows about it,”

Caitlin Flebbe, first-year, said.

The handbell choir alternated

playing selections with the flute choir

throughout the concert. The flute

choir, directed by Elaine Brown, played

selections including Of Wizards and

Witches, a selection written in relation

to the Harr y Potter book series, and

the Pink Panther theme.

“I choose the pieces that I think fit

the group the best,” Brown said.

Brown was satisfied with the flute

choir’s performance despite its lack

of a dress rehearsal in Gano. The

flute choir consists of a variety of

flutes, including the piccolo, alto and

bass flutes. According to Brown, the

flute choir first began when students

requested that it be added to the

department about 25 years ago.

“ The focus is on your instrument,”

Robyn Klaus, first-year, said. “You’re

not just part of a bigger group. You

get to play things that are beautiful

for your instrument.”

Upcoming events for flute choir

include playing at the Lighting of

the Quad. Handbells will play at the

Hanging of the Green on Nov. 29.

Alison Ward

Staff Writer

Alison Ward can be reached at

warda@william.jewell.edu.

Jennifer McKnight can be reached at

mcknightj@william.jewell.edu

One thing most college students

have in common is student loans. As

undergraduate careers come to an

end, this tends to be an increasingly

sensitive and frustrating topic for

many graduating seniors.

Howe ver, there is hope and

practical advice when dealing with

loans. According to SallieMae.

com, the majority of student loans

are designed to be repaid after

graduation. A grace period is offered

during the time between graduation

and the repayment of a loan. There

is usually either a six or nine month

grace period for most loans. There are

some exceptions for when repayment

begins, like taking an extended

leave from school or even deciding

to end an academic career. If the

latter circumstances are true, loan

repayment is required.

Festival of Bells and Flutes, jazz band,

jazz combo concerts presented last weekend

Sallie Mae offers student loan options, advice

There are two types of loans:

subsidized or unsubsidized. The

“Student Guide 2005-2006” explains

that for a subsidized loan “during

the grace period, you don’t have to

pay any principal, and you won’t be

charge interest.” However, for an

unsubsidized loan, “you don’t have

to pay any principal, but you will be

charged interest.”

Before repayment begins on any

student loan, notification will be

sent by the lender to the borrower,

informing them of the scheduled

date that repayment begins, after

calculating the grace period. The

greatest advice when repaying

student loans is to pay them on time.

According to SallieMae.com, missing

one payment causes borrowers to be

on delinquent status. “Default is the

failure to pay back your student loan,”

according to the Guide. Both can have

a lasting impact on graduates’ credit

reports, future purchases and loans,

and legal action can be taken against

borrowers who have missed payments

or stopped paying altogether.

There are options for borrowers

if payments become too great, like

lowering your payment plan and

loan consolidation, where loans are

lumped into one lowered monthly

bill and possibly the cost of the total

loan. Forbearance and deferment

have application processes, however

this allows the borrower to suspend

payments for specified amounts of

time or because of other situations.

Often when student loans are

mentioned, thoughts and discussions

are geared or perceived as applicable

for only college seniors. On the

contrar y, it is never too early to begin

devising a plan or budget to assist in

monitoring loans and preparing for

repayment.

Sarah Fletcher can be reached at

fletchers @william.jewell.edu.

Vicky Hill

Staff Writer

Jewell vocalists compete

at Missouri NATS event

Vicky Hill can be reached at

hillvi@william.jewell.edu.

Se ven William Jewell College

vocal music students competed in

the annual Missouri State National

Association of Teachers of Singing

event at Truman State University

Oct. 27 and 28. Friday evening, these

seven performed three pieces for

singing instructors from across the

state. Sophomores Rachel DeVilbiss

and Lauren Perren, junior Brittany

Williams, and seniors Matt Gladden

and Josh Lawlor qualified for the

semi-finals. Of these remaining five,

Gladden, Lawlor and Perren made it

to the finals.

Lawlor and Gladden placed first

and second respectively in the senior

men division. In the preliminar y and

semi-final rounds, each performer

sang eight minutes of music before

the judges, but each finalist competed

with only one piece. Each song was

chosen at the performer’s discretion.

Some performers chose the piece

they knew the best, while others the

piece that was most impressive.

