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NONPROFIT ORG VOLUME 106, NUMBER 14 US POSTAGE JANUARY 30, 2012 PAID CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED WARTBURG COLLEGE. ® I 3 > Jer jv / Unsigned Artists WARTBURG TRUMPET Amateur musicians showcase musical talents in Neumann 100 WARTBURG BLVD.. WAVERLY, IA 50677 Seniors still Game benefits women's shelter wary of job market despite college’s SAM ANDERSON placement rate ASST. KNIGHTLIFE EDITOR [email protected] JIM KRAJEWSKI ASST. NEWS EDITOR Students, faculty and staff com¬ [email protected] peted in a basketball game for charity at the Black Student Wartburg’s job placement rate of Union’s new Hoop for Hope event 98 percent sounds impressive on last Monday in Levick Arena. paper, but it is not a guarantee that The event raised $360 for the every graduate will find a job right House of Hope in Waterloo. after college. House of Hope is a women’s shel¬ One senior is still uneasy about- ter for single and homeless moth¬ going into a ers and their children, La’Kyiah workforce he Hart, president of BSU, said. said is vola¬ “We wanted to donate money to tile at best. help them fund their shelter, be¬ Senior Tim cause that can be very expensive,” Mattson said she said. his resume is Hart said the original goal slightly out of was to raise $200 dollars. There date. was no fee to get into the game, Derek Solheim «By ,hat so funds came from a free-will I mean my GPA is still listed as donation. what it was freshman year, which The idea for a staff and student is probably for the best,” Mattson basketball game came up last Director of Res Life Wes Brooks and admissions counselor Russell Harris mess with each other during a said. year, but there wasn’t enough stoppage in the Hoop for Hope game on Jan. 23. — Oxana Protchenko/TRU/WPFT Mattson heard from Associate time and resources to make it Director of Pathways Derek Sol¬ happen. Hart said. with House of Hope in Water¬ Hart sent messages to staff and team could do as well as they did,” heim about the different career “This year we said we were go¬ loo previously, so Hart called faculty and dorm-stormed in Bouzard said. services the college offers. ing to make it happen, and then I and asked if BSU could use their an attempt to get students. Rev. She said many of the faculty Solheim said they try to teach said we need a slogan,” Hart said. name. The House of Hope staff Ramona Bouzard was one who members had experience with students practical skills like re¬ They settled on Hoop for Hope was excited and immediately signed on for the game. basketball and the game was sume building as well as how to and needed an organization to be planned on attending the game. “One fun part of the game was quite exciting. conduct a lifelong vocational the center of the event. Hart said. the students were really sur¬ search. The group had volunteered To get people signed up to play, prised that the staff and faculty ► THOSE BENEFITING—p.2 He said a first job should be about practical experience or be¬ ginning a climb up a corporate Future of hard copy books in bookstore uncertain ladder. “Students look at their first job out of college as a huge changing Growing prevalence of e-books, iPad technology will shape future of textbooks point with a lot of meaning. It’s an important step, but its impor¬ tance is often overstated,” Solheim TORIE JOCHIMS ONLINE EDITOR individual students with e-read¬ said. [email protected] ers or iPads. Solheim said the placement rate “I use my 'Nook' to read a lot of is calculated from a graduate sta¬ E-books may not be the main public domain books on it for a tus report. The career services of¬ mode of student-gathered infor¬ few of my classes. Next semester, fices contact alumni through so¬ mation now, but Apple predicts I will likely add more books on it cial media or over the phone and that in ten years, the story may be for class than I have this semester,” find out where they work and what different. second year Serena Ugoretz said. they’re doing. This also helps the Arlene Schwarzenbach, manag¬ “I think e-versions will continu¬ The number of Dec.2011 Jan. 2012 wcohlliecghe t hbue icldol ale ngeet cwaonr uks oef taol upmlancei, efrro omf t nhoew B, osohke sctooruel,d s vaeidry a w deelcl asdeee astlluyd teon gtsro, wbu mt oI red opno'pt uthlairn akm tohnegy Aowmneirnigc aan taadbuleltts 18% 29% future students. e-books being the main hub of in¬ will entirely replace textbooks in or ereader: Mattson said he is confident formation for students. the the next ten years. There is still Source: Pew Research Center in his job search with college re¬ “Technology is always moving a lot of value to hard copy books.” sources at his back, but realizes so fast, and people just adapt to With the increasing popular¬ Molly Anderson /TRUMPET the economy will likely be weak that. I can see college campuses ity of e-books throughout the for some time after graduation. employing e-books a lot more in nation, and with technology like an impactful part of education. that way. The whole way we deal “It feels like things haven’t im¬ ten years,” Schwarzenbach said. iPads being introduced to younger “Right now we sell e-books only with things will have to change as proved in years. I remember The saturation of e-books students as in Waverly-Shell Rock in the form of codes. We sell stu¬ e-books become more prevalent,” on Wartburg’s campus today is Middle School, Schwarzenbach dents a code that they then use ► GRADUATES NEED—p.2 slim, mostly taking the form of said she sees the trend becoming online and access the workbooks ► STUDENT WOULD—p.2 Connect £ THE TRUMPET KWAR WTV8 CIRCUIT TV WITH I- wartburgcircuit.org rAGE 2 — MONDAY. |ANUARY 30. 2012 The Wartburg Trumpet News Graduates need to be flexible and patient « continued from p. 1 The college also hosts career fairs, which Solheim said are in¬ seeing reports about the econo¬ valuable in preparing for the job my tanking a few months after I market. came to Wartburg. I’ll find some¬ He said they give you the chance thing but it’s not an ideal situation,” to interact with companies, get Mattson said. your resume and tested and have Solheim said there are plenty of a shot at a job after college. Like jobs out there, but graduates have other jobs, Solheim said one has to be adaptable. to be open to new ideas. “Look at places like Williston, “There are agriculture compa¬ North Dakota. They have the nies that have large commercial lowest unemployment rate in the divisions. Someone with a com¬ country and are constantly hiring munication arts degree might fig¬ due to an oil boom in the area. The ure an ag company has no place economy has changed but it will for them, but students have to be From left: Zhijian Wang and Zena Zhang work the International Club table at the entrance to the reinvent itself over time and stabi¬ willing to put themselves out there Mensa as Euncho Kim enters his name to win a prize at the Chinese New Year dinner on Jan. 23. Inter¬ lize. In the meantime, you have to and find out what people are look¬ national Club hosts a Chinese New Year dinner every year for about 18 years to correspond with the be willing to move,” Solheim said. ing for,” Solheim said. start of the new calendar year in China. — Oxana Protchenko/TRUMPET Pathways in search for students Student would like to see to work as mentors, consultants college embrace e-books * continued from p. 1 more integration of tablet reader KRISTINE MILBRANDTSTAFFIYR/FFR major decisions, or they’re look¬ not only does a position at the technology in the classroom then,” [email protected] ing at grad schools.” Pathways Center add to the ap¬ Schwarzenbach said. Ugoretz said. Each position assists students pearance of a resume, but it also Ugoretz said she sees the like¬ Schwarzenbach said that re¬ The Wartburg Pathways Center is with various aspects of their leaves its workers with valuable ly decline of office libraries and gardless of the future of textbooks, looking for new employees for the Wartburg life personal growth. those professional positions as a the bookstore will still offer stu¬ 2012-2013 academic year. Pathways Peers aid students “A lot of kids who have worked negative impact that textbooks dents support. Positions with decisions regarding their here have discovered what they turning digital could bring about. “There wouldn’t be much use for that need majors. want to do by helping students “Since e-books are turning our textbook section if e-books to be filled Those who work as WRSL con¬ figure out their majors,” Simpson into a global trend for technol¬ took over, but I think the book¬ include sultants provide feedback to stu¬ said. ogy, I think it would be great if store and the college would find Pathways dents seeking help with papers or Chand agreed that being an Wartburg would embrace the fact ways to continue to aid students Peers, Writ¬ speeches. employee of the Pathways Center that many students are going for in their educational needs regard¬ ing Read¬ CAP mentors duties include had aided him in several academic tablet readers because of their por¬ less,” Schwarzenbach said. ing Speaking assisting new students with the areas. table nature. I would like to see Lab (WRSL) transition into college and help¬ “As a Pathways Peer, I have Jan Simpson consultants. ing them develop study habits. learned the necessary skills for Math Lab tutors, College Achieve¬ Bibek Chand, a fourth year po¬ effectively communicating what Those benefiting from game ment Program (CAP) mentors and litical science and international I’ve learned through training at Supplemental Instruction (SI) relations major and Pathways peer, the beginning of the academic could be your family or leaders. said, “Working in Pathways leads year and to be an active listener Jan Simpson, office coordinator to the personal growth of those while working with patrons.” friends, student says at Pathways, said Pathways is bus¬ who work at Pathways, as we have To apply for any of the positions ier than when she started. to interact with a diverse array of open at Pathways for next year, log “I think more students are re¬ students coming for support for onto Knightlinkand fill out an ap¬ < continued from p. 1 basketball game, and service in alizing it’s for anyone who wants many different concerns.” plication to send to Jan Simpson general, are extremely important. a little extra help with papers or Both Simpson and Chand said by Feb. 1. It was a close game, but students She said giving time is as impor¬ ended up winning 69-68. tant as giving money. Board of Regents to meet in Denver For the half time show, a wom¬ “This could be you. This could an from House of Hope came be somebody in your family. You to speak, and the players did a should always help, no matter if Board will use time to evaluate Wartburg West facility “cleaned up version” of the Dou- it’s the House of Hope or anyone and discuss and set tuition costs for next academic year gie dance, Bouzard said. in general,” Hart said. Hart said events like the AL STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF options. [email protected] “We’ve been in on and off, infor¬ mal discussions with a church out MIGHTY MONDAY! Wartburg will hold its annual win¬ there about whether we could join ter meeting of the board of regents forces and share some combined in Denver, Colo, after holding it on space,” Colson said. Pzone's for $4 campus last year. The winter meeting of the board The meeting will be at Wartburg of regents is the one that sets the Choose up to 3 toppings or West so the board can learn about tuition for the next year’s school the program. Colson said the hope year. Meaty, Pepperoni or Supremo is for the regents to see how the “We have talked about tuition college incorporates experiential increase,” Colson said. “We’re not Order online at www.pizzahut.com learning into an urban context. ready to make that announcement “This gives us the chance to yet, but it will be soon.” or call 319-352-5591 actually put them face to face,” The University of Northern Colson said. “They’ll be visiting Iowa announced its tuition for internship sites and talking to stu¬ 2012-13 for in-state residents dents about what they do on a day would be $7,635 including all fees, to day basis.” an increase of 3.75 percent from The Wartburg West facility will this year. also be evaluated. Colson said the If Wartburg were to follow the building has some deferred main¬ same increase, students would pay tenance and the board needs to $40,576 for next year’s school year, decide what to do with it. Colson an increase $1,466 from this year. said they are exploring several The Wartburg trumpet Page 3 — Monday, |anuary 30, 2012 Opinion & Editorial WHATS ON YOUR MIND: Learning to love our bodies despite magazine models ABBIE BAKER OP/ED EDITOR Since the ABC piece ran I’ve Women like Beyonce and J-Lo abigaiUxikerQwanburQedi^^^^^^' seen a lot of pictures flooding are sexy because they rock self my news feed about how pudge confidence, not a dress size. On Jan. 12 ABC News did a story is much sexier than the super- It’s time all women stood up on the shrinking plus size mod¬ skinny models