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Lakeland fixes old bleachersGoing forward, safety is LC's number one priority

This Homecoming, the Lake-land football team will be able to play in style – Lake-

land has repaired old bleachers and revamped the press box on Taylor Field, making both the bleachers and the box safer for all who use them.

The repairs and modifications began in July with the press box, and the bleacher orders were is-sued on Aug. 26. The press box was finished in mid-Sept. and the bleachers were completed this week.

The modifications come in the form of repairing the metal support system where needed and replacing old wood that was no longer capable of supporting weight. Large gaps in the bleach-ers have also been filled – so small children will no longer be able to climb beneath the bleachers or fall through the cracks.

“These [the bleachers] were built probably in the 70s,” said Joseph D. Botana, vice president of finance. The college felt it was time for some updating. “What you’d have to worry about is that someone on the higher tiers, some little kids fooling around, might

fall through and hit themselves on the metal supports.” For Lake-land, this kind of danger was not acceptable.

The college budgets $250 - $350 thousand for capital projects each year, and they prioritize proj-ects based on safety. The payment for the bleachers and the press box came from this budget.

Joe felt the immediate re-placement of the bleachers was the right thing to do after an in-spection showed them to be un-safe. “Once you know you have a problem, if you ignore it and something happens… it’s a huge thing,” said Botana.

“What we’ve done is we’ve virtually eliminated where small children can fall through,” said Lewis Apel, director of facility management and planning. “The final step is to put some chain-link fencing around the whole perimeter of the facility… espe-cially on the sides and the back.” The bleacher modification came to $14,800.

The press box was also re-paired. Improvised decking was replaced, several leaks were fixed with the inclusion of a rubberized roof, the windows were replaced,

By Jessica LiLLieEditor In ChiefLillieJ@lakeland.edu

Today, Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m., in front of the Campus Center, Resident

Assistants Alyssa Hoehne (Junior, first floor Krueger Hall), and Kevin Strowder (Senior, first floor Mue-hlmeier Hall), with guidance from Kati Jendraszak (Resident Direc-tor, Krueger Hall) will be host-ing an educational performance entitled, “WTF? Did you really say that?” The show is designed to help identify, breakdown, and correct some common stereotypes that are prevalent on our campus.

Through the employ of volun-teer actors—hand selected from Lakeland’s studentry—different perceptions of each stereotyped group will be portrayed through improvisational acting. The actors will have a general idea of what direction each scene should take, but there will be no written script, leaving flexibility for improv.

Some groups featured in the

skit include Greek life, athletes, security, residence life, and inter-national students. “We have about twelve different stereotypes being acted out,” says Hoehne.

The idea for the program was spawned when Hoehne heard an answer given by Jendraszak while being interviewed for her new Resident Director position. While pursuing her Masters degree at Southern Mississippi State Uni-versity, Jendraszak helped put on a similar event –“Are you a Freak?” — which also tackled the tough topics of stereotyping and preju-dice.

“The goal [of Are You a Freak?] was to expose stereotypes, and de-rogatory phrases associated with them, understand them, and help people lose their ignorance about the issues,” says Jendraszak.

Similarly, according to Strowder, the goals of “WTF?” are to spread awareness of common derogatory terms associated with stereotypes, like “that’s so gay.”

“We want to break them [de-

rogatory comments] down, and spread understanding of what these phrases mean to the groups that are referenced in them,” says Strowder, “We’re going to come really direct, and not beat around the bush like they [stereotypes] don’t exist,” he adds.

Hoehne feels that stereotypes are a hindrance to understanding and the acceptance of other people and their customs. “A lot of Ameri-cans are afraid of the unknown and don’t try to learn about different cultures,” she says. “We have such a diverse campus we can’t afford having stereotypes…if students stick to their own groups they are passing up the opportunity to learn about other cultures.”

The basic premise of “WTF?” is very similar to Jendraszak’s original project at Southern Mis-sissippi State; however, the LC-spun event is more focused on spoken words instead of elaborate costumes.

“We want to show the univer-sality of the issue. No matter how

a person appears from the outside they still have the same ability to stereotype. We want to show that it’s a mindset, not a look,” says Strowder.

W.T.F? Did you really say that?Inter-hall program confronts prejudice on campusBy Ross DeRosieRNews EditorDeRosierR@lakeland.edu

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Benjamin Franklin is credited with the fatalistic quote: “In this world nothing can be

said to be certain, except death and taxes." Perhaps a modern ver-sion should also include annual tuition increases for a college edu-cation.

In a recent interview on Bloomberg Television, U.S. Sec-retary of Education Arne Duncan stated that private colleges may price themselves out of the market if they don’t get control of tuition increases that are “out of whack with reality.” In the current econ-omy, many families are finding it difficult to afford any increases in costs, and tuition is a large ex-pense for families trying to fund a college education.

Historically Lakeland has ranked in the middle of tuition costs when comparing the top 20 private four-year colleges in Wis-consin. In recent years Lakeland has been slipping slowly to the bottom- not a bad position from a student’s perspective, or from the perspective of college administra-tors.

According to Lakeland Col-lege Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Botana, the continued downward trend was the result of an inten-tional decision by the college’s administration and board. He summarized that during a series of board meetings about eight years ago, “The discussion of how to proceed with tuition increases

was raised – do we keep tuition up and hold the current ranking or deal with the reality that tu-ition is rising faster than families’ incomes?” The eventual decision was to employ annual moderate increases of generally between two to four percent – significantly below the average national trend.

Nationwide tuition and fees at private four-year colleges and universities in 2009-2010 in-creased by an average of 4.3 per-cent from the previous year, the lowest percentage increase in 37

years. This was down from a 5.9 percent increase in the 2008-2009 school year, when the average tu-ition was $25,143 according to a New York-based College Board which follows trends in higher education.

Among Wisconsin private four-year colleges the tuition and fees increased an average of 4.53 percent for the 2009-2010 school year. Total costs, which add in room and board, increased by 4.39 percent.

Lakeland has the distinction of being at the bottom of this list by having the lowest increase, only 2.9 percent, in tuition and fees for the current year. Add in room and board and Lakeland still shows an increase of only 3.08 percent, again well below the state aver-age. Tuition and fees at Lakeland are $18,970 compared to the state average of $24,266.

When asked how Lakeland can offer a comparably low tuition Botana simply stated, “You budget for it.” Adding that Lakeland is a

not-for-profit private institution he agreed that it is still a business, and like any business, one needs to be aware of expenses and rev-enues. Challenges facing Lakeland administration include the rela-tively flat tuition rate, the current economic recession, fluctuation in operating expenses, and the slight dip in student enrollment for the year leading to a decrease in reve-nue. Even with the challenges, the college chose not to implement a technology fee and removed the

laundry fee to resident students. In order to ease tuition costs,

an aggressive financial aid package was made available to students with 98.5 percent of Lakeland daytime students receiving some form of financial assistance. Over-all the college saw an 11 percent increase of grant and scholarship dollars awarded in the current school year.

Lakeland also implemented the Lakeland College Special As-sistance Grant; the grant is avail-able to students whose families meet specific needs to help bridge the gap during these economically difficult times. According to Lake-land Director of Financial Aid, Patty Taylor, 10.5 percent of day-time students applied, and quali-fied, for the new grant, receiving a total of $82,696.

When asked if it is the intent of Lakeland to retain the lowest tuition cost of Wisconsin private colleges, Botana replied, “Our plan is to keep working at maintaining our tuition and fees as affordable as possible for our students and their families. That means modest annual increases.”

He stated that unless other colleges were to freeze or lower their tuition, Lakeland would probably stay in the “most afford-able” spot in the ranking. “We are not doing this intentionally – if one of our competitors decide to claim the spot, we are not going to try to stop them,” he added. “However, we won’t lose the spot by suddenly deciding to go on a tuition raising spree!”

Lakeland claims the "Most Affordable" titleLC boasts lowest increase in Wis. private schoolsBy Jim GieseCopy EditorGieseJ@lakeland.edu

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Lakeland $18,425 $18,970 2.90 $24,795 $25,558 3.08

State Average $23,214 $24,266 4.53 $30,058 $31,377 4.39

and the floor of the box was re-inforced. The repairs to the press box came to $18,985. “The press box was downright dangerous,” said Botana. “One contractor just wanted to rip the whole thing down and do it from scratch.”

The total amount came to $33,785.

“We were able to accomplish a lot… without spending too much gold to accomplish it,” said Bota-na.

“For this amount we were able to do… basic repairs,” said Apel. “It was a sort of sprucing-up and taking care of immediate safety is-

BLEACHERS FROM FRONT PAGE sues. I think for the expenditure, what came out of it was creative, and I think it’s some of our ability here at Lakeland to really get a lot of bang for our dollar,” said Apel.

“I think we spent less on both projects than one contractor wanted to fix just the press box,” Botana continued.

The way in which the bleach-ers were modified was quite cre-ative. The weight-bearing boards on the bleachers, which were get-ting too old to support weight, were removed and placed in the existing gaps between the seats and the walking planks. Some new wood was brought in to replace

the compromised seats. Most of the old wood was recycled back into the bleachers in other places.

“Nothing was wasted,” said Apel. “It’s kind of like the ultimate green concept, where you maxi-mize the use of your existing re-sources, minimize the waste, and make things safe.”

Much of these repairs were a part of the Master Plan project, the college’s roadmap as Lakeland grows and develops. It includes new buildings, roads, and infra-structure. Donors funded the col-lege especially for this planning. The bleacher’s repair moved to the top of the list because of the issue

of safety.Lakeland contracted Jim

Pankow Inc., a designing firm and general contractor. Don Stenz, the crew director of the project and contractor for Jim Pankow Inc., came up with the idea to re-use the boards so that no wood was wasted.

“He [Stenz] was very help-ful, creative, and dedicated,” said Apel.

One final touch will be a large Lakeland Football banner going above the bleachers. “Hopefully if we win [Homecoming], that will be the real crowning touch,” said Botana.

Old, unsafe, thirty-year-old bleachers were a potential hazard to children and small people.

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Kristin Van GasseStaff reporters

Celine ElzingaBrittney Sandberg

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The Mirror is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, University Wire, College Media Advisers, College Publisher, and Wisconsin Newspaper Association.

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2005 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award First Place in Region 6 for newspapers published not more than once per week

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Changes in work study for '09-'10

Work study is a pro-gram that provides part time employment to all students. This program is designed to help students pay their col-lege expenses. Lakeland Col-lege offers employment op-portunities for work study students in a variety of areas including financial aid and graphic arts.

The federal work study program awards money to students based on financial need as determined by cer-tain eligibility requirements which are set by Congress. In addition, there are very specific rules relating to how many hours a federal work study student may work.

For example, in most cases Federal Work Study Students must not exceed ten hours of work per week since research shows that students that worked less than ten hours a week generally had a higher GPA according to Brockport State University of New York.

However, there are some job titles that are exempt from this rule due to a short-age in the amount of work hours needed by Lakeland. These jobs include: ambas-sador, phone-a-thon, tutor, SAP role, on-call pool, mar-keting (HS athletics project), convocation monitor, chap-lains assistant, catering, and general studies 101 teaching assistant.