Gladden performed I Car ry Your

Heart in the final round. Originally

a poem by e.e. cummings, I Car ry

Your Heart was modified into song by

John Duke in 1960. “It’s a simple love

song, but with cummings’ genius and

Duke’s ear, it makes for a really pretty

song. There’s nothing better than a

pretty love song,” Gladden said.

Lawlor sang The Call by Ralph

Vaughn Williams, which he has

been rehearsing for other events in

addition to NATS throughout the

semester. “Matt and Josh are both

exceptional singers…They are both

very serious about their vocal studies,

and that dedication will give them

an edge in the competitive world of

performance,” Kathy Price, adjunct

voice instructor, said.

Singing Mozart’s Ah, Fuggi il

Traditor from Don Giovanni, Perren

earned third in the sophomore

women division. “ Lauren’s success at

NATS was the result of two things

that every aspiring singer posseses:

God-given talent and hard work,”

Ron Witzke, professor of music, said.

Each student competing at NATS

was critiqued by music teachers from

across Missouri. “Reading other

instructors comments about your

singing is kind of intimidating at first,

but once you get past the insecurity,

you find that it really does make

your songs better, and they’re really

helpful,” Lawlor said.

Music students find competitions

like NATS to be useful because of

the criticism that helps them to look

objectively at their own performance,

and they provide another opportunity

to practice performing. Each

performer expressed some level

of nervousness before they began

performing at the competition,

“For the first 20 seconds of any

performance, I’m incredibly ner vous,

but after that’s over, I’m just excited

to be singing,” Lawlor said.

“Competitive singing can force

you to get over your nerves. It’s

another performance experience,

and the more you do something, the

better you are,” Perren said.

a taxi back to the city for

safety, the women went to a

missionary family’s apartment

to watch CNN. The bombing

had begun and they were told

they were going to be evacuated.

However, before they were able

to fly out of the country, the

airport was bombed. There was

a water blockade and no boats

were able to sail to Syria. For

10 days, 20 people, including

seven children and three U.S.

students, were trapped in the

apartment, waiting for the

U.S. Embassy to call with

arrangements for them to leave

the country.

The missionaries were able

to take a boat to Cyprus and after

waiting in line for the entire day, they

were the last ones to get onboard.

After spending 30 hours in Cyprus,

Sheffield was able to find a flight to

Germany, where she found a flight to

Atlanta.

Despite at being able at one point

to feel the building shake and seeing

bombs go off all around her during

those days in Lebanon, Sheffield

was able to rely on God to help her

through it. “Throughout the whole

process, God gave me a peace and I

felt comforted knowing that it was all

in His hands,” she said.

Stephanie Gonzales

Staff Writer

Jewell senior caught in Lebanon as fighting begins

Senior Rachel Sheffield gets off the boat

that took her to Cyprus after being stuck in

Lebanon. Courtesy of Rachel Sheffield.

Photo by Aimee Smolczyk

Students are officially invited to attend the

Student Senate meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in 212

Yates-Gill College Union. Dr. David Sallee will be

giving a presentation to the student body on the Stra-

tegic Plan and answering questions about the future

direction of the College.

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Saw III

Mark Davis

Running with Scissors

Andy Kirk

To See or Not to See?

talk

to

the

Andy Kirk

and(y)

Kristina Brase

Staff Writer

College theatre presentsThe Rover

Running with Scissors and I go way back. However, because I have a history with

the bestselling book written by Augusten Burroughs, and not the new movie starring

Annette Benning, it’s more grammatically correct to say that Running with Scissors

and I go back. Unfortunately, an MLA citation isn’t the only difference between the

heartbreakingly hysterical book and the movie that falls just short.

The story chronicles the adolescence of Augusten, a brilliant but bored preteen

with more issues than the New York Times. His absent father (Alec Baldwin) is a

raging alcoholic who beats his self-absorbed, psychologically-unstable lesbian poet

mother Deirdre (Benning). Once his parents split, Deirdre decides to focus on herself

and her poetry, and she leaves Augusten with her crazy therapist and his equally

insane family. Augusten adapts to living with cat funerals, analyzing fecal matter to

predict the future and even attempting suicide to avoid going to school—at his foster

parents’ suggestion. To add to the confusion, teenaged Augusten discovers he is gay,

and finds a boyfriend in a 35 year-old mental patient, all while trying to reconnect

with his mother throughout her psychotic episodes.

