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Lakeland’s Habitat for Hu-manity chapter traveled to Lexington, Kent., over

spring break. The group consisted of 14 students, Vice President of Student Development Nate Deh-ne, and Krueger Residence Hall Director Brittaney Prosser.

Much of the work the group did was done to be sold at the Re-Store, which is similar to Good-will for housing materials. They mixed old paints of various colors together to make a new color. The group also built and painted flow-er boxes, took doors out of shops located in an abandoned mall, and built and varnished picnic tables using donated wood. They also started the foundation work for a house to be built.

When they weren’t busy working, the group participated in a variety of fun activities–it was spring break, after all. They went to a shopping mall in Lexington, went bowling, toured the Wild Turkey Distillery, and went on a hiking tour in Natural Bridge State Resort Park.

Dehne had two favorite parts of the trip. “[One part was] the ability to know that we were help-ing people in need. I personally feel that’s rewarding to do that—to give back. The second part was getting to know students, that ei-ther I knew better or some that I didn’t know at all, getting to know them. It was a fantastic group.”

Ben Bechle, senior sociology major and president of Lakeland’s Habitat chapter, said, "My favorite

part about the trip was recycling paint. This is because most people would think it's just reusing paint, but really it's all about separating the paints by warms, cools, earth tones, and whites, and deciding what is worth mixing together in order to come out with a neu-tral end product someone would be interested in purchasing. We made grayish clay looking paints, and we had the honor of naming it 'Clay Matthews.'"

SarahAnn Eskridge, junior business management major and secretary of Lakeland’s Habitat chapter, said her favorite part of the trip was going to the mall and, “Literally destroying things. “That sounds really crazy, and it was kind of creepy, but it was a really cool experience because I doubt we’ll be able to go to a creepy mall like that ever again.”

Kelsey Fulmer, freshman edu-cation major and Habitat member, said, “My favorite part was meet-

ing new people at Lakeland that I would not otherwise probably know. I made many new friends and got closer to ones I already knew. I also liked the feeling of helping others.”

Dehne said that the trip helped him appreciate all that he has. He said, “It makes me appre-ciate my job in working with col-lege students and the fun that I can share with them. It makes all of the other stuff that isn’t enjoyable about the job tolerable when I can share time like that with students. I gained a deeper appreciation for what I have and what I do.”

“It’s kind of like a self-satis-faction along with the feeling of knowing that you’re helping some-one in need,” Eskridge said about the trip’s benefits. “It’s definitely very rewarding, and you have fun at the same time while doing it, so it’s not really like work.”

Going on Habitat for Human-ity trips helped Eskridge gain a

new perspective on things. She said, “I know the first time I went I appreciated my house and what I have a lot more.”

This is the second time that Lakeland’s Habitat chapter has traveled to Lexington.

Dehne said that when the Lexington chapter heard that Lakeland was coming back, “They were really excited because we had done good work with them the last time. The comments from the Habitat were ‘Please come back. You guys do great work. You were a great bunch to work with.’ Everyone was very appreciate and really impressed with not only how our students and staff con-ducted themselves, but also with the hard work that we did.”

Eskridge said that Katie, the supervisor of deconstruction for the Lexington Habitat chapter, actually told the group that they were working too hard. Accord-ing to Eskridge, Katie said other groups that have worked at the same site in Kentucky don’t take their work as seriously, and the Lexington chapter was really ap-preciative of all the work that the Lakeland chapter was doing.

Both Dehne and Eskridge en-courage students to participate in next year’s trip if they have noth-ing else planned.

Fulmer said, “I would go again [on a trip] in a heartbeat, and I plan on going next year. I loved that it was hard work but even more fun than I ever would have thought. We got to see Lexing-ton, meet new people, and saw a culture within America I wouldn’t otherwise have seen.”

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Students and staff spend their spring break lending a helping handLakeland's Habitat heads to Kentucky

Search committee's job not done yetLakeland seeks new presidential candidates once moreBy dAnny SpAtchekManaging Editorspatchekd@lakeland.edu

None of the three presiden-tial candidates who vis-ited campus in February

were chosen as the next president of Lakeland College, according to Reverend David Michael, spokes-person for the Presidential Search Committee (PSC).

The Lakeland website released a statement from Michael on March 23 in which he said questionnaire responses completed by staff, fac-ulty, student leaders, and alumni were crucial in the PSC’s “decision to exclude two of the prospective candidates from further consider-ation; the third candidate chose to withdraw his/her name from fur-ther consideration.”

Michael said he could not dis-close which candidate withdrew and which candidates were exclud-ed or whether the decision to ex-clude candidates was unanimous.

Illinois Wesleyan University announced Jonathan Green, one of the three candidates who visited Lakeland in late February, as their new provost and dean in a March 21 press release. Michael said it is common for candidates to apply at more than one school.

“The committee’s work which involves individuals like the two that were not chosen carries with it a certain responsibility for confi-dentiality so I really can’t talk about whether it was unanimous or not,” Michael said. “I can simply say that the committee as a whole did not feel that they were ready to present either of those to the trustees as the candidate of choice.

“Primarily our conclusion was that they didn’t seem like a good fit with Lakeland. That’s re-ally the simplest way I can put it. Even after considering their expe-rience and the way in which they responded in the conversations they had with both the committee

and the faculty and staff, we came to the conclusion that neither one was a good fit for Lakeland,” Mi-chael said.

Michael said the PSC hopes to bring new candidates to cam-pus before summer.

The PSC met March 25 and decided to continue using the search firm it hired when it first met last July. The firm, AGB search, a consultant associated with the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universi-ties, costs $90 thousand from the beginning of a search until the search ends.

“The committee has worked long and hard,” Michael said. “There is disappointment that we haven’t done better at finding the right candidate up to this point, but everyone is determined and committed to moving ahead with it. But we always knew that we might work and might discover candidates that we wanted to ex-

pose to the campus and that they wouldn’t be the ones we were fi-nally going to end up with. We know that our job continues until we find the right candidates.”

President Stephen Gould said he is not sure how long he will stay on as Lakeland’s president if a replacement is not chosen by his scheduled retirement on July 1.

“I don’t know how long,” Gould said. “There’s certainly a limit in here someplace. I’m cer-tainly willing to stay through the summer. I hope it doesn’t come to being asked to serve any longer, but we’ll see.

“The selection of a president is probably the most important decision a board makes. It’s a diffi-cult thing for a school to deal with when the board gets it wrong. There are instances of presidents who don’t last a year or don’t last two years and then you’re back in this time-consuming, tension-producing process all over again.”

Lakeland students who went on the Habitat trip are Ben Bechle, Daniel Carriveau, Shane Collins, Kim-berly DeJong, SarahAnn Eskridge, Kelsey Fulmer, Jake Halverson, Donghwan Keum, Terceira Molnar, Tess Myklebust, Sayo Ohta, Tylar Tague, Lori Thenen, and April Thern.

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Possible expansion for The Daily GrindSeveral factors must be taken into considerationBy Al FAirchildStaff Reporterfairchilda@lakeland.edu

If Sarah McBroom has things her way, The Daily Grind cof-fee shop will be enlarged.That’s not to say the expan-

sion is a done deal.McBroom, who manages The

Daily Grind under the supervision of Assistant Director of Catering Caroline Korhonen and Director of Dining Services Greg Hopkins, said the idea of revamping the shop was originally the brainchild of Vice President for Student Af-fairs Sandy Gibbons-Vollbrecht, who wanted to streamline the shop’s services.