of today. for themselves and decided that, els, after PLUS model maga¬ While I’m all about the chunky rather than fighting fire with zine report¬ girl power, I am concerned with fire, they learn to love them¬ ed that a size the number of girls who are tak¬ selves and be proud of it. Wom¬ six is now ing pride with their size and en need to learn to love their own a plus size turning it into hate for girls of body rather than feeling the need model. The another size. to put others down. story spoke All this ‘sizeism’ is doing Once we can do that, we can about how is teaching skinny girls to be take on the systems that fuel most general ashamed of themselves the this fight of the sizes and work AAbbbbiiee BBaakkeerr models to¬ way bigger girls are generally to make every girl feel beautiful. day would qualify as anorexic targeted. When that happens, it will and how the models of the past The problem is that unless we be easy for us to ignore the im¬ were much closer to the average teach body love, no matter what ages we see in magazines and weight in the country. the size, eating disorders and un¬ know that our own bodies are The article also said that twen¬ healthy weights, no matter what all beautiful. ty years ago models weighed end of the scale, will continue to With our self confidence in about eight percent less than the flourish. hand, it’s easy to combat that general population. Today mod¬ Marilyn Monroe wasn’t just negative image we’re given about els weigh on average 23 percent sexy because of her figure, she our bodies and eventually replace less. Just ten years ago a plus was a sex symbol because she it with our own image of beauty. sized model ranged size 12 to 18. seemed to exude a love of herself. One that includes all sizes. Word from the wise: Trumpet Planning for success with marriage PRODUCED WEEKLY BY STUDENTS at Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd. RAMONA BOUZARD GUESTCOLUMNIST our hopes and dreams, exploring planning and a panel of “experts’ Waverly, Iowa 50677 ramonabouzard@wartbur^edi^^^^ the families we came from and share their marriage experience. A1 Strain, Editor-in-Chief setting goals for personal growth It’s a great opportunity to Matt Cunard, News Editor Sam Anderson, Asst. Knightlife Editor You might think marriage is pas¬ don’t always come naturally to us gather wisdom from the com¬ Jim Krajewski, Asst. News Editor Abbie Baker, Op/Ed Editor se but the turn out for “Preparing and yet they are essential if we’re munity and enrich relationships. Drew Shradel, Sports Editor Oxana Protchenko, Photo Editor for Marriage” classes continues going to build a trusted life with Since we only have two ses¬ Nathan Ford, Asst. Sports Editor Torie Jochims, Online Editor to be strong. another person. sions left in 2012, I invite stu¬ Hannah Cox, Knightlife Editor Molly Anderson, Graphics Editor People come to explore what it Each year Spiritual Life and dents to keep it on your ‘to do’ Cliff Brockman, Faculty Adviser looks like to build marriage rela¬ Campus Ministry offers a Pre¬ list for 2013. tionships that paring for Marriage group to The Preparing for Marriage Opinions expressed in the Trumpet are those of the editorial will stand the give students an opportunity sessions are for single students, board and are not necessarily representative of the opinions of the test of time to explore their questions about engaged folks and those who are administration, faculty or staff at Wartburg College. and help how to deepen their relation¬ dating and wanting to explore. their love to ships as they think about mak¬ It might not even be a bad idea Letters to the editor are subject to editing without changing the mean¬ grow over the ing a life-time commitment to for people who are already mar¬ ing of the letter. Authors will not be notified of changes prior to publish¬ years. another person. ried. I’ve been married forever ing. Letters must be signed, fewer than 250 words, submitted by 9 p.m. There’s no Students laugh together, re¬ and still I learn so much from the Thursday and related to current issues in the Wartburg community. Let¬ ters may be sent to the communication arts office or emailed to trum- Ramona Bouzard one foolproof flect on their values, explore participants! [email protected]. Please type “Letter to the Editor” as the subject line. formula, but there are important their differences and dream Publication is at the discretion of the editor. life-issues that all of us can be about the future. proactive about. Speakers visit and talk about Speaking honestly, sharing financial planning, family Dear girl stealing bottles from Dear Senioritis, Hearing dubstep on a McDonalds Dear Kdit, If you’re going to constantly update Knights Village recycling, Is it still considered procrastinat¬ commercial is slightly more de¬ Thank you for keeping me awake Facebook about your cat, child or You’re stealing money from the ing if it never gets done? pressing than hearing it in the Foot. for 7:45 meals, I probably won't be friends school. Please stop. -Curse you! -You can’t be cool and commercial -Owe you for that one with you much longer. My friends -KV Creeper list is getting pretty long... “Hold on, I have stroganoff on my Dear big guys, To whomever got Wartburg in Col¬ -Weeding out my friends list Dear Wartburg, fingers! I’ll go wash it off in the How do you manage to take up the lege Town Life, Giving us computers in these drinking fountain.” entire hallway? You’re my hero. Thank you Pintrest for helping me ‘librarian sessions’ won’t help us -Overheard in the FAC -Trying to get to class on time -Impressed by your snow skills plan for a house I’H never be able follow along. It helps us ignore you to afford. and get on Facebook. Why are squirrels so scary? “Get that bic some ink, bic’s love Please girls, find a new face -Official addict -Updating My Status -Terrified ink!" instead of duck face. -Overheard in the library -Why not Zoidberg? “Alright who ate all of my chicken “If I had a nickel for every time I got I think campus really needs to re¬ nuggets?” a nickel, I’d have a lot of nickels." evaluate their no pets policy. What is a zig-a-zig-ahh? 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Ianuary 30, 2012 The Wartburg trumpet News New campus program director brings passion HANNAH COX KNIGHTUFE EDITOR headquarters Lang was also ad¬ [email protected] vising a sorority in Mankato, Minn. Lang said she really en¬ When Ashley Lang finished her joyed working with the sorority undergraduate program at UNI and decided to go back to school. with a Bachelor’s of Art degree in “I knew this was something I textiles and apparel and journal¬ enjoyed and 1 thought it was re¬ ism she said she saw herself work¬ ally cool that you could have a job ing at a fashion magazine. like that but I never in a million She is now Wartburg’s new di¬ years would have thought I would rector of campus programming have finally done that,” Lang said. where she began her position Jan. Lang’s position includes work¬ 16. ing with ETK, being a resource “It’s a really strange time of for other student organizations year to hire for this kind of posi¬ and Orange EXCEL. tion usually they start in the sum¬ “I’m busy so I think that means mer so I found it and I was really I’m doing what I’m supposed to excited,” Lang said. be doing at this point,” Lang said. In college, Lang said she served Katie Braun, ETK vice presi¬ as the Panhellenic President for dent, said Lang is very fun and UNI and when training the new easy to work with and is always Ashley Lang worked at Iowa Wesleyan College before coming to Wartburg in mid-January. She has been working Greek adviser she realized had a making sure she knows what is with ETK and other student organizations since she arrived. — Oxana Protchenko/TRUMPET passion for this kind of work. going on and if there’s anything “At that point I realized you she can do to help. could do something like this as a “I’ve only been working with Ashley Lang Facts Hobbies: basketball, shopping, career and that was really exciting her for two weeks and we are sorority coordinator for new member for me,” Lang said. already forming a great work¬ Favorite Color: pink Lang said she was not ready ing relationship. She’s also not education for Gamma Phit Beta to go back to school at this point afraid to ask questions and find Favorite foods: popcorn and Fun Fact: she designed merchandise and still had goals with her un¬ answers which is really helpful chocolate that was sold in Macy's stores dergraduate degree. when it comes to making things While working for Macy’s run smoothly,” Braun said. Out of town professors face challege of winter commute MATT CUNARD NEWS EDITOR the road was closed because of the weather that face professors and Some may ask why these profes¬ seat of his truck during the winter. [email protected] conditions. staff members that live outside of sors just don’t live in Waverly if the Montgomery uses his neighbor¬ “I couldn’t turn around at that Waverly. weather is such an issue. For Pfal- hood streets as a test as to whether It was during winter last year that point because it would’ve been While students can walk to class zgraff, it was the affordability of he’ll make the drive to Waverly. Brian Pfaltzgraff, assistant profes¬ worse trying to get back to Waver- from their dorms and professors housing that drove he and his fam¬ “If I can make it down my street, sor of music, ly,” Pfaltzgraff said. and staff who live in Waverly face ily to a smaller community outside pretty much I’m coming to work, had the longest The commute that took him 20 only a short drive when there is ofWaverly. I’m coming to teach,” Montgomery drive of his life. minutes normally took almost two snow and ice, those members of the “We found that if we went to said. “I’m not an alarmist weather Pfaltzgraff hours. faculty and staff who live outside of smaller com munity outside of town person. I take it seriously, but I don’t was on his way “I just threw [my truck] into four- Waverly must pay closer attention that we could get approximately overthink it.” to his home wheel drive and just crept along at to the weather and road conditions. 1000 square feet of house for about He said he feels like he needs to be in Readlyn, about 4 miles per hour,” Pfaltzgraff Spanish instructor Zak Mont¬ $40,000 less than it would’ve cost in here for his students a lot more than about 13 miles said. “It’s not something I’m going gomery lives in Cedar Falls where Waverly,” he said. just class time. Students depend on east of Waver- to do to myself again.” his wife works at the University of Both Montgomery and Pfaltz¬ teachers in meetings, for advising ly on Highway Such are the dangers and de¬ Northern Iowa. He said having a graff have cars with all-wheel drive, and as a campus resource. 3, when he heard on the radio that cisions when there is inclement longer commute forces him to ex¬ which helps, they said. When winter Both Pfaltzgraff and Montgom¬ amine how important his own safe¬ weather hits, they both have certain ery have said they have had scary ty is. precautions they take before they drives, and it’s not something either “I certainly have to think more head out on the road. of them looks forward to doing ev¬ closely about it than the people who “The first thing that I’ll do is ery winter. live five minutes away or those who check the Iowa DOT (Department “I decided in the future I’m just can walk here,” Montgomery said. of Transportation) website to see going to stay in Waverly,” Pfaltz¬ “I definitely don’t feel like I would what they think Highway 3 will be graff said ofhis two-hour drive last put myselfin danger just to come to like,” Pfaltzgraff said. winter. “It’s not worth it. I felt like class. If conditions were bad enough He also said that he keeps his cov¬ I took ten years off my life driving I would stay home.” eralls and blizzard jacket in the back like that.” Nearly five hundred prospective students attend fall and winter scholarship days ZAK STEIB STAFF WRITER Coleman said in addition to the “The ambassadors are all great stu¬ [email protected] 470 students who have already at¬ dents who know the true value that tended the scholarship days, about Wartburg has to offer.” Wartburg hosted its annual schol¬ another 100 students who aren’t Of the students that attended arship days for prospective students able to attend will also be able to scholarship days in 2011,52 percent to take in the campus and find out write an essay and participate in an of them came to Wartburg accord¬ how much financial assistance they interview. ing to a letter to alumni. Around could receive from the college Prospective students have the 60 percent of this year’s freshman Possible incoming students had opportunity to write an essay and class received Regents or Presiden¬ a chance to tour campus, attend a go through an interview by admis¬ tial Scholarships. chapel service and have lunch with sions staff. These essays and inter¬ Students who are not directly students, faculty and alumni. They views help determine the amount of involved with the scholarship days are also presented with a medal money that students can receive for are still affected by it. Prospective praising their achievements from scholarships. students are given the Mensa and high school. Grace Clark, the recorder for current students are forced to eat a “It’s a campus wide effort,” said Ambassadors, also participates in replacement meal in the Den. Todd Coleman, assistant vice pres¬ the events during scholarship days. “Admissions appreciates the en¬ ident of admissions. “Admissions “Scholarship days are a great tire campus community and their plans the entire day, but wouldn’t time to get students on campus involvement in Scholarship days. be able to do it without the help of and show them all of the things that It’s a group effort and we thank you every single person on campus.” Wartburg has to offer,” Clark said. for it,” Coleman said. the Wartburg Trumpet rAGE 5 — MONDAY. JANUARY 30. 