Lakeland College pays federal work study students $7.25 per hour for the first year of employment. This amount is the new minimum wage that took effect on July 24 under the Fair La-bor Standards Act (FLSA). Lakeland’s goal is to create as many jobs as possible with the money the college re-ceives from the federal work study program. For example, instead of hiring three em-ployees and giving them up to 15 hours a week, student employment decided to hire five employees with up to ten hours.

This experimental, yet developing process is de-signed to create more jobs for Lakeland students. There may be rules added or taken away in the near future. As of now there are over 550 jobs on campus, which is out-standing for a school the size of Lakeland.

“We are trying to spread the wealth,” said Jill Pre-issner, manager of student employment. She wants ev-eryone to know she is doing her best with providing more and more job opportunities as possible for Lakeland Col-lege students.

Swine flu: media hype or deadly influenza?Lakeland actively battling spread of H1N1 on campusBy caRLos miLLánFun House EditorMillanc@lakeland.edu

Recently, Lakeland sent all students a letter regard-ing the spread of the new

H1N1 virus. This letter contained valuable information about the many ways Lakeland is doing its best to prevent the spread of H1N1. Lakeland College is committed to making this another healthy year, so the letter sent by Lakeland Col-lege Director of Health Service and Dean of Students gave us six key tips to help us identify and prevent catching the H1N1 virus.

The first key thing Lakeland wants us to do is keep up to speed about all virus-related news. They list several websites where we can get up-to-date information about the H1N1 virus. Going to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) website, www.cdc.gov, is a great way to stay in-formed about the availability of H1N1 virus vaccinations and what you can do to stay healthy.

Another great thing Lakeland is requesting of their students is to treat this virus as if it were the common flu. Covering your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing is an excellent way to stop your fellow classmates from catching the virus. Lakeland is telling all students, faculty, and staff to practice good hand-wash-ing hygiene.

Lakeland will also be provid-ing regular seasonal flu shots on Oct 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bossard Hall. The cost of the flu shot is $9. Students will have the option of paying in cash or having it billed to their account.

Now, this shot is in no way the new vaccine for H1N1. As of right now Lakeland is unsure if they will be offering this vaccine or not. Either way, Lakeland is en-couraging students and faculty to refer to their health care provider to get the new vaccine if Lakeland cannot provide it in the future.

Upon listening to a few read-ers’ opinions about the tone of the letter, many responded by stating that they were scared after read-ing it. What scared them most was the second half of the let-ter, which stated the actions the school would take if a student does contract the H1N1 virus.

If a student who lives on cam-

pus experiences flu-like symp-toms, they need to adhere to specific guidelines. For local resi-dential students, the first thing he or she must do is contact the school nurse, Sherry Carstens. If she agrees that you have symp-toms of the H1N1 virus, then you are told to make ar-rangements to go home until you are fever-less for at least 24 hours with-out medica-tion.

If a stu-dent who does not live locally catches the H1N1 virus, that stu-dent will be isolated and may need to be moved to a designated loca-tion. (As of right now Lakeland has 16 rooms in the suites where students could be quarantined if necessary.)

But, is the H1N1 virus that dangerous that we need to isolate

people and send them home? Why are people so frightened of a virus that appears to be like the normal seasonal flu? What exactly is the H1N1?

The H1N1 virus used to be called the Swine Flu be-cause the virus showed that many of the genes were very similar to influenza that normally oc-curs in pigs (swine). But after examin-ing and study-ing this virus, scientists say this new virus is very differ-ent from what normally circu-lates in pigs.

According to the CDC website, “It has two genes from flu viruses that nor-mally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and bird (avian) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a quadruple reassortant vi-rus.”

This virus is different from the regular seasonal flu, and this is why it is so dangerous. Each year, in the United States, an average 36,000 people die from flu-relat-ed complications and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related causes. The flu it-self doesn’t kill people; people die from complications like pneumo-nia. So imagine how many people might die from this new virus which people have no protection against.

Once the virus was detected in people, the CDC and others started to design a vaccine. Each state will get an allotment of the H1N1 virus vaccine and then the state health departments will di-vide it up. They will distribute the vaccine to persons that are at highest risk and then open it up to the public.

There are two types of the vaccine. One is a nasal vaccine and the other is a traditional shot. There will be a live virus vaccine

which means it’s not completely alive but attenuated (partially killed). The attenuated vaccine is sniffed through the nose and pro-vides the best protection; antibod-ies can better recognize the virus strand if it is attenuated.

Not everyone will be cleared to take the nasal vaccine, so the shot vaccine was created as well. Certain individuals won’t be able to get the attenuated vaccine based on their health history.

There is also a debate on whether people should get one vaccination or two. Studies are showing that we may be able to get by with just one vaccination. But people age ten and younger need to take two.

The people with the highest risk are those with chronic lung disease, diabetes, asthma, and peo-ple age ten and younger. Elderly people are not on this list because it is believed they have more of an immunity against the H1N1 virus than younger people.

Hopefully by the end of Oct. this vaccine will be available, and it is highly recommended that people who work with children also get the vaccination. There is pressure on people that work at daycares, hospitals, schools, and other areas where young people are to get vaccinated.

Some estimates predict this new virus could result in the death of more than 65,000 people.

“We always worry about flu virus mutating, but I guess because this one (H1N1) back in the early 1918/1919 mutated and there were so many deaths it be-came stronger. That’s what the big concern is. And if you think about our everyday living conditions and our travel, the potential for it to spread faster is almost greater now,” added Nurse practitioner Rhonda Adler.

One shouldn’t be too worried about the H1N1 virus because it’s no more deadly than the seasonal virus. We just haven’t gotten as much exposure to it.

One should still go to their healthcare provider in late Oct. to see if the H1N1 vaccination is available.

“Some estimates predict this new virus could result in the deaths of more than 65,000 people.

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my.lakeland.edu aims to simplify scheduling LC careerDay student online registration is a primary goal for next semesterBy KRisten Van GasseStaff ReporterVangassek@lakeland.edu

As the new school year be-gins, Lakeland is making changes in an effort to

promote the idea to “go green” on campus. One of the changes was the use of My.Lakeland.edu.

My.Lakeland.edu is a website that provides students, faculty, and staff with information linked to the main database of Lakeland College.

The features of the website allows students access to course schedules, transcripts, grades, campus-wide announcements, discussion forums, and bulletin boards. In addition, students are able to register for classes through the website. Faculty members are able to access information such as class schedules and class lists, as well as enter grades. Advisers have access to the same informa-tion as faculty in regards to their advisees.

One of the benefits that My.Lakeland.edu includes is an easier process to register for class-es. Students will be given times of the day to register, but instead of having to do it on paper and then reporting to the Registrar’s office, they will be able to register for

classes from any computer with internet access. Advisors are able to then confirm the registrations for their advisees through the use of the computer system. With the use of My.Lakeland.edu, faculty is able to e-mail students in their classes, post office hours, their syllabi, and any other pertinent

information or documentation necessary for their class.

“The My.Lakeland.edu web-site is designed to make the Lake-land experience more user-friend-ly,” said Steve Mantia, associate registrar.

Currently, there are new features being added to the web-

site to provide students and fac-ulty with more options which will allow them to better utilize My.Lakeland.edu.

The Kellett School opened online registration for fall 2008, and the hope for this fall is to open the online registration process for the entire day program for spring

2010. There is also a Degree Audit portion of the site in the works, which would allow both the stu-dent and their advisor to see, at a glance, where the student stands academically within their college career.

The use of a Major Explora-tion feature will also be available to students and their advisors. It will allow students to select a po-tential new major or minor, and see where their completed course-work fits and what their remaining requirements are within the given major and minor. A Campus Life area is also currently in the works, allowing students the opportunity to view campus activities, monitor the happenings within their stu-dent groups, access “quick links” to campus services, as well as many other features.

“Information that was once obtained via the paper system is now available on the web 24/7, allowing Lakeland to virtually go green,” said Mantia.

My.Lakeland.edu made its official launch in the fall of 2008. However, the website continues to be a work in progress as new features are tested and added to ensure the best use to students and faculty, thus allowing them to have the best possible experience.

Lakeland College is one of the most diverse campuses in this region of the United

States. According to Lakeland’s Director of Institutional Research and Planning David Stein, 12.9 percent of Lakeland students are international. Lakeland is proud of this statistic, but Stein said, “We’re always thinking about, ‘how can we do this better?’”

The education division was responsible for the diversity workshop, which was started this academic year.

“In recent years the general topic of diversity on campus has been the subject of some note within various Lakeland publica-tions and reports. The makeup of the full time student body is gen-erally far more diverse than that of the state of Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, or any of the other colleg-es in the region,” said Mehraban Khodavandi, professor of educa-tion and psychology and chair of the education division.

Stein, who lived in Japan for five years and whose wife is from Thailand, said that the topic of diversity is “near and dear to my heart,” and he also said that diver-sity is “defined in a lot of different ways.” Not only is diversity de-fined by the ethnicity of the stu-dents, but also the type of students (transfer versus non-transfer) and gender. As of fall 2008, the major-ity of Lakeland students (54.6 per-cent) were 20-24 years old, and 51.4 percent of the students were male, while 48.6 percent were fe-male.

Khodavandi said, “Diversity also means that we ensure fair-ness and equity in our educational

programs. We must work hard to achieve that goal, especially when it comes to graduation rates among students of diverse backgrounds.” Khodavandi said that Lakeland’s graduation rates from the last six years show that 15 to 20 percent of African Americans graduate.

“We just recently started to discuss the issue and try to edu-cate people on campus about the seriousness of the issue,” he said. Khodavandi thinks that there are three things the college needs to do in order to bridge the gap be-tween the diverse groups of stu-dents:

Firstly, Khodavandi said that

we need to “examine our own be-liefs about diversity,” and decide “whether or not we believe that cultural diversity is an asset to learning/teaching or not.”

We also need to “make sure we are committed to diversity,” and make sure we “identify com-mon concerns and bring about the best practices and allocate resources to address diversity is-sues.”

The last thing that Khoda-vandi said the college needs to do is “educate our community and implement strategies in an effort to include diversity in our curricu-lum and to address topics such as

faculty/student recruitment, re-tention, and prejudice reduction.”

Although Lakeland’s student population prides itself on a high percentage of international stu-dents, the faculty and staff is a “much more homogeneous pool,” said Stein, and there is “not as much diversity.”

According to the demograph-ics of the full time staff, of 169 staff members, 97.3 percent are white. Of the 56 full time faculty mem-bers, 89.3 percent are white.

The split between the number of male and female staff and fac-ulty members was also not even. Females made up 58.6 percent of

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the full time staff population and 41.4 percent were male. Faculty members consist of more males (64.3 percent) than females (35.7 percent).

To improve the lack of diver-sity within the Lakeland faculty and staff, Stein said that we need to have more representation of the currently underrepresented popu-lations.