The coffee shop currently oc-cupies approximately 240 square feet in the northeastern corner of the Campus Center. The original setup of The Daily Grind—and its ongoing maintenance—have been supported by Crimson Cup Coffee and Tea, a gourmet coffee-roasting company headquartered in Co-lumbus, Ohio.

“Crimson Cup provides cli-ents like Lakeland with the nec-essary tools needed to design and maintain their own independent coffee shops,” said Korhonen. She, along with other representatives of Student Life and Dining Servic-es, hope to extend the shop by six feet to the west [towards the Pub] and ten feet to the north.

McBroom said while that doesn’t seem like much more room, it would allow a completely new way of organizing the shop. “The

main reason for the expansion is that we get such long lines during peak periods. The college has re-ally grown, and we often get lines of as many as 20 people at a time to serve during the ten-minute gap between classes,” she said.

It’s not hard to see how that could happen when a single em-ployee must often take orders, make the drinks, and also man the register. While this does not always occur, many times it is ne-cessitated by the limited space.

“Once we get more than two bodies behind the counter,” Mc-Broom said, “it’s almost like we’re dancing, trying to get around each other.

“Right now it’s all kind of conjugated, and becomes sort of a big cluster when it gets busy,” she said. “We want to come up with a way to order at one place, and then pick up the products at another.”

The additional six feet of counter space could provide room for such a system, but the final look of the makeover hasn’t yet been approved.

“It[the makeover] has already been submitted to Crimson Cup,” McBroom said. Crimson Cup will design the layout and draw up the blueprints based on the existing electrical and plumbing systems.

“If the expansion goes through,” said Korhonen, “it will increase counter space and work-space for the employees, and pro-vide increased comfort in both ordering and pick-up services for the customers.”

McBroom noted, “In addition to adding space, the renovation would include the installation of a larger double sink. That would add efficiency in turning out fro-zen drinks, which have become increasingly popular among the many items offered at The Daily Grind.

“A multiple-compartment sink would replace the little pedal sink we have now, making it much easier to properly wash the ice blenders,” she added.

“What could really hold us up,” McBroom continued, “isn’t so much the planning and logistics, but the cost, which we’re trying to keep minimal—just getting the whole thing approved by the col-lege.”

In the end, another factor could play a part, too. The col-lege tentatively plans to move its library into the Younger Family Campus Center during the con-struction slated for the period just after the 2012 sesquicentennial, and then build a new center just to the east of the existing one. In truth, nobody really knows yet if the coffee shop might be moved to an entirely new location.

The ramifications of such questions have not escaped McB-room.

“What I’ve heard isn’t set in stone,” she said, “but I understand that this area [the present student lounge] might either be a part of the library or, possibly, an inter-net café. If it turns out to be a café, then we’ll probably expand the

coffee area where it is now.”Whatever happens, McB-

room, Dining Services, and Stu-dent Life have an overall plan to address the problems that have been uncovered during the coffee shop’s seven years of operation.

Whether the business is ex-panded or winds up in a new lo-cation, they hope to make getting a latte, smoothie, coffee, or tea during the cramped time between classes a less frantic and more en-joyable experience for all.

The Melting Pot Jam was held this past Saturday, March 26 at St. Luke’s Church in Sheboygan. Four groups came together to put on this event, three of which were Lakeland College’s Outreach Com-

mittee through Katie Shumway, Charlie Kreb’s Acting class, and April Arvan’s Diversity in Sports class. The other organization was People to People International (PTPI).

The Melting Pot Jam is held annually an in its third year. Professor of Psychology Dr. Alicia Helion estimated that about 60 people were in at-tendance the first year.

Becky Meyer, senior Spanish and writing major, has attended the Melting Pot Jam all three years. Meyer said, “It is cool to see how big it has gotten from where it started.”

Adam Miller, senior sports studies major, said, “The Melting Pot Jam is a culturally diverse event—a social event—that brings together people of all ages and backgrounds in the Lakeland College and Sheboygan com-munity.” Miller said he attended the event last year and felt fortunate to have been able to help organize it this year.

The event was held for three hours. People were seated randomly at tables in an attempt to encourage people to mingle. At each table was a card that stated an objective: find five things in common with the other people at your table. One table found they all had a Facebook profile—even a retired Sheboygan community member.

Dinner consisted of different ethnic foods. Afterwards, people were instructed to color flags of their nationality and were taught origami. Ev-eryone worked together to make 1,000 origami cranes to send to Japan.

The last event was an egg drop. Each table was given materials to con-struct a basket than an egg could be dropped into without being broken. It was clear to most that new acquaintances were being made through each of the Melting Pot Jam’s activities.

President of the Sheboygan Chapter of PTPI, Judy Slawny, explained they became involved with the event because of one PTPI member, Susan Copsey. Copsey was interested in bridging the gap between Lakeland Col-lege and the community of Sheboygan.

Slawny explained that PTPI has been a part of the Sheboygan com-munity for roughly 40 years. The organization focuses on global education. Slawny exclaimed, “What better way is there to connect the community with other nationalities than through the Lakeland College international students?”

CJ Cuiqian Chen, an international student from China, said, “I came myself to learn about other people’s experiences and cultures.”

You can look forward to next year’s Melting Pot Jam as it has become a widely accepted tradition among those involved in the event.

Melting Pot JamThird annual event is a successBy TerceirA MolnArStaff Reportermolnart@lakeland.edu

Sarah McBroom serves up a cup of coffee at The Daily Grind.

International NightProvides opportunity to help JapanBy Mike knAAkCopy Editorknaakm@lakeland.edu

It doesn’t take much time on Lakeland’s campus for one to com-prehend the diversity of the college’s students. Realizing this, Global Student Association (GSA) hosts a perfect example of

this diverse student body every year with International Night.Senior GSA Executive Board Member Pratikshya Bhandari said

this year’s performances showcase students from Burma, China, South Korea, Malawi, Japan, Peru, and Haiti as they perform dances unique to their respective countries. There will also be a combined dance with students rooted to Nepal, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kosovo.

In light of the terrible hardships facing those in Japan, GSA will be accepting donations for Japanese aid from audience members via collection boxes.

“Because International Night attracts such a large, diverse crowd from student, faculty, staff, and community members, it will be a nice thing to include International Night as a fundraiser,” Bhandari said.

International Night will feature songs and dances exclusively.Those who attend International Night can expect to enjoy each

country’s unique contributions to the show without having to sit through dry PowerPoint presentations (students stare at enough of those during the day anyway). “I think when it’s a convocation and it’s at night, people are really more interested in listening to the songs that we listened to when we were growing up—the dances that we learned.

“I think dances, songs, and even skits are the best way to show Lakeland and the community where we come from,” Bhandari said.

The hype surrounding International Night has risen in con-secutive years, but Bhandari did not seem concerned by others’ lofty expectations. “As soon as people see a bigger crowd of performers I think they are going to expect a really fantastic performance,” she said. “I’m pretty sure we will exceed the expectations this year.”