2012 KNIGHTLIFE (From left, clockwise): Emcee of this year's Battle of the Unsigned Artists, Jim Tavare, shows his comical talents with his upright bass. Armand Piecuch plays guitar with his band, 46 Sticky Keys. Christopher Parson on a double-fret guitar joins band member, Piecuch. Brett Ubben of Feet to Fall Over sings while playing bass. —Oxana Protchenko/ TRUMPET Five bands battle it out for BOUA title CHRIS KENINGER STAFF WRITER other roles. after explaining how the contest After each band had their turn song is one of his own “nine or ten” [email protected] For the event, the Neumann Au¬ would proceed, the most impor¬ wowing everyone, the ETK judges that just came to him one night. ditorium stage crew created a set tant rule being that each band had put it to the audience to choose a “Every once in a while I think The crowd in Neumann Audito¬ design of televisions and moni¬ to have a member who is a student winner using their “crowd-o-me- about making it big and I wrote it rium was treated to laughs and an tors, which lined the front edge of at Wartburg. ter” to measure which band re¬ all down,” he said. array of bands Saturday night for the stage, on a closed circuit that Many Wartburg students dis¬ ceived the loudest reception. He also covered the familiar Mr. the Battle of the Unsigned Artists, flashed this year’s logo and pro¬ played their talents playing the After a fan scream-off to decide Big song “To Be With You” before which annually appears on ETK’s vided a countdown until the show drums, guitar, keyboards, signing between 3rd Offense and I’m Pret¬ switching to play his last song, schedule. started. and even a little bit of “moshing” to tier Than You, 3rd Offense was cho¬ “Rock ‘n’ Roll Forever,” on the “It was a success,” Katie Aldrich During the show some monitors fire up the audience, which Tavare sen as the crowd's first choice. keyboard. an ETK organizer, said. “We had a displayed psychedelic graphics and described as “overly self-conscious." The ETK staff then proceeded to Gray, a freshman from Clarks¬ really supportive crowd and a good others provided a live feed of the The five acts each played three list off their official selections. ville, has some experience playing emcee.” show on the screens. songs. Some were originals and oth¬ Third place went to 3rd Offense in bands. The event showcased five differ¬ Tavare, dressed in a tuxedo and ers covers of popular songs. For ex¬ and second went to I’m Prettier One of the bands, Chocolate ent bands and one comical host joined on stage by his upright bass, ample, Feet to Fall Over had a ren¬ Than You. Cracker, tours to county fairs and with a fair amount of fame, Jim kicked off the show with a stand-up dition of “Joker and the Thief” by First place went to Hunter Gray's other venues during the summer, Tavare. He boasted of his appear¬ comedy act. Wolfmother. 3rd Offense had their solo act. Gray said. ance in “Harry Potter: The Prisoner The bass served as fodder for his own take on “Whiskey in the Jar,” Hunter Gray, an 18-year-old solo Gray can be seen playing his gui¬ of Azkaban” where he played Tom, jokes as well as an instrument. a traditional Irish tune, and it was act, first performed a song of his tar and singing on campus again the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, Tavare then warmed up the given new life through their guitar own, “If Hollywood Was Home,” on next week as part of the Meisters- Californication and other various crowd and introduced the first band assault on the audience. the acoustic guitar. Gray said the inger Worship Band. Schwarzenbach to retire. reminisces about time at Wartburg HANNAH BURLINGAME STAFF WRITER came up to interview for that and it She said that she will miss seeing [email protected] really wasn’t one that I wanted. As I kids come back in the fall, alumni was leaving Ron Matthias asked if I coming back for homecoming, de¬ After 27 years of building relation¬ would consider being the bookstore veloping relationships and much ships with vendors, coworkers and manager,” Schwarzenbach said. more. students, Arlene Schwarzenbach is During the time she has worked However, there is one memory retiring from her position as book¬ here Schwarzenbach has made from the last 27 years that Schwar¬ store manager. some lasting impressions on her zenbach said was particularly Schwarzenbach has decided to student workers. important. retire due to the long hours. “She is really nice and very un¬ “My husband died in a private “I love what I do, but it’s too long derstanding if you have troubles. If air plane crash in 1993. To see the Arlene Schwarzenbach works the cash register in the bookstore. She of hours and I’m getting too tired you ask for help she is right there Wartburg College bus filled with is retiring at the end of the year. —Oxana Protchenko / TRUMPET and I don’t recuperate fast enough,” helping you,” Katherine Kuennen friends and colleagues come down Schwarzenbach said. said. to the funeral and the support that Tftevi&i' Refrain, Before coming to Wartburg on It is not just her student workers these friends lent me in trying to Aug. 1, 1985, Schwarzenbach was that will miss her. Schwarzenbach survive. That is a memory I will Si Tthedeer Service. ^(2 a stay-at-home mom. She had re¬ has also left impressions on her co¬ always treasure,” Schwarzenbach Emergency Road Service 24 HOUR TOWING ceived an accounting degree from workers as well. said. Show your Wartburg ID and recieve a 10% discount! the MICPA at University of North¬ “My favorite memory with Ar¬ After she returns from a trip • JUMP STARTS • TIRE REPAIR ern Iowa previously. lene is break times. We sit and have to Tanzania with the Wartburg • UNLOCK SERVICE • USED AUTO SALES When Schwarzenbach first came coffee and good conversation,” Alumni Tour, Schwarzenbach to Wartburg, she came to apply for Mary Leisinger said. plans on putting her feet up. WAVERLY CELL PHONE NASHUA a position different than the one she Schwarzenbach has been at “I’m going to rest and refresh. 319-352-1583 641-330-0628 641-435-2477 holds today. Wartburg for almost three decades, Then we will see where the Lord 1802 4th St. SW 101 Main St “They had an accounting posi¬ which comes with almost three de¬ leads me from there,” Schwarzen¬ tion open at Wartburg College, so I cades worth of memories. bach said. - Page 6 — Monday, ianuary 30, 2012 The Wartburg Trumpet KNIGHTLIFE A day in the life: President Darrell Colson Al STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF can,” Colson said. [email protected] When Colson isn’t travelling to meet with alumni, board of regent Darrell Colson had been on the members or attending professional road for more than 500 miles in conferences, he’s holding meetings California before his day was over throughout the day with various two weeks ago. campus officials. Colson and Colson said a typical morning on his wife were campus begins with working out visiting a man in “The W,” eating breakfast and who gradu¬ catching up on correspondence. ated from After that, Colson’s working day Wartburg in is filled with appointments and in 1942. They the evening he usually attends drove from some sort of event, often a sport¬ President Colson San Francisco ing event. to Anaheim to thank the man in Colson served as an honorary person for the contributions he has coach for the women’s basketball made to Wartburg over the years. team when they faced the Univer¬ “I’d never met him personally,” sity of Dubuque in Levick Arena. Colson said. “I wanted to be sure he “I knew I was going to be in town understood how much the college that night,” Colson said. “I didn’t appreciates his support. do a lot of coaching but it was fun These “stewardship visits” are sitting with them. I don’t know that just one aspect of Colson’s job as I’d be a very effective coach because Wartburg’s president. Colson said I always sympathize with the play¬ building and maintaining relation¬ ers more than I want to chastise ships with alumni is an important them.” role for him. Colson said he has several favor¬ “It’s very important to be able to ite memories that stand out from articulate to friends of the college his time as president. He recalled Students’ moods change and people we are cultivating to watching students participate in become friends of the college the co-curriculars and hosting a se¬ important things the college is do¬ nior banquet where the students during colder months ing,” Colson said. reminisced on their Wartburg Colson said he’s responsible for experience. maintaining relationships, sup¬ He particularly remembers Pathways offers help to students with recognizing the symptoms porting the people on campus and meeting the author of his favorite of Seasonal Affective Disorder and offer treatment looking to the future. hymn. Herb Brokering, who wrote He said former Wartburg presi¬ “Earth and All Stars.” dent Robert Vogel has helped him “I got to spend time with him KELSEY BEMUS STAFF WRITER something and suddenly don’t, without snow is very depressing,” with the balance. the week before he died,” Colson [email protected] that would be a sign,” Wertz said. Whitefield said. “When it’s snow¬ “He said, 'each of the three things said. “That was a wonderful mem¬ While about one in 20 Ameri¬ ing outside I get this romantic feel¬ is a full-time job.’ You just have to ory. I don’t know that I’ll ever for¬ Although everyone may experi¬ can adults suffer from the disor¬ ing, but when it isn’t, I just mope try and balance it out as best as you get that.” ence a case of the winter blues at der, Wertz said there are not many around and find things to be sad some point. Counseling Services cases here on campus. about.” said these blues could actually be “We have had probably a hand¬ Wertz said there are proactive KEEP UP TO DATE WITH a sign of a more serious mental ful of documented diagnoses,” she ways to try and beat the symptoms disease. said. of SAD. STUDENT SENATE The disease is known as “Sea¬ Although there are a low num¬ Students can exercise through¬ sonal Affective Disorder.” ber of diagnosed cases, it does not out the cold months, spend more Mental Health Counselor Molly mean students are not experienc¬ time outdoors, eat a healthy diet, Here Is What Happened At Our Last Meeting: Wertz said there multiple factors ing these symptoms. drink plenty of water and try that could lead to students devel¬ Wertz said a student must expe¬ and get as much natural light as Student Senate executive elections are on oping the disorder. These could rience the same symptoms for two possible. Feb. 14th. If you are interested in also exacerbate already existing consecutive years before they are Students are also urged to talk running for an exec position, please fill out symptoms. diagnosed with the disorder. through their symptoms with a an application on the senate website under “It’s cold, it’s dark, you can’t Although anyone can develop friend. the downloads tab by Jan. 31. really get outside to do a lot of the disorder, Wertz said it is possi¬ “lust talk to people,” Wertz said. . ,• T-A*' '. :r’.