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Volume 100, Issue 17 of The Wittenberg Torch
Transcript of The Wittenberg Torch-- Volume 100 Issue 17
Court RulesNot Guilty
February 27, 2013 • Issue 17 • • Wittenberg University • thewittenbergtorch.com
Spring!eld Faces Obstacles in Attempt Towards Equality
Hosting Conference an Opportunity for Wittenberg
Maggi Quigley ‘15Sta" [email protected]
Elizabeth Doll ‘15Sta" [email protected]
Hollant “Max” Adrien Cleared of all ChargesJohn Plisga ‘13Maggi Quigley ‘15Sta" [email protected]
Wittenberg Spanish students, such as Chelsey Williams (right), ‘13, and Sarah Kessler (left), ‘13, ran the registration table and helped guests as needed. (Elizabeth Doll/ The Torch)
Editor-in-ChiefManaging EditorDesign Editor
Katie MauchKate CausbieMegan Conkle
Sports Editor Dan Sabol
Head Designer Martin Lukk
Head Photographer Elizabeth Doll Copy Editing Maggi Quigley/Sarvani Ramcharran/ Katie MauchPhoto Editor/Ad Manager Kate CausbieDistribution Casey O’BrienAdvisor D’Arcy Fallon
Sta! Writers:Cameron Mackintosh
John Plisga
Keri Heath
Elizabeth Boyer
Kelsey Johnson
Martin Lukk
Ann Tomko
Steven La Count
Lauren Swanson
The Torch is published weekly, 11 times per semester. The editors and sta! comprise an independent organization and are wholly responsible for content.
The Editorial Board is entirely responsible for editorial content.
Letters to the Editor may be submitted to:
The Wittenberg TorchP.O. Box 720Spring"eld, OH 45501 or at [email protected]
Cam Chambers
Shannon Kelleher
Jamaal Everett
Nicole Waers
Dan Sabol
Maggie KcKune
Maggi Quigley
Elizabeth Doll
Sarvani Ramcharran
WUSO’s Birthday: Celebrating 46 YearsSteven La Count ‘15Sta! [email protected]
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Keri Heath ‘16Sta! [email protected]
Pope Benedict’s Resignation Brings Chance for Change
Lack of Grant Means No Summer China Trip for StudentsElizabeth Doll ‘15Sta! [email protected]
Martin Lukk, ‘14, with children at a summer camp near Kunming, China in 2012. (Photo Courtesy of Martin Lukk)
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“Hosting Conference an Opportunity for Wittenberg”(Continued from Page 1)
Stories from Breaks Past
Spring Break or Spring!eld Break:Elizabeth Boyer ‘14Sta! [email protected]
Witt’s Watery Warzone
Cameron Mackintosh ‘15Sta! [email protected]
Clockwise from Top: Presenters talk about the past, present, and future of Cuba at one panel.; Guests at the Luncheon and Keynote speech.; Dr. Mercedes Prieto giv-ing her Keynote speech on Indigenous women of Latin America.; Craig Osterbrock, ‘13, Beatrice Nichols, ‘14, Shaydon Ra-mey, ‘15, Rebecca Price, ‘13, present on memory in Latin America. (Elizabeth Doll/ The Torch)
Members of the winning Battleships team both in and out of the water.(Elizabeth Doll/The Torch)
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“Grace, or the Art of Climbing” Review: Play Captures Reality of Human Su!eringJohn Plisga ‘13Sta! [email protected]
Top to Bottom: Aaron Glen, ‘14, plays Em’s father who has a stroke.; Meghann Greene, ‘13, and Eric Werner, ‘13, were wrestling, but get caught in an i!y position by one of the kid climbers. (Elizabeth Doll/ The Torch)
Kelsey Johnson ‘14Sta! [email protected]
Running with Scissors:They’ll Run if They Want to
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Spring Break Packing How-ToLauren Swanson ‘15Sta! [email protected]
Is This the Cable Industry’s “House of Cards”?
Kelsey Johnson ‘14Sta! [email protected]
“‘House of Cards’ is a political drama starring Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood, the House Majority Whip who does not receive his coveted Secretary of State promotion.” (Image copyright 2012 Net!ix)
John Plisga ‘13Sta! [email protected]
Comic-Con Trip Planned
The group who traveled to Comics-Con last year. (Photo coutesy of Regina Grasser)
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Travel Column
A Semester in Sweden: The Class Conundrum
Science Column:Pretty in Plastic
Maggie McKune ‘[email protected]
Shannon KelleherSta! [email protected]
Say it Ain’t So: Olympics Without Wrestling
Women’s Lacrosse Prevails While Men’s Team is Upended
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Mike Waring ‘14Sta! [email protected]
Jamaal Everett ‘13Sta! [email protected]
Wittenberg discontinued its Wrestling program in 1990. (Photo courtesy of University Archives)
Masin’s Free Throws Push Tigers Past DePauw In NCAC TourneyUniversity Communicationswww.wittenbergtigers.com
Megan Loofbourrow, ‘15, moves towards a Central opponent in pursuit of the ball. (Photo courtesy of Univeristy Communications)
Women’s Basketball Drops Denison Then Falls to DePauwDan Sabol ‘14Sports [email protected]
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University Communicationswww.wittenbergtigers.com
Witt Track and Field Prep for NCAC