As of fall 2008, of the inter-national student population, 26.9 percent were from Japan, 23.5 percent were from South Korea, 12.6 percent came from Malawi, 9.2 percent were Chinese, 3.4 percent were from Germany, and the remainder were from 19 other countries that include Kenya, Co-lumbia, and Turkey.

Stein said that in our interna-tional student population we have a great retention rate, and that 80 percent or more of these students graduate.

While diversity at Lakeland is obvious through the statistics, the question arises as to whether students of different backgrounds mingle in and out of the class-room. Khodavandi said that, in the classroom, students of all different ethnicities and backgrounds min-gle, but outside of class there isn’t so much interaction. He feels that this is because students group to-gether based on common interests rather than ethnicity. He gave the example that all the football play-ers interact with one another out-side of class simply because they have the sport in common.

Lakeland continues to pride itself on the diversity of its student population, and for the future, Stein hopes that the faculty and staff will have the same diversity.

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Botana points out two boards which before left large gaps between the seats.

Above: our beautiful new bleachers and press box. Below: a closer view of the fresh press box.

Above: Joe Botana and Lewis Apel stand proudly by the new press box.

The new seats are a bright white against the old boards which no longer bear weight on the bleachers.

Check out photos from the bleacher modification:

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STAFFEDITORIALThe healthcare reform bill: fact meets fictionLakeland Mirror staff examine the myths and truths in the healthcare billBy Joe JanischStaff Reporterjanischj@lakeland.edu

There has been a lot of con-fusion about the actual contents of the health

care reform bill currently going through congress. This problem is made worse by the fact that many critics have never read the 1,017 page bill. The Mirror decided to find out—with the assistance of Senator Herb Kohl and Congressman Ron Kind—what is fact and what is fiction.

“The bill makes plans for Death Panels.” Death Panels are nowhere in the writing of this bill. They are not men-tioned even in passing, nor are they alluded to in any way, shape, or form. When Sarah Palin spoke about death pan-els, she was referring to Section 1233. Advanced Care Planning Consultation (pg. 425).

This covers the roles and responsibilities of patients and practitioners (doctors) in the case of serious injuries or ill-nesses. These roles and respon-sibilities include informing the patients of kinds of advanced care planning, answering any and all questions asked by the pa-tient, and suggesting people that the patient can talk to for addi-tional assistance.

The practitioner is required to explain all advanced directives, including durable powers of at-torney and living wills, and the uses of each. This is where people claim that the death panels come from. The practitioner must “pro-vide the patient any national and State-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advanced care planning” (pg. 425 sub-section D, lines 12-15).

The bill also calls for “explain-ing to the patient by the practitio-ner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available” (pg. 425 sub-section E). Now these sub-sections do not declare a “death panel,” nor do they even suggest that the patients must choose any kind of end-of-life ser-vices.

What the bill does state quite clearly is that doctors must inform their patients with highly serious, terminal injuries or illnesses about any and all possible courses of ac-tion that can be taken by the pa-tient, ranging from experimental procedures, common procedures, living wills, use of life sustaining machinery, or the use of end of life services. This is not “suicide coun-seling” as some have claimed, but simply a doctor informing patients of all possible options. These op-tions are left up to the patient to choose and the patient only.

If, for any reason, a patient is

unable to make his or her wishes known, and he or she has no next of kin and no living will, then any health care provider is bound by the Hippocratic Oath (an oath taken by physicians which obli-gates them to practice medicine ethically) to do anything and ev-erything necessary to preserve that person’s life until that person, or someone with legal authority,

decides otherwise.Another rumor is that “Health

care reform will replace Medi-care and Medicaid, or health care reform will cut Medicare and take away choices for seniors.” This is totally false. Nowhere in this bill does it call for the remov-al or dissolution of Medicare or Medicaid in any way. In fact, quite the opposite is true. The bill plans on strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, “which has a higher sat-isfaction rating than any private insurance company,” commented Senator Kohl.

If this bill were trying to erase Medicare and Medicaid, why would Congress dedicate an entire division of this bill to the expressed purpose of addressing any and all improvements made to Medicare and Medicaid (Divi-sion B-Medicare and Medicaid improvements pgs. 215-854)?

That is 639 pages solely dedi-cated to Medicare and Medicaid improvements, including orders to appropriate $50 million for the fiscal year of 2010, which will be increased to $250 million by the fiscal year of 2014 (pg. 851, lines 1-9). That is on top of other addi-tions to Medicare and Medicaid as well as their current budgets.

A third worry is that “Health care reform will lead to ration-ing.” Nowhere did The Mirror find anything in this bill that would lead one to believe that rationing health care is even an option.

Senator Kohl said, “There’s no bill or proposal in Congress

that would ration health care.” He went on to say, “We do need to re-examine the way that we pay for health care in this country. Thus far, the proposals are focused on paying for value and quality of care over volume of services.

“Under our current system, some providers are incentiv-ized to run duplicative tests and over-order expensive treatment, though these procedures might not be what the patient needs to get better. An improved health care system will lead to smarter health care choices, but that does not mean it will limit your op-tions.

“If you have private insurance now, your care is already limited when your insurance company de-cides what procedures to pay for and which doctors to cover. In-surance companies can deny you coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. And they can make payments and premiums prohibi-tively high for American families. Congress is working to minimize these denials and barriers to qual-ity health care.”

This focus on shifting from quantity of treatments and proce-dures to the quality of treatments and procedures deals with what doctors call “defensive medicine” (U.S. News article Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009). A doctor will order extra, and possibly unnecessary, medical tests and examinations, many of which are very pricy, as a means to cover himself from possi-ble legal recourse from the patient. There were not any specific sec-tions or statements found on this subject that would protect doc-tors or hospitals from law suits if defensive medicine is removed. This is something that Senator Kohl and Congressman Kind are working to change.

There are two related rumors: “The House health care reform bill would make private health insurance illegal or would elimi-nate it in five years,” and “Health care reform will require people to sign up for government health care, especially if they don’t have any insurance right now.”

There is not a provision, sec-tion, sub-section, or statement to eliminate private health care any-where in this bill. This bill makes mention of reducing the cost of private insurance for the Ameri-can people; however if you wish to keep your current insurance plan and company, then you are free to do so if you so choose.

Congressman Kind said Di-vision A’s purpose is to, “create a Health Insurance Exchange that allows individuals without insur-ance and small business employ-ees to easily shop for a health care plan that works best for them and their families. The Exchange will be transparent so that consumers can compare prices to help decide what plan works best for them. Numerous private plans will be available, including, possibly, the choice of a public option.”

So the “public option” is just that—an insurance option for the public. There is no stipula-tion, statement, or innuendo that

the public option is mandatory for anyone. It is simply a federal insurance policy offered by the government specifically for those people with lower incomes, such as college students.

If you would like to check for yourself, you can read the entire 218 pages of Division A; which deals specifically with private insurance policies, the public op-tion, small business insurance, health insurance exchange, and all amendments to that division.

Another large misconception is, “Illegal immigrants would receive government funded health coverage if health reform passes.” This is a total fabrication. Nowhere does the bill say this; however, it does say the exact opposite on page 143, line 3, sec-tion 146, where it states: “No Fed-eral Payment for Undocumented Aliens. Nothing in this subtitle shall allow federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.”

And finally there is a rumor that “Health care reform won’t go into effect until 2013.” To be quite honest this one is only half wrong. The bill does not go into ef-fect in its entirety once it is passed into law. There are certain articles and sections that will go into ef-fect immediately, but the rest of the bill will go into effect gradu-ally from the moment it is signed into law, until 2013. So some pro-visions will go into effect immedi-ately, some in a few months, some next year, and some the year after that until 2013.

If you want to read the bill in its entirety, go to www.buythe-bill.com. Scroll down and click on “Free PDF” to download and pe-ruse the bill at your leisure.

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“An improved system will

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The 1,017 page healthcare reform bill

Student LifeThe Lakeland College

M I R R O R 7Issue 2, October 1, 2009

Go Healthy or Go HOME!Slammin’ ways to survive the Swine Flu like a RockstaR

The numbers paint a nasty pic-ture; it’s estimated that up

to 65,000 deaths from the swine flu are to come over the next few months, and 100,000 people a day are falling ill. Another number experts say is that 30 percent or about 1/3 of the population will be coming down with the virus this year. So, as your favorite Rockstar, I have researched and come up with the “Top ten ways to pre-vent illness” so you don’t rush out to try and get your hands on a year’s supply of antiviral drug “Tamiflu.”

The number one way to protect yourself from this crazy sickness is to know, if you don’t already, that stress attacks your immune system, weakening your defenses against viruses like swine flu, meaning it’s essential that you do all you can to keep your anxiety levels at a mini-mum.

I know that this is college and we’re supposed to stay up until the sun rises, and I don’t mean to sound like your mom, but you really should get plenty of sleep, or even take a yoga class, splurge and get a massage, chill and socialize with friends, or keep up with whatever helps you to unwind.

Staying fit and healthy can also help to strengthen your immune system and protect you from falling ill. My number two way to protect yourself, because exercise is one of the best ways to boost your body’s defenses, is regular activity. The av-

erage person should try to do some-where around 30 minutes of exer-cise five days a week or anything that gets your heart rate up, such as running or going up the stairs from the lower level of Brotz to the third floor, which for the most part is good for you unless you miss a step and sprain your ankle.

YES, washing hands and using hand sanitizers is a major factor to staying healthy, and it is my num-ber three idea. Many colleges, such as Lakeland, have installed sani-tizer dispensers around campus so

they’re there for your convenience. Also, I suggest packing a personal-sized bottle in your backpack, just in case there aren’t dispensers around. It’s also smart to clean dorm-room doorknobs, computer keyboards, phones, and TV remotes with Lysol or other germ-killing sanitizers.

Since we go to Lakeland, once something happens and someone knows, the word goes around. So, my fourth suggestion is to keep your ears open to potential people to stay away from.

Say your best friend has the swine flu; one strategy in this situ-ation would be to use the “6-foot rule,” which means you stay six feet away from students or your best friend just to reduce virus spread. So much for hand-holding.

Way number five is basically, “If you hold my hair, I’ll hold yours”

kind of thing, or in this case recruit a friend to be your “flu buddy.” In or-der for this to happen, both parties must agree that you’ll take care of each other if you get sick and can’t go home. Yes, I do realize that this breaks number four. Just wear a mask and wash your hands.

Say you have those flu-like symptoms talked about in the mass email sent to the whole campus, staying home from work or school to avoid spreading the disease is my number six strategy. I’m not saying to skip class or ditch work just be-cause you’re tired and have a head-ache, but if you seriously think you might have swine flu symptoms, just rest as much as you can and email or call your professors or manager to let them know what’s going on.

I repeat, DO NOT skip class or work just because you’re tired and have a headache; it just sounds like you need some Tylenol and a little “cat nap.”

Eating a balanced diet and get-ting plenty of sleep is the seventh way to stay away from the swine flu. This is a good first step in keeping your immune system from getting overly stressed. When you’re more relaxed, you will be more prepared to fight off illness. Yes, this is college and you cannot escape stress and everything else it brings, but if you manage it well and don’t let it bring you down, you’ll be fine.