• things,” Wertz said. ble that it occurs more in students “If you open up to people, you The executive elections debate is on SAD is caused by a disruption not native to the colder Midwest¬ might find that somebody else is Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in Buckmaster. in an individual’s melatonin levels ern states. experiencing the same thing.” Everyone is welcome! due to a lack of sunlight in winter “If we have students that come Above all, students are encour¬ months. from areas where it’s warm and aged to visit Counseling Services, Need money for college? Senate awards two It also develops from a de¬ they see the sun all year round, I located in the Pathways Center in $500 scholarships to students who embody crease in the body’s serotonin would say they are more suscep¬ Vogel Library. the Wartburg mission statement. production. tible to experiencing those symp¬ They can also call 319-352-8596 Wertz said there are a few symp¬ toms,” Wertz said. or email counseling@wartburg. Applications are due on Feb. I Oth and toms students typically notice Drew Mades, a student from edu to set up an appointment to are available on the senate website. when struggling with the mental Huntsville, Ala., says he under¬ see a counselor. disorder. stands how the chilly weather is “We all have days like that where Remember that faculty, staff and advisor “It looks a lot like depression,” not an easy adjustment. we’re going to feel a lot of stress, nominations are due on Wednesday, she said. “Students experience “I’ve slept a lot, taken a lot of where we aren’t going to cope very Feb. I. overall low mood, different sleep naps,” Mades said. well,” Wertz said. “It’s when it lasts patterns and different eating “It’s become harder to wake up for several days or maybe a couple patterns.” in the morning. I still haven’t ad¬ of weeks that it’s really important Other symptoms of the disor¬ justed to that yet.” to get in and talk to somebody.” Our next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 2. der can include a loss of energy, Cailee Whitefield, originally “There are things people can Meetings take place at 11:30 a.m. in Buckmaster increased stress and anxiety, loss from San Antonio, also has been do to help themselves, so we just of pleasurable activity or a feeling feeling the negative effects of an strongly encourage people to take Everyone is welcome to join! of hopelessness, she said. Iowa winter. initiative and to help themselves if “If you used to enjoy doing “I think that the cold weather they feel some of these symptoms.” ' PAGE 7 — MONDAY. JANUARY 30 2012 The wartburg Trumpet _Sports_ Men’s basketball beat Luther, fall to BVU NATHAN FORD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR rebounds. Perkins had 12 points Wartburg was led by Sathoff’s [email protected] including two three-pointers 15 points while Murphy and Dar- while Mitchell Murphy contrib¬ ian Patterson added 13 apiece. The Wartburg men’s basketball uted 10 points. Buena Vista had four players team upset the rival Luther Norse “It was good to see multiple in double figures including Wes by a final score of 62-53 in front of guys in double figures. It takes Nordquist with 20 points and a season high 1,050 people. some of the scoring pressure off Doug Bissen and Jeff Janssen who After being tied at 12 early in of Jordan Sathoff. We did a great each had 17. the first half, Wartburg went on job of sharing the ball as a team A three-pointer by Brandon a 16-3 run to give themselves the and getting open looks,” said as¬ Flenor tied the game at 34 go¬ biggest lead in the game at 13 sistant coach Jason Steege. ing into halftime. Buena Vista with 6:24 left in the half. Luther was led by Dane jumped out to a 10 point lead in The Norse battled back and cut Larson and John Androus who the second half which was cut to the lead to 35-30 going into the had 17 and 13 points respectively. three at the 8:12 mark. halftime break. The Knights shot 42.3 percent The Beavers went back up by Luther regained the lead in the from the field, 44.4 percent from 10 and would leave Levick Arena second half as they went up 50- beyond the arc and 66.7 percent with a six point victory. 45 with just over 10 minutes left from the free-throw line while Buena Vista outrebounded the to play. the Norse shot 32.7, 26.3 and Knights, 38-25 and also outshot Jordan Sathoff hit four free 53.8 percent in the same shoot¬ the Knights at 57.9 percent com¬ throws to cut the lead to one fol¬ ing categories. pared to Wartburg’s 48.3 percent. lowed by two free throws from “We were able to do a pretty The Knights have five games Kirk Sidey to put the Knights good job defensively and make remaining, three of which are on ahead, 51-50, with three minutes them take some tough shots. On the road, to attempt to make up to play. the other side of things we felt a two game deficit in the confer¬ Luther’s Tim Merritt hit a like we rebounded the ball very ence standings and qualify for the three-pointer with 2:44 left to well when they did miss shots,” conference tournament. tie the game at 53 but on the very Steege said. Steege said the team needs to next possession, Thomas Wartburg improved to 9-11 focus on every possession and Perkins answered with a three to overall and 3-5 in the IIAC, two play hard for all 40 minutes in put Wartburg back in front. games behind sixth-place Central their remaining games. The Knights would hit six free for the final conference tourna¬ “We feel like if we do that we’re throws in a row and hold the ment spot. going to give ourselves a good Norse scoreless for the remainder Despite the loss, Luther still chance to win,” Steege said. of the game to come away with a leads the IIAC with a 15-4 overall The Knights will be in action 62-53 victory. record and 9-2 conference record. just one time this week when they Wartburg had three play¬ On Wednesday the Knights travel to Mount Vernon to take on Wartburg's Brandon Flenor goes in for the layup in the upset victory ers score in double figures, led were also at home where they fell Cornell (3-16,1-9) on Wednesday over the first-place Luther Norse. — Sports Information by Sathoff’s 18 points and eight to the Buena Vista Beavers, 83-77. at 8 p.m. Women’s basketball goes 2-0 Knights face Augsburg in a national dual rematch JUSTIN SZYKOWNY STAFF WRITER justlrrsz£kown^@wartburc]^edu^^^^ ■* Continued from p.8 Coe took the heavyweight match from the Knights, but it was too late The women’s basketball team went The Knights started off the to make a come back as the Knights undefeated this week against IIAC right way with a major decision at grabbed the win 21-12. rival Luther and Buena Vista put¬ 125-pounds with Kenny Anderson “It was a good feeling knowing ting them only a half-game behind defeating Jimmy Gotto, before the that 55,74,84,97 and heavyweight Coe in the standings. Knights dropped 133-pounds byan are ready to go, and they’re locked The Knights were leading off ultimate tiebreaker. and loaded,” Keller said. “Beat Luther Week” playing the Kodie Silvestri put the Knights To get to Coe the Knights had to Norse first before the men’s game back in the lead by winning by wrestle No. 20 Dubuque, where the The Knights led at half47-28 after major decision over Drew Hinsch- Knights won all the matches except shooting 56.7 percent from the floor berger at 141-pounds, but the Ko- 141-pounds, and swept Simpson to and 46.7 percent from beyond the Hawks won the next two weight go undefeated. three point line. classes putting them ahead 9-8. The Knights will host No. 2 “Early on, we shared the ball re¬ “Anytime you have a real hard Augsburg for “The Battle of the ally well,” head coach Bob Amsberry nosed dual like that one there is ob¬ Burgs.” The Knights have faced the said. viously going to be a lot of emotion,” Augies once before this season, and Senior Leslie Wilson led the co-head coach Eric Keller said. “Af¬ defeated them 29-6 in the National squad with a career-high 25 points, ter that match [133-pounds] the Duals, but Keller said it is impor¬ and was 10-14 shooting and 5-6 whole team [Coe] was going crazy, tant to not dwell on the past. from the free throw line. and there was a lot of emotion for “Honestly, forgeting we ever beat Stephanie Reiter helped the three them at that point, and Silvestri them the first time, that is the key,” points stats by going 4-9 from be¬ came out and took the wind out of Keller said. “Because if our guys or yond the arc. Terri Dirks scored 10 their sails.” us as coaches have that attitude that points for the night. The Knights came back, winning we’ve already beat them once, that The Knights finished the game the next four weight classes, includ¬ will be a big mistake.” shooting 52.7 percent compared ing all-american Byron Tate win¬ “The Battle” is on Thursday, and to Luthers 42.6 percent. They also ning at 197-pounds by a major deci¬ the first match will take place at force 21 turnovers and had 11 steals sion giving the Knights at 21-9 lead. 7:30 p.m. against the Norse. The Knights carried their sec¬ T-Shirts | Screen Printing | Custom Embroidery Leslie Wilson takes the ball down the court for the Knights on Saturday ond-ranked defense in the confer¬ against Luther. Wilson had 25 points in the win. — Sports Information ence into Levick Wednesday look¬ ing to bounce back against Buena shooting a below season average 34 Wilson earning her third double¬ Vista, from after a loss at Simpson percent from the floor, and an above double on the season in the 59-43 last Saturday. season average 41 percent from be¬ victory. Yv/ The Beavers cut the lead to nine yond the arc. The 15-5 Knights only have one 30 seconds into the second half, but “We defended them really well. game this week, but will try to keep the Knights didn’t allow them to get That was the difference in the game,” their momentum rolling against T-SHIRTS 319-352-9475 | 319-240-825C any closer as they pulled away to give Amsberry said. Cornell in Mt. Vernon Wednes¬ [email protected] themselves a 16-point victory. Wilson, Dirks and Reiter each day night. Tip-off is scheduled for Downtown Waverly www.rackemuppromotions.com The Knights ended the game scored into double digits, with 6 p.m. VOLUME 10, NUMBER 14 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Wednesday M/W Basketball @ Cornell Thursday Wrestling vs. Augsburg Friday M/W Track @ Wartburg Select Saturday M/W Track @ Wartburg Select Sunday M Tennis vs. Edgewood M Tennis vs. Central Knights Track wins 17 events at home Mike Koehler competes in the 4x200 meter relay Saturday afternoon in the field house. Koehler and his teammates placed second in this race, 1.1 seconds behind the winning team from Augustana. The No. 12 ranked men's team placed second overall in the meet and will host four other nationally ranked teams this weekend. — Oxana Protchenko/reU/WPFT NATHAN FORD ASST SPORTS EDITOR being a part of the winning 4x400 Knights included Britlyn Sieck in relay teams took the top three spots cusing on by the time we get to the [email protected] meter relay team. the shot put, Kendra Kregel in the in that race. conference meet,” said Johnson. “Those were a little bit different long jump and Mary Wrage in the The men were led by Jonas Both track teams will be back in The No. 1 ranked Wartburg wom¬ events for her. She’s more of a lon¬ high jump. Elusme who placed first in the high action at home this weekend when en’s track and field team and No. ger sprinter and those were shorter Other champions in running jump and the long jump. Domi¬ they host Central, St. Thomas, 12 ranked men’s team hosted the events,” said assistant coach Steve events for Wartburg included nique Neloms won the only other UW-Platteville and UW-LaCrosse Wartburg Triangular on Saturday, Johnson. “It’s kind of fun to get in Goods in the 60 meter hurdles. event in the meet for the Knights in at the Wartburg Select. competing against Grand View and test herself and see where she Faith Burt in the 400 meter run, the triple jump. On the men’s side, all five teams and Augustana. is. She ran really well.” Kregel in the 600 meter run, Kaly The Augustana men won the come into the meet nationally The women were victorious in Camesha Goods took home the Adkins in the 1000 meter run, meet after winning a total of 10 ranked. UW-LaCrosse is ranked No. 2, St. Thomas is No. 8, Central 14 events including Nevada Morri¬ pentathalon title for the Knights, Haddie Vawter in the mile and events in the meet. is No. 9, Wartburg is No. 12 and son winning individual titles in the winning three of the five events. Laura Sigmund in the 3000 meters. “A majority of the team did not UW-Platteville is ranked No. 19. 60 meter dash, 200 meter run and Field event winners for the Wartburg’s three 4x400 meter run the events that they will be fo¬ Wrestling wins Basketball host ‘86-87 II AC duals, win Elite 8 team reunion streak at 158 AL STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the ability to win close games. [email protected] “You could see the chemistry ex¬ DREW SHRADEL SPORTS EDITOR isted even after 25 years,” Levick [email protected] In front of a Levick Arena crowd said. “After they’d been together that was nearly at capacity, a group five, ten minutes they were having The No. 1 ranked Wartburg of former Knights were celebrated a lot of fun reliving the old stories.” Knights wres¬ for their deep post-season run. Wartburg won the West Region¬ tling team in¬ Twenty-five years after they had al after defeating Claremont-Mudd- creased their one of the most successful seasons Scripps in the opening round and conference in the history of the program, the Gustavus Adolphus in the Sweet 16. dual win 1986-87 basketball team returned Wartburg was downed by North streak to 158 to Wartburg to be honored. Park, playing the game on North this weekend Former head coach Buzz Levick Park’s home floor. after winning coached the team to the Elite 8 of Current assistant coach Jason the Iowa Con- the Div. Ill tournament, where they Steege said the reunion team in¬ DylanAzinger ference Duals. lost to the eventual champion North spired the current Knights to its The last time the Knights lost Park. 62-53 win. a dual George H. W. Bush was “It was a special group of fellas The 1986-87 team was honored handing over the presidency to that played on that team,” Levick at halftime during the men’s game. Bill Clinton for his first term. said. “It was great to have them back, Levick said he was impressed by The Knight’s statistically toughest match was their second and they all looked pretty good.” the crowd at the game that helped Levick said he remembered the spur the Knights to a win. The 1986-87 Wartburg men's basketball team reunited Saturday. They match against No. 4 ranked Coe. are pictured above in the Hall of Fame room. — Sports Information KNIGHTS FACE ► pj team had a lot of chemistry and had