It’s amazing to think that anyone could survive this childhood and emerge as a

normal, somewhat sane human being, but Burroughs has triumphed. The book strikes

a balance between the hilarity, sorrow and resilience of the human spirit, but at least

one of these elements is out of equilibrium in the film. While the acting is amazing,

especially Benning’s portrayal of the flawed Deirdre, there’s a crucial part of the film’s

tone that is missing. Perhaps Joe Cross, who plays Burroughs, is overshadowed by the

all-star cast that also includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Brian Cox. Scissors turns most of

its energy on the insanity around Augusten without displaying his emotional journey.

Add humor, subtract superfluous waterworks and throw in a pinch more danger, and

this film could have been an Oscar contender. I suppose it’s my fault, really. Any film

might have fallen short of the standards set by my all-time favorite book, but I can’t

help but think that this adaptation of Running with Scissors was more like Jogging

with Sporks.

In the past two years, Hollywood has managed to break the curse of crappy

Halloween thrillers by bringing us the Saw movies, that, although are not amazingly

scar y, are well made and pretty dang creepy. This year was no different as Saw III, the

next chapter in this twisted series of horror/suspense movies, arrived. The big surprise

this time? The fact that it might be the best thus far.

Jigsaw’s brain cancer has him bedridden, so his new apprentice, Amanda, is doing

his dirty work to keep the Jigsaw name alive. In order to stay alive and alert, he

sends Amanda to kidnap a surgeon. Her game is to keep him alive until Amanda has

finished putting someone else through a brutal test. If the person in Amanda’s game

dies, so does the doctor. And if Jigsaw flatlines, the Doctor and the unlucky victim

will both be killed. This movie stands out from the others because we see what is

going on at a level we haven’t quite seen before. And as we are given a more detailed

history of Amanda, the three movies become tied together very nicely. There is, as

expected, a twist at the end that is somewhat predictable, but the actual ending is

surprising (especially when you know more movies will be made).

The opening of this movie is just gruesome, with three people dying in the first 15

minutes. Everyone in and around my group of friends was cringing as the opening

played out, and again, during later scenes, people were turning away, talking about

how messed up the movie was and wondering aloud what kind of person could think

up those forms of torture. In other words, it was awesome, but definitely not for those

with weak stomachs.

Although Saw III does have some of the same flaws as the previous movies (barely

decent acting, similar plots, very similar plot holes, etc), it was a fun movie to see. If

you’ve enjoyed either of the other movies, you have to catch Saw III.

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Because Thanksgiving is fast approaching, I’ve decided to spare you all

from the obligator y “ This Is a List of What I’m Thankful for…” columns

that will all run in the same issue in a few weeks. Instead of being a complete

non-conformist, however, I’ll just give you mine a few weeks early. Besides,

by the time Thanksgiving rolls around, this wonderful 80 degree weather

might only be a distant memory. There’s no feeling quite like having a heat

stroke or sweating like Michael Jackson at a daycare while shopping for

Christmas.

I am not one of those people who will sit and be thankful for things

that third world countries take for granted, like running water or iPods. We

earned those things by being born in God’s country, daggummit, because

America is the best countr y in the world. We’re number one, and I’m not

talking about the obesity rate, or the countr y that gobbles up most of the

world’s resources. Because we find the problems with other countries,

and then unleash the Freedom Force to fix them, we deser ve super-sized

portions and freedom of the press.

I also am not one of those people who will be thankful for wonderful

family and friends. You’re all OK, I guess: nothing to brag about. Would I

be happier as an orphan in Palau? I wouldn’t have to worr y about Christmas

shopping for all of you, and I probably wouldn’t even have to worry about

Christmas. Should I be thankful for good health? Let me ask my bottles of

Paxil and Hydroxycut.

No, the things for which I am thankful are far more culturally-nuanced

and refined: the freedom to wear shorts and sandals on a beautifully-

sweltering day in November, the taste of a Route 44 Dr. Pepper,and the

sounds of anguish from the College Republicans as they learn that Allen

conceded V irginia, and the Democrats control the House and the Senate.

