College to offer students

$2000 Journey Grants

Jessie Newman

Editor-in-Chief

At the suggestion of the Re-

tention Committee, William

Jewell College began the pro-

cess of hiring a new Academic

Achievement Center Director

last semester, but the search for

a candidate recently was put on

hold and the position is going

back to the Retention Com-

mittee for further ex-

amination.

Traditionally, the

College’s academic

support has centered

on the First-Year Ex-

perience, the Writing

Center and the Edu-

cational Assistance

Program.

Despite these ser-

vices, while examin-

ing retention factors, the Re-

tention Committee realized

that academic support could

be improved, and in turn, more

students may choose to remain

at William Jewell.

“One of the concerns is that

maybe some students leave be-

cause they don’t get enough ac-

ademic support. The Retention

Committee has recommended

that we take our academic sup-

port to a higher level," Dr. Tim

Fulop, vice president for Aca-

demic Affairs and dean of the

college, said.

Upon that recommendation,

the College formed a Search

Committee for a new Academ-

ic Achievement Center Direc-

tor. The committee was lead by

Liz Hoyt, professor of busi-

ness. Several applications were

received, although Fulop noted

that the majority of applicants

had experience in primary and

secondary education, rather

than on the college level.

Finalists for the position,

Dr. Jelena Ozegovic and Cari

Stammler, were interviewed

and presented their vision for

a new Academic Achievement

Center in early December.

“In the [interview] process,

a lot of questions started to

arise about what we were re-

ally looking for . . . " Fulop said,

“The decision was made that we

need to go back to the draw-

ing board because it

became clear that we

were unclear about

the emphasis."

According to Fu-

lop, the initial idea

was to create a po-

sition that was able

to focus primarily

on accommodating

those with learning

disabilities and pro-

viding remedial academic sup-

port. However, as conversation

about the position developed,

it became apparent that areas

such as academic enrichment

and international student as-

sistance also needed more con-

sideration.

Alison Ward

Chief Copy Editor

Tuesday’s Town Hall Meeting

marked the first public conversation

between the administration and stu-

dents about the recently approved

alcohol policy change. Dr. Rick Win-

slow, vice president for enrollment

and Student Affairs, Shelly King,

dean of students and the First Year

Experience and Ernie Stufflebean, as-

sistant dean of students and director

of residence life, facilitated the dis-

cussion. According to Winslow, the

meeting was about explaining “the

actual policy [and] what it means for

students."

“I’ve already heard some very in-

teresting assumptions about the al-

cohol policy and what it means for

students," Winslow said. “I think

that maybe there’s a misperception…

that means that any student at Jewell

can walk around campus [consuming

alcohol]. Let me be very clear that

that’s not what the policy says, so we

all have the responsibility to go out

and communicate what the policy re-

ally says."

Winslow began the Town Hall

Meeting with the timeline of events

and discussions that led up to last

month’s decision f rom the Board of

Trustees. He then went over the gen-

eral guidelines of the current draft of

the policy, which will not be finalized

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Starting fall 2012, an extra $2000 might become available to students

for the purpose of gaining hands on experience. William Jewell College is

going to institute a program called “Journey Grants." Journey Grants start

$2000 per student and are going to be awarded to those eligible in order to

fund activities such as internships, short studies abroad and William Jewell

sponsored trips, like the Village Partners Project.

“Journey Grants begin with the students that start in the fall of 2010.

They are meant to fund a variety of ways that enhance [student] education

in experience or engaged learning," Dr. Anne Dema, vice president for in-

tuitional effectiveness and the president ’s chief of staff, said.

First-year Mandi Myers commented on the concept of the Journey

Grants program. “I know, for myself, I can’t necessarily pay to go out of the

country, but I’d love to do that if it were related to school," Myers said.

In the fall of 2012, every student who has completed his or her sopho-

more year and is deemed eligible can apply to receive a Journey Grant.

Grants will be awarded in the amount of $2000, with opportunities for

additional funding on a highly competitive basis. Students who wish to

receive more money will have to present proposals to the proper school

officials.

Some details of the Journey Grants program remain unclear at the mo-

ment, but will be resolved soon, according to Dema. “We are still working

[the details] out. There is a faculty group that the Dean put together to

discuss this program," Dema said.

Details that have yet to be discussed, and therefore still in the grey in-

clude: terms of student eligibilit y, how many times a student can be award-

ed grant money and what exactly the College will do to adjust the funds

given in order to compensate for the ever-changing economy.

“There is a significant sum of money dedicated to fund this, so there

will be responsiveness in relation to the economy—on a competitive basis,"

Dema said.

It may be difficult to understand the true value of $2000 and exactly

how far it can get a person when it comes to planning for expenses. There

can be quite a bit to think about even before filling out a project ’s applica-

tion.

“I think $2000 is a good amount to start off with, but you have to take

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(From Left): Shelly King, dean of students and the First-Year Experience; Dr. Rick Winslow, vice-president for enrollment and Student Affairs and Ernie

Stufflebean, assistant dean of students and director of Residence Life respond to questions from students at a Town Hall Meeting held to address

the College’s new alcohol policy. The new policy was approved by the Board of Trustees in late January and will take effect Monday, March 1.

continued on page 6

“The decision was made that we need to go

back to the drawing board because it became

clear that we were unclear about the empha-

sis."

Dr. Tim Fullop, vice-presdient for

Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

Town Hall clarifies what policy will mean for students

The age-old saying “nothing is

constant but change" seems to hold

especially true recently at William

Jewell College. Between residence

policy changes last year, alcohol policy

changes this semester and the possi-

bility for implementation of an Honor

Code, this place is transforming. These

changes all stem f rom a 10-year strate-

gic plan established in 2007. Although

I often have problems with the lack

of transparency and communication

involved in some of these changes, in

general I support the direction Wil-

liam Jewell is going.

When searching for a college, I was

looking for academic rigor, prestige

and life-changing leadership oppor-

tunities. Honestly, William Jewell did

not meet these standards. I considered

it to be a regional college with a good

reputation and friendly people, but the

financial strength, progressive nature

and diversity did not compare to my

top choices.

As I sat in the Union early this

past Saturday morning with a several

hundred perspective students and their

families, I realized that William Jew-

ell would be higher on my long list of

dream colleges today than it was three

years ago.

I believe I am in the minority. If the

current student population understood

that this college was moving toward

higher tuition, a lower discounted rate,

a 45 percent acceptance rate instead of

62 percent and a student population of

1200, they would not agree with this

change even though the goal is to bet-

ter align ourselves with our aspirant

schools.

According to the most recent En-

gagement Survey, 24 percent of seniors

would not choose to come to Wil-

liam Jewell if they were able to start

over again. September’s report on the

Strategic Plan indic ates that we are

regressing in student “fit" based on a

decrease in retention (look for more

information on this as official numbers

become available), six year graduation

rate and graduation rate performance

rank by U.S. News and World Report.