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NONPROFIT ORG VOLUME 106, NUMBER 14 US POSTAGE JANUARY 30, 2012 PAID CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED WARTBURG COLLEGE. ® I 3 > Jer jv / Unsigned Artists WARTBURG TRUMPET Amateur musicians showcase musical talents in Neumann 100 WARTBURG BLVD.. WAVERLY, IA 50677 Seniors still Game benefits women's shelter wary of job market despite college’s SAM ANDERSON placement rate ASST. KNIGHTLIFE EDITOR [email protected] JIM KRAJEWSKI ASST. NEWS EDITOR Students, faculty and staff com¬ [email protected] peted in a basketball game for charity at the Black Student Wartburg’s job placement rate of Union’s new Hoop for Hope event 98 percent sounds impressive on last Monday in Levick Arena. paper, but it is not a guarantee that The event raised $360 for the every graduate will find a job right House of Hope in Waterloo. after college. House of Hope is a women’s shel¬ One senior is still uneasy about- ter for single and homeless moth¬ going into a ers and their children, La’Kyiah workforce he Hart, president of BSU, said. said is vola¬ “We wanted to donate money to tile at best. help them fund their shelter, be¬ Senior Tim cause that can be very expensive,” Mattson said she said. his resume is Hart said the original goal slightly out of was to raise $200 dollars. There date. was no fee to get into the game, Derek Solheim «By ,hat so funds came from a free-will I mean my GPA is still listed as donation. what it was freshman year, which The idea for a staff and student is probably for the best,” Mattson basketball game came up last Director of Res Life Wes Brooks and admissions counselor Russell Harris mess with each other during a said. year, but there wasn’t enough stoppage in the Hoop for Hope game on Jan. 23. — Oxana Protchenko/TRU/WPFT Mattson heard from Associate time and resources to make it Director of Pathways Derek Sol¬ happen. Hart said. with House of Hope in Water¬ Hart sent messages to staff and team could do as well as they did,” heim about the different career “This year we said we were go¬ loo previously, so Hart called faculty and dorm-stormed in Bouzard said. services the college offers. ing to make it happen, and then I and asked if BSU could use their an attempt to get students. Rev. She said many of the faculty Solheim said they try to teach said we need a slogan,” Hart said. name. The House of Hope staff Ramona Bouzard was one who members had experience with students practical skills like re¬ They settled on Hoop for Hope was excited and immediately signed on for the game. basketball and the game was sume building as well as how to and needed an organization to be planned on attending the game. “One fun part of the game was quite exciting. conduct a lifelong vocational the center of the event. Hart said. the students were really sur¬ search. The group had volunteered To get people signed up to play, prised that the staff and faculty ► THOSE BENEFITING—p.2 He said a first job should be about practical experience or be¬ ginning a climb up a corporate Future of hard copy books in bookstore uncertain ladder. “Students look at their first job out of college as a huge changing Growing prevalence of e-books, iPad technology will shape future of textbooks point with a lot of meaning. It’s an important step, but its impor¬ tance is often overstated,” Solheim TORIE JOCHIMS ONLINE EDITOR individual students with e-read¬ said. [email protected] ers or iPads. Solheim said the placement rate “I use my 'Nook' to read a lot of is calculated from a graduate sta¬ E-books may not be the main public domain books on it for a tus report. The career services of¬ mode of student-gathered infor¬ few of my classes. Next semester, fices contact alumni through so¬ mation now, but Apple predicts I will likely add more books on it cial media or over the phone and that in ten years, the story may be for class than I have this semester,” find out where they work and what different. second year Serena Ugoretz said. they’re doing. This also helps the Arlene Schwarzenbach, manag¬ “I think e-versions will continu¬ The number of Dec.2011 Jan. 2012 wcohlliecghe t hbue icldol ale ngeet cwaonr uks oef taol upmlancei, efrro omf t nhoew B, osohke sctooruel,d s vaeidry a w deelcl asdeee astlluyd teon gtsro, wbu mt oI red opno'pt uthlairn akm tohnegy Aowmneirnigc aan taadbuleltts 18% 29% future students. e-books being the main hub of in¬ will entirely replace textbooks in or ereader: Mattson said he is confident formation for students. the the next ten years. There is still Source: Pew Research Center in his job search with college re¬ “Technology is always moving a lot of value to hard copy books.” sources at his back, but realizes so fast, and people just adapt to With the increasing popular¬ Molly Anderson /TRUMPET the economy will likely be weak that. I can see college campuses ity of e-books throughout the for some time after graduation. employing e-books a lot more in nation, and with technology like an impactful part of education. that way. The whole way we deal “It feels like things haven’t im¬ ten years,” Schwarzenbach said. iPads being introduced to younger “Right now we sell e-books only with things will have to change as proved in years. I remember The saturation of e-books students as in Waverly-Shell Rock in the form of codes. We sell stu¬ e-books become more prevalent,” on Wartburg’s campus today is Middle School, Schwarzenbach dents a code that they then use ► GRADUATES NEED—p.2 slim, mostly taking the form of said she sees the trend becoming online and access the workbooks ► STUDENT WOULD—p.2 Connect £ THE TRUMPET KWAR WTV8 CIRCUIT TV WITH I- wartburgcircuit.org rAGE 2 — MONDAY. |ANUARY 30. 2012 The Wartburg Trumpet News Graduates need to be flexible and patient « continued from p. 1 The college also hosts career fairs, which Solheim said are in¬ seeing reports about the econo¬ valuable in preparing for the job my tanking a few months after I market. came to Wartburg. I’ll find some¬ He said they give you the chance thing but it’s not an ideal situation,” to interact with companies, get Mattson said. your resume and tested and have Solheim said there are plenty of a shot at a job after college. Like jobs out there, but graduates have other jobs, Solheim said one has to be adaptable. to be open to new ideas. “Look at places like Williston, “There are agriculture compa¬ North Dakota. They have the nies that have large commercial lowest unemployment rate in the divisions. Someone with a com¬ country and are constantly hiring munication arts degree might fig¬ due to an oil boom in the area. The ure an ag company has no place economy has changed but it will for them, but students have to be From left: Zhijian Wang and Zena Zhang work the International Club table at the entrance to the reinvent itself over time and stabi¬ willing to put themselves out there Mensa as Euncho Kim enters his name to win a prize at the Chinese New Year dinner on Jan. 23. Inter¬ lize. In the meantime, you have to and find out what people are look¬ national Club hosts a Chinese New Year dinner every year for about 18 years to correspond with the be willing to move,” Solheim said. ing for,” Solheim said. start of the new calendar year in China. — Oxana Protchenko/TRUMPET Pathways in search for students Student would like to see to work as mentors, consultants college embrace e-books * continued from p. 1 more integration of tablet reader KRISTINE MILBRANDTSTAFFIYR/FFR major decisions, or they’re look¬ not only does a position at the technology in the classroom then,” [email protected] ing at grad schools.” Pathways Center add to the ap¬ Schwarzenbach said. Ugoretz said. Each position assists students pearance of a resume, but it also Ugoretz said she sees the like¬ Schwarzenbach said that re¬ The Wartburg Pathways Center is with various aspects of their leaves its workers with valuable ly decline of office libraries and gardless of the future of textbooks, looking for new employees for the Wartburg life personal growth. those professional positions as a the bookstore will still offer stu¬ 2012-2013 academic year. Pathways Peers aid students “A lot of kids who have worked negative impact that textbooks dents support. Positions with decisions regarding their here have discovered what they turning digital could bring about. “There wouldn’t be much use for that need majors. want to do by helping students “Since e-books are turning our textbook section if e-books to be filled Those who work as WRSL con¬ figure out their majors,” Simpson into a global trend for technol¬ took over, but I think the book¬ include sultants provide feedback to stu¬ said. ogy, I think it would be great if store and the college would find Pathways dents seeking help with papers or Chand agreed that being an Wartburg would embrace the fact ways to continue to aid students Peers, Writ¬ speeches. employee of the Pathways Center that many students are going for in their educational needs regard¬ ing Read¬ CAP mentors duties include had aided him in several academic tablet readers because of their por¬ less,” Schwarzenbach said. ing Speaking assisting new students with the areas. table nature. I would like to see Lab (WRSL) transition into college and help¬ “As a Pathways Peer, I have Jan Simpson consultants. ing them develop study habits. learned the necessary skills for Math Lab tutors, College Achieve¬ Bibek Chand, a fourth year po¬ effectively communicating what Those benefiting from game ment Program (CAP) mentors and litical science and international I’ve learned through training at Supplemental Instruction (SI) relations major and Pathways peer, the beginning of the academic could be your family or leaders. said, “Working in Pathways leads year and to be an active listener Jan Simpson, office coordinator to the personal growth of those while working with patrons.” friends, student says at Pathways, said Pathways is bus¬ who work at Pathways, as we have To apply for any of the positions ier than when she started. to interact with a diverse array of open at Pathways for next year, log “I think more students are re¬ students coming for support for onto Knightlinkand fill out an ap¬ < continued from p. 1 basketball game, and service in alizing it’s for anyone who wants many different concerns.” plication to send to Jan Simpson general, are extremely important. a little extra help with papers or Both Simpson and Chand said by Feb. 1. It was a close game, but students She said giving time is as impor¬ ended up winning 69-68. tant as giving money. Board of Regents to meet in Denver For the half time show, a wom¬ “This could be you. This could an from House of Hope came be somebody in your family. You to speak, and the players did a should always help, no matter if Board will use time to evaluate Wartburg West facility “cleaned up version” of the Dou- it’s the House of Hope or anyone and discuss and set tuition costs for next academic year gie dance, Bouzard said. in general,” Hart said. Hart said events like the AL STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF options. [email protected] “We’ve been in on and off, infor¬ mal discussions with a church out MIGHTY MONDAY! Wartburg will hold its annual win¬ there about whether we could join ter meeting of the board of regents forces and share some combined in Denver, Colo, after holding it on space,” Colson said. Pzone's for $4 campus last year. The winter meeting of the board The meeting will be at Wartburg of regents is the one that sets the Choose up to 3 toppings or West so the board can learn about tuition for the next year’s school the program. Colson said the hope year. Meaty, Pepperoni or Supremo is for the regents to see how the “We have talked about tuition college incorporates experiential increase,” Colson said. “We’re not Order online at www.pizzahut.com learning into an urban context. ready to make that announcement “This gives us the chance to yet, but it will be soon.” or call 319-352-5591 actually put them face to face,” The University of Northern Colson said. “They’ll be visiting Iowa announced its tuition for internship sites and talking to stu¬ 2012-13 for in-state residents dents about what they do on a day would be $7,635 including all fees, to day basis.” an increase of 3.75 percent from The Wartburg West facility will this year. also be evaluated. Colson said the If Wartburg were to follow the building has some deferred main¬ same increase, students would pay tenance and the board needs to $40,576 for next year’s school year, decide what to do with it. Colson an increase $1,466 from this year. said they are exploring several The Wartburg trumpet Page 3 — Monday, |anuary 30, 2012 Opinion & Editorial WHATS ON YOUR