Speaking of politicians, I also am thankful for actors, and the main

stage play that is going on this week, The Rover. While I am thankful that

someone had a horrible lapse in judgment and put me in a position to

freely display my incoherent thoughts and bleeding heart opinions, I am

also thankful that I am able to use my powers to advertise worthy causes

like The Rover. I certainly hope that my opinion is not considered biased

because I am in The Rover, but I’m willing to take that chance. By the time

this goes to print there will be two performances of the show left, and I’ll

be damned if you unthankful newspaper readers will reap the benefits of

my weekly suffering without giving something in return. I am not afraid to

go through each copy of this newspaper and affix a tracking device/video

surveillance chip. Like Santa, I will see you when you’re sleeping, I will

know when you’re awake, and I will know if you’ve been to see The Rover.

Do not make me tell you the punishment of missing out on this show,

because I haven’t thought of it yet. And if all that didn’t convince you, here

are three words: Andy. In. Underwear. If you want to see Captain Kirk in

all his glory, the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Speaking of politicians and actors, I recently have realized I am thankful

for the mentally-unstable. If life is like a giant bowl of white rice, then the

crazy people are like paprika, sprinkled randomly, yet thoroughly amongst

the grains. The world would be so boring without the spice and excitement

added by the psychologically-disadvantaged.

I am thankful for late night fast-food. I grew up in a town where all

two restaurants closed at 10 o’clock, and it wasn’t until God smiled on us

and added an “open-‘til-midnight” Wendy’s that we began eating late into

the night. So, when I came to college, I was in awe of the non-nutritional,

nocturnal food options. Because the cafeteria is seemingly run like a nursing

home, and closes at 5:30 so we can all watch “ Wheel of Fortune” before

bedtime at 7, many Jewell students are often hungry after dinner, most

commonly after London Broil night. In Scott City, I would be screwed

if hungry late at night, but Liberty has so many options. One night with

Steak N’ Shake begat another at Panda Express, and all of these nights in

a row would begat a tradition where my f riends and I eat ourselves to the

sizes of baby orcas. The Shamu health plan is sad when one begins to learn

the names of drive-thru workers, and even sadder when the drive-thru

workers began to respond, “Here’s your change, Andy.”

I have learned that McDonalds will not, under any circumstances, serve

twist ice cream cones, and the woman there gets upset after asking about

twist cones for two consecutive months.

I have become so annoyed at the Taco Bell woman, always so

unexplainably cheer y at two in the morning, that I have told her about

various family members who have perished in fier y car crashes. I have

realized that this same woman is a grandmother, who chewed me out after

using the f-word to one of my passengers seconds before asking which

variety of sauce I would prefer with my quesadilla. I am a late night portly

pariah, and my only haven is to bask in the glow of the drive-thru menu

and order what will clog my shameful arteries most quickly.

I am thankful for too many things to count, so I won’t bother with all of

them. Everyone is thankful for a few things in particular, like Shelly King

or laundry quarters. Some blessings are only meant to be shared within

a small group, like roller coasters and welfare. And sometimes, I feel as

though I’m the only person in the world thankful for Fergie or videos on

YouTube of obese children exercising.

Whatever you might be thankful for this holiday season, simply

remember to hold onto it, because next year, your grandma will probably

have died or McDonalds will have stopped making ice cream all together.

That is, unless you’re talking about a Democrat-controlled Congress, and

that might be a blessing that’s here to stay.

William Jewell participants in

the event were chosen by Dr. Gar y

Armstrong, co-facilitator for the

event. They were political science,

international relations and Oxbridge

institutions and policy majors. “We

had some tough, tender conversations

about issues,” Armstrong said. “Jewell

students walked away impressed with

what it’s like to encounter people

from other civilizations.”

The Middle Eastern students

attended as a result of their

connections to OIR. Abdulaziz

al Mualla from the UAE came

after Shop had visited his school,

informing him about the opportunity.

Rima Abou-Mrad from Lebanon

came because of Abdo, with whom

she spent the summer studying in

Greece.