So, I would say avoid tak-ing long naps during the day even though they’re nice, but try taking a 15-20 minute nap. That’s much better for you. Don’t stuff your face with pizza late at night. Pizza is bad enough, but eating it late is super bad. Instead, try an apple or some carrots; they’re much better for you.

Getting both the flu shot and the swine flu shot, when available, is the eighth way to protect your-self from getting this virus. Getting one shot and not the other is not the best idea. You will be left at risk to the strains of flu that you were not

vaccinated against. If you do get sick, your immune system will be a bit suppressed because it is fighting infection. This will leave you open for attack by any other virus or bac-teria.

You might have to wear gloves for this one, but the ninth way is to avoid touching surfaces and items in public use. Viruses can “live” on inanimate surfaces for around two hours after you or someone else touches them with the virus on your hands. Or, the virus can be on commonly touched areas if you al-low respiratory droplets to get on the surfaces with uncovered coughs or sneezes. Try really hard to never touch your “T-zone,” also known as the nose, mouth and eye area, with-out properly washing your hands or using hand sanitizer. Germs can easily enter your “T-zone” and get you sick.

My last way to keep you healthy and well is to…laugh. Yup, studies have actually made a con-nection between laughter and a healthy immune system. Whenever you can, lighten up and let loose a belly laugh. Look up jokes on the internet, watch America’s Funniest Home Videos, do anything to make yourself laugh. Laughter is conta-gious, so before you know it you can have tears streaming down your face, and down the faces of those around you. This has positive affects for your health, especially your im-mune system.

Hope this helps you out, and if I hear you have any sort of flu, I’m going to know that you either didn’t read my article or just decided not to follow my top ten.

Odds and Ends

Fall Fest - Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Restoration Gardens,

6018 Superior Avenue, Kohler, 920-467-8370, www.restoration-gardens.com

An annual celebration of the fall harvest featuring vendors of: art, food, and antiques. Live music will be performed by Beef Tea, a lo-cal acoustical Irish blues band. The property is home to a renovated cream city brick farmhouse that features a deli and coffee shop; the rest of the 7 acres are dedicated to landscape restoration and features walk-through gardens.

Fashion for Hope Style Show - Oct. 8, Doors open at 6 p.m., Kohler De-sign Center, 101 Upper Road, Kohler, 920-458-7433 (ask for Tim)

Presented by Kacia & the Pink Brigade, this second annual auction fundraiser benefits the Sheboygan County Cancer Care Fund- help-ing local cancer patients. A limited

number of tickets ($25 each) are available at participating stores at the Woodlake Shops in Kohler.

Food

Elkhart Lake Farmers Market - every Saturday through mid-Oct., 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Elkhart Lake, www.elkhartlake.com.

A wonderful start to an autumn weekend. Fresh seasonal produce, home baked goods, and hand-made crafts are abundant in the temporary tent city found in the town center of

and flours. Store hours are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Be sure to call or check out the website for directions, it can be difficult to find the first time- and yes, it is in Calumet County.

Outdoor/Hiking/Nature

Ellwood H. May Environmental Park, 3615 Mueller Road, Sheboy-gan, 920-459-3906

Part of the city of Sheboygan park system, this 135-acre site is open to the public year-round, daily hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The park features miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross country skiing. There is also an interpretive ecology center featuring education programs for all ages. For more information and program schedules check out www.gomaywood.org.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser - Saturday, Oct. 3, Aviation Heritage Center, N6191 Resource Drive, She-boygan Falls, 920-467-2043

The Aviation Heritage Center and EAA Chapter 766 will be host-ing a fundraiser followed by a free presentation by David Sakrison,

author of “Chasing the Ghost Birds”, describing the efforts of teaching whooping cranes to migrate. The pancake breakfast will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by the free presentation. Proceeds will benefit the Aviation Heritage Center.

Wigwam Mountain Bike Challenge - Sunday, Oct. 11, Evergreen and Jay-cee Quarry Parks, Sheboygan

Slated as the final race in the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS), the race promises great viewing areas for spectators and a challenging course for riders of all levels. Concessions will be available. Participants need to have registra-tion postmarked by Oct. 3. Online registration is also available. For more information, including direc-tions check out www.wors.org.

this quaint village. The market goes on rain or shine.

Grassway Organic Farm- N600 Plymouth Trail, New Holstein, 920-894-4201

www.grasswayorganics.com.This small, family-owned farm

features a small organic grocery store that has farm raised organic grass-fed beef and pastured turkey, raw milk (with a $10 Grassway As-sociation membership), eco-friend-ly cleaning supplies and a great se-lection of grains, dried beans, nuts

blog.syracuse.com/healthfitness/2008/06/

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By Nick NelsoNStudent Life Editornelsonn@lakeland.edu

By Jim GieseStaff Reportergiesej@lakeland.edu

Fun fall features & festivals in Sheboygan County

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Russel Pettitt brings his own Texan experience to Lakeland’s midwest campus

Professor Russel Pettitt enjoys the Lakeland College band room in Verhulst. He is now a permenant part of the LC music staff.

ASHLEY PAULSON/paulsona@lakeland.edu

Lakeland College was estab-lished in 1862, soon after Wisconsin was granted

statehood. Initially, the college was called Mission House and offered only theological studies, especially for students who were studying to become priests. Lake-land gradually changed its pro-grams to include liberal arts, but the spirit of Christianity was still the basis of the college.

The Spiritual Life Council (SLC) offers both on and off cap-mus activities based in theology. Most students might not be aware of SLC since it just began this year. Regardless of religious affiliations, beliefs, or perceptions, SLC is open to all students and does not require strict attendance.

Every Wednesday night, a meeting is held by SLC members at Ley Chapel. The meetings are based on five main points SLC es-tablished: education, service, so-cial activities, worship, and social justice.

Education is one of the core purposes of SLC, and the organi-zation works to educate students about various religions.

SLC also offers the opportunity to participate in com-munity service activi-ties. This will help en-able students to keep positive relationships with locals in the Sheboygan area, as well as other cities in Wisconsin.

SLC is hosting many fun social activ-ities. Earlier this sem-ster, there was a pet blessing ceremony. And on Oct. 28, there will be a Harvest Fes-tival, one of the big-gest events for SLC. Students will be able to enjoy activities like pumpkin carving. It is sure to be a fun fall activity!

Students will also have the opportunity to discuss many so-cial topics. Each meeting has a dedicated topic for participants to discuss. Subjects include human rights, gender rights, health care, and environmental issues, among others.

The most important goal of the SLC is worship. SLC would

like to help develop students’ faith through Bible studies and worship at the chapel.

“Once people hear the word ‘religion,’ many people might have a strict image about SLC. But don’t think seriously about it. SLC is a social community rather than a strict religious organization,” said Cathy Sims, chairperson of SLC.

A religion major, she is working to make SLC a beneficial organi-zation for getting to know new people and new ideas.

Ley Chapel is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and offers everyone a quiet place to spend time. Prayer rooms are also avail-able.

It would be a good place to visit when you want to refresh your mind before you go to class. Moreover, students can use the lower level as a meeting room.

“I think college is good time to mature [one’s] own faith,” said Kelly Stone, Lakeland chaplain and ad-visor to SLC. “I want stu-dents to find values in life, and I am happy to help stu-dents find their answer.”

SLC is a good place to expand one’s faith, as well as meet new people. During their free time, all students are encouraged to stop by Ley Chapel. It is a good op-portunity for international students to improve their English skills through dis-cussions in a friendly envi-

ronment.SLC is working hard to in-

crease its membership by making its activities as informative and enjoyable as possible.

For more information contact Stone at ext. 1349 or via email at slc@lakeland.edu. You can also visit their page online at www.lakeland.edu/slc.

By miho kaimoriStaff Reporterkaimorim@lakeland.edu

Spiritual Life Council opens its doors to studentsNew campus organizaion welcomes all students to join

Professor Russell Pet-titt joined the Lakeland faculty this year as director

of bands. Pettitt, a Whitesboro, Texas native, is bringing much experience with him, although he is still trying to become acclimat-ed with Wisconsin weather.

Pettitt was attracted to the beauty of Sheboygan’s lakefront and surrounding area. After meet-ing with faculty and students of Lakeland, he knew he wanted to be a part of the college.

Pettitt received his Bach-elor’s in Music Education from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He then went on to attain his Master’s in Music Performance from the University of Arkansas. Pettitt is also a Doc-tor of Musical Arts Candidate at the University of Oklahoma.

Pettitt worked as a gradu-ate assistant at the University of Oklahoma, and also as part of the faculty at the University of Arkansas. He was also a middle school and high school band director in Texas.

Pettitt shared his enthusiasm about the outlook of Lakeland’s music program. “Lakeland Col-lege has wonderful opportunities for music-making. We have out-

standing faculty, great facilities, music scholarships, and dedicated students,” said Pettitt. “As we ‘show off’ all of these features, I believe that a lot of excitement will grow on and off campus.”

Currently, he oversees 32 members, 25 of whom are full time Lakeland students. Pettitt encourages students to take part in band. “If you have participated

in band in high school or in com-munity groups, be sure to play in your college band.”

In his spare time, Pettitt enjoys traveling, video games, and

watching sporting events, specifi-cally football. Being from Texas, he is naturally a Dallas Cowboys fan.

You can see Pettitt and the pep band at the homecom-ing football game on Oct. 10. Alumni, friends, and faculty are welcome to join the band for a tailgate party before the game, and also to play during the game. If interested, visit http://lakeland.edu/alumniband. Pettitt, along with Assistant Director of Alumni Rela-tions, Charmaine Jankows-ki, are also hoping to inform students of Lakeland’s fight song during homecoming festivities, as most students are unaware that the song even exists. Also, Pettitt and the Lakeland band will be performing a fall concert on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.

When asked if he had any advice for college students, Pettitt said, “Take advantage of all that the college has to offer. We are only undergraduates once, so if there are things you’ve wanted to study or partici-pate in, this is the time to do it!”

By ashley PaulsonAdvertising Managerpaulsona@lakeland.edu

New band director comes to Lakeland College

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Russel Pettitt brings his own Texan experience to Lakeland’s midwest campus

S T O R I E S F R O M J A P A NChris Reich visits LCJ and returns to tell of his adventures in the land of the rising sunBy suguru TakeBayashiStaff Reportertakebayashis@lakeland.edu

I wanted to get out of the United States,” said Chris Reich, a curious young

American who decided to ex-plore another culture and took an airplane to Tokyo, Japan last December. That was his first visit to Japan. Both excitement and fear crept over him.

Chris is a junior at Lakeland College and a writing major. In spring 2009, he went to the Lakeland College Japan campus (LCJ), which is located in the middle of Tokyo.

To Chris, who was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, study-ing in Tokyo was a big change. Though there are several big cit-ies in Wisconsin, he had never been to such a world-renowned city.

“I was worried,” he said. “In the airplane, I realized I was go-

ing to another country. My family would not be there. I was a little shocked.”