There is a disconnect between what

the current student body wants in an

institution and what the institution is

looking to become. The most recent

list of cross application schools (the

schools to which prospective students

also apply) does not have one of our

aspirant schools on it. This indicates

that the vision does not meet the cur-

rent student desires. In this sometimes

painful transition time, I believe the

student “fit" will get worse before it

gets better.

While we are in the middle of figur-

ing out how to implement and estab-

lish more changes, we also are looking

for a way to find students whose needs

are better met with this new vision.

As I look at the outcomes of this

plan, I predict that a 2017 first-year

student will differ greatly f rom today’s

first-year student. The 2017 student

will have conducted a national college

search, be prepared to commit a very

large financial sum to higher educa-

tion and look for diversit y among the

student body.

How many students are aware and

accepting of this change. The fact that

students are not familiar with these

changes is a complex issue. Student

apathy, administrative control and lack

of communication all play a part.

There is no simple fix. The students

must want to know about this plan,

and the administration must be ready

to address difficult questions.

Currently, I do not think either of

those things are taking place. Every-

one must come to the table ready to

listen and learn about the vision for

William Jewell.

The Hilltop Monitor is published by the students of

William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.

Subscriptions are available for $30.00 per year. Entered as

First Class matter Sept. 27, 1911, in the post office of Lib-

erty, MO 64068, under the act of March 3, 1880. Editorial

comment does not necessarily reflect the views and policies

of the College.

I’ve walked by the poster nearly every day for the past week, and it

drives me crazy. It sits in the window of the Bookstore proclaiming

that the prices are so low inside that every college student can afford

not one sweatshirt, but two. As a senior, I know that the glamour that

is William Jewell has started to wear off. To my bewilderment, I’ve

started to lose my ability to recognize most people on campus and

by necessity, I’ve started handing over my leadership roles to those

younger than I. I think the poster makes me angry because it does

not take into consideration the life of a college student. It is clearly

wrong.

Despite the current trend, I feel honesty is a necessity. Attention to

detail is important, and glaring inconsistencies and errors degrade the

value of the message. The poster deems that all college students are

able to pay the exorbitant price for two sweatshirts. Granted, many

students are still in the early stages of their education, which means

they still have money in their bank account. For the rest of us, two

nickels to rub together make us happy. There is no flexibility in our

bank accounts for two sweatshirts, even if one is half off.

Secondly, the poster shows the importance that William Jewell is

putting on the Bookstore. I understand that Jewell gets money from

the Bookstore; however, it makes me a little angr y that William Jewell

is strongly encouraging professors to push the bookstore over cheaper

online options. In the eight semesters during which I have bought

books, I have yet to spend less at the Bookstore than I would on a

website. This year alone I would have spent over 500 dollars in the

Bookstore, as opposed to the 200 I spent online. After 17 years of

schooling, I can tell you that 500 dollars is in fact way more than 200

dollars. To put it in perspective, I can buy books online, pay rent and

bills and have a little living money leftover with the same amount of

money that I would have spent at the William Jewell Bookstore. If

I’m going to “live knowledge" as Jewell so puzzlingly encourages, I’m

sticking to the online stores.

I think the overarching theme is that those who are in charge

are disillusioned with college life. It is easy to become disconnected

from the William Jewell community when you are not participating

actively in it. It is easy to miss important things when those who are

making decisions sit in an office all day or only come to campus once

a semester. Thankfully, they have decided that those who are of age are

finally responsible enough to handle the burden of alcohol on campus.

And they are taking measures to bring the Trustees up to date on life

here at William Jewell, by including students on task forces and even

adding a couple of students permanently to their ranks. However, there

needs to be more of a communication between everyone on campus.

The Trustees need to know the students, the students need to know

administration and administration needs to bridge the gap between

everyone.

The Student Senate Cabinet ran on a platform of improving the lines

of communication between everyone and while this has happened, it

is something that everyone must stay on top of in order for the school

to run at its optimal speed. We have proven that things can change if

the students’ voices are loud enough. Make your voice heard, and you

can make the changes you want to see. Because if it isn’t, unfortunate

changes will be made, such as a 500 dollar increase in tuition specifically

for books, forcing all students to use the Bookstore.

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Jessie Newman

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Kelsey Rogers

Student Senate Vice President

Let us know

what you think

Letters to the Editor

monitor@william.

jewell.edu

A few days ago, I’d started an

article on an Engagement Survey

that went out to all the campus

employees. My source (and you

can read more about this on page

5) had told me that there were

some areas where William Jewell

employees expressed dissatis-

faction. I asked her to tell me

more specifics and my source

so reticently replied, “…you

mean like more bad stuff or

what."

It may be the nature of the

work we do around here at

the Monitor, tear holes in stuff

and find out what’s really go-

ing on and get a bad guy down

because, you know, a crucifix-

ion makes for a great front

page story. Where there’s dis-

sonance and misery, you can

be sure a reporter’s not too

far behind. Surely, my taste

for the gross, obscene charac-

teristics of existence has been

tempered by all the stupid,

collegiate nonsense I see and

w rite about weekly.

Surely, the reporter is some kind

of vulture looking for the bleed-

ing carcass in the road mashed,

mangled and mutilated ready with

a good lead-in. The paper is, then,

like a storm cloud moving in on

your sun or a giant monster step-

ping on your apartment repeat-

e d l y.

But to be fair, I believe the trend

can be rearticulated in mass me-

dia. These tough economic times,

the disaster in Haiti, whom Tiger

Woods is sleeping with – these are

the current topics of media sources

unsure what to do with their blank

three inches, their empty six min-

utes. Don’t get me wrong; people

do need to know about the bad

stuff that’s going on. Now, wheth-

er it needs to be the thing that gets

people to tune in, go to your web-

site, or pick up this week’s Hilltop

Monitor, that’s another discussion.

To be honest, I think one of

the reasons it is a dominant trend

is because it’s so blatantly easy to

bloviate about an annoying or evil

thing. It would be easy to enumer-

ate and elaborate on every flaw of

this institution. The tuition’s way

too high; we can’t drink here (for a

few weeks); I can’t smoke in class;

people look at me funny when I

use the F-word; that third stair in

front of the Union always trips

me; and, yes, the Bookstore prices

are absolutely atrocious, so please

don’t tell me I can purchase two

sweaters when I’m struggling on a

down payment for the first.

Yes: “Life sucks and then

you die," said my geometry

teacher.

Had you asked me a year

ago if that was an alright

thing to live by, I probably

wouldn’t have thought twice

about it before saying, “yeah."

But, here’s the thing: How

do you turn that into bread

on the table. How is that

going to help you make next

month’s car payment. And,

probably the deal breaker,

how does that help you when

something really terrible

happens.

How do we live. It’s obvi-

ously not like that.

And I can’t fix media

any more than I can fix the

problem of evil in society. We’re

getting a media that fixed on the

pornographically violent and dis-

sentient aspects of human nature

because that’s what we’re willing

to pay for. The market rules.