They both found the weekend to

be informative. Abou-Mrad enjoyed

meeting with “educated Americans

from William Jewell and people from

the UAE. I was able to talk with them

about America’s role in the Middle

East and worked very closely with

the Kansas City area and elections

and discuss cultural differences and

common points,” she said.

For Abdulaziz, the best part about

the experience was the fact that he

could shed more light on Islam’s

stance on terrorism and how that

misconception dominates foreign

relations. “[Islam] condemns terrorism

and extremists,” he explained. “ We

don’t agree with people who have

moved away from Islam. A person

who commits suicide forfeits proper

burial and ritual.” This burial and

ritual consists of their grave being

pointed toward Mecca, the Muslim

holy city.

William Jewell students were

pleased with the way the conference

turned out. “ It was eye-opening

to learn about Islam and the great

impact it has on situations in that

part of the world and to get a better

understanding of how people form

the UAE, Lebanon and Iraq view

and think about their world, our

world, and the interactions between

the two,” Kelsey O’Donnell, senior

Oxbridge institutions and policy

major, said.

The conference ended Tuesday

evening when students gathered to

watch election results.

Aaron Barker can be reached at

barkera@william.jewell.edu.

Presented for the first time by

William Jewell College theatre, The

Rover, written by Aphra Behn, a 17th

Century British, female playwright, is

a hilarious, fast-paced tale of several

love entanglements. It is packed

with situations that, if taken in a

certain direction, could turn tragic.

However, this element is what keeps

the audience on its toes and gives the

play its comical touch. The setting

adds to the hilarity as it is set in the

high-spirited, often out of control

time of Carnival, just before Lent,

and in Naples, Italy.

“[Dr. Kim Harris, director] and

I are ver y excited to do a period

piece in which the actors have the

opportunity to use costumes they

are not used to, like corsets,” Nathan

Wyman, assistant professor of theatre

and scenographer for The Rover, said.

“ The play is meant to look like a stage

and I thought it would be really great

to play with the theatricality of the

piece.”

T h e r e

are 29 cast

m e m b e r s

and eight

t e c h n i c a l

c r e w

m e m b e r s

i n v o l v e d

in the

p r o d u c t i o n

of The Rover.

Many of the

actors double

as technical

crew members

as well. The

actors were cast

during the first week of classes this

fall and have been rehearsing since

then. For approximately two months

the actors have been practicing four

nights a week for two and a half to

three hours.

“ There is always chemistry, but

the chemistry on stage last night

was almost too much to handle,”

Dacus Bowles, one of the lead actors,

said Wednesday after the opening

performance. Masquerader Allysia

Caraballo said, “The communication

with the audience was incredible.”

The Rover continues tonight and

tomorrow in Peters Theater, starting at

7:30 p.m. and runs for approximately

two and a half hours. Tickets are 6

dollars, or 6 dollars for students and

seniors.

Kristina Brase can be reached at

brasek@william.jewell.edu.

Maggie Rader, sophomore, and Ashley Jones, junior,

rehearse The Rover Monday evening. Photo by Kyle Rivas

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Sophomore Leon Wiggins runs past Central Methodist senior linebacker Corey Reese. The

Cardinals scored three touchdowns in the first half, including two during the first quarter.

Photo by Kyle Rivas

Women’s soccer team ends

season with 1-0 regi

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ls loss

Senior Ashley Tanner heads the ball back in the air and over the head of a Hannibal LaGrange

player during Saturday’s first round of regionals. William Jewell was able to take care of Han-

nible-LaGrange ,defeating them 6-0. In only her second game back from a shoulder injur y,

senior Shannon Eberle completed a hat trick with three goals. Photo by Kyle Rivas

Kristen Lehmer can be reached at

lehmerk@william.jewell.edu.

Jonathan Entzminger can be reached at

entzmingerj@william.jewell.edu.

Football runs past Eagles

On Monday, the William Jewell College

women’s soccer team ended their season with a

1-0 loss to Graceland University in the second

round of the Region V Playoffs in Lamoni,

Iowa.

“Graceland has always been one of our

top rivals and we have played them at both

conference and regionals in the past,” Ashley

Tanner, midfielder and Heart of America

Conference first-team member, said.

“We just could not take the chances we

had to score during the game. Hopefully next

season the team can be exposed to a more

competitive schedule before conference and

regionals begin in order to better prepare us,”

Tanner said. “When we play at the consistency

of other teams that are not as competitive, we

get into that habit.”