He said that though he was also interested in Europe, China, and Korea, he chose Japan because Lakeland had a branch campus in Japan and it was “easier to go.” Besides, he had many Japanese friends at Lakeland in Wisconsin (LCW), so he was familiar with some of the customs and culture.

When Chris arrived at the Na-rita Airport, Japan, it was already 8 p.m. “I was exhausted. I hadn’t really slept,” he said. At least his trepidation was eased the minute he saw the staff member from LCJ waiting for him at the airport.

For his first week he lived in the house of Mayo Shimizu, a Japanese student that Chris met at LCW, because his main host family was out of their house for vacation.

Despite his zeal to “see new cultures and new perspectives,”

Chris was not quite prepared when it came to the language; he had just taken a Japanese course at LCW for one semester, and it was “kind of difficult.”

As a result, he couldn’t speak Japanese except some easy words, so Mayo served as his translator when he communicated with her family. “I feel bad for her,” he said. “I overworked her.”

On his first day of attendance at LCJ, Chris was astounded by how small the campus was. In-stead of having several buildings on its property, LCJ is just one building. He found it strange that all his classes were in the same building; nonetheless, the com-pact campus helped him interact with people more closely.

“Everyone was nice—the faculty, staff, and the students. I talked to everybody there.”

At LCJ, Chris took four cours-es: Japanese, Eastern Religion, Art History, and US-Japan Relations.

It was, he said, especially “weird” to study the US-Japan relations in the 1930’s-1940’s era in which the United States was the adversary of Japan.

While biking from his host family’s apartment to the nearest train station, he looked around at the colorful city; it was very dif-ferent from his hometown. “In Wisconsin there’s a lot of nature; in Tokyo, there’s a lot of buildings [At night,] the lights and neon were like Las Vegas.”

The oddest thing about Japa-nese culture was their shyness. When he went to stores and res-taurants, the salespersons didn’t talk much compared to Americans who like to say hello to those they don’t know. This often made him feel uneasy.

The good thing about LCJ, ac-cording to Chris, is that students can enjoy American education and Japanese social life at the same time. “I was in Japan, but classes

were in English, so it helped me a lot. [Spending one whole semester at LCJ] is a long commitment, so you will learn so much.”

Chris came back to the US in April after his four-month explo-ration of Japan. He said he misses Japan. He keeps in touch with the friends he met at LCJ by email and by talking on Facebook. “It’s ex-pensive to fly back, but I want to visit Japan again.”

Now aware of the signifi-cance of going global, he recom-mends that other Americans study abroad, too. “Americans can be selfish and close-minded,” he said. “[If they go to another country] they will be able to open up them-selves to other cultures.”

Chris has a huge dream in mind for his future. He plans to go to another college in Japan for a master’s degree in teaching Eng-lish as a second language. “I want to teach English in Japan.”

Chris Reich stands in the center with his newfound Japanese friends.

CHRIS REICH/REICHC@LAKELAND.EDU

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Although most people prob-ably don’t know it, Sept. 17 is a kind of holiday for the

United States. The most influen-tial legal document—the Consti-tution of the United States—was born 222 years ago on that day.

My first experience with that document occurred when I read the book “The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts about It” by Terry L. Jordan. How excit-ing would it be to create a docu-ment which your grandchildren’s grandchildren’s grandchildren will follow and never ever will abandon? Creating such a docu-ment is exactly what America’s founding fathers did during the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

However, the newest genera-tion of Americans is crazy about the holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Labor Day—which can give them some days off work to indulge in food, shopping, and entertainment—rather than

erty in America: academic liberty. The more I attend the classes, the more I understand the meaning of “question everything.”

The students in my classes are the most active students I have ever seen; they can speak freely and even interrupt the teacher’s lecture. G. Norman Collie, a nine-teenth century political and social activist said. “Every man is en-titled to express his opinions, and every other man is entitled not to listen.” Now, I am aware of its practical meaning. That’s the real meaning of liberty.

The second time I experienced liberty in America, my heart was shaken. I was asked by my friends to take some photos that would show my life in America. I intend-ed to find some beautiful scenes to show my friends. To my surprise, I can’t take any more pictures. If I attempted to capture every beau-tiful sight, I would be obliged to shoot every time I looked through the viewfinder of my camera. Ev-erything is so beautiful.

There are dissimilar shapes

of white clouds floating on the mazarine sky through which a “V” shaped team of geese fly every once in a while. Every scene is peaceful, and every scene is lively. Eventu-ally, I found a place where thou-sands of lives grow. It’s the Frank Grether Natural Wildlife Labora-tory, an idyllic world beside Lake-land, actually, in Lakeland. A sign standing on the rim of the wild forest reads, “Take only pictures; leave only footprints.”

That reminded me how on the way to Lakeland from the Chicago airport I saw signs by the road with the words “Deer in 1 mile.” I was told that these signs are re-minders to drivers that deer live in the surrounding area and often cross the road. This is human-ity. Not merely people concerned about their liberties, but also the liberty of other living things on this earth. This is a wide extent of the meaning of liberty in America: liberty for all living things. That’s the real meaning of liberty.

Last, but never ever least, hundreds of students who have

what should be the most memo-rable day: Constitution Day. It is only because of the Constitution that Americans are able to cele-brate holidays, such as Christmas, so freely.

Liberty, one of the most im-portant parts of America, was mentioned right in the Preamble of the constitution. “We the Peo-ple of the United States, in Order to… secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Con-stitution for the United States of America.”

Ever since I was a little child, I have heard a lot about the liberty of America, but I had to come here to taste it. I didn’t know how it would come to me when my feet first touched the land of America, the land of liberty, on Aug. 27.

The first time was when I attended the opening convoca-tion. I absorbed the sparkling speeches from some of Lakeland’s professors. “Question everything,” which was an impressive point, gave me the first idea about lib-

different cultures, backgrounds, religions, and hobbies from all over the world assemble on Lakeland’s campus. Every one of them is a beautiful representation of Lake-land with their own lifestyles and choices, both outside in their ap-pearance and inside in their heart, tracing their own dreams in their lives, studies, or careers.

America is a land of liberty, and Lakeland is a part of it. Every student here is enjoying his or her own life and seeking and build-ing that life for the future. This is supreme liberty: personal liberty. That’s the real meaning of liberty.

We can be aware of liberty in every part of our lives if we keep and eye on our daily lives. Don’t forget where the liberty of Amer-ica—and our wonderful lives—initially came from. We should pay more attention to Constitu-tion Day and respect the found-ing fathers. We need to celebrate Constitution Day in order to ap-preciate the liberty all around our wonderful lives.

By Jinlong BiaoStaff Reporterbiaoj@lakeland.edu

Students ignore Constitution DayWhy Americans should celebrate their liberty

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Q: I’m a freshman, and I haven’t declared a major yet. Is that bad?

No. No matter what school you go to, you don’t have to declare your major your freshman year; so for now, you can just relax. Having said that, it is helpful to figure out your major quickly; this way you can start down the path towards your major and a speedier track towards graduation.

For instance, if you declare your major sometime during your freshman year, you can finish your degree in four years, or less in some cases. Some majors may require you to be here for five or more years, especially if you take 12 credit semesters. If you get down to business and take 18 credits, as well as May and summer terms, you could potentially graduate early as well.

If you are undecided, you can still work towards your degree by taking all of your prerequisite courses and your general stud-ies classes; this way, when you do declare your major, you will have more time to devote directly towards that major’s required courses.

If you have absolutely no idea what you want to do with your life, don’t panic. You have many different options open to you. You can speak with your advisor about those options. You could also speak to any of the following peo-ple to help figure out what might interest you:

Admissions and Career Ser-vices Counselor, Jessica Lam-brecht; Director of Academic Ad-vising, Pamela Engebretson; or Director of th Hayssen Academic Resource Center, Paul White;.

You can also take several in-troductory courses from several different fields; this way, you can get a feel of what you may be in-terested in.

So, not declaring your major your freshman year is not the end of the world, but you should still be thinking about it.

And, once you do declare a major, you should speak to your advisor to formulate a course plan to figure out when you will need to take what courses in order to graduate on time.

By Joe JanischStaff Reporterjanischj@lakeland.edu

PHOTOOPINION

What precautions are you taking to prevent yourself from catching swine flu?

Cathy PeschJunior

Business Management

“I wash my hands at the daycare.”

Katie ChampeonJunior

Math and Business

“I’m going to get a flu shot.”

Tarra BourgeoisSophomore

Biochemistry

“I just had the flu, and now I wash my hands

100 times a day.”

Hyun Dong YeoJunior

Undecided

“I’m prayingto God.”

Chester Chen Sophomore

Resort Management

“Being aware of sick people, no offense.”

Munenori TogoSophomoreNonprofit

“Nothing.”

Casey SchaetzSenior

Psychology

“I’m not doing anything.”

Rachel BrooksJunior

German

“I wash my hands frequently, and I use

hand sanitizer.”

From the mouth of an average Joe

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Fill out this form and drop it in The Mirror box in the Campus Center.

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“9” sustains itself with action, falls flat on storyMOVIEREVIEWS

Poor dialogue and an unoriginal plot makes “9” a feeble, but still entertaining, film

9 is a new film produced by Tim Burton (known for creating eerie movies like

“Sleepy Hollow”) and directed by newcomer Shane Acker, who made the original ten-minute short by the same name. “9” is a movie about an alternate timeline where man, having created a mas-ter machine A.I., has fought a war with the Machines they created and lost. The war ended with hu-manity’s extinction as well as the extinction of every other biologi-cal thing on earth; apparently this timeline didn’t have Keanu Reeves to save them.

In this world where Arnold managed to kill the right Sarah Connor, the only thing carrying on the banner of “civilization” are robotic creatures called stitch-punks which look like offspring of WALL-E and a sock puppet.

The story begins with the title character 9 (Elijah Wood), named such from the number 9 drawn onto his back, waking up in an abandoned attic science lab trying to figure out what is going on. He peers out into an unnamed city, presumably western Europe, trying to make sense of the

bombed out buildings. 9 quickly realizes he is not alone as he stumbles upon another “stitch-punk” named 2 (Martin Landau).

After conversing with 2 and after 2 fixes 9’s voice box, 2 is captured by a dog-like machine while 9 promptly passes out. 9 is then rescued by the dim but loveable 5 (John C. Reilly) who takes 9 to the church tower home of the stitchpunks. There he meets the brutish henchman 8 (Fred Tatasciore II), the insane 6 (Crispin Glover) and their cowardly yet very bitter leader, 1 (Christopher Plummer), who feels the best plan to defeat the machines is to hide and wait for the machines to die from rust.

The adventure goes from there as 9, demonstrating the common sense of a three year old, finishes the round peg in a round hole puzzle that a bad guy was at-tempting to figure out. This turns on the giant machine that eats the souls of stitchpunks to power itself. The adventure goes on from there with twists and turns that would probably baffle children, but may leave the adult audience wanting more.

Now you’d think that after “The Matrix,” “Terminator,” and “I Robot,” people would have

Acker remains an inexperienced filmmaker; this valiant attempt

at his first full-length major motion picture fell short.