Bhandari commented about her own experiences in preparing for International Night. “It has been so cool learning dances from three other countries that you have no idea how they dance. That’s when you realize there’s so much more [to dancing] than just jump-ing to music. There’s so much culture in just one or two steps,” she said.

International Night has been known to bring in large crowds. According to Bhandari, last year’s International Night attracted over 200 students.

“Everyone should come to this year’s International Night. It’s going to be amazing.”

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LC Spiritual LifeOrganization hosts events

The Spiritual Life Council (SLC) is a student organi-zation that encourages diverse religious experiences creating conversation about spirituality here on cam-

pus.The SLC hosted a 23-hour Spiritual Life Retreat start-

ing the evening of Feb. 25. Chaplain Kelly Stone hosted this event as an opportunity for Lakeland students to spend time off campus in a remote location in Random Lake.

The retreat included meals, games, and sharing of be-liefs. This allowed the 14 students in attendance to get to know one another. The theme for the retreat was, “Growing faith and building communities.”

President of the SLC Amy Borntrager said, “We made dinner together and had some really good discussions.

“The retreat was a great opportunity for me to get off campus, have fun with friends, and just relax for awhile. I had a lot of fun and can't wait until we have another retreat.”

The SLC also invited students to a fasting ritual from Facebook. Fourteen students signed up to participate in a 24-hour Facebook fast which started at 7 p.m. March 22.

The purpose for this event was for students to attempt to connect with individuals face to face. “As much as tech-nology works wonders, it also prevents us from communi-cating on a personal level,” said Stone.

“I know that for myself, it was weird to go on the com-puter and not instantly check Facebook, but I actually liked it a lot,” said Borntrager. “I was more focused on my work and got things done much faster.”

“The feedback has been positive and students have shared, ‘I didn't realize how much time I spent on Face-book,’" said Stone.

A similar event, a 24-hour texting fast, was held start-ing at 7 p.m. March 29 for the same reasons Stone explained above.

The SLC “invites people to participate and find their place in their spiritual journey. It’s an exploration, not a des-tination, and we invite people to join us,” said Stone.

The SLC meets every Thursday at 4:15 p.m. in the Cam-pus Center, and chapel services take place every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Ley Chapel.

If you would like more information on the SLC contact Chaplain Kelly Stone at stonek@lakeland.edu or Amy Born-trager at borntragera@lakeland.edu.

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Learn more about BSUEvents planned

The Nonprofit Leadership Student Association (for-merly the American Humanics Student Association) of Lakeland College is hosting its ninth annual fundrais-

ing Wine and Cheese Event.The event will take place on Friday, April 8 from 6 to 9

p.m. in the David and Valerie Black Room of the Laun Cen-ter.

This year’s theme is “The Roaring ‘20s.” Roaring ‘20s at-tire is suggested but not required.

The event will feature wines, cheeses provided by Sartori Cheese, appetizers, and desserts. Live entertainment and mu-sic will be provided. It will be an evening of fun, giving, and networking.

Each year, the event raises money for Nonprofit Leader-ship students working toward their nonprofit leadership cer-tification. Lakeland is the only college in the state of Wiscon-sin offering this certification.

Ten percent of the profits will benefit the Malawi High School Education for Orphans fund. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Lakeland’s Malawi students.

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations dedi-cated to educating, preparing, and certifying professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations.

The Nonprofit Leadership Student Association is still asking for donations of goods and/or services. Monetary do-nations are appreciated as well. All donors will receive rec-ognition for their tax-deductible gift at the event. Donations valued at $100 or more will receive two free tickets to attend.

Tickets to the Wine and Cheese Event are limited. They are $25 per person or $40 per pair and can be paid by check or credit card.

To reserve your place on the guest list, contact Dr. Don Francis at (920)565-1282 or Lee Ann Van Der Sande at (920)254-1823 or at vandersandel@lakeland.edu.

Wine and CheeseAnnual fundraiser is near

According to its mission statement, the Black Stu-dent Union (BSU) exists to promote the aware-ness of African American heritage on campus and

in the surrounding communities. It aspires to be considered an influential party by all

organizations dealing with issues that may have a sig-nificant impact on African Americans and their history; it may also be considered partly responsible for all major activities at Lakeland that involve African Americans and their history.

BSU consists of 30 students from the day program. There is about a 75 percent attendance at the weekly meetings. A great deal of help is given by advisor Sandy Gibbons-Vollbrecht, dean of students, and by Lakeland graduate and former BSU member, David “Big Moe” Si-mon.

BSU member Caprion Hawkins said, “BSU to me is a place where all kinds of students can come together to express issues and concerns on campus. It enlightens every student who decides to attend.”

Vice President of BSU LaSheka Townes said, “BSU to me means being able to come together in a group of people who share some of the same values and back-ground history as me. I believe it’s here to help and en-courage students and to educate the campus of the Afri-can American heritage.”

BSU annually hosts a number of entertainment events, such as the Date Auction held in the fall during Homecoming Week, the Essence of Heritage (EOH) per-formance in the spring, and Open Mic nights during the academic year allowing students on campus and other individuals from the Milwaukee and Sheboygan areas a chance to showcase their talents.

This spring, BSU hosted “The Debate,” an event that dis-cussed different topics of race and values of African American culture. BSU holds Black Historical BINGO Night, usually in the Pub, in fall. Students are able to participate in fun games of BINGO while learning more about African American cul-ture.

One event to look for this spring is the Black Profes-sionals on Point. Several African American professionals will come to campus for a panel discussion and share about their roads to success. This event is tentatively scheduled for April 14.

BSU is open to all. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Laun 210.

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Joe Sapp - FreshmanComputer Science

“Probably I’ll go. It’s a convo credit and it’s probably going to be a good

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Adams Disi - JuniorEducation

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Dalton Witalison - FreshmanCriminal Justice

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Terceira’s top ten YouTube video reviewsBy Terceira MolnarStaff Reportermolnart@lakeland.edu

1. SeriouS . . .LoL. . .SometimeS - these brown eyes and Drumstick ice cream cone might fool you into

thinking it’s one of those dime-a-dozen viral baby videos. Wait, what was that? this baby has the evil look of a Bond villain, but can’t seem to take himself seriously.

2. ChuBBy Cuppy Cake Boy - if you don’t get too upset at his parents for celebrating his diabetes, this

little man will make even the loneliest of people feel okay. this child is endearing and sweet.

3. kiWi! - this user’s animation was his master’s the-sis about a flightless bird with the drive to fly. After

a quick date with Wikipedia, i discovered kiwis are an actual species of bird that are indeed flightless and en-dangered due to deforestation. this information enlight-ened my perception of the existential bird. there is a lack of forestry in the graphics, and immediacy for the bird to aviate, but he still dies. oops…did i forget to say spoiler alert? my bad.

4. CarL Sagan - paLe BLue Dot - Feeling little and worthless? Watch this video to feel at home on the

“little pale dot,” our home—earth. this famous scientist reads from his novel and helps put things in perspective. this particular video is good because it stirs the poetic heart. the narrator’s tone borders a pBS nova or Lifetime movie special, and it makes you think.

5. Bo Burnham - “What’S Funny” - this video is a little shaky, but the Blair Witch-like nausea is worth

it. Bo Burnham, a youtube star, is the youngest comedian to be featured on Comedy Central presents as of July 2009. he is a hybrid of John Swift and Weird al. he is a talented pianist and vocal artist. he often plays his humor off lan-guage puns, societal taboos, and self-mockery.