Although this is the first time Jewell has not

qualified for national competition in four years,

the Cardinals did have a successful season.

The Cardinals set a record for placing eight of

Jewell’s players on the HAAC all-conference

team.

“Typically we place about four or five players

on the all-conference teams,” Tanner said.

All-conference team members include

defender Megan Penrod, midfielder Ashley

Tanner, midfielder Megan Gray and forward

Nicole Revenaugh on the HAAC first team.

Defender Erica Greco was named to the

HAAC second team and midfielder Kathleen

Hatfield, midfielder Katie Brooks and forward

Abby Mott were members of the all-conference

third team. Senior Penrod was honored as an

HAAC player of the year.

“Our coaches are the ones to thank for our

successes. They are the best ever and as a matter

of fact, they have just as much fun with it as we

do,” midfielder Shannon Eberle said.

On Nov. 4 the Cardinals played in the

first round of the Region V Playoffs against

Hannibal LaGrange College. During that

game they brought back Eberle from an injury.

Eberle had a hat trick (3 goals) and one assist,

leading the Cardinals to a 6-0 win.

“She [Eberle] will be returning to the field

next year along with a lot of other talented

players for next season’s performances,” Tanner

said.

Other returning starters for next year’s

season include Gray, Greco, Revenaugh, Brooks

and Hatfield, and first-years Theresa Noll and

Rebecca Ewing. Revenaugh scored 41 points

in the season and Gray had 21. The Cardinals

goalie, Ewing, led the conference with the top

rank of 0.68 in goals allowed per game.

“The overall team unity is the best it has

ever been,” Eberle said. “Our girls get along

great and we have well over 10 players who can

step up and fill the roles of the seniors we are

losing this season.”

Saturday the Cardinal football team jumped

out to an early lead in the first quarter as

Leon Wiggins, sophomore, scored on the

first Cardinal drive. Later in the same quarter

sophomore Shea Sowers connected with Evan

Adams for a 25-yard touchdown pass.

“ We were real pleased with starting out the

game with two touchdowns,” Fran Schwenk,

head coach, said.

The first half concluded with another

Cardinal touchdown from senior running back

LeAndre Estes. The Cardinals headed into

the half up 17 points on Central Methodist

University. Schwenk said that he was satisfied

with the offensive and defensive lines in the

game. After the game, Schwenk said on Eagle

radio that the team talked all week about

putting things together early in the game and

their plan paid off. Mirroring the Graceland

game, Schwenk played more of the younger

players such as Sowers, who played in place of

the injured Benny Palmer.

With 5:35 left in the third quarter,

placekicker Stephen Bader sunk a field goal

from 37 yards, giving Jewell a 20-point lead over

CMU. This would be Je well’s last score of the

game. CMU would not go away without a fight,

however. After a Cardinal first down the Eagles

recovered a fumble and scored a touchdown

with 36 seconds left in the game. According to

head coach Merle Masonholder, the play was

called by offensive coordinator Bob Grammer.

Masonholder said after the game that CMU

executed their strateg y correctly but that’s what

killed them: the strateg y.

“Our plans were to hold those receivers

down,” Masonholder said. “We didn’t do a good

job of that.”

This win adds to the Cardinals two-game

winning streak and puts them at 5-4 for the

season. Unlike the Evangel game, the offense

scored all of the points for Jewell. The team’s next

game is against undefeated Missouri Valley.

“It ’s great anytime you can win,” Schwenk

said. “ The last two weeks have been real good

for us.”

Jonathan Entzminger

Staff Writer

Kristen Lehmer

Staff Writer

Weekend Sports

Men’s Basketball - Hampton Inn Classic @ Liberty, Mo. Nov. 10- 4/8 p.m., Nov. 11- 11/1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball - WJC Tournament @ Liberty, Mo. Nov. 10- 2/6 pm, Nov. 11- 3/5 p.m.

Volleyball HAAC Post-Season Final - Lindenwood - @ Liberty, Mo. Nov. 11 a.m./ 8p.m.

Football - Missouri Valley College @ Marshall, Mo. 1:30 p.m.