But, by all means, it’s not that

there’s nothing to be done. Please

donate blood, recycle, give to the

local food pantry, adopt an ani-

mal, hug your mailman, call your

friend you never talk to, be good to

your friends and (pay close atten-

tion because this is the best thing I

know) be good to yourself.

Jesus Lopez

Entertainment Editor

Trista Turley

Managing Editor

The William Jewell College Ad-

ministration and Board of Trustees are

seriously considering a proposal that

would give students and faculty mem-

bers a greater voice in the governance of

the College. The proposal calls for the

addition of four new members to the

Board of Trustees, with two positions

being occupied by current students or

recent graduates and the other two by

current or recently retired faculty.

The proposal is the brain-child of

students in Professor Alan DuBois’s

Nonprofit Board and Committee De-

velopment class. “We researched the

whole semester about schools that had

students on the Board of Trustees,"

Ally Hall, sophomore, said. “We felt

like [William Jewell] students weren’t

really involved in the decision making

process. We felt a student’s perspec-

tive would really help when [the Board]

makes decisions."

In December, the class presented

their proposal to Dr. David Sallee, pres-

ident of the College, Professor Kevin

Shaffstall, director of the Pryor Lead-

ership Studies Program and Robert

Kirkland, vice-chairman of the Board

of Trustees.

“They seemed very interested," Hall

stated. “I had a feeling it was going to

be a lot longer before we saw [them act

on the proposal]. I was surprised to see

it happen so quickly."

Hall said that while the possibility of

adding faculty members to the Board

of Trustees was mentioned during the

presentation, the original proposal in-

cluded only the addition of student

members.

According to Sallee, the Board’s

leadership, including Thomas Willard,

chairman of the Board, has shown sup-

port for the idea of adding both student

and faculty reperesentives.

“[This] is an exciting development

for all of us," Sallee said. “It allows the

most directly involved constituents to

be part of the governing process."

The new members of the Board will

be nominated by the College’s Admin-

istration and must be approved by the

Board of Trustees. According to Hall,

this nomination process was not part of

nonprofit students’ original proposal.

“Our proposal was to have student

[Board members] nominated by other

students and then let [the student body]

vote on it," Hall stated. “I wish that stu-

dents had the chance to vote just be-

cause they’re going to be representing

us, so it would be nice if we had a say."

However, Hall added that she is

not afraid that the Administration will

nominate “pushover" candidates.

If approved, the new members will

have the same privileges and respon-

sibilities as current members. Sallee

said the Administration has not yet es-

tablished a method by which to select

nominees.

Hall said she hopes the addition

of students to the Board will improve

communication between the College’s

governing body and students.

“With a lot of the decisions made

lately, [the Board] made the decision

and then the students heard about it,"

she stated, citing recent decisions such

as the adoption of a new alcohol policy

and the on-campus living requirement.

“It would be really good to have a voice

on the Board of Trustees because [stu-

dents] are the ones being impacted by

the decisions, and this way [the Board]

can hear an actual student’s point of

view."

Trista Turley can be reached at

turleyt@william.jewell.edu

Beautiful ladies in stunning

ball gowns; handsome gentle-

men in dashing tuxedos; the

main ballroom where you could

dance to your heart’s content as

the orchestra played. This was

a night when my life was a

fairytale. Yes folks, I went to a

ball in Vienna.

Last Thursday, I, along with

my roommates and many oth-

er new friends attended the

Technical University Ball at

the Hofburg Imperial Palace

in Vienna. The event began at

9:30 p.m., and we danced the

night away until 5 a.m. There

were about 3,000 people pres-

ent, and all the tickets were

sold out. As the ball was host-

ed by a university, the majority

of guests were my generation,

but when surveying the dance

floor, one could see couples of

all ages.

Although this ball is a tra-

ditional ball, and thus centered

around traditional ballroom

dancing, there was something

for everyone. The main ball-

room was the largest, where

they played music for waltzes,

foxtrots and many other tradi-

tional dances of which I do not

know the names.

The next room played swing

music, jazz and more contem-

porary dance music. Further

down the hall was a folk dance

room, where the most popular

dance was the polka (which

takes a lot of coordination and

energy). Lastly, downstairs, at

the base of the beautiful grand

staircase, was a Latin room,

where one could salsa, cha-cha

and do many other dances.

The ball opened with the

honored guests performing a

traditional line dance in the

main ballroom. At midnight,

all guests had a chance to learn

a line dance, and at 3 a.m. they

did a dance that resembled a

sort of square dancing. How-

ever, language barriers hin-

dered my ability to understand

the instructions. Both of these

dances were followed by what

was called “the gallop" where

one would grab a partner and

pretty much race, in time of

course, around the room before

the orchestra played another

waltz.

I spent the majority of my

time in the main ballroom and

the Latin room. I found that

not really knowing the dances

did not slow me at all. Not

only was I asked to dance by

both Austrian gentlemen and

some of my fellow Americans,

but by the end of the night I

was even starting to get the

hang of it. Despite my obvious

clumsiness, my favorite dance

that night was one of the first

waltzes I danced at about 10:30

p.m. I had struck up a conver-

sation with a nice gentleman

named Georg (George in Eng-

lish), and when a new song

started, he asked if I would like

to dance. Although I was quite

unfamiliar with that particular

dance, he explained the basic

steps and proceeded to explain

some other facets of the ball.

All in all, I suppose it does

not sound like a horribly in-

teresting dance, but I think it

was simply the magic of the

moment. Growing up reading

fairy tales about princesses and

balls and palaces, I would not

have ever dreamed that at age

20 I could have just that expe-

rience.

PERSPECTIVES

Denise Wood is studying this semester

at IES Vienna Music

in Vienna, Austria and can be reached

at woodd@william.jewell.edu

D e n i s e W o o d , O v e r s e a s C o l u m n i s t

Vienna, Austria

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orld Traveler

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Nate Chastain, junior, enjoys the sunset against the backdrop of the Madrid skyline. In the immediate background is El

Palacio Real - The Royal Palace of Madrid. Chastain is spending the semester studying in Spain.

College considers adding students, faculty to Board of Trustees

The month of February has been incredibly influential

in African-American history, from the birth of W.E.B.

Dubois on Feb. 23, 1868 to the day that the first African

American was selected to serve as Attorney General: Eric

H. Holder, Jr. on Feb. 2, 2009.

Yearly, various organizations at William Jewell College

plan ceremonies and celebrations to recognize Black His-

tory Month. Sunday, William Jewell will host a screen-

ing of a documentary “Negroes to Hire" by Gary Jenkins,

a lawyer who works in Kansas City and who produces

short films and documentaries as as hobby. The showing

will be held in Peters Theater, and a discussion panel will

follow.

The panel will include Jenkins, Dr. Jimmy Johnson,

former professor at the University of Kansas; Dr. Diane

Mutti Burke from the University of Missouri-Kansas

City and Dr. Cecilia Robinson, professor of English at

William Jewell.