6. Logorama - it won an oscar for the best short animated film in 2009. This video is a satire of the

corporate world, starring ronald mcDonald as the evil and violent villain.

7. Sir ken roBinSon: Do SChooLS kiLL Cre-ativity? - this video comes from teD: ideas worth

spreading, a nonprofit organization started in 1984 based on technology, entertainment, and Design. teD brings together scholars to give short lectures on various topics. this video, as titled, asks whether structured education is counterproductive to the growth of the creative geniuses of tomorrow.

8. rSa animate - Drive: the SurpriSing truth aBout What motivateS uS - these

animators bring together lecture and illustration to dem-onstrate an alluring concept on the individual and capi-talism. What really drives us to work? money will only motivate a person so much, so what drives us beyond that?

9. “Like LiLLy Like WiLSon” By tayLor maLi - this poet performs his funny poem on the intel-

lect and inspiration of his student and the world. mali has a unique light-hearted approach to dealing with hard pressed issues, such as homophobia. His inflections and hand gestures also pepper his poem with delight.

10. SaturDay night Live - nataLie rapS - number ten could only be the ever-so-sweet ac-

tress rapping about her “bad” ways. everyone loves a hot girl who pretends to be less than perfect.

In ascending order of awesomeness, here are my video faves from YouTube to your computer screen

Visit www.lakelandmirror.com for links to all of these videos.

Post a link to your favoriteYouTube video in the comments section, and tell us why you like it.

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Jesus is coming to Lakeland’s campus tonightWhy this show, at this time, for this audience?

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Every spring, Lakeland Col-lege students, under the direction of Assistant Pro-

fessor of Theatre Charlie Krebs and his right-hand women Jessica Mueller and Becky Haen, perform a musical; this year that musical is “Godspell.”

One reason Krebs picked this show is because of its connection with Lakeland through the United Church of Christ (UCC).

“Godspell” is the story of the gospel of Matthew depicted with parables, but with a modern twist to the lessons that Jesus is teach-ing.

It is a way of taking these stories and making them more ap-pealing. The improvisation that the cast put into the performance really helps to connect the audi-ence to the show on a more per-sonal level.

“I love experimenting, and I especially love giving students permission to try stuff, permis-sion to invent. I mean most of the stuff that you’ll see in the show was their invention. Of course I

had ideas, but it’s kind of like giv-ing them a license to come up with stuff—and boy did they come up with stuff,” said Krebs.

Another reason Krebs picked this show was because he thought it would make a good ensemble piece. He said, “We have a bunch of new people and I thought it was a good piece to get some of those people involved in Lakeland The-atre.”

Senior Aaron Kraemer, one of the main actors playing both John the Baptist and Judas, said, “I think what people are going to take away most from this is the group effort that it takes from ev-eryone.

“Not only the cast, but the grips, the crew, the light board, the sound people, Charlie himself, and then the audience as well. Ev-eryone puts together some kind of piece to the puzzle. Then it all comes together as this big, extrav-agant, and beautiful musical.”

“It’s not your typical Lakeland musical; I’ll say that for one thing,” said senior Cody Linder, who plays Jesus. “It’s different from other years in the past. In other years it’s been more serious, more dramatic.

This is a little more avant-garde, a bit more experimental in certain ways.”

This musical will make you laugh and may even make you cry. Krebs said, “There are lots of moments—even in rehearsals—that have kind of taken my breath away. Every night at rehearsal the cast is crying. So obviously this is having tremendous meaning for people.”

The opening performance of “Godspell” is tonight at 7:30 p.m. Additional performances will be April 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. and April 3 at 2 p.m. in the Bradley Building. The attendance is free for Lake-land students and is also worth one convocation credit.

Tickets can be obtained at the box office on the day of each per-formance, but it is recommended you reserve your tickets ahead of time as they go quickly for these types of performances.

Tickets are $5 for non-Lake-land students, $8 dollars for se-niors (60 and over) for the Sun-day matinee, and $15 for adults. To get tickets, call Deb Fale at (920) 565-1536. Students rehearse in preparation for upcoming performances.

Photos by Jenni Heinrich.

By Jenni HeinricHFun House Editorheinrichj@lakeland.edu

Most people bought the Wii to play with friends, at least part of

the time. The problem is finding a game that people want to play. Here is a quick rundown of four party games and whether or not they are worth the price.

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest PaRty 3 - Dance Dance Revolution is a

Japanese series of games that thinks that dancing looks some-thing like stomping on bugs. This game comes along with a dance mat, which you try to step on in time with the on screen arrows.

The difficulty ranges from laugh-ably easy to beyond difficult, so it is easy to find your friends a skill level they can go on. There is also a new mode that allows you to point the Wii remote in different directions along with using your feet, which offers something new to returning players. In the end, it’s worth buying if you think the people playing it with you will not mind getting sweaty and looking pretty silly.

MaRio PaRty Wii - The latest in the popular franchise, Mario Party

Wii adds new motion controls to try to keep it seeming fresh, along with a lot of new courses and characters added into the

fun. This game is fun to play with friends provided you are at about the same level. Otherwise expect a lot of one-sided races and one player giving up and quitting halfway through a race. Most people are willing to at least give the game a shot, which makes it good to have around if a lot of people go through your room looking for something to do.

Pokémon Battle Revolution - Fans of Battle Revolution’s father series,

Pokémon Stadium, will remem-ber it having a lot of different fea-tures, from the rental Pokémon that made it easy for anyone to pick up and play to a bunch of mini games. These features

are absent in Pokémon Battle Revolution. The only reason that you would want this game is if you and your friends want to use the optional connect to DS fea-ture to battle with Pokémon you already have from the other game series. Even for the most hardcore fans of the series I can’t recom-mend this game. It doesn’t add much to the battle experience and really has no other use.

PinBall Hall of fame: tHe Williams collection - This is one of the best pinball

games I have played. It features very realistic digital versions of actual pinball machines and intu-itive controls. It’s easy to play for anyone who has a basic knowl-

edge of how to play pinball, but if your friends are feeling more competitive, the challenge mode allows for some stiff competition.

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Summer is just around the corner. While most students look forward to being free from classes, projects, and

exams, work is also on the horizon. With the economy still in rough shape, securing a summer job can be a somewhat daunting task.

Whether you are simply looking for a temporary summer job, or trying to launch your career after graduation, these tips can be helpful in securing—and succeeding in—job interviews.

Start today - Although it is still March, remember that part-time summer jobs

tend to fill very quickly. You need to analyze what you want to do, but be open to trying new things as well. Business Professor Bar-bara Hengst said, “You may need to take a job you don’t care about, but you can learn a lot from those jobs. You’ll learn how to work with people–and that’s important.”

Look around you - You cannot simply rely on the classifieds if you want to find a

job. “You can do the classified ads in the pa-per, but generally speaking, there is usually not a whole lot of stuff that is posted,” said

Hengst.“Talk to your instructors, and find out

what they know. Talk to career counselors. I would even talk to family and friends, be-cause it’s amazing how many contacts you have through them.”

Hengst also said it’s important to get your name out there by handing out your résumé.