MIND: Learning to love our bodies despite magazine models ABBIE BAKER OP/ED EDITOR Since the ABC piece ran I’ve Women like Beyonce and J-Lo abigaiUxikerQwanburQedi^^^^^^' seen a lot of pictures flooding are sexy because they rock self my news feed about how pudge confidence, not a dress size. On Jan. 12 ABC News did a story is much sexier than the super- It’s time all women stood up on the shrinking plus size mod¬ skinny models of today. for themselves and decided that, els, after PLUS model maga¬ While I’m all about the chunky rather than fighting fire with zine report¬ girl power, I am concerned with fire, they learn to love them¬ ed that a size the number of girls who are tak¬ selves and be proud of it. Wom¬ six is now ing pride with their size and en need to learn to love their own a plus size turning it into hate for girls of body rather than feeling the need model. The another size. to put others down. story spoke All this ‘sizeism’ is doing Once we can do that, we can about how is teaching skinny girls to be take on the systems that fuel most general ashamed of themselves the this fight of the sizes and work AAbbbbiiee BBaakkeerr models to¬ way bigger girls are generally to make every girl feel beautiful. day would qualify as anorexic targeted. When that happens, it will and how the models of the past The problem is that unless we be easy for us to ignore the im¬ were much closer to the average teach body love, no matter what ages we see in magazines and weight in the country. the size, eating disorders and un¬ know that our own bodies are The article also said that twen¬ healthy weights, no matter what all beautiful. ty years ago models weighed end of the scale, will continue to With our self confidence in about eight percent less than the flourish. hand, it’s easy to combat that general population. Today mod¬ Marilyn Monroe wasn’t just negative image we’re given about els weigh on average 23 percent sexy because of her figure, she our bodies and eventually replace less. Just ten years ago a plus was a sex symbol because she it with our own image of beauty. sized model ranged size 12 to 18. seemed to exude a love of herself. One that includes all sizes. Word from the wise: Trumpet Planning for success with marriage PRODUCED WEEKLY BY STUDENTS at Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd. RAMONA BOUZARD GUESTCOLUMNIST our hopes and dreams, exploring planning and a panel of “experts’ Waverly, Iowa 50677 ramonabouzard@wartbur^edi^^^^ the families we came from and share their marriage experience. A1 Strain, Editor-in-Chief setting goals for personal growth It’s a great opportunity to Matt Cunard, News Editor Sam Anderson, Asst. Knightlife Editor You might think marriage is pas¬ don’t always come naturally to us gather wisdom from the com¬ Jim Krajewski, Asst. News Editor Abbie Baker, Op/Ed Editor se but the turn out for “Preparing and yet they are essential if we’re munity and enrich relationships. Drew Shradel, Sports Editor Oxana Protchenko, Photo Editor for Marriage” classes continues going to build a trusted life with Since we only have two ses¬ Nathan Ford, Asst. Sports Editor Torie Jochims, Online Editor to be strong. another person. sions left in 2012, I invite stu¬ Hannah Cox, Knightlife Editor Molly Anderson, Graphics Editor People come to explore what it Each year Spiritual Life and dents to keep it on your ‘to do’ Cliff Brockman, Faculty Adviser looks like to build marriage rela¬ Campus Ministry offers a Pre¬ list for 2013. tionships that paring for Marriage group to The Preparing for Marriage Opinions expressed in the Trumpet are those of the editorial will stand the give students an opportunity sessions are for single students, board and are not necessarily representative of the opinions of the test of time to explore their questions about engaged folks and those who are administration, faculty or staff at Wartburg College. and help how to deepen their relation¬ dating and wanting to explore. their love to ships as they think about mak¬ It might not even be a bad idea Letters to the editor are subject to editing without changing the mean¬ grow over the ing a life-time commitment to for people who are already mar¬ ing of the letter. Authors will not be notified of changes prior to publish¬ years. another person. ried. I’ve been married forever ing. Letters must be signed, fewer than 250 words, submitted by 9 p.m. There’s no Students laugh together, re¬ and still I learn so much from the Thursday and related to current issues in the Wartburg community. Let¬ ters may be sent to the communication arts office or emailed to trum- Ramona Bouzard one foolproof flect on their values, explore participants! [email protected]. Please type “Letter to the Editor” as the subject line. formula, but there are important their differences and dream Publication is at the discretion of the editor. life-issues that all of us can be about the future. proactive about. 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Thank you Pintrest for helping me ‘librarian sessions’ won’t help us -Overheard in the FAC -Trying to get to class on time -Impressed by your snow skills plan for a house I’H never be able follow along. It helps us ignore you to afford. and get on Facebook. Why are squirrels so scary? “Get that bic some ink, bic’s love Please girls, find a new face -Official addict -Updating My Status -Terrified ink!" instead of duck face. -Overheard in the library -Why not Zoidberg? “Alright who ate all of my chicken “If I had a nickel for every time I got I think campus really needs to re¬ nuggets?” a nickel, I’d have a lot of nickels." evaluate their no pets policy. What is a zig-a-zig-ahh? 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Ianuary 30, 2012 The Wartburg trumpet News New campus program director brings passion HANNAH COX KNIGHTUFE EDITOR headquarters Lang was also ad¬ [email protected] vising a sorority in Mankato, Minn. Lang said she really en¬ When Ashley Lang finished her joyed working with the sorority undergraduate program at UNI and decided to go back to school. with a Bachelor’s of Art degree in “I knew this was something I textiles and apparel and journal¬ enjoyed and 1 thought it was re¬ ism she said she saw herself work¬ ally cool that you could have a job ing at a fashion magazine. like that but I never in a million She is now Wartburg’s new di¬ years would have thought I would rector of campus programming have finally done that,” Lang said. where she began her position Jan. Lang’s position includes work¬ 16. ing with ETK, being a resource “It’s a really strange time of for other student organizations year to hire for this kind of posi¬ and Orange EXCEL. tion usually they start in the sum¬ “I’m busy so I think that means mer so I found it and I was really I’m doing what I’m supposed to excited,” Lang said. be doing at this point,” Lang said. In college, Lang said she served Katie Braun, ETK vice presi¬ as the Panhellenic President for dent, said Lang is very fun and UNI and when training the new easy to work with and is always Ashley Lang worked at Iowa Wesleyan College before coming to Wartburg in mid-January. She has been working Greek adviser she realized had a making sure she knows what is with ETK and other student organizations since she arrived. — Oxana Protchenko/TRUMPET passion for this kind of work. going on and if there’s anything “At that point I realized you she can do to help. could do something like this as a “I’ve only been working with Ashley Lang Facts Hobbies: basketball, shopping, career and that was really exciting her for two weeks and we are sorority coordinator for new member for me,” Lang said. already forming a great work¬ Favorite Color: pink Lang said she was not ready ing relationship. She’s also not education for Gamma Phit Beta to go back to school at this point afraid to ask questions and find Favorite foods: popcorn and Fun Fact: she designed merchandise and still had goals with her un¬ answers which is really helpful chocolate that was sold in Macy's stores dergraduate degree. when it comes to making things While working for Macy’s run smoothly,” Braun said. Out of town professors face challege of winter commute MATT CUNARD NEWS EDITOR the road was closed because of the weather that face professors and Some may ask why these profes¬ seat of his truck during the winter. [email protected] conditions. staff members that live outside of sors just don’t live in Waverly if the Montgomery uses his neighbor¬ “I couldn’t turn around at that Waverly. weather is such an issue. For Pfal- hood streets as a test as to whether It was during winter last year that point because it would’ve been While students can walk to class zgraff, it was the affordability of he’ll make the drive to Waverly. Brian Pfaltzgraff, assistant profes¬ worse trying to get back to Waver- from their dorms and professors housing that drove he and his fam¬ “If I can make it down my street, sor of music, ly,” Pfaltzgraff said. and staff who live in Waverly face ily to a smaller community outside pretty much I’m coming to work, had the longest The commute that took him 20 only a short drive when there is ofWaverly. I’m coming to teach,” Montgomery drive of his life. minutes normally took almost two snow and ice, those members of the “We found that if we went to said. “I’m not an alarmist weather Pfaltzgraff hours. faculty and staff who live outside of smaller com munity outside of town person. I take it seriously, but I don’t was on his way “I just threw [my truck] into four- Waverly must pay closer attention that we could get approximately overthink it.” to his home wheel drive and just crept along at to the weather and road conditions. 1000 square feet of house for about He said he feels like he needs to be in Readlyn, about 4 miles per hour,” Pfaltzgraff Spanish instructor Zak Mont¬ $40,000 less than it would’ve cost in here for his students a lot more than about 13 miles said. “It’s not something I’m going gomery lives in Cedar Falls where Waverly,” he said. just class time. Students depend on east of Waver- to do to myself again.” his wife works at the University of Both Montgomery and Pfaltz¬ teachers in meetings, for advising ly on Highway Such are the dangers and de¬ Northern Iowa. He said having a graff have cars with all-wheel drive, and as a campus resource. 3, when he heard on the radio that cisions when there is inclement longer commute forces him to ex¬ which helps, they said. When winter Both Pfaltzgraff and Montgom¬ amine how important his own safe¬ weather hits, they both have certain ery have said they have had scary ty is. precautions they take before they drives, and it’s not something either “I certainly have to think more head out on the road. of them looks forward to doing ev¬ closely about it than the people who “The first thing that I’ll do is ery winter. live five minutes away or those who check the Iowa DOT (Department “I decided in the future I’m just can walk here,” Montgomery said. of Transportation) website to see going to stay in Waverly,” Pfaltz¬ “I definitely don’t feel like I would what they think Highway 3 will be graff said ofhis two-hour drive last put myselfin danger just to come to like,” Pfaltzgraff said. winter. “It’s not worth it. I felt like class. If conditions were bad enough He also said that he keeps his cov¬ I took ten years off my life driving I would stay home.” eralls and blizzard jacket in the back like that.” Nearly five hundred prospective students attend fall and winter scholarship days ZAK STEIB STAFF WRITER Coleman said in addition to the “The ambassadors are all great stu¬ [email protected] 470 students who have already at¬ dents who know the true value that tended the scholarship days, about Wartburg has to offer.” Wartburg hosted its annual schol¬ another 100 students who aren’t Of the students that attended arship days for prospective students able to attend will also be able to scholarship days in 2011,52 percent to take in the campus and find out write an essay and participate in an of them came to Wartburg accord¬ how much financial assistance they interview. ing to a letter to alumni. Around could receive from the college Prospective students have the 60 percent of this year’s freshman Possible incoming students had opportunity to write an essay and class received Regents or Presiden¬ a chance to tour campus, attend a go through an interview by admis¬ tial Scholarships. chapel service and have lunch with sions staff. These essays and inter¬ Students who are not directly students, faculty and alumni. They views help determine the amount of involved with the scholarship days are also presented with a medal money that students can receive for are still affected by it. Prospective praising their achievements from scholarships. students are given the Mensa and high school. Grace Clark, the recorder for current students are forced to eat a “It’s a campus wide effort,” said Ambassadors, also participates in replacement meal in the Den. Todd Coleman, assistant vice pres¬ the events during scholarship days. “Admissions appreciates the en¬ ident of admissions. “Admissions “Scholarship days are a great tire campus community and their plans the entire day, but wouldn’t time to get students on campus involvement in Scholarship days. be able to do it without the help of and show them all of the things that It’s a group effort and we thank you every single person on campus.” Wartburg has to offer,” Clark said. for it,” Coleman said. the Wartburg Trumpet rAGE 5 — MONDAY. JANUARY 30. 