The idea for making a documentary centering on slav-

ery in Missouri just “popped into my head," Jenkins said.

His goal in making the documentary was to bring to light

some of the mysteries of the history of slavery in Mis-

souri.

“I wanted to look at what slavery was really like in

Missouri," Jenkins said, “and I found some different ex-

perts, university professors, who told me from their stud-

ies what slave owning was like in Missouri."

Jenkins said he was discouraged throughout the pro-

cess of making the film, until he met Dr. Jimmy Johnson,

who had a family connection with former slaves in Platte

County, Mo. Johnson’s great-grandfather, George Wash-

ington, was a slave on a farm in Platte County, where

Johnson was concentrating on an archeological dig.

“Talking with Dr. Johnson, I realized that Missouri

slave culture had its inhumanity and brutality, but not al-

ways to the extent that I believed that the myths of slave

culture put it," Jenkins said.

Using actual recordings from the slaves themselves,

Jenkins goes beyond the myth and gets to the facts con-

cerning the institution of slavery in Missouri. In the mid-

dle of the documentary, Jenkins actually recreates a trial

centering on a murder case involving a black woman who

had murdered a white man.

“The slave master had 100 percent power over a slave

woman. I wanted to deal with the sexual exploitation of

female slaves by [male] masters," Jenkins said, who uses

voice-overs and other voice-recordings to set up an artifi-

cial trial for the camera.

Jenkins said that film making is his “creative outlet."

“I have an interest in the art of making a film, the cre-

ative art," Jenkins stated, “I can’t paint and I can’t sing, but

I can tell a story, and this is the medium that I like to tell

a story."

Jenkins has made other documentaries on topics in-

cluding the life of his mother and the founding of the

Kansas City Free Health Clinic and his next project will

be about a Kansas City police mafia investigation.

“I find something that interests me and then I go for

it," Jenkins stated.

Melissa Slagle can be reached

at slagle@william.jewell.edu

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Slave documentary to be screened at Jewell

Melissa Slagle

Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Gary Jenkins

Gary Jenkins, a Kansas City lawyer and amateur filmmaker, is the creator of “Negroes to Hire," a documentary about

slavery in Missouri. The film will be screened Sunday in Peters Theater in recognition of Black History Month.

Jesus Lopez

Entertainment Editor

Dr. Kelli Schutte’s Human

Resource Management class

put their learning into action

last semester by presenting the

results of the Workforce En-

gagement Study, a survey that

measured William Jewell Col-

lege’s faculty and staff engage-

ment. The results of this sur-

vey are to be delivered to the

Administration cabinet in the

coming weeks and made avail-

able to the College community

later.

“Work force engagement

looks at more than satisfaction.

It more asks the question of

whether employees are active-

ly pursuing their work goals,"

Schutte said. The survey’s un-

derlying question: “How do

you motivate people."

The Workforce Engagement

Study is not the first of its kind

to be administered through the

college community. In 2007,

a similar study was conducted

called the Higher Education

Research Institute Faculty Sur-

vey, also known as HERI, but

the Workforce Engagement

Study is the first of its kind to

gather reactions from everyone

on the College payroll.

“All of them have this flavor

of being responsive and get-

ting feedback from our vari-

ous groups on a lot of different

topics," Dr. Anne Dema, chief

of staff and vice-president for

institutional effectiveness, said.

“But, I don’t recall a survey ever

being administered to both

faculty and staff."

The survey’s genesis occurred

in Schutte’s BUS 301 class.

The course curriculum in-

cluded interpreting the results

of a survey that was designed

by Schutte and a third-party

consultant from Momentum

Business Group. Before the

survey was administered, Fac-

ulty Council requested that ad-

ditional questions be added to

the survey.

“We were just trying to get

more specific environment

questions than were offered in

the survey," Dr. Donna Gard-

ner, chair of Faculty Council,

said. “Also, we were trying to

get more specific with faculty."

The class’ role was to gather

and interpret this data for a

presentation at the end of last

semester.

“[Dr. Schutte] did a campus

overall measure, then divided

[the results] into groups," Am-

ber Reeter, a former student of

the class, said. “But, the actual

survey was designed by her."

The class was to interpret

the findings in a manner simi-

lar to any human resource de-

partment. Because the sample

group was so wide, they divided

the labor.

“Once [Dr. Schutte] got

the results, she divided us into

groups and said, ‘okay you look

at faculty, you do staff, you do

specialized staff,’ and so on,"

Reeter said.

While the results are still

being finalized, certain find-

ings came out immediately.

The study found that, over-

all, engagement was higher at

William Jewell than the na-

tional work environment aver-

age. Also, the study found that

employees consistently cited

William Jewell’s supportive

environment and cohesiveness

among the faculty and staff.

“In most academic settings,

there’s a divide between faculty

and staff. It’s also departmen-

talized," Schutte said.

The Engagement Survey

gave voice to some employee

concerns that the workload did

not match what they are being

paid and that the employee re-

sources are sometimes lacking.

“We need to find a way

to streamline the workload,"

Schutte said. “Overall, this was

a greater issue with faculty."

In spite of these shortcom-

ings, William Jewell employees

expressed a commitment to

workplace excellence. “Even

though people feel like they’re

working hard, we remain very

mission focused," Schutte said.

“It’s very indicative of culture.

People’s commitment really

comes out."

Schutte stressed that re-

warding this good behavior is

critical to fostering it in the

workplace.

“We need to recognize

good work people are doing,"

Schutte said. “Just trying to

find out who’s doing a good job

is a challenge in and of itself.

Then, the question is how to

reward besides giving days off

or pay bonuses."

As with any study, it would

need to be performed again to

gather trends and gather sub-

stantial data.

“This is one survey and one

point; I would be hesitant to

draw too many conclusions,"

Schutte said.

The survey is part of William

Jewell’s on-going effort to learn

in order to more effectively im-

part learning. “For an institu-

tion of learning, we’re learning

as much as we can. Like Dr.

[David] Sallee, [president of

the College] says: ‘Ever bet-

ter,’" Schutte said. “It’s always

been, ‘Let’s look at what’s great

and what’s not-so-great and go

from there."

In the coming weeks, the

consultant will be presenting

the findings to the cabinet,

which will then be made avail-

able to students via the Strate-

gic Plan website.

“The consultants told me

that, with respect to other

work environments, Jewell is

doing really well," Schutte said.

“I just got off the phone with

our consultant, and she told

me that now she wants to work

here."

Jesus Lopez can be reached at

lopezj@william.jewell.edu

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Earle to address environment, economy in lecture

Dr. Sylvia Earle will deliver the Cope Lecture on Science, Technology and the Human Experience Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Gano. Earle is an ocean-

ographer and National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence. Earle will address the correlation between the environment and economic issues.