“When I was in Door County last week, it was amazing how many postings they had in the actual shops up there. Go where you want to be. Get your résumé out there. Look for the ‘Help Wanted’ signs,” she said.

A final tip Hengst gave was to look presentable even when you’re dropping off your résumé. She advised you should not simply waltz in wearing ordinary shorts and a t-shirt.

do your homework - Once you’ve se-cured an interview, you must prepare

for it. Director of Career Development Lisa Stephan said that being prepared is critical. Before you go in for your interview, it is im-portant to know something about the orga-nization that may potentially hire you.

FirSt impreSSionS matter - Stephan also pointed out that within the first 15

seconds of an interview, most interviewers decide if you’d be fit for the job. While it is important to answer the questions in the interview well, first impressions are always critical.

“Be polished. Everything, including your handshake, is important,” said Stephan.

Hengst adds that you should never

bring a friend to your interview. “You nev-er know if you’re going to be talking with someone right away. If you need a ride, let them drop you off, drive around, get a Coke, and then come back.”

know where you’re going - Some of the questions asked during the interview

might be tough. Stephan claims that it is all right to stop and think about a question be-fore you answer it. “Pause and take a breath-er. Be more introverted in your approach. Collect your thoughts, and know where you are going with them.”

FoLLow up - Once your interview is com-pleted, it is important to do some sort of

follow up.“Send a handwritten ‘Thank You’ note.

You can even use this opportunity to solve a problem.”

Stephan went on to explain that if you were asked a question in the interview that you’ve been churning around in your brain since the meeting, you could always bring up new ideas in your letter. It will show that you are serious about the job, and that you have put a lot of thought and effort into the situation.

While there is not one specific “secret” that will get you the job every time you go to an interview, if you use these tips, it should at least give you a better chance of coming out on top.

Even if you don’t succeed right away, don’t give up after just one interview. Keep trying, and with persistence you’ll be able to get a job.

The hunt begins for summer and full-time jobsHelpful hints for securing and succeeding in your job interviewBy Justin RukaStaff Reporterrukaj@lakeland.edu

Sehee Yun attended Ansan College in South Korea. After graduating, she became a professional make-up art-

ist and worked with many Korean celeb-rities. One day, she visited Ansan College to see her professor, and the professor told her that there was a sister-college relation-ship between Ansan College and Lakeland College, and she that suggested Yun study abroad at Lakeland.

Yun decided to give up her job so she could move to America in January to study art.

In order to be an official Lakeland stu-dent, Yun took the Test of English as a For-eign Language (TOEFL), but she did not pass. Then, she went to the English Lan-guage Institute (ELI) at Lakeland College to improve her English and prepare to take the TOEFL again.

She insists that living in the U.S is extremely hard as an international stu-dent due to her fear of cultural differences, homesickness, and learning English.

“I thought that every place in America would look like New York City,” Yun says. “Images of America in media show only beautiful city views. I was shocked when I first came to Sheboygan because it’s not what I expected.”

Yun says that Sheboygan has a poor public transportation system, Lakeland’s shuttle only takes students a limited route, and she is afraid to call the shuttle drivers due to her lack of knowledge of English ex-pressions.

Another cultural difference that shocked Yun at first was the way Ameri-cans expose themselves. “Half-naked peo-ple walk around in my dormitory,” Yun says. This is embarrassing to her, especially when she meets students wearing only their towels. But she says that she’s getting

used to it now. Yun usually goes to class at 8 a.m. and

finishes her classes at 5 p.m. She has supper and then does her assignments. Yun stud-ies English through TV shows or reading books, and falls asleep around 2 a.m. listen-ing to an English vocabulary tape.

Yun says that she has repeated this routine since she came to America, but she has not grown tired of it. One thing that does tire her, though, is the pressure to pass the TOEFL and graduate from Lake-land as soon as possible because studying abroad costs a lot of money.

An additional thing that worries Yun is the high level of ELI courses because the courses she is taking are very difficult for her. Previously, there were two levels of ELI courses—basic courses and high level courses—but now there is only one level due to the decreased number of ELI stu-dents at Lakeland.

“Every ELI student who has stayed only a few months in the U.S. has difficul-ties,” Tim Fojtik, director of the ELI says. “One year later, they forget the difficulties they had.”

Fojtik says that Yun has been doing fine with her classes so far. In order to over-come the difficulties, Fojtik insists that she should stick with the basics: eating right, getting to sleep on time, and exercising.

Yun says living in the U.S makes her happy even though it is hard. There are many nice people around her. She says that all of her ELI teachers are really nice—es-pecially Fojtik. Yun’s teachers have tried to accommodate her in classes and have given her good opportunities by pairing her up with three native English speaking students as language partners. She says she met two of them, and they treated her well, even though it was hard to communicate with them at times. Yun hopes to meet more nice people in the U.S. as she contin-ues her studies.

By Hyun Dong yeoStaff Reporteryeoh@lakeland.edu

Living in the United StatesOne international student’s struggles

Sehee Yun has experienced some culture shock since coming to the U.S., but she is remaining focused on her studies.

Photos provided by Sehee Yun

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Issue 5, March 31, 2011FeaturesGet to know a staff memberCounselor had ties to LC before working hereBy Christine DeitteStaff Reporterdeittec@lakeland.edu

Last November, Kristine Feggestad started working as a counselor in Lakeland’s Health Center every Fri-

day. She received a call from Cary Knier, di-rector of counseling services, asking if Kris-tine would be interested in the counseling position. Kristine had preciously filled in for Knier while she was on maternity leave.

Seven years before becoming a counselor at Lakeland, Kristine lived in Vermont where she received her master’s degree in psychol-ogy and her license for counseling.

Kristine got her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology. She said that she has worked in group homes with people who have physical disabilities and mental health problems.

She said, “I knew that after receiving my psychology degree that I wanted to become a counselor.”

Knier said, “Kristine has lots of experi-ence with college students and is very easy to talk to.”

Lakeland is not Kristine’s only place of employment. She also works two other part-time jobs. She is a counselor at UW-Sheboy-gan, and she works at Northshore Clinic in Sheboygan. She has also taught a Mac pro-gram class for the Kellett School.

Kristine said she enjoys cooking with her husband, running, biking, and hiking, and she loves to travel. She mentioned that

she ran her first marathon in May of last year. “Running is important to me,” said Kristine.

She is married to Paul Pickardt, assistant professor of biology, who started working at Lakeland in 2006. They reside in Sheboygan with their two kids, ages six and ten.

Kristine is on campus Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students interested in seeing her should email feggestadk@lakeland.edu to set up an appointment.

Volkswagen in Old MainLearn about another Lakeland legendBy ABigAil OrtegAStaff Reporterortegaa@lakeland.edu

This story is of the legend that is Theophilis Hilgeman and his Bee-tle.

One spring evening on the Mission House campus, a voice echoed as some-one exclaimed, “There’s a car in Mission House,” according to Lucretia Crawford, current associate professor of English.

Presumably, Hilgeman ran to see what the commotion was all about, and he dis-covered his Volkswagen Beetle inside of the Mission House building.

The Volkswagen had apparently been dismantled from where it sat in its parking space and was then reassembled, piece-by-piece, inside the building, displayed as a trophy of the Mission House students’ charming achievement. Professor Hilge-man may have disagreed.