Though the film had great animation and

fight scenes, the ac-colades end there, as “9” had little in the form of story other than great possibility. “9” was a movie with great potential that sadly didn’t deliver. If you want to watch a good version of “9,” watch the original short on YouTube.

common sense aspect of 9’s persona. Wood’s voicing of the character sounded at times as if it could have been gener-ated by a voice simulator.

The mov-ie looks and feels like a classic Tim Burton project, but with-out the narrative that his movies have. Director Shane

figured out that smart machines are a very bad idea. A worse idea is having a guy who made a ten-minute silent animated short stretch that short into a two hour movie that has about as much meaningful dialogue as the silent short version. You could have watched the whole thing on mute and still have known exactly what was going on.

The attempt to make the great machine into this vampiric vader super-villain ended up being just sad, as I became more afraid of the henchmen robots that were sent out to get the stitchpunks. However, Plummer pulled off the role of A-hole cow-ard leader of the stitchpunks, 1, very well. Martin Landau also did a phenomenal job as the wise old inquisitive inventor/adventurer 2 while generating a rapport with the audience, though it was only a brief role.

Reilly gave the most believ-able performance from the leading three actors as loveable but slow 5. However, his competition was far from stiff as Jennifer Con-nelly was unconvincing as the tough rebel-without-a-cause 7, and Elijah Wood’s portrayal of 9 was humble, kind, and clever, yet ultimately lacked any of the

Fall romance flick doesn’t quite make the cutWeakly written scenes and forgettable dialogue means “Love Happens” isn’t happening

Mo t i v a t i o n a l speaker Burke Ryan, played by

Aaron Eckhart, and florist Eloise Chandler, played by Jennifer Aniston, stumble upon each other in the sometimes-sad, possibly-almost romantic comedy “Love Happens.”

Burke, a widower, is touring the U.S. conduct-ing seminars which stem from his book (entitled “A-Okay!”) about dealing with loss. Eloise is stuck in a perpetual cycle of bad re-lationships, and she works as the floral designer at the hotel where Burke’s cur-rent seminar is located.

One doesn’t have to see too much of the movie to realize that Burke is not okay. While he is very good at giving advice, he is horrible at taking it, and he has yet to deal with the death of his wife, which occurred three years ago.

By Brittney sandBergManaging Editorsandbergb@lakeland.edu

Even with the cookie cutter plot that accompanies almost every chick-flick, this movie had some emotional depth thanks to the sup-porting characters attending the seminar. (I almost cried a few times, which movies do not often make me do.) One of the more provoking scenes involved Walter, a contractor played by John Carroll Lynch, relating how his son died.

Eckhart’s and Aniston’s above average acting saved their weakly written scenes from being a total flop. At one hour and 50 minutes, the movie ran a little long for the story that was told. And while Burke bared his soul on the big screen, Eloise re-mained a handful of random quirks and a big ball of mys-tery.

And, to be completely honest, I must admit that I can’t remember the last scene which Eloise and Burke shared because it was overshadowed by the final scene of the movie—a

scene that attempted to be funny but just managed to un-dercut one of the most

profound moment in the film. Despite all this, watch-

ing “Love Happens” wasn’t a terrible way

to waste a Friday afternoon. The

i n t e r m i t t e n t shots of Se-attle scenery alone made it worth-while. Just save your-self some m o n e y , and wait until it comes out on DVD, and then rent it with some friends.

By Joe JanischStaff Reporterjanischj@lakeland.edu

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Fall play “To Kill a Mockingbird” well under wayMEDIAREVIEWS

Charlie Krebs directs what is sure to be an exciting performance for the fall semesterBy ashley PaulsonAdvertising Managerpaulsona@lakeland.edu

Lakeland’s Bradley Fine Arts building has been a buzz lately as students begin

preparations for this semester’s play, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Charlie Krebs, assistant professor of theatre and speech, is director of the production.

As director, Krebs decides on the show to be performed for the semester, produces the shows, casts the roles, and also designs the production. In preparation, Krebs sat down to reread Harper Lee’s same titled novel. The play, which is an adaptation of the book, seemed to be missing some key features of the original novel. Krebs played with the narration to include pieces that he described as necessary to the play. “Ugliness is part of the character of the story,” he added.

The time was 1935 in Ala-bama. An African American man was unjustly accused of raping a white girl. The most prominent attorney in town, Atticus Finch, was chosen to represent the charged. The play, like the novel, is told through the eyes of Scout, Atticus’s youngest daughter. An interesting twist that the play of “To Kill a Mockingbird” features is that of a narrator. The narrator is Scout as an adult, who gives the history and background to aspects

of the story.“The story is really of Scout

coming of age at a very difficult time in our country’s history,” Krebs commented. “Even though it is a difficult piece, it’s a beautifully rendered story.” Despite the seri-ousness of the material, rehears-als remain lighthearted and fun. Krebs stressed the importance of keeping practices relaxed.

Students meet three to four times a week. Krebs said that rehearsals are going well so far. Members of the crew are coop-erating well together throughout practices, which, as Krebs de-scribed, will show come perfor-mance time.

The cast of “To Kill a Mock-ingbird” was determined through

auditions. Leading roles were earned by students that had sig-nificant theatre background as well as others who have never pre-viously performed on stage.

Krebs urged the importance of trying something new, and of-ten out of your comfort zone, as those students did who had no previous experience. Krebs is working with about 25 students who are currently involved in the production, from major to minor roles. Even Lakeland College’s Professor of Business Administra-tion, J. Garland Schilcutt, will be performing in the play.

Krebs speaks highly of all participants in this fall’s produc-tion, including those who work behind the scenes. The stage for

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is being produced by students in the Stage Craft class, which is held every semester. Students learn every-thing from safety to lighting, and ultimately build the set for the semester’s production. Also, The-atre Production Lab, a one-credit course offered every semester, al-lows students to assist in many ways with the play.

Some students are acting in the production, while others assist in sound or lighting. In addition, the Bradley employs students who will also help with the show.

As well as being director, Krebs is acting as a dialect coach for this theatrical production. Due to the southern setting, cast mem-bers must speak in a southern ac-

cent. In order to prepare the actors and actresses, Krebs developed a fun method.

“The minute that everyone walks in the theatre, we start talkin’ in a southern dialect.” This helps ensure that the crew perfects the accent for extended periods of time while performing. “It’s like studying a foreign language. When you start thinking in a foreign lan-guage, then you know you’ve really stepped to another plateau.” Krebs also uses an impulse based acting approach. He encourages students to not overact and to go for a sense of truth. “If the actors can play it real, they can really touch the au-dience, make a connection, and people will be moved.”

Krebs added that the show could still use more students to participate as townspeople. Stu-dents must be available the entire production week, from Sunday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 1, as well as for one hour every Wednesday night in the weeks leading up to the show.

Lakeland College students can attend “To Kill a Mockingbird” at no cost. Non-Lakland students can buy tickets for $5. Tickets for adults are $10 and senior citizens are $8. The theatrical performance is set to take place Thursday, Oct. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 31, and an afternoon performance is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 1.

Third Eye Blind releases first album in six yearsUrsa Major reclaims band’s ‘90s sound, but its creativity falls just short of the stars

From left to right: Jacquelyn Love, Tyler Allen, Robby Frias, and J. Schilcutt go over their lines for the fall play.

JIM GIESE/GIESEJ@LAKELAND.EDU

For long-time Third Eye Blind (3eb) fans, “Ursa Ma-jor” is a long-awaited album

indeed; the six-year hiatus of this rock band was made all the more painful with false rumors that this fourth full-length album would be released in 2007. “Ursa Major” was finally released on Aug. 17, but the album itself seems a bit anti-climactic in light of this long wait, with tracks that sound all too fa-miliar.

3eb is a bright star straight out of the ‘90s. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who will argue with the idea that their first self-titled album helped shape ‘90s rock; tracks like “Semi-Charmed Life” and “Jumper” had meth and suicide-infused lyrics that defined generation X, a sort of ‘90s teen-age angst that yearned for that lost year and long days spent in bed.

“Ursa Major” is incredibly reminiscent of this first album, opening up with “Can You Take Me,” a high-energy anti-pop track

with heavy-handed lyrics. “Don’t Believe a Word” is another high-energy single that, despite being lyrically quite trite, is still quite catchy and open for sing-along. Other similar tracks carry the same catchy feel with themes that need second looks to be fully un-derstood.

The band is still amazingly well put-together despite losing their original bassist, Arion Sala-zar (for reasons unknown), and they’ve been able to create an-other clean album without much stutter.

However, there seems to be something lacking here, some de-sired newness that 3eb fans have come to expect. The band has al-ways been quite good at evolving (with the exception of album “Out of the Vein,” which showed a lot of the same old stuff), but this al-bum has a formula that we already know, guitar riffs we’ve already heard, and vocal melodies that give us déjà vu.

Their last album, “Out of the Vein,” was itself a hard sell and didn’t bring much in terms of in-

novation; the first half of “Ursa Major” seems to carry the weight of this last attempt, as if the two albums were recorded in immedi-ate succession.

This feeling shifts rather quickly when reaching track five, “One in Ten.” Although lyrically this track isn’t very impressive, there is some experimentation that comes into play, the slow crescendo of trumpets and piano growing clearer and clearer, a new thing for 3eb.

It’s here in this second half that the album builds up some-thing fresh, a new garden planted rather than an old one re-tilled. This is where frontman Stephan Jenkins really takes risks with his lyrics. Who else could get away with lines like those in “Why Can’t You Be?” “Why can’t you be / like a waterpik shower massager / a sweet reliable machine / to tell the truth / she don’t feel less alone / water massager’s the purest love she’s ever known…”

“Ursa Major” only gets stron-ger from here, with Jenkins show-ing new takes on familiar themes.

If you listen to only one track on this album, listen to “Dao of St. Paul,” which has a building choir repeating this lament: “Rejoice / evermore!” This is a track about loss and painful relationships, and the realization of mortality.

Although it’s quite strong in general, “Ursa Major” is only the

band waking from a long, long slumber; the spring is here, but they haven’t had a chance to plant many new flowers. These are old, familiar stars, and they’re burning just as brightly as ever. I was wait-ing for a change in the quality of the light, but it’s nice to be warm again.

By Jessica lillieEditor In Chieflilliej@lakeland.edu

www.insidevandy.com

Third Eye Blind’s newest album, Ursa Major, is the band’s attempt to awaken from a long hibernation.

Fun HouseThe Lakeland College

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Show like the “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Nation” have spread like wild fire over the years. I remember when anchors like Walter Cronkite were the norm. But now, the times “they are a changin’.”

A Time Magazine online poll shows that 44 percent of Americans trust John Stewart, the Daily Show host, over hottie Katie Couric and “sensitive to the eyes” Brian Williams. So where is the media world headed? What’s the next evolutionary step? I’ll tell you; wait, better yet I’ll let Katie Couric and Autotune Guy sing it in the key of C (blow on whistle tuner).