Rachel Reis

Staff Writer

Tuesday evening, Dr. Silvia Earle will deliver a lecture entitled “A Sound Environment,

A Sound Economy" for the Cope Lecture on Science, Technology, and Human Experi-

ence. She will be playing videos of her latest explorations, discussing the inter-connectivity

of humanity and the oceans and reiterating the importance of maintaining their delicate

equilibrium. Her presence at William Jewell has been described by faculty involved as a

“once in a lifetime opportunity." Her recent accomplishments include leading a team of

30 oceanographers and marine researchers to complete studies for Google Earth. She has

also been recently awarded the 2009 TED Prize for her proposal for a system of marine area

protection.

Her presence on campus brings to light an existing condition of the field of science that

has caused ardent discussions about the progression of society. The National Science Foun-

dation has done studies on the subject of women in the field of science. For example, the

fields of psychology are astoundingly dominated by women. Then, vice versa, there are areas

like computer science which are largely male-dominated. In Earle’s field, earth, atmospheric

and ocean sciences, about 30 percent of the 4,000 awarded degrees in 2007 were awarded to

females.

Dr. Ron Witzke, professor of music and director of CTI, scheduled Earle’s lecture. Work-

ing in conjunction with the William Jewell science faculty and the Keppler Speakers Bureau,

Earle and her lecture topic were chosen for its worldwide significance and the increasingly

important role it plays at Willam Jewell. The Center for Justice and Sustainability’s efforts

to increase recycling and even plant a community garden have made issues such as environ-

mental responsibility more prevalent than ever.

Alongside the lecture, there will be a panel featuring Earle and Bob Burkabeel, an envi-

ronmental architect from Kansas City. The panel discussion will be titled “A Woman in a

Strange World" and likely will bring to debate the minority struggle of being a woman in

a male-dominated field. Earle has made some momentous moves in the progression of fe-

males in the ocean sciences field. In 1970, she lead an all-female research expedition during

the Tektite Project.

“This is a chance to hear an historical perspective and debate and really capitalize upon

important ideas," Witzke said. According to Witzke, there have been recent moves nation-

wide to encourage women to engage in scientific studies, especially on the elementary and

secondary education levels. The National Science Foundation also has looked in the achieve-

ment differences between female and male students, and there is an admitted gap between

the scores of male students in math and science and female students starting at the age of

nine that remains largely unchanged until the age of 17. The perception that the United

States is lagging behind the world in math and science education was also a catalyst for the

fervent emphasis in recent years.

The “A Sound Environment, A Sound Economy" lecture will be delivered Tuesday at 7:30

p.m. in Gano. The the panel discussion will take place in 207 White Science Center at 4 p.m.

on the same day. Earle will be featured on 89.3 KCUR, Kansas City’s local NPR station, on

Steve Kraske’s Up to Date at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Her two books are available for purchase

in the bookstore and like previous lecturers she will be available for book-signing after her

lecture on Tuesday.

This event is free and open to the public.

Rachel Reis can be reached at

reisr@william.jewell.edu

Survey measures engagement of Jewell faculty, staff

Courtesy of the William Jewell College website

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Academic Achievement Director

continued from page 1

Town Hall

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until the policy’s implementation on March 1

and will be available to the campus community

in the Student Handbook. Winslow stated the

official policy, which “allows 21-year-old [and

older] students to possess and consume alcohol

in the privacy of their residence hall rooms, after

the legal age student completes an on-line Alco-

holEdu education program."

Other highlights included the requirement of

students to abide by federal, state and local laws

pertaining to alcohol use; prohibiting the con-

sumption of alcohol at campus events; requiring

that all students must be of legal age in order to

possess alcohol in their dorm rooms and pro-

hibiting the use of false identification, including

William Jewell College identification cards.

“It boils down to this: we’re going to enforce

Missouri state law on this. If you’re [18-20]

years-old and you decide to drink on campus,

you will be held accountable for that. If you’re 21

and you adhere to the policies, you have the right

to possess and consume alcohol within certain

boundaries." Winslow said. “Your responsibil-

ity is to make sure students know that underage

drinking will not be tolerated."

According to King, all students who are 21-

years-old and older and who complete the Al-

coholEdu online program will need to obtain a

new College identification card from Student

Affairs. This identification card will be necessary

when members of the Residence Life staff need

to confirm that a student is legally allowed to

drink and has completed AlcoholEdu. Students

who are currently 21 or will be turning 21 by

May 15 will receive an e-mail from Student Af-

fairs with the link to the online program.

Violations of the current draft of the policy

also were stated. Violations fall under two cate-

gories: minor or major. Minor violations include

instances like consumption of alcohol outside

of designated areas or disruptiveness due to the

consumption of alcohol, among others. Major

violations include providing alcohol to minors,

the possession of false identification, driving

under the influence of alcohol and damage to

property due to the use of alcohol, among oth-

ers.

“The consensus [among Board members] was

that they thought it was absolutely necessary

that the violations of the policy be communi-

cated clearly," Winslow said. “[They wanted to]

send a clear message that with more responsibil-

ity comes higher expectations.

Students at the Town Hall Meeting asked

questions regarding the regulation of drunk

driving risks on campus. Campus Security will

contact Liberty police if necessary. Other ques-

tions focused on regulations of the policy in se-

nior housing and the training of residence life

staff in regards to the change.

According to Winslow, Tuesday’s Town Hall

Meeting was the “first of many" alcohol policy

related conversations between the administra-

tion and students before its implementation on

March 1.

Alison Ward can be reached at

warda@william.jewell.edu

Brian Davidson / Hilltop Monitor

Elizabeth Pauley, senior, Anna Warm, sophomore and Megan McConnell, sophomore, were among students in attendance at

Tuesday’s Town Hall Meeting address on the new alcohol policy.

Journey

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into account the costs to get

there, the cost of food and

supplies, plus any school-

related costs," Myers said.

Grants to help fund ex-

periences in students’ per-

sonal interests sound like a

good idea, but at what cost.

Dema stated that the Jour-

ney Grants Program will

not replace William Jewell’s

study abroad programs that

are already in place. Nor will

students who receive a grant

be considered ineligible for

summer programs, like the

Hall Summer Academic

Enrichment Program.

“We [the faculty] haven’t

been thinking of this as a

replacement for [programs

already put in place], just

as providing students with

more opportunities," Dema

said. “We are looking to

have more short-term study

abroad experiences. For

[some] students, because of

the choices they make, like

athletics, it may be more dif-

ficult for them to commit to

going away for a whole se-

mester or year."

The specifics of the Jour-

ney Grants are still being

decided, yet Dema is trying

to get students, both current

and future, excited about

the program. The admin-

istration plans on sending

out postcards describing the

program to prospective stu-

dents as early as next week.

Overall, the faculty of the

College want to energize

students for the fall of 2012,

while encouraging them to

“follow your interests, and

pursue your passion."

Cassie Dinges can be

reached at

dingesc@william.jewell.