Here is a little background about Hilgeman from Mission House Mirror ar-ticles from 1939 and 1952.

Hilgeman received a Mission House divinity degree in 1925. He earned his mas-ter’s degree from Yale University in Con-necticut. Hilgeman served as a Mission House missionary in China from 1925 to 1942.

In 1944, he became the Promotional Secretary for Mission House. In 1946, Hilgeman was named the Head of the His-tory Department; the following year he be-

came Professor of Secular History.It was during his years as a history

professor that he became the victim of the prank that continues to live on as Lakeland legend.

In the spirit of April Fools’ day, I in-vite you to share any more information you may have about Hilgeman’s Volkswagen or about any other ultimate pranks which have taken place on the grounds of Lake-land.

Visit www.lakelandmirror.com to add your comments to this article.

Student works to share her love of study abroadThe opportunity to live and study outside the U.S. is an adventure not to be missedBy Brittney sAnDBergEditor-in-Chiefsandbergb@lakeland.edu

It seems strange that a student who is very involved on cam-pus—this particular student

is a member of Spanish National Honor Society, Nonprofit Leader-ship Student Association, Mortar Board, Lakeland’s band and choir, and also works as a resident assis-tant—would be encouraging oth-er students to spend a semester far away from Lakeland, but that is exactly what Rachel Brooks is do-ing through her impassioned pro-motion of studying abroad.

A native of Champion, Mich., Rachel is completing a German major and Spanish and nonprofit management minors this semester. In addition to her regular course-work, she has been a student in Lakeland’s honors program since her sophomore year, and as part of the program’s requirements, she is finishing her senior honors project.

After talking with her moth-er, who told Rachel to focus her project on something she was al-ready interested in, Rachel quick-ly knew that studying abroad was the right topic for her project.

“I have a passion for study-ing abroad and seeing the world, and I want people to have that experience, too,” explains Rachel. “I studied in Marburg, Germany last year from February to June, and it was just an amazing experi-ence. I feel that Lakeland doesn’t promote study abroad as much as it could, so people don’t really

realize its opportunities. I wanted to do something to help Lakeland and help students be more cultur-al as well.”

Rachel wanted to figure out how to increase awareness of the study abroad opportunities avail-able through Lakeland. As part of her project, she planned a study abroad fair which took place in the Campus Center on March 8.

Rachel also wanted to know why students don’t study abroad. From the surveys that she col-lected during the fair, she learned the three main reasons in order of why Lakeland students haven’t studied abroad are homesickness, not knowing the language, and expenses.

According to Instructor of Spanish Elizabeth Shumway, who advised Rachel’s project, under-standing those concerns will be helpful when encouraging other students to study abroad. Shum-way said, “We, as teachers, can attack those areas. I can address them when I’m telling people they should go to Spain, Costa Rica, or Columbia.”

Rachel admits that there was a little fear mixed in with her excitement about traveling to Germany since she didn’t know anyone over there, but once she met the 50 other students in the International Undergraduate Study Program, she made friends quickly. “Sometimes I missed my parents a little bit, but I didn’t re-ally get too homesick. I learned so much. Not just school things; it was life experiences.

“I was in a big city compared to what I’m used to; it was 80,000 people. I can use public trans-portation now. I’ve got so much more independence, and I know that I can live by myself in a dif-ferent country with a language that isn’t my native language.” In addition, Rachel says her tuition, airfare, and other expenses totaled $10,000 during her semester in Germany, which was $4,000 less than her expenses during a previ-ous semester at Lakeland.

The benefits of studying abroad don’t stop there. Rachel says, “I had class three days a week, so I had four-day weekends. Since things are so close there, you can get on a train and go to the next country, and it will only

take two or three hours. I could go out, travel, and see places and still study and learn the language and the culture. It was amazing.”

Associate Professor of Ger-man Martin Ulrich, who is Ra-chel’s academic advisor, said, “I was very happy that she was excited about her experience in Germany, and I was all the more happy that she was interested in getting other people involved to do the same thing. It’s important that Americans study abroad and that they find out more about the world. As big and as important a country as America is, we tend to be a little bit isolated, strangely enough. She was trying to find a way of solving that problem.”

Assistant Professor for Busi-

ness Administration Scott Nie-derjohn, who taught the Develop-ing an Original Project course in which Rachel began planning the study abroad fair, said, “She did a nice job identifying the research on study abroad, generally, and how it benefits college students academically, socially, and pro-fessionally. I think Rachel’s work demonstrates the type of con-tribution we expect our honors students’ projects to make, as her project will, in a small way, leave Lakeland a better place than she found it when she arrived on cam-pus.”

As Rachel said herself, she wants to help Lakeland and help Lakeland students, and she found a perfect way to do just that.

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Brooks explains the advantages of studying abroad while showing items that come from other countries.

This photo of Hilgeman was printed in the Oct. 13, 1944 issue of the Mission House Mirror.uwc.edu

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Thumbs up

Musicals: Yay for Godspell!

Pranking people: What’s more fun than laughing at other people’s expense?

International Night: The performances have always been something to look forward

to.

Thumbs Down

When a fly lands in your drink: stupid flies.

Getting pranked: not nearly as much fun as doing the pranking.

Failing in an interview: good jobs are really difficult to find.

To prank, or not to prank, that is the questionTen practical jokes to help get you in the April Fools’ spiritBy Jenni HeinricHFun House Editorheinrichj@lakeland.edu

April first is right around the corner; you only have one more day to perfect those

practical jokes before April Fools’ Day is here. Here are ten ideas to help jump-start your creativity:

1. Put cling wrap across the toilet (under the seat). A warning, this will make a

mess. The idea is that the victim will sit down to do their business, and instead of going into the toi-let, it will spill out the sides. Very funny, unless you are the one who has to clean it up.

2. Tape or rubber band the handle of the sprayer on the kitchen sink. Doing

this will create a mess but nothing too serious. With this prank, when the victim turns on the faucet they will get sprayed with water.

3. If you know someone who uses mechanical pencils, you can frustrate him or

her by taking the lead out of all his or her pencils or gluing the ends shut. It’ll be funny to watch him or her freak out, having nothing to write with.

4. Put a friend’s (or enemy’s) hand in warm water while he or she is sleeping. The

warm water relaxes the body and can cause a person to lose control of his or her bladder, resulting in a wet bed.

5. Tape a piece of thin string to a dollar bill, place it on the ground and when

someone bends down to try and pick it up, yank on the string. It will leave you laughing while the person that fell for the joke walks away looking to see if anyone saw him or her fall for the joke. (Side note: make sure it’s not a big bill, just in case the string breaks.)

7. If a friend leaves his or her phone unattended you can change your name to his or

her significant other’s name. Now, you can torture them with mean, crazy, or weird texts.

8. Tape the bottom of, or unplug, the mouse from someone’s computer.

Then sit back and watch him or her freak out at the computer.

9. Tell a friend that his or her food smells funny. When the victim leans

in to smell it, push his or her face into the food. They will be upset; you will laugh.

10. Tell someone that you have ten pieces of in-formation and only

give them nine. It will be funny if they get upset, but even funnier if they don’t realize it.

Now remember that an April Fools’ joke should be for fun, not to be mean. It is only a truly good joke if you yell “APRIL FOOLS!” afterwards.