Katie CouriC- Some CompanieS Say they reCeived hundredS of appli-CationS/for juSt a Single opening/one man Sent a Shoooooe to hiS reSpeCted em-ployer.

Auto tune guy- Shawtayee, don––’t you know that air Jordan was from meeee?

i wore a long white eyelet dreSS/and a flop-py white hat/and Carried a walKing StiCK./Oowee/Am I crazy, am I trip-pin’ on shrooms/Or you singing’ bout pimpin’ on the late night news?/Katie Coo, baby boo, you got swagga like a star/Don’t stop, real talk,/

RockstaR HoRoscopesMarch 21 - April 19 June 21 - July 22

You will mysteriously injure yourself in your sleep. You are getting old. O, did you get that thing she sent you? You should have.

Time Magazine will phone you on the sixth asking for your permission to be put into their drawing for reader of the year. Accept this offer. Then cancel your subscription.

Cup holders are terribly romantic, so if you’re in doubt about what to get your significant other you can always send one of those to your “person” on their birthday.

It’s a good time to learn to play the harmonica. If you get one of those coat hang-er thingies to hang around your neck, you can even play it while you’re typing up a paper!

An annoying customer service rep will tell you the same thing over and over again. You’ll have plenty of time to think of a fuming speech to say to a manager while you’re on hold.

One day this week, you will discover some money under your pillow! Unfortunately, it hardly makes a dent in the cost of the parking ticket that you got last week.

You’ll get one of those pieces of toast today with a really big hole in it, and the jam will squish out the bottom. That’s all for this week excitement. Sorry.

When invited to your next sleepover, get up in the middle of the night and rearrange the furni-ture downstairs.

August 23 - September 22

September 23 - October 22

October 23 - November 21

November 22 - December 21

December 22 - January 19

January 20 - February 18

February 19 - March 20The excessive ruckus from your new neighbor’s place is driving you nuts, and today you reach your boil-ing point. When you storm over there, you discover very bad news. Your new neighbor is the Energizer Bunny.

Congratulat ions ! This month you are set to win a course of 20 ‘How to line dance’ lessons.

April 20- May 20

May 21 - June 20

By Nick Nelson The Rockstar nelsonn@lakeland.edu

A trusted electronic calculator will begin to give you the wrong answers starting on the third.

Someone who looks just under 25 percent like a movie star is about to pepper your month with romance.

July 23 - August 22

Evolution of news Med ia deve l op s vo ca l c o rd sCarlos Millan

Fun House Editor

millanc@lakeland.edu

Recently, Lakeland commemo-rated the 150th anniversary

of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” with a guest lecture by evolution expert Kenneth Miller. Now, evolution is a testy subject. Yes, I said testy, but we should know things change over time.

Looking back, I’ve real-ized how bad evolution took my childhood. As I reflected on how things were, a sense of depression hit me. I knew how great things were before they evolved. But not all evolution seemed bad.

Pokémon has taken a turn for the worse, but that turn still carries its basic premise. Poké-mon like Dialga or Rayquaza may seem robotic but they still maintain the concept or idea that Pokémon created: to be the best like no one ever was, to travel across the land searching far and wide, and to catch them all.

Even Team Rocket’s core value stayed: to protect the world from devastation, to unite all peoples within our nation, to de-nounce the evils of truth and love, to extend our reach to the stars above, oh, and to blast off at the speed of light.

Pokémon is just one of count-less programs that evolved while I was in college. There were several others, but the biggest seemed to

be the media or the news.I remember when the first

printed pages appeared, more than 500 years ago. Since then, the media has been delivering in-formation and entertainment at an incredible rate. So fast that I expect the news to be holograms

flying past us in our everyday lives in the years to come, which by my count is right around the corner.

Before I reveal the next evolu-tionary step the news has taken, I’ll jog your memory by pressing the refresh button.

A hundred years ago there was no radio, television, or inter-net. Newspapers dominated the landscape and media market. Back then, the news could be compared to a primitive Actinopterygian, a lonely fish that had all the space it

needed to grow in the ocean.Every advancement it takes is

like the growing of jaws or limbs on a primitive animal. The devel-opment of the jaws could be com-pared to the first advertisement on the radio or when NBC became the first radio network. The ability

to live both on land and sea could be compared to when the first ex-perimental broadcast of television took place (1927).

As soon as the news could walk on land, it took over the world and started to reproduce. It evolved stronger arms when the cable television system began, and bettered its eyes when color television became more common (1960’s). One of its recent evolu-tionary steps is the creation of co-medic news reports.

we gon take it to the charts/You can be./lady gaga./I can be./t-pain./We can be./Bringing on the Boogie./Droppin’ rhymes like rain/You can be./lady gaga./I can be./t-pain/Bringing on the Boo-gie./With floppy hats and pimp canes.

Now, isn’t it better when someone sings the news to you? I bet you guys didn’t realize that companies were getting hundreds of applications for an opening, and that people were so desperate they were sending articles of clothing.

This type of delivery is based on our attention span. We use to be able to read the whole newspa-per, obituaries included, until our brains developed an addiction to pronto.

The culprits of branching the news in this direction are the Au-to-Tune the News cast. They cre-ate videos that make politicians sing and anchors rap. All they do is report the news in the key of C or G.

Their catch phrases gently stroke the eardrums of sailors and fellow Muskies alike. When reporting, oh sorry, when singing about texting while driving, the Autotune gang sing; People on the road can turn and LOL/into a great big OMG.

This branch is just dividing from the mainstream trunk, so be patient with it and allow it to gain some growing momentum. For the time being keep watching it on YouTube, shawtayees.

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Big Bang! By Carlos Millan Fun House Editor millanc@lakeland.edu

Lakeland’s Problem By Carlos Millan Fun House Editor millanc@lakeland.edu

Hola!

Adios!

Hello!

See you later!

你好!

再见!

SicknessAcross Down3. Popular synonym for the H1N1 virus5. Rhymes with the name of a musician who wrote “Joshua Tree”7. Ready to fall asleep10. When a disease enters your body. An ______11. John Travolta’s famous flick “Saturday Night ____”13. An oozing cavity that is easily infected14. Weariness or exhaus-tion15. This type of syrup comes in cherry flavor

1. This is nothing to ____ at2. Damp, soft, and sticky hands4. Frequent recurrence of an illness6. Free or exempt8. Described as a high-pitch whistling sound caused by asthma or an allergic reaction9. When your eye is red you have_____12. Technical name for the flu

Illustrator - Yi-Yun Wang & Jessica Lillie

Illustrator - Yi-Yun Wang & Jessica Lillie

Sports 17Issue 2, October 1, 2009

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By Carlos Millan

Fun House Editor

millanc@lakeland.edu

Carthage tops Lakeland with 26 consecutive points in Kenosha

As they headed into their final non-conference game of the season,

the Muskies were still look-ing for their first win. After a strong start in the first half, the Muskies seemed to be a differ-ent team after halftime, just like their previous two games. In the second half, they allowed 26 consecutive points to Carthage, and the Red Men rallied to a 50-34 victory Saturday night in Kenosha, Wis.

The Muskies went into the game knowing they had a tough test on defense against the Red Men’s strong spread offense. For the most part the Muskies had a handle on the spread offense but the second half seems to haunt the Muskies. Trailing 0-7 in the first quarter after the Red Men scored in their first possession of the game, freshman Justin

Laack returned the ensuing kickoff 86 yards for his first touch-down as a Muskie, and the game was at 7-7. After Carthage added a field goal, senior wide receiver Jacob Heine-meyer caught a 63 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Dworak with nine sec-onds left in the quarter to give the Muskies a 14-10 lead.

The Red Men scored again in the

second quarter with a 22 yard pass to make it 14-17 with six minutes to go in

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half. Then, four minutes later, junior defensive back Bryan Groshek picked off a throw from Carthage quarterback Evan Jones for the Muskies’ first intercep-tion of the year and took it for 55 yards to the end zone. The Muskies finished at halftime with a 21-17 lead. At the start of the third

quarter the Muskies added to their lead when sophomore

running back Jeremy Wil-liams finished an excellent

65 yard drive with a 12 yard touchdown on the

ground to make it 28-17 early in the third

quarter. At this point

the Red Men’s offense picked up its intensity and started to move the ball as they scored 26 consecutive points off of four touch-

downs. Heinemeyer broke the Red Men’s momentum with a touchdown catch of his own thrown by Dworak in the fourth quarter to make it 43-34.The great thing the Muskies can take from this loss is that they didn’t give up. This determination will surely help them win more games and give them the confi-dence to beat their conference rivals. Heinemeyer led the Muskies with 88 receiving yards on four catches and two touch-downs; Williams added 75 rush-ing yards and a touchdown.Even though the defense took a hit, they produced three fumbles and recovered one to go along with three sacks. The problem seemed to be that the defense was on the field too long, 91 plays, and at the end the Red Men started to wear them down. The Muskies open up their 2009 conference schedule on Saturday, Oct. 3 with an away game at Rockford, Ill. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

Above: Senior wide receiver Jake Heinemeyer carries the ball against Central College on Sept. 5 2009.Below: Heinemeyer looks on as sophomore running back Jeremy Williams focuses on the ball.

Sports Events October 3, 4

SaturdayW. Volleyball vs. RockfordFootball @Rockford

W. Tennis @ NAC Tourna-ment in Madison

W. Golf—NAC Championship

SundaySoccer at Rockford

W. Tennis @ NAC Tourna-ment in Madison

Men’s Golf MSOE Invite

Women’s Golf NAC Champi-onship

Carlos Millan/millanc@lakeland.edu

Carlos Millan/millanc@lakeland.edu

Football team falters in second half

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Women’s soccer plays well in losses

Women’s tennis splits on weekend roadtripBy Danny Spatchek

Sports Editor

spatchekd@lakeland.edu

The women’s tennis team went 1-1 during last weekend’s

road trip, losing 9-0 to conference power Edgewood, Wis. and beat-ing Rockford, Ill. 6-3.

Lakeland’s No. 3 doubles team of Nakisha Gardner and Lauryn Hibbard was blanked 8-0 while the No.1 team of Nicole Shavlik and April Schimitz fared little bet-ter, going down 8-1.

At No. 2 doubles, Cassi Felton and Alyssa Schuttenhelm led the two-time defending conference champions 4-3 halfway through the match.

“The lead was generated by Cassi’s super serving where she won both service games with masterful first serves,” said coach Leigh Cherveny. That and the court coverage and volleying by both players had Edgewood on its heels and brought Edgewood’s coach Ben Osterich on the court twice to help his team. While we ended up losing the match, every game was tight.”

Cherveny also praised the aggressive hitting of Shavlik and Schmitz at No. 1 doubles.

Lakeland fell in the singles matches versus Edgewood. Shav-lik lost 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1, Schmitz lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2, Schuttenhelm lost 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3, Felton lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, Kaitlyn Minton lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5, and Grace Jairo lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.

The Muskies traveled to Rockford College after the loss for the second match of the day, this time winning 6-3.

Shavlik and Schmitz won 8-0 at No. 1 doubles while Schutten-helm and Felton couldn’t come back after a slow start and lost 8-4 at No. 2. Lakeland took No. 3 doubles via forfeit.