“I think the academic enrichment is a bigger issue. We get a lot of kids who

got straight As in high school, and they come here and take Responsible Self and

other classes and they get a 2.8 . . . they don’t have any problems like the remedial

students, but there is the adjustment that this is much harder than high school,"

Fulop said.

Tori Odell, sophomore Writing Center proctor, sees this struggle to adjust

first-hand as she edits papers.

“I think first-years definitely see that gap with the first Responsible Self paper.

Honestly, after that first paper it seems like the majority of them get the hang

of it."

Fulop noted that traditional academic assistance is still important and that

the College is addressing students’ needs through the Writing Center and the

EAP which are both under the direction of Esther Vickers, coordinator for tu-

tors and training. Fulop doesn’t anticipate any changes to these services in the

near future.

Odell believes that students receive the writing assistance needed from the

Writing Center. Despite this, she still believes that the Center could be im-

proved by added information sessions on topics such as MLA citations or fre-

quently made grammatical errors.

Although she believes there is no immediate need for an Academic Achieve-

ment Center, “We definitely do need direction . . . more leadership and clarifica-

tion about what we are doing."

Additionally, there are still more questions about the direction of this posi-

tion.

“There is also a question about how does this position fit into the Strategic

Plan and the Learning Commons. If we frame this position as more related to a

center for experiential learning or engaged learning, or if we frame it on, maybe,

a center on innovative teaching and learning, would that make more sense."

Fulop asked.

As for a timeline, nothing has been set.

“I need to get with the Retention Committee and think this out some more,"

Fulop said.

Jessie Newman can be reached at

newmanj@william.jewell.edu

William Jewell College alum-

nus and campus photographer,

Kyle Rivas, ’08, received special

recognition at the ImagingUSA

Conference held Jan. 8-13 in

Nashville, Tenn. for his work sub-

mitted in the Sports and Event

Photography category.

It was Rivas’s fifth year at-

tending the conference, which

was held at the Gaylord Opry

Resort in Nashville. Although

he has volunteered at the confer-

ence for several years, this year

was the first time Rivas submit-

ted his work professionally. Over

10,000 people attended the event.

There were approximately 400

entries in the Sports and Event

Photography category, in which

Rivas entered four photos from

his portfolio for consideration in

the Cover Contest competition.

Of the four photos Rivas entered,

three made it into the Top 20 cat-

egory of the competition.

“It was a huge honor" Rivas

said of his recognition.

Rivas has been the official

campus photographer since he

graduated from William Jewell,

and photographed campus events

for the Hilltop Monitor through-

out his college career. In addition

to his work as campus photogra-

pher, Rivas also served at the Sunt

Tribune, as Team Photographer

for the Kansas City Brigade and

Team Photographer for the Kan-

sas City Wizards. He is currently

doing freelance work with wed-

ding photography.

Rivas attributes his current

success in the field of photogra-

phy to the early experiences and

opportunities he sought out as a

student in high school and col-

lege. In high school, Rivas worked

with video and participated on the

yearbook staff, which

led to his interest in

photography.

“I realized that I

really liked photog-

raphy as well" Rivas

said.

After high school,

Rivas came to Wil-

liam Jewell and began

working for the Hill-

top Monitor, which

further inspired him

to pursue his interest

in photography as a

possible career.

“I joined the Hill-

top Monitor, and it

became the catalyst

of everything" Rivas

said.

Rivas became

photo editor and

began investing in

more photo equip-

ment, which allowed

him to begin cover-

ing more events and

photo opportunities.

“In college, I got a

lot of opportunities

I never saw coming.

Soon, I began doing

all of the photogra-

phy for the campus,

and covering all of the events" he

said.

Rivas believes he has gained a

lot of experience in his career as

a campus photographer. “I think

that this is one of the most amaz-

ing jobs" Rivas said. “I get to pho-

tograph anything and everything,

and I love that" Rivas said.

In addition to receiving recog-

nition at the ImagingUSA Con-

ference in January, Rivas recently

had one of his photographs se-

lected as the top photo in the Five

State Photo Contest, in which

the 600 entries were cut to the

top third, where Rivas’ photo re-

ceived first place.

While Rivas continues his job

as campus photographer at Jewell

as well as pursuing his interest in

wedding photography, he will be

actively seeking more opportuni-

ties to enter his photos for recog-

nition, and attending conferences

to gain more expertise in the area

of professional photography. Ri-

vas plans to attend a conference

this spring in Atlanta.

I went to

Crêpes on the

Square for the

first time with

a rather scrutinizing eye. I didn’t

know what to expect of the res-

taurant that moved into the coz y

spot that was By the Book for as

long as I’ve been at Jewell. Had I

lost a favorite study locale. Would

I have to settle for The Perch. I

was eager to find out the answer to

these questions, so I could plan my

homework practices accordingly.

My first experience at Crêpes,

however, was relieving. I entered

into a comfortable, fresh atmo-

sphere and looked around at the

new arrangement: many tables

lined the left wall but there were

still a few cozy nooks that I could

settle into. I proceeded to seat

myself upstairs where I could get

some work done on my laptop but

still have room to enjoy my lunch.

I noticed the menu had not

only crêpes but also paninis, salads,

soups, pastries and even a kid’s

section. The drink options were

not only plentiful but descrip-

tive, so I knew exactly what I was

ordering. While there were several

coffee and frappe options, I chose

to go with the Oregon Chai Latte

because I’m not a particularly huge

fan of coffee. It was a good choice,

as were the steamers that I tried

during later visits. My lunch was

also of very fine quality-the Ham

& Pepperjack panini that I ordered

complemented the bowl of three-

cheese soup and apple slices that

I’d also chosen, and it was reassur-

ing to see everything made in front

of me.

I’d later go on to try the Chick-

en & Apple crêpe, a creation that

I could possibly eat every night for

the rest of my life. The crepe came

to me warm and fresh with no sort

of excess oils lining the plate. This,

along with the chicken, green ap-

ple, gorgonzola and walnut filling,

assured that I wasn’t consuming a

Big Mac’s worth of calories and fat.

I got just enough food to fill me

up but not weigh me down, and

the cranberry and white chocolate

dessert scone accented the meal

perfectly.

Having been very pleased with

my lunch visits to Crêpes, I sat

down with manager, Barclay Ber-

berian, to find out what led to the

restaurant ’s inception.

“Neil Battrum is the owner. He

owns an IT company two doors

down," Berberian said. “Neil found

out that the By the Book space was

going to become available for lease,

so he approached me and asked me

if I wanted to open a restaurant.

We sat down and were planning to

open a counter-service, something

along the lines of a Panera-type

place. One day he and I were talk-

ing about all the things that were

going to be on the menu and at the

same time we both said ‘crêpes’.

Then we spent about four months

testing crêpe recipes and working

on the batter."

“ We serve 20 or so different

types of crêpes," Barclay continued.