These are just a few jokes and pranks to be pulled. Yet there are still thousands out there. So go out and start pranking!

WHAT’S MELTING? By Terceira Molnar

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Men’s volleyball average at MIVA ChampionshipsMen head to WVC tournament in Oshkosh this weekend

The Lakeland College men’s volleyball team went 1-2 in pool play and was knocked

out in the semifinals of the silver bracket at the MIVA Champi-onships in Columbus, Ohio the weekend of March 5 and 6.

Lakeland (15-18) was in group B for pool play and opened the tournament against the host, Ohio State, losing 2-0 (15-18, 25-15). In their second match the Muskies got their first win of the tourna-ment, defeating Ohio Northern 2-0 (25-20, 25-13).

In the afternoon, the Musk-ies took on second-ranked Indi-ana University, losing 2-0 (25-19, 25-23). Lakeland couldn’t rally in their last pool play match, falling to Grand Valley 2-1 (23-25, 25-23, 15-12).

On Sunday, the Muskies lost their gold bracket play-in game to Illinois State 1-2 (21-25, 25-15, 15-11). As a result Lakeland was placed in the silver bracket against Central Michigan. The Musk-ies would advance, defeating the Chippewa’s 2-0 (25-18, 25-15). Lakeland would be knocked out in the semifinals with a 1-2 (26-24, 21-25, 15-13) loss to Michigan University.

In the two day tournament, sophomore Dane Maier led the Muskies with 58 kills, six blocks,

By Nicole GeurtsFeatures Editorgeurtsn@lakeland.edu

The Lakeland softball team traveled to Tucson, Ariz. over spring break. They

dropped their opening game against Southwestern University (Texas) on Sunday, March 13.

Junior Leah Sheahan went 1-for-2 and had an RBI. Sophomore Heather Haeflinger also went 1-for-2 with a run scored. The Muskies struck out ten times during the game but made up for it with an impres-sive defense, holding Southwestern scoreless through the fourth inning. The Pirates scored a run in the fifth and found themselves in a position to score more with the bases loaded in the sixth. From there they didn’t look back and would go on to win the game 9-1.

Later that day the Muskies faced Midland University of Ne-braska. In the first inning Lakeland had a 2-1 lead, but Midland an-swered with a home run in the sixth inning to take a two run lead. This led to a 6-4 win over the Muskies.

Freshman Sam Janc hit in an RBI while going 1-for-3 from the plate. Haeflinger recorded a dou-ble and went 1-for-3.

After the 0-2 start, they were back in action on Monday, when they dropped their third straight loss, coming up on the short side of an 11-2 loss to Dension University.

The Muskies were led by sopho-

more Jenny LaLuzerne, who hit a tri-ple in the first inning. Janc followed with a double to score a run. In the fourth, Janc was walked home on a double by sophomore Erin Henk.

After a good start, Lakeland couldn’t hold on to the lead. They gave up six runs in the third and five runs in the fourth.

That night the Muskies took on the College of Staten Island. Sheahan hit two home runs and went 3-for-4 from the plate. Howev-er, this would not be enough for the Muskies as they suffered a 16-9 loss.

“Coming back from the Tuc-son 0-10 was not a good way to start the season, but despite the losses we, as a young team, learned

a lot not only about the game, but about each other as well. Ev-ery person was tested in and out of their position,” Sheahan said. “There wasn’t much consistency to the line-up but Coach needed to put girls to the test in order to find out who wants to play regardless of their prominent position. We are a very young team and even though we lost all our games I feel we did well as a team putting balls in play offensively.”

Staten Island got off to a quick start scoring six runs in the first inning. The Muskies were able to answer scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. Henk and Sheahan both doubled to string

together a couple of runs. Henk had a solid night at the plate, go-ing 2-for-4 with a double.

Freshman Sammy Reider also hit a home run and had two runs scored to lead Lakeland. Reider end-ed the night 2-for-3 from the plate.

LaLuzerne went 1-for-3 with three runs scored, and Janc went 2-for-4 having two doubles.

They had Tuesday off and re-turned to action on Wednesday. They lost 6-4 to Rutgers University, and 13-4 to Augsburg College at 7 p.m.

March 17 Lakeland suffered another loss going against the No. 5 ranked National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics team,

Lubbock Christian University.Lakeland lost 13-4 after trail-

ing 7-4 in the sixth inning. The Muskies gave up a home run in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh.

Later Thursday, the Muskies played against Husson University and started the game with three errors in the first inning, costing them four runs. They would go on to lose 9-5.

“We as a team need to get more comfortable playing togeth-er and trusting one another in or-der to cut down on the errors. We need to solidify our fundamentals and execute, whether it is defen-sive plays, pitchers hitting their spots, or getting the bunt down,” said Sheahan.

Lakeland was led by Shea-han, who scored two runs and hit a double while going 2-for-4 from the plate. Henk had a solid night, going 2-for-3 while Janc and Reider went 1-for-3.

The Muskies ended their week with a 15-0 loss to North Central College and an 11-1 loss to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. They currently hold a re-cord of 0-10. They were expected to play a double-header today at 3 p.m., but the game was can-celled due to poor field conditions and cold weather. The Muskies are scheduled to play on Satur-day against Edgewood College in Madison at noon and 2 p.m.

and 12 digs. Junior Jared Sparrey was big at the net as well, tallying 33 kills and 12 blocks.

Senior setter Chris Kubacki led the team with 155 assists while junior Andrew Cheever led the team with 27 digs.

Last Thursday, the men

Freshman outside hitter Glenn Frost rises for a spike last week at home against Marquette. Frost tallied 11 kills to help Lakeland defeat the visitors 3-1.

Youthful softball team blanked over Spring Break

snapped a two-game losing streak as they beat WVC foe Marquette University, 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 25-23).

The Muskies were able to make some runs and stay motivat-ed on the court to secure the win.

The Muskies played well

in all phases of the game. At the net, Maier led the team with 15 kills, while senior Beau Bradshaw added 13 kills and freshman Glenn Frost tallied 11 kills. Kubacki led the team with 31 assists.

On defense three players had five blocks each including

Kubacki, freshman Rafal Koko-szka and Sparrey.

The Muskies returned to ac-tion yesterday at home for senior night against WVC leading UW-Oshkosh and will travel to Osh-kosh this weekend for the WVC Tournament.

Softball team fails to win over spring break

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The softball team posed for a group picture at the University of Arizona in between competition at the Tuscon Invitationl Games over spring break.

CURTESY OF THE LAKELAND SOFTBALL TEAM

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Baseball loses non-conference doubleheader

The Lakeland baseball team lost 19-1 and 12-6 in a dou-ble-header against North

Park University March 24 in Chi-cago, Ill.

Lakeland is now 5-5 on the season after the losses and their 5-3 showing in the Gene Cusic Classic over Spring Break in Florida.

In Game 1 Lakeland scored a run in the first inning on an RBI double by senior catcher Dave No-vak that scored senior outfielder Andrew “Woody” Schartner. It would be all North Park after that, as Lakeland managed just three hits the rest of the game.

Schartner led the team at the plate, going 2-3 with a run scored.

On the mound, senior Matt Katzman, 1-2 on the year, just couldn’t find a rhythm, as he pitched six innings, allowing 19 runs, 17 earned, on 20 hits while striking out six and walking five.