2012 KNIGHTLIFE (From left, clockwise): Emcee of this year's Battle of the Unsigned Artists, Jim Tavare, shows his comical talents with his upright bass. Armand Piecuch plays guitar with his band, 46 Sticky Keys. Christopher Parson on a double-fret guitar joins band member, Piecuch. Brett Ubben of Feet to Fall Over sings while playing bass. —Oxana Protchenko/ TRUMPET Five bands battle it out for BOUA title CHRIS KENINGER STAFF WRITER other roles. after explaining how the contest After each band had their turn song is one of his own “nine or ten” [email protected] For the event, the Neumann Au¬ would proceed, the most impor¬ wowing everyone, the ETK judges that just came to him one night. ditorium stage crew created a set tant rule being that each band had put it to the audience to choose a “Every once in a while I think The crowd in Neumann Audito¬ design of televisions and moni¬ to have a member who is a student winner using their “crowd-o-me- about making it big and I wrote it rium was treated to laughs and an tors, which lined the front edge of at Wartburg. ter” to measure which band re¬ all down,” he said. array of bands Saturday night for the stage, on a closed circuit that Many Wartburg students dis¬ ceived the loudest reception. He also covered the familiar Mr. the Battle of the Unsigned Artists, flashed this year’s logo and pro¬ played their talents playing the After a fan scream-off to decide Big song “To Be With You” before which annually appears on ETK’s vided a countdown until the show drums, guitar, keyboards, signing between 3rd Offense and I’m Pret¬ switching to play his last song, schedule. started. and even a little bit of “moshing” to tier Than You, 3rd Offense was cho¬ “Rock ‘n’ Roll Forever,” on the “It was a success,” Katie Aldrich During the show some monitors fire up the audience, which Tavare sen as the crowd's first choice. keyboard. an ETK organizer, said. “We had a displayed psychedelic graphics and described as “overly self-conscious." The ETK staff then proceeded to Gray, a freshman from Clarks¬ really supportive crowd and a good others provided a live feed of the The five acts each played three list off their official selections. ville, has some experience playing emcee.” show on the screens. songs. Some were originals and oth¬ Third place went to 3rd Offense in bands. The event showcased five differ¬ Tavare, dressed in a tuxedo and ers covers of popular songs. For ex¬ and second went to I’m Prettier One of the bands, Chocolate ent bands and one comical host joined on stage by his upright bass, ample, Feet to Fall Over had a ren¬ Than You. Cracker, tours to county fairs and with a fair amount of fame, Jim kicked off the show with a stand-up dition of “Joker and the Thief” by First place went to Hunter Gray's other venues during the summer, Tavare. He boasted of his appear¬ comedy act. Wolfmother. 3rd Offense had their solo act. Gray said. ance in “Harry Potter: The Prisoner The bass served as fodder for his own take on “Whiskey in the Jar,” Hunter Gray, an 18-year-old solo Gray can be seen playing his gui¬ of Azkaban” where he played Tom, jokes as well as an instrument. a traditional Irish tune, and it was act, first performed a song of his tar and singing on campus again the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, Tavare then warmed up the given new life through their guitar own, “If Hollywood Was Home,” on next week as part of the Meisters- Californication and other various crowd and introduced the first band assault on the audience. the acoustic guitar. Gray said the inger Worship Band. Schwarzenbach to retire. reminisces about time at Wartburg HANNAH BURLINGAME STAFF WRITER came up to interview for that and it She said that she will miss seeing [email protected] really wasn’t one that I wanted. As I kids come back in the fall, alumni was leaving Ron Matthias asked if I coming back for homecoming, de¬ After 27 years of building relation¬ would consider being the bookstore veloping relationships and much ships with vendors, coworkers and manager,” Schwarzenbach said. more. students, Arlene Schwarzenbach is During the time she has worked However, there is one memory retiring from her position as book¬ here Schwarzenbach has made from the last 27 years that Schwar¬ store manager. some lasting impressions on her zenbach said was particularly Schwarzenbach has decided to student workers. important. retire due to the long hours. “She is really nice and very un¬ “My husband died in a private “I love what I do, but it’s too long derstanding if you have troubles. If air plane crash in 1993. To see the Arlene Schwarzenbach works the cash register in the bookstore. She of hours and I’m getting too tired you ask for help she is right there Wartburg College bus filled with is retiring at the end of the year. —Oxana Protchenko / TRUMPET and I don’t recuperate fast enough,” helping you,” Katherine Kuennen friends and colleagues come down Schwarzenbach said. said. to the funeral and the support that Tftevi&i' Refrain, Before coming to Wartburg on It is not just her student workers these friends lent me in trying to Aug. 1, 1985, Schwarzenbach was that will miss her. Schwarzenbach survive. That is a memory I will Si Tthedeer Service. ^(2 a stay-at-home mom. She had re¬ has also left impressions on her co¬ always treasure,” Schwarzenbach Emergency Road Service 24 HOUR TOWING ceived an accounting degree from workers as well. said. Show your Wartburg ID and recieve a 10% discount! the MICPA at University of North¬ “My favorite memory with Ar¬ After she returns from a trip • JUMP STARTS • TIRE REPAIR ern Iowa previously. lene is break times. We sit and have to Tanzania with the Wartburg • UNLOCK SERVICE • USED AUTO SALES When Schwarzenbach first came coffee and good conversation,” Alumni Tour, Schwarzenbach to Wartburg, she came to apply for Mary Leisinger said. plans on putting her feet up. WAVERLY CELL PHONE NASHUA a position different than the one she Schwarzenbach has been at “I’m going to rest and refresh. 319-352-1583 641-330-0628 641-435-2477 holds today. Wartburg for almost three decades, Then we will see where the Lord 1802 4th St. SW 101 Main St “They had an accounting posi¬ which comes with almost three de¬ leads me from there,” Schwarzen¬ tion open at Wartburg College, so I cades worth of memories. bach said. - Page 6 — Monday, ianuary 30, 2012 The Wartburg Trumpet KNIGHTLIFE A day in the life: President Darrell Colson Al STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF can,” Colson said. [email protected] When Colson isn’t travelling to meet with alumni, board of regent Darrell Colson had been on the members or attending professional road for more than 500 miles in conferences, he’s holding meetings California before his day was over throughout the day with various two weeks ago. campus officials. Colson and Colson said a typical morning on his wife were campus begins with working out visiting a man in “The W,” eating breakfast and who gradu¬ catching up on correspondence. ated from After that, Colson’s working day Wartburg in is filled with appointments and in 1942. They the evening he usually attends drove from some sort of event, often a sport¬ President Colson San Francisco ing event. to Anaheim to thank the man in Colson served as an honorary person for the contributions he has coach for the women’s basketball made to Wartburg over the years. team when they faced the Univer¬ “I’d never met him personally,” sity of Dubuque in Levick Arena. Colson said. “I wanted to be sure he “I knew I was going to be in town understood how much the college that night,” Colson said. “I didn’t appreciates his support. do a lot of coaching but it was fun These “stewardship visits” are sitting with them. I don’t know that just one aspect of Colson’s job as I’d be a very effective coach because Wartburg’s president. Colson said I always sympathize with the play¬ building and maintaining relation¬ ers more than I want to chastise ships with alumni is an important them.” role for him. Colson said he has several favor¬ “It’s very important to be able to ite memories that stand out from articulate to friends of the college his time as president. He recalled Students’ moods change and people we are cultivating to watching students participate in become friends of the college the co-curriculars and hosting a se¬ important things the college is do¬ nior banquet where the students during colder months ing,” Colson said. reminisced on their Wartburg Colson said he’s responsible for experience. maintaining relationships, sup¬ He particularly remembers Pathways offers help to students with recognizing the symptoms porting the people on campus and meeting the author of his favorite of Seasonal Affective Disorder and offer treatment looking to the future. hymn. Herb Brokering, who wrote He said former Wartburg presi¬ “Earth and All Stars.” dent Robert Vogel has helped him “I got to spend time with him KELSEY BEMUS STAFF WRITER something and suddenly don’t, without snow is very depressing,” with the balance. the week before he died,” Colson [email protected] that would be a sign,” Wertz said. Whitefield said. “When it’s snow¬ “He said, 'each of the three things said. “That was a wonderful mem¬ While about one in 20 Ameri¬ ing outside I get this romantic feel¬ is a full-time job.’ You just have to ory. I don’t know that I’ll ever for¬ Although everyone may experi¬ can adults suffer from the disor¬ ing, but when it isn’t, I just mope try and balance it out as best as you get that.” ence a case of the winter blues at der, Wertz said there are not many around and find things to be sad some point. Counseling Services cases here on campus. about.” said these blues could actually be “We have had probably a hand¬ Wertz said there are proactive KEEP UP TO DATE WITH a sign of a more serious mental ful of documented diagnoses,” she ways to try and beat the symptoms disease. said. of SAD. STUDENT SENATE The disease is known as “Sea¬ Although there are a low num¬ Students can exercise through¬ sonal Affective Disorder.” ber of diagnosed cases, it does not out the cold months, spend more Mental Health Counselor Molly mean students are not experienc¬ time outdoors, eat a healthy diet, Here Is What Happened At Our Last Meeting: Wertz said there multiple factors ing these symptoms. drink plenty of water and try that could lead to students devel¬ Wertz said a student must expe¬ and get as much natural light as Student Senate executive elections are on oping the disorder. These could rience the same symptoms for two possible. Feb. 14th. If you are interested in also exacerbate already existing consecutive years before they are Students are also urged to talk running for an exec position, please fill out symptoms. diagnosed with the disorder. through their symptoms with a an application on the senate website under “It’s cold, it’s dark, you can’t Although anyone can develop friend. the downloads tab by Jan. 31. really get outside to do a lot of the disorder, Wertz said it is possi¬ “lust talk to people,” Wertz said. . ,• T-A*' '. :r’.