Some include savor y crêpes such

as the Turkey Pesto, the Monte

Cristo and the Chicken, Spinach

& Mushroom, while sweet crêpes

include charming combinations

like Lemon Curd, Banana &

Nutella and S’more. Additionally,

breakfast crêpes are available that

combine ingredients such as egg,

cheddar, ham, sausage and bacon.

“A third of our food sales are

paninis. We also do a lot of baked

goods like pastries, cinnamon rolls,

muffins. We make them right here

and they’re very limited. We’ll

make 10 or 15 various baked goods

that morning and when they’re

gone, they ’re gone."

Crêpes on the Square is working

to host several types of events such

as poetr y readings, a scrapbook-

ing class and possibly a bridge and

lunch afternoon.

One major perk of Crêpes for

me as a college student was the

extended hours. They are open

Monday through Thursday from

7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 7

a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday from

8 a.m. to 9 p.m. They ’re even open

on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,

a fact that’s very helpful when try-

ing finding a place to write those

last-minute papers that didn’t get

written earlier in the weekend.

With enough demand, the hours

could be extended even later.

“ We’re very reasonably priced,"

Barclay commented when I asked

him what Crêpes on the Square

offers to William Jewell College

students. “A lunch crepe is five

or six dollars; a breakfast crepe

is four dollars. Dessert crepes

are right around the five-dollar

range. All of our coffees are priced

extremely reasonably for being

Roasterie brand. We’re open till

8 during the week, 9 on Fridays

and Saturdays, and 8 on Sundays

so it’s a great place to come hang

out and study… It’s a lively and

energetic atmosphere. We have a

few Jewell students that work here,

and they’re pretty energetic them-

selves."

Additionally, wifi access and

rotating exhibits of local art on

the walls are enough to entice

any student with a few bucks and

some work to do. Located on Main

Street, Crêpes on the Square is

just a 10-minute walk from Jewell

and I recommend it for students,

faculty and community members.

Brian Davidson/HIlltop Monitor

The crepes at Crepes on the Square are very literally served on a square.

The creperie features a wide variety of sweet and savory crepes. Featured

here is the Chicken and Apple crepe.

Crystal Goddard

Staff Writer

Post Secret began as a national

project where blank post cards

were sent out and pre-postmarked.

The idea was to have people tell

secrets which they had never be-

fore revealed. The Post Secret at

William Jewell College is not as-

sociated with the website, but the

College adopted the idea from the

site to work in conjunction with

the Vagina Monologues produc-

tion.

“The Vagina Monologues is a way

to shine light on women’s issues.

Post Secret allows and encourages

more discussion on issues people

are afraid to talk about" Erin Mc-

Neil, senior and co-director of

Post Secret, said.

This is William Jewell’s fourth

straight year and fifth year overall

of producing the Vagina Mono-

logues; this is the third year for

Post Secret. “In the past students

have enjoyed being able to share

their secrets, start discussions, and

just get things off of their chests"

Sabrina Martin, senior and co-

director, said, “Since the secrets

are anonymous, it really allows for

people to just say anything they

need to say."

Post Secret brings more seri-

ous issues to the surface. It works

as catharsis for the students in a

sense. “When you write down

your secrets sometimes it actually

helps you start healing" Martin

said.

“There needs to be realization

about the topics" McNeil said.

“Since Jewell is a little more con-

servative in nature, Post Secret en-

courages more discussions on the

issues that people are afraid to talk

about."

Secrets can be vague, detailed,

simple or difficult as the writer

likes, there really is no limit on

what is accepted. One year some-

one wrote, “Birth control changed

my life :)." There have also been

secrets about abuse from child-

hood.

“I think it’s good that people get

to share something so detrimental

and that hopefully by getting the

secrets out they can actually start

healing" Martin said. ‘There are

also usually a lot of secrets that

have to do with broken hearts.

This is probably the most com-

mon topic that people seem to

write about because its something

many people can relate to."

“In the past, Student Affairs has

censored some of the secrets that

were displayed but this year they

are trusting us to make the deci-

sions on what is appropriate and

inappropriate" McNeil said.

“I think that this trust shows a

little bit about the changes that are

taking place at Jewell, for the bet-

ter" Martin added.

The Vagina Monologues cast has

been supportive of the Post Se-

cret event. “We would like stu-

dents, both men and women, also

to share what they have to say"

McNeil said. There are cards in

the Perch and the Library already

marked with the correct box num-

ber.

The the secrets will revealed Feb.

23 in conjunction with a panel on

redefining the “F" word. The pan-

el is new for this year and Martin

and McNeil are excited for it.

Those with questions regarding

the panel, Post Secret, or the Va -

gina Monologues contact McNeil

at mcneile@william.jewell.edu or

Martin at martins@william.jew-

ell.edu.

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New local cafe boasts healthy entrees, warm atmosphere

Campus photographer, Jewell alumnus Kyle Rivas

awarded in Top 20 at ImageUSA Conference

Anna Thoma can be reached

morelandt@william.jewell.edu

Tara Mooreland can be reached at

moorelandt@william.jewell.edu

Tara Mooreland

Staff Writer

Crystal Goddard can be reached

goddardc@william.jewell.edu

lastgasstation.com

Courtesy of Kyle Rivas

Campus photographer Kyle Rivas gets national at-

tention at ImageUSA Conference. Rivas appears

here next to one of the photos selected to advance.

Anna Thoma

Staff Writer

Post Secret returns revealing (or

concealing.) students’ secrets

teams have entered the competi-

tion, with team AKK taking the

win against team DZ by a score of

16 to 8.

“Fiji, Kappa Alpha and Football

all look like real title contenders

[for the overall intramural title,]"

Edson said.

They may be considered the front

runners, but the competitions are far

from over as the Intramural Com-

petition will continue with events

such as soccer, softball and five-on-

five basketball.

“We picked the most popular

sports, and other schools do the

same sports," Edson said. “You can

always view the intramural board in

the Cage for updates."

Signups for crossfire coneball are

being held now through Monday.

Sign-up sheets are located on the

bulletin board in the Cage. Also be

on the lookout for basketball, Feb.

3-14; March Madness brackets,

March 14-17; soccer, March 22-28

and Softball April 7-18.

“The best part of running the in-

tramural sports is seeing the compe-

tition, between the Jewell students,

and knowing that they enjoy our

work," Edson said.

Kyle Alexander can be reached

at alexanderk@william.jewell.edu

With several alumni in attendance at

Saturday’s game, the men’s and women’s bas-

ketball teams of William Jewell College did

not disappoint some of the College’s all-time

greats. In another women’s-men’s Saturday

night double-header, both teams came out

with victories against Missouri Valley Col-

lege.

The Lady Cards, who are riding a two game

wining streak, took it to the Vikings and did

not look back to score a 68-47 win. The team’s

past two wins have been by a combined 54

total points, in addition their Jan. 23 victory

at Lindenwood University.