“Out 1.5 hour trip to Rockford may have had a calming effect on the team as we came out a bit flat,” Cherveny said.

Nicole Shavlik earned a win after being down 3-2 in the first set to an opponent Cherveny de-cribed as a “backboard.”

“Down 2-3, Nicole started to take time away from Alyssa by hit-ting more off her front foot and us-ing the angles to move her around the court. Especially effective was Nicole’s low backhand return to Alyssa’s backhand. Nicole won the next ten games to earn her eighth singles victory,” Cherveny said.

Cherveny complimented the play of Schmitz in her 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles.

Lakeland’s women’s soccer team was unable to find the

back of the net in a 5-0 loss to Lawrence last Thursday, Sept. 24 at Lawrence University in Appleton.

The Muskies had ample op-portunities to get on the board with ten shots, six of which were on goal. Sophomore Kristina Borts led the offense striking three of her four shots on frame.

“Kristina’s been playing pri-marily in the midfield, and she’s been doing well to create shots for herself and can also strike a pretty accurate ball from distance,” coach Dave Madsen said.

Mallory Koula and Marcia Silveira each scored two goals for the Vikings, who led 3-0 at inter-mission and tacked on two more

in the second half.“We knew coming in that

Lawrence had a couple of strong attacking players, and they put themselves in good spots to score on the goals they had,” said Mad-sen.

Junior goalkeeper Whitney England had nine saves for Lake-land.

“Whitney had a pretty good game,” said Madsen. “This year she’s asserted herself much more in goal and has really taken com-mand of her box.”

The women’s team was out-shot 27-2 in a 3-0 home loss to Do-minican last Saturday, Sept. 26.

Borts had an early chance to score off a rebound but the shot sailed high.

Madsen said those type of misses can be frustrating.

“Missing a chance early in the game seems to be a reoccurring theme with us,” Madsen said. “A

goal in that situation would have a big impact in how the game gets played. We’ve shown we’re ca-pable of playing with good teams, and if we could get an early goal the outlook for the long-run would be more positive.”

Dominican scored two goals off crosses, one twenty-one min-utes in and again three minutes after halftime. The Stars’ last goal came on a penalty kick.

Madsen felt optimistic about his team’s chances for the rest of the season.

“Saturday was our best de-fensive performance of the year,” Madsen said. “Dominican really had to use a lot of energy to break us down, and I feel like we made them beat us with their best. A lot of girls were fighting through in-juries just to stay on the field, and if we keep playing like we did the results will be better in conference the rest of the year.”

“April continued with her fine hitting displayed at Edgewood where she hit consistent deep topspin ground strokes. In the Rock-ford match she added more pace and fine shot making against Rockford’s counter-puncher Noi Bounleutay.”

Felton lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Schuttenhelm lost 6-4, 6-1, 10-7 in a match that went to a tie-break in-stead of three sets because Lakeland had already won the match overall.

By Danny Spatchek

Sports Editor

spatchekd@lakeland.edu

Celine Elzinga plays physically against Concordia Chicago.

Alyssa Schuttenhelm getting ready to hit a forehand. Below: April Schmitz prepares to return her opponent’s last shot.Alex Marit/marita@lakeland.edu

Alex Marit/marita@lakeland.edu

Sheboygan Press

Lakeland plays in the NAC

tournament this weekend in Madison.

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In her first season playing women’s tennis at Lakeland,

Nicole Shavlik has proved that size doesn’t matter on the hard court, going 9-2 in her matches at No. 1 singles against oftentimes taller opponents.

The sophomore business management major from Two Rivers accredits her success so far this year to her strong back-hand, improving forehand, and positive mind set.

“My mental toughness is definitely the best part of my

game,” Shavlik said. “When you play points you can always battle back in a game and you always have a chance to win the match.”

Shavlik didn’t start playing until she was in eighth grade.

“I didn’t want to wear a skirt,” Shavlik said, laughing at the memory. “I was kind of a tomboy and my mom said I could wear shorts instead. I didn’t have anything to do during that sea-son, so I started playing tennis.”

The 5-3 sophomore, in her first year of athletic eligibility, has started to focus more on ten-nis since coming to Lakeland.

“I love the competition that comes in matches. I played soccer and basketball in high school but I’m only playing tennis now and it’s a good feeling knowing that I’m 9-2 now,” Shavlik said.

But Shavlik’s season hasn’t been without adversity. She lost 2-6, 0-6 to a taller, more experi-enced Concordia Wisconsin No. 1 and 0-6, 2-6 to Edgewood’s No.1.

Shavlik admitted that she had difficulties playing Concor-dia Wisconsin’s taller senior.

“I had trouble lobbing her when she was at the net,” Shav-lik said. “When I serve I have to hit up higher on the ball and she doesn’t have to do that so height

can definitely be an advantage in tennis.”

Shavlik’s coach Leigh Cher-veny is looking forward to seeing how Shavlik fares at the Northern Athletics Conference Tourna-ment this weekend in Madison.

“Hopefully Nicole will be seeded well and make it to the semifinals and then she’ll proba-bly meet the girl from either Con-cordia Wisconsin or Edgewood. Those girls are more experienced that she is and hit harder than her,” Cherveny said. “But Nicole does a great job playing points and tracking down balls. To win

By Danny Spatchek

Sports Editor

spatchekd@lakeland.edu

MVP of the Issue: Nicole Shavlik

she’s going to need to hit shots with more pace, keep opponents to the back of the court, and finish at the net.”

The current top player in

Rough weekend for men’s soccerBy Celine ElzingaLayout Editorelzingac@lakeland.edu

It was a very long week-end for the Muskies soccer team. On Saturday, Sept.

26 Lakeland suffered a brutal loss to the three-time defending Northern Athletics Conference Champions Dominican 12-0.

The Stars came out strong, scoring six first-half goals. In the second half, Dominican scored six more with four players scoring two goals or more including four from freshman reserve Tyler Mer-cier.

On Sunday afternoon, Lake-land played a non-conference game against St. Mary’s out of Minnesota. The Muskies started the game off strong, having a 2-0 lead.

Later in the second half the

defense struggled to keep shots off goal and, in the 77th and 89th minutes, St. Mary’s found the back of the net. This tied the game 2-2. With eight seconds left in the second half, se-nior forward Ryan Malo dislocated his elbow after being fouled outside the eighteen yard box and had to go the emergency room to have it put back in place. The game went into double overtime and St. Mary’s scored in the 105th minute to beat the Muskies 3-2.

“I give (St. Mary’s) credit,” coach Dave Mad-sen said. “They’re a good team, and if you give them chances, they’re going to punish you, and they did.”

On Saturday, goal-

keeper Ross Soukup had seven saves and in Sun-day’s game freshman goal-keeper Alex Piekarski had five saves for the Muskies. During the game against St. Mary’s, freshman Jake Belknap assisted sopho-more Ben Koepsell with a nifty pass into the box in the ninth minute. Koep-sell is now tied for the lead in goals on the team with four this fall.

Madsen was disap-pointed with his team’s effort.

“We’re just doing what’s good enough right now,” Lakeland coach Da-vid Madsen said. “We built ourselves a good lead and played well for a half, but decided not to put them to

work in the second half.”Lakeland’s second goal came

via an Adam Benson penalty kick drawn by Malo in the 63rd min-ute.

Lakeland played Concordia Wisconsin on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and lost 1-0 on a 77th minute Fal-con goal.

“We played pretty well, and I’m happy to see us playing the way we are capable of playing,” Madsen said. “Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong end of the scoreboard today.”

The Muskies next game will be on the road, as they travel to Il-linois to do battle with conference rival Rockford on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 3:30 p.m.

“My mental toughness is

definitely the best part of my game...when you play points you can always battle back in a game and you always

have a chance to win the match.

”

Shavlik hits a forehand against conference rival MSOE at the Howards Grove High School courts.

Alex Marit/marita@lakeland.edu

Nicole Shavlik reaches to return a ball. Alex Marit/marita@lakeland.edu

Ted Cormier jockeys for position last Saturday.

Spectrum

Cherveny’s suddenly revitalized women’s tennis program believes she can have success at the confer-ence tournament and offered ad-vice to aspiring tennis players.

“Never give up. A lot of points you go into deuce and you need to just keep battling, and that’s what makes the game so fun.”

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Paulus had a team-high 18 kills and 11 digs on the night while Raeder finished with 32 assists. Senior Tonia Strebelinski also re-corded a team-high 20 digs.

The Muskies next match is against MSOE away at 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 7.

Women’s volleyball stays perfect in conference By Carlos Millan

Fun House Editormillanc@lakeland.edu

The Lakeland women’s vol-leyball team is nearing the heart of their season with

an 11-4 overall record and a 3-0 conference record.

On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Muskies took on Wisconsin Lu-theran in a home match. They won the first two sets but lost the fol-lowing two before they recovered for a victory over the Warriors. Even though they won the first two sets, the Muskies didn’t seem to have control of the match until the fifth set when they won 15-5.

Lakeland was led by senior outside hitter Brittanie Paulus, who had 21 kills and 26 digs in the match. Other notable contribu-tors were senior middle hitter Kim Linger, who had 12 kills, and junior setter Kristine Raeder, who had a team-high 39 assists.

Following this game, the team had a week to get ready for the In-vitational Tournament. This tour-nament is a two day event starting on Sept. 25

The Muskies finished the first day of the tournament, going 1-1. Lakeland knocked off tournament host Wheaton 19-25, 25-27, 25-22, 25-22, and 15-12 in the team’s sec-ond match of the night.

The Muskie defense and hus-tle kept them in the game against Wheaton but their offensive struggles denied them the win against No. 16 UW-Eau Claire.

On the second day the Musk-ies lost to North Central in four sets 24-26, 12-25, 25-17, 25-27 and won against Edgewood 20-25, 25-17, 25-14, 17-25, 15-11 to end the

day.Senior middle hitter Kim

Linger maintained the Muskie of-fense with 15 kills, while Paulus contributed 14 kills and a team high 26 digs. The Muskies seemed to pick up their offense in the sec-ond day but like the first day, they went 1-1.

After the tournament, the Muskies hosted Edgewood in the White-out game. Muskie fans were encouraged to dress in white

to show their support for their team. The best dressed fans won prizes.

Thw way the Muskies played gave the Muskie fans excitement and in return, the fans showed their loyalty by cheering the team on.

The Lakeland women’s vol-leyball team won the game in three straight sets: 25-20, 25-14, and 25-21. The start of the game didn’t looked promising as the team fell

behind 10-3 in the first set, but af-ter coach Chad Schreiber called a well-executed time out, the Muskies scored eight out of the next ten points. The Muskies then took that momentum to win the second set.

Edgewood then took a 10-6 lead in the third set before the Muskies increased their intensity and exchanged points throughout the set before the Muskies won the final four points.

Senior Kaylyn Casper goes for a kill.

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Muskie fans rejoice after Lakeland’s Women’s Volleyball Team defeats Edgewood.

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The players hold a conference in between points.