• things,” Wertz said. ble that it occurs more in students “If you open up to people, you The executive elections debate is on SAD is caused by a disruption not native to the colder Midwest¬ might find that somebody else is Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in Buckmaster. in an individual’s melatonin levels ern states. experiencing the same thing.” Everyone is welcome! due to a lack of sunlight in winter “If we have students that come Above all, students are encour¬ months. from areas where it’s warm and aged to visit Counseling Services, Need money for college? Senate awards two It also develops from a de¬ they see the sun all year round, I located in the Pathways Center in $500 scholarships to students who embody crease in the body’s serotonin would say they are more suscep¬ Vogel Library. the Wartburg mission statement. production. tible to experiencing those symp¬ They can also call 319-352-8596 Wertz said there are a few symp¬ toms,” Wertz said. or email counseling@wartburg. Applications are due on Feb. I Oth and toms students typically notice Drew Mades, a student from edu to set up an appointment to are available on the senate website. when struggling with the mental Huntsville, Ala., says he under¬ see a counselor. disorder. stands how the chilly weather is “We all have days like that where Remember that faculty, staff and advisor “It looks a lot like depression,” not an easy adjustment. we’re going to feel a lot of stress, nominations are due on Wednesday, she said. “Students experience “I’ve slept a lot, taken a lot of where we aren’t going to cope very Feb. I. overall low mood, different sleep naps,” Mades said. well,” Wertz said. “It’s when it lasts patterns and different eating “It’s become harder to wake up for several days or maybe a couple patterns.” in the morning. I still haven’t ad¬ of weeks that it’s really important Other symptoms of the disor¬ justed to that yet.” to get in and talk to somebody.” Our next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 2. der can include a loss of energy, Cailee Whitefield, originally “There are things people can Meetings take place at 11:30 a.m. in Buckmaster increased stress and anxiety, loss from San Antonio, also has been do to help themselves, so we just of pleasurable activity or a feeling feeling the negative effects of an strongly encourage people to take Everyone is welcome to join! of hopelessness, she said. Iowa winter. initiative and to help themselves if “If you used to enjoy doing “I think that the cold weather they feel some of these symptoms.” ' PAGE 7 — MONDAY. JANUARY 30 2012 The wartburg Trumpet _Sports_ Men’s basketball beat Luther, fall to BVU NATHAN FORD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR rebounds. Perkins had 12 points Wartburg was led by Sathoff’s [email protected] including two three-pointers 15 points while Murphy and Dar- while Mitchell Murphy contrib¬ ian Patterson added 13 apiece. The Wartburg men’s basketball uted 10 points. Buena Vista had four players team upset the rival Luther Norse “It was good to see multiple in double figures including Wes by a final score of 62-53 in front of guys in double figures. It takes Nordquist with 20 points and a season high 1,050 people. some of the scoring pressure off Doug Bissen and Jeff Janssen who After being tied at 12 early in of Jordan Sathoff. We did a great each had 17. the first half, Wartburg went on job of sharing the ball as a team A three-pointer by Brandon a 16-3 run to give themselves the and getting open looks,” said as¬ Flenor tied the game at 34 go¬ biggest lead in the game at 13 sistant coach Jason Steege. ing into halftime. Buena Vista with 6:24 left in the half. Luther was led by Dane jumped out to a 10 point lead in The Norse battled back and cut Larson and John Androus who the second half which was cut to the lead to 35-30 going into the had 17 and 13 points respectively. three at the 8:12 mark. halftime break. The Knights shot 42.3 percent The Beavers went back up by Luther regained the lead in the from the field, 44.4 percent from 10 and would leave Levick Arena second half as they went up 50- beyond the arc and 66.7 percent with a six point victory. 45 with just over 10 minutes left from the free-throw line while Buena Vista outrebounded the to play. the Norse shot 32.7, 26.3 and Knights, 38-25 and also outshot Jordan Sathoff hit four free 53.8 percent in the same shoot¬ the Knights at 57.9 percent com¬ throws to cut the lead to one fol¬ ing categories. pared to Wartburg’s 48.3 percent. lowed by two free throws from “We were able to do a pretty The Knights have five games Kirk Sidey to put the Knights good job defensively and make remaining, three of which are on ahead, 51-50, with three minutes them take some tough shots. On the road, to attempt to make up to play. the other side of things we felt a two game deficit in the confer¬ Luther’s Tim Merritt hit a like we rebounded the ball very ence standings and qualify for the three-pointer with 2:44 left to well when they did miss shots,” conference tournament. tie the game at 53 but on the very Steege said. Steege said the team needs to next possession, Thomas Wartburg improved to 9-11 focus on every possession and Perkins answered with a three to overall and 3-5 in the IIAC, two play hard for all 40 minutes in put Wartburg back in front. games behind sixth-place Central their remaining games. The Knights would hit six free for the final conference tourna¬ “We feel like if we do that we’re throws in a row and hold the ment spot. going to give ourselves a good Norse scoreless for the remainder Despite the loss, Luther still chance to win,” Steege said. of the game to come away with a leads the IIAC with a 15-4 overall The Knights will be in action 62-53 victory. record and 9-2 conference record. just one time this week when they Wartburg had three play¬ On Wednesday the Knights travel to Mount Vernon to take on Wartburg's Brandon Flenor goes in for the layup in the upset victory ers score in double figures, led were also at home where they fell Cornell (3-16,1-9) on Wednesday over the first-place Luther Norse. — Sports Information by Sathoff’s 18 points and eight to the Buena Vista Beavers, 83-77. at 8 p.m. Women’s basketball goes 2-0 Knights face Augsburg in a national dual rematch JUSTIN SZYKOWNY STAFF WRITER justlrrsz£kown^@wartburc]^edu^^^^ ■* Continued from p.8 Coe took the heavyweight match from the Knights, but it was too late The women’s basketball team went The Knights started off the to make a come back as the Knights undefeated this week against IIAC right way with a major decision at grabbed the win 21-12. rival Luther and Buena Vista put¬ 125-pounds with Kenny Anderson “It was a good feeling knowing ting them only a half-game behind defeating Jimmy Gotto, before the that 55,74,84,97 and heavyweight Coe in the standings. Knights dropped 133-pounds byan are ready to go, and they’re locked The Knights were leading off ultimate tiebreaker. and loaded,” Keller said. “Beat Luther Week” playing the Kodie Silvestri put the Knights To get to Coe the Knights had to Norse first before the men’s game back in the lead by winning by wrestle No. 20 Dubuque, where the The Knights led at half47-28 after major decision over Drew Hinsch- Knights won all the matches except shooting 56.7 percent from the floor berger at 141-pounds, but the Ko- 141-pounds, and swept Simpson to and 46.7 percent from beyond the Hawks won the next two weight go undefeated. three point line. classes putting them ahead 9-8. The Knights will host No. 2 “Early on, we shared the ball re¬ “Anytime you have a real hard Augsburg for “The Battle of the ally well,” head coach Bob Amsberry nosed dual like that one there is ob¬ Burgs.” The Knights have faced the said. viously going to be a lot of emotion,” Augies once before this season, and Senior Leslie Wilson led the co-head coach Eric Keller said. “Af¬ defeated them 29-6 in the National squad with a career-high 25 points, ter that match [133-pounds] the Duals, but Keller said it is impor¬ and was 10-14 shooting and 5-6 whole team [Coe] was going crazy, tant to not dwell on the past. from the free throw line. and there was a lot of emotion for “Honestly, forgeting we ever beat Stephanie Reiter helped the three them at that point, and Silvestri them the first time, that is the key,” points stats by going 4-9 from be¬ came out and took the wind out of Keller said. “Because if our guys or yond the arc. Terri Dirks scored 10 their sails.” us as coaches have that attitude that points for the night. The Knights came back, winning we’ve already beat them once, that The Knights finished the game the next four weight classes, includ¬ will be a big mistake.” shooting 52.7 percent compared ing all-american Byron Tate win¬ “The Battle” is on Thursday, and to Luthers 42.6 percent. They also ning at 197-pounds by a major deci¬ the first match will take place at force 21 turnovers and had 11 steals sion giving the Knights at 21-9 lead. 7:30 p.m. against the Norse. The Knights carried their sec¬ T-Shirts | Screen Printing | Custom Embroidery Leslie Wilson takes the ball down the court for the Knights on Saturday ond-ranked defense in the confer¬ against Luther. Wilson had 25 points in the win. — Sports Information ence into Levick Wednesday look¬ ing to bounce back against Buena shooting a below season average 34 Wilson earning her third double¬ Vista, from after a loss at Simpson percent from the floor, and an above double on the season in the 59-43 last Saturday. season average 41 percent from be¬ victory. Yv/ The Beavers cut the lead to nine yond the arc. The 15-5 Knights only have one 30 seconds into the second half, but “We defended them really well. game this week, but will try to keep the Knights didn’t allow them to get That was the difference in the game,” their momentum rolling against T-SHIRTS 319-352-9475 | 319-240-825C any closer as they pulled away to give Amsberry said. Cornell in Mt. Vernon Wednes¬ [email protected] themselves a 16-point victory. Wilson, Dirks and Reiter each day night. Tip-off is scheduled for Downtown Waverly www.rackemuppromotions.com The Knights ended the game scored into double digits, with 6 p.m. VOLUME 10, NUMBER 14 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Wednesday M/W Basketball @ Cornell Thursday Wrestling vs. Augsburg Friday M/W Track @ Wartburg Select Saturday M/W Track @ Wartburg Select Sunday M Tennis vs. Edgewood M Tennis vs. Central Knights Track wins 17 events at home Mike Koehler competes in the 4x200 meter relay Saturday afternoon in the field house. Koehler and his teammates placed second in this race, 1.1 seconds behind the winning team from Augustana. The No. 12 ranked men's team placed second overall in the meet and will host four other nationally ranked teams this weekend. — Oxana Protchenko/reU/WPFT NATHAN FORD ASST SPORTS EDITOR being a part of the winning 4x400 Knights included Britlyn Sieck in relay teams took the top three spots cusing on by the time we get to the [email protected] meter relay team. the shot put, Kendra Kregel in the in that race. conference meet,” said Johnson. “Those were a little bit different long jump and Mary Wrage in the The men were led by Jonas Both track teams will be back in The No. 1 ranked Wartburg wom¬ events for her. She’s more of a lon¬ high jump. Elusme who placed first in the high action at home this weekend when en’s track and field team and No. ger sprinter and those were shorter Other champions in running jump and the long jump. Domi¬ they host Central, St. Thomas, 12 ranked men’s team hosted the events,” said assistant coach Steve events for Wartburg included nique Neloms won the only other UW-Platteville and UW-LaCrosse Wartburg Triangular on Saturday, Johnson. “It’s kind of fun to get in Goods in the 60 meter hurdles. event in the meet for the Knights in at the Wartburg Select. competing against Grand View and test herself and see where she Faith Burt in the 400 meter run, the triple jump. On the men’s side, all five teams and Augustana. is. She ran really well.” Kregel in the 600 meter run, Kaly The Augustana men won the come into the meet nationally The women were victorious in Camesha Goods took home the Adkins in the 1000 meter run, meet after winning a total of 10 ranked. UW-LaCrosse is ranked No. 2, St. Thomas is No. 8, Central 14 events including Nevada Morri¬ pentathalon title for the Knights, Haddie Vawter in the mile and events in the meet. is No. 9, Wartburg is No. 12 and son winning individual titles in the winning three of the five events. Laura Sigmund in the 3000 meters. “A majority of the team did not UW-Platteville is ranked No. 19. 60 meter dash, 200 meter run and Field event winners for the Wartburg’s three 4x400 meter run the events that they will be fo¬ Wrestling wins Basketball host ‘86-87 II AC duals, win Elite 8 team reunion streak at 158 AL STRAIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the ability to win close games. [email protected] “You could see the chemistry ex¬ DREW SHRADEL SPORTS EDITOR isted even after 25 years,” Levick [email protected] In front of a Levick Arena crowd said. “After they’d been together that was nearly at capacity, a group five, ten minutes they were having The No. 1 ranked Wartburg of former Knights were celebrated a lot of fun reliving the old stories.” Knights wres¬ for their deep post-season run. Wartburg won the West Region¬ tling team in¬ Twenty-five years after they had al after defeating Claremont-Mudd- creased their one of the most successful seasons Scripps in the opening round and conference in the history of the program, the Gustavus Adolphus in the Sweet 16. dual win 1986-87 basketball team returned Wartburg was downed by North streak to 158 to Wartburg to be honored. Park, playing the game on North this weekend Former head coach Buzz Levick Park’s home floor. after winning coached the team to the Elite 8 of Current assistant coach Jason the Iowa Con- the Div. Ill tournament, where they Steege said the reunion team in¬ DylanAzinger ference Duals. lost to the eventual champion North spired the current Knights to its The last time the Knights lost Park. 62-53 win. a dual George H. W. Bush was “It was a special group of fellas The 1986-87 team was honored handing over the presidency to that played on that team,” Levick at halftime during the men’s game. Bill Clinton for his first term. said. “It was great to have them back, Levick said he was impressed by The Knight’s statistically toughest match was their second and they all looked pretty good.” the crowd at the game that helped Levick said he remembered the spur the Knights to a win. The 1986-87 Wartburg men's basketball team reunited Saturday. They match against No. 4 ranked Coe. are pictured above in the Hall of Fame room. — Sports Information KNIGHTS FACE ► pj team had a lot of chemistry and had

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