“We realize that we should be better than

the other teams we play and work hard to

prove that. Every game we play, we want to

play better than the game we played before,

and we are doing that," Courtney McCartney,

junior forward, said.

On Saturday, the Lady Cards were led by

three women in double figures to go along

with 21 assists as a team. Erica Ferguson, se-

nior forward, led all scorers with 19 points on

seven of nine shooting and a perfect three for

three from the free throw line. Along with

Ferguson in the frontcourt, Brandie Roberts,

sophomore forward, had 14 points and nine

rebounds, four of those being offensive. Katie

Bond, sophomore forward, went for 13 points

and four rebounds.

“We are focusing hard in practice which is

translating to the game. We want to take it

one practice, one game, one day at a time, and

keeping our goals in mind," McCartney said.

This current two-game win streak has been

a nice turnaround for the Lady Cards, who

recently suffered a three game losing streak.

They lost the three games by a combined total

of seven points against three of the top five

teams in the Heart of America Athletic Con-

ference.

“[We]met up with some of the tougher

teams in the conference and all three of the

games came down to the little things of bas-

ketball like free-throw shooting, rebounding

and turnovers. If you get beat in those cat-

egories, it makes it tough to win games," Mc-

Cartney said.

While the Lady Cards are on their current

winning streak, the men’s basketball team

bounced off a road loss at Lindenwood Uni-

versity and defeated the Vikings 72-67. Just

like the women’s team was led by three play-

ers, the Cardinals had three players in double

figures and only had four players score the en-

tire game.

Nick Larson, sophomore forward, put up

29 points on 11 of 18 shooting and had six

rebounds. Beside Larson, Kyle Fisher, senior

guard, had 20 points along with team high

seven assists. Jonathan Benson, junior forward,

shot five of eight from the field, including six

of seven from the free throw line to chip in 17

points along with eight rebounds.

Head men’s basketball Coach Larry Holley

was recognized before the game in honor of

his 700

th

career win at William Jewell Col-

lege.

Both the men’s and women’s team will head

into tomorrow’s matchup at MidAmerica

Nazarene University looking for a big road

win. The women’s game will tip-off at 5:30

p.m. in Olathe, Kan. with the men’s game

following right after at 7:30 p.m. In addi-

tion, both teams have rescheduled their home

games against Graceland University for Mon-

day at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Mabee

Center.

J.P. Bartmess can be reached

at bartmessj@william.jewell.edu

Due to the cold weather, intra-

mural sports have moved inside

where 18 different teams of three

are trying to beat each other on

the basketball court in the latest

installment of the William Jewell

College Intramural Competition.

“The four teams look tough that

are undefeated," Matthew Edson,

intramural sports coordinator,

said.

The four teams are: Club Sexy,

Out of State, Kappa Alpha 3 and

Kappa Alpha 1. All of these teams

have compiled a record of 3-0, and

are dominating their division, The

Black Group. The division fea-

tures, Browning, Team Manger,

Fiji 2 and the Bombers. The latter

four teams have yet to earn a win

in any of their first three matches.

The Red Group is looking more

competitive as there are only two

teams that have managed to keep

a perfect record after two games.

Team 4 and 3e and Kappa Alpha 2

have managed to hold off the other

six teams to take the lead in the red

group. At this point, team 4 and

3e has allowed the fewest points

with 19. Team Wolfpack, Globe-

trotters, Monstars and Lamda Chi

Alpha have an even record, while

team Tribulation Force and Fiji 1

have fallen behind, losing both of

their matches.

As for the women, only two

The William Jewell College base-

ball team conducted the fourth annual

YMCA Challenger Baseball Camp on

Jan. 17. It was held in the Mabee Center

for players from ages eight to 18.

The program was started four years

ago by the Pryor Leadership Group and

has been a part of William Jewell and the

baseball team ever since.

“Pryor Leadership was the inspiration

behind it and came up with the proj-

ect and really had the vision for it. Now

there are lots of people behind it with

the YMCA and the baseball team," Mike

Stockton, head baseball coach, said.

The baseball players ran the camp and

helped teach the participants the funda-

mentals of the game.

“We taught them about hitting the

ball and catching and playing infield and

outfield and basically the simple funda-

mentals of the game," Stockton said.

The camp also had a special guest on

hand. Former Kansas City Royal and cur-

rent Chicago White Sox baseball player,

Mark Teahen made an appearance and

played tee ball with the kids, in addition

to signing autographs.

“I had never really worked with this

program until I got with the Royals and

they kind of introduced it to me, but I

have been involved with it for about four

years now," Teahen said.

Teahen, along with the YMCA and

William Jewell, has been instrumental

in helping to raise the necessary funds

to build a Challenger Athletic Complex

in Kansas City. This complex will feature

synthetic-rubber turf that will cushion

falls and be able to accommodate assis-

tive devices such as wheelchairs.

“For three years we have been host-

ing the Mark Teahen Challenge Your

Fashion Event to raise the money for the

complex and this year we raised $300,000

which is enough to start building phase

one of that project," Teahen said.

This year the fashion event was held

Jan. 16 and featured many current and

former Royals players dressed in cloth-

ing from Halls. It also included silent

and live auctions. All proceeds from that

show, along with the money received to

enter the camp, went directly to the fund

for the athletic complex. That complex

will be built at the corner of 152 High-

way and Platte Purchase Drive.

Despite the fact that Teahen is switch-

ing cities, he would like to keep a pres-

ence here in the Kansas City area.

“I really want to see this project all

the way through, and even though I can’t

be there, I’m hoping some of my former

teammates will help out with some of the

events and the camps," Teahen said.

The William Jewell College baseball

team also will be helping out as long as

they can to make this dream a reality for

kids in the area.

“This really brings perspective to the

players and shows us the blessings we

all have. It teaches us to be thankful and

gives the baseball players a time of reflec-

tion and helps them to look inward to

that," Stockton said.

Jared Speckman can be reached

at speckmanj@william.jewell.edu

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SPORTS

Jared Speckman

Staff Writer

Kyle Rivas/ Campus Photographer

Erica Ferguson, senior forward, drives down the lane in the second half against

Missouri Valley College. Ferguson is averaging 14.4 points per game, 6.2

rebounds per game and is shooting better than 50 percent from the field. The

Lady Cardinals are currently 15-6 overall, 8-3 in conference, and will play at

MidAmerica Nazarene tomorrow night. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Cook

Center in Olathe, Kan. The men’s game will follow right after at 7:30 p.m.

Baseball team conducts camp

Tomorrow

MidAmerica Nazarene Univ.

at Olathe, Kan. 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Men’s Basketball

Indoor Track and Field

Tomorrow

MidAmerica Nazarene Univ.

at Olathe, Kan. 7:30 p.m.

Today and Tomorrow

Central Missouri Mule Relays

at Warrensburg, Mo.

Intramural Update: 2010

Kyle Alexander

Staff Writer

Cardinals ride current winning

streak into rivalry tomorrow

J.P. Bartmess

Sports Editor