The Muskies’ 12-6 loss in Game 2, in which they totaled just three hits, was their fourth straight.

North Park would get on the board first, scoring two runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning. Senior Mike Ruzek would settle in after that, allowing just two more runs before exiting in the sixth inning.

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“U-Conn. They are very strong. Actually, I have no idea. Who knows? In the future, nobody knows. It

is gambling.”

“U-Conn. They’re obviously one of the hottest teams now and they’ve got one of the best play-

ers in college basketball, Kemba Walker.”

“U-Conn. I like Kemba Walker. He is a very good scorer.”

“Kentucky. They’ve got a good blend of experi-ence and young players and they’re playing at a

high level.”“U-Conn. Their team organization - his strategy

- is so great.”

“Butler. They’re the underdogs. Everybody’s look-ing past Butler but they have a good chance, a bet-

ter chance than VCU.”

Muskies swept by North Park, finish .500 in spring break tournamentA two-RBI single by Novak in the

third inning tied the game, and with the help of two North Park errors, the Musk-ies took a 3-2 lead. Senior Jeremy Meier’s RBI single in the sixth scored junior in-fielder Jess Nickel, extending the Lake-land lead to 4-2. The lead was short-lived though, as North Park would add two runs on one hit and an error in the sixth inning and would add eight runs on eight hits in the seventh to take a 12-4 lead.

A Muskie rally in the ninth fell short, as they scored just two runs on one hit, giving North Park the 12-6 victory. The Muskies bats were quiet most of the game, with Novak going 1-5 with three RBI’s and Meier going 1-2 with a run scored and one RBI.

Senior Mike Ruzek pitched six innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits while striking out six and walking none. In relief, junior Andy Chitwood (1-1) went two innings, allowing eight runs on ten hits, striking out three and walk-ing two.

Lakeland is scheduled to play doubleheaders at Aurora April 2 and at home against Concordia-Chicago April 3. A doubleheader against Law-rence scheduled for March 27 was cancelled last weekend.

Junior Mike Ruzek hurls the ball toward first base early in his career.

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Baseball is back. Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball (MLB). It reminds us here at Lakeland that warmth is also on the way! Teams in the league have made a lot of interesting moves this

offseason. Below is a predicted list of where the teams will rank at the conclusion of this upcoming season.

1. Boston Red Sox - The additions of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford were huge. The Red Sox should be atop the American League (AL) this year.

2. San Francisco Giants - The Giants sur-prised the world last year with a World Series victory. Last year was the year of the pitcher, and San Francisco has one of the best rotations with Tim Lincecum lead-ing the way. They also have the best player nickname in baseball with “Kung Fu Panda” Pablo Sandoval.

3. Philadelphia Phillies - The Phillies sport possibly the best pitching rotation in baseball. Their starters are Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Roy Oswalt. According to businessinsider.com, the combined starters’ average earned run average was 3.17. The loss of $126 million man Jayson Werth won’t hurt much.

4. New York Yankees – “The New York Ban-kees” surprisingly didn’t make any key acquisitions. They are still one of the better teams in baseball, but they are aging. They did pick up a nice closing prospect in Rafael Soriano.

5. Texas Rangers - The loss of Cliff Lee will hurt the defending AL Division Champs. They still have the bats and arms to overcome it.

6. Minnesota Twins - They won their division even with injuries to key players. They get closer Joe Na-than and Jusin Morneau back from injuries. They also have two-time “MLB The Show” cover boy, Joe Mauer.

7. Milwaukee Brewers - Doug Melvin, general manager, made a bold statement by sending the farm system away for pitching. He landed Zach Greinke and Shaun Marcum. Greinke was a former Cy Young win-ner, and both starters will benefit from coming to the National League (NL). If the Brewers can stay healthy, they have a good shot to win the NL Central.

8. Cincinnati Reds - The Reds will fight to win the NL Central, but come up short. They have virtually the same team as they did last year. A year where they won the Central.

9. Chicago White Sox – The team has plenty of power in Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin, and they have a decent rotation that will make them contenders.

10. Atlanta Braves - Chipper Jones is back, and he’s been hitting above .400 this spring—at age 39. They also feature the gloated-about Jayson Heyward. They also added Dan Uggla’s power and ugly defense.

11. Colorado Rockies - They signed back their superstar shortstop long-term, and they didn’t lose or gain any key players. Ubaldo Jimenez should be consid-ered for the NL Cy Young award.

12. Los Angeles Angels - They get a healthy Kendry Morales back, and that should help them sig-nificantly.

13. St. Louis Cardinals-The loss of Adam Wainwright was huge for the Cardinals. He is a Cy Young-caliber pitcher, and he will be missed.

14. Detroit Tigers - They acquired Victor Martinez in the offseason—an upgrade over “Pudge” Rodriguez.

15. Toronto Blue Jays - They lost last year’s Opening Day starter to the Brewers. They didn’t make major upgrades.

16. Tampa Bay Rays - The Rays had a woeful offseason. They lost outfielder Carl Crawford, closer Rafael Soriano, and first baseman Carlos Pena. On top of that, the team lost other marquee players.

17. Los Angeles Dodgers - The key loss of their offseason was manager Joe Torre. They picked up John Garland and Juan Uribe though.

18. Florida Marlins - They finally aren’t going to play in the Miami Dolphins stadium. Maybe the new ballpark will create some buzz because the old one was often half-empty on game days.

19. San Diego Padres - They have a very good rotation, but the loss of Adrian Gonzalez will be felt as he was an all-star player.

20. Baltimore Orioles - The Orioles made a nice move in signing Mark Reynolds. They have a decent rotation, but they are in the same division as the Red Sox and Yankees.

21. Washington Nationals - They made a surprising $126 million dollar move for Jayson Werth. He will improve the team, but he’s not going to carry his team to the top in my book.

22. Oakland Athletics - Oakland has a solid starting rotation, but a mediocre offense. They won’t hold up against complete teams.

23. New York Mets - The Mets have an old, injury-prone team that needs to be rebuilt. How much longer are they going to hold on to Carlos Beltrán? He is not the answer.

24. Chicago Cubs - They added Carlos Peña for one year, but that won’t help the cursed Cubs too much. I can see them making a deal with Albert Pujols next year.

25. Seatle Mariners - They have an elite-level pitcher in Felix Hernandez, but they don’t have a good offense. They’re trying to fill the void with Miguel Olivo and Jack Cust.

26. Arizona Diamandbacks - They might be able to close a game better now. They just signed JJ Putz to a deal this offseason.

27. Houston Astros - The Astros signed Bill Hall to a contract recently. There were no other notable signings. Also, they are without Roy Oswalt this year.

28. Cleveland Indians - I feel bad about ranking them this low, but I’m sorry, Cleveland fans, your major sports teams are just atrocious right now. The only guy you can cheer for is Shin-So Choo. CHOOOOOO! Hopefully, cheering for Choo will be more appealing to Cleveland fans in attendance than booing.

29. Kansas City Royals - The Royals lost their Cy Young pitcher, but they gained a lot of prospects. Kansas City has a good farm system, but they are not ready to play in the majors yet.

30. Pittsburg Pirates - Will the Pirates ever stop rebuilding? This small-market team seems to get worse and worse each year. That’s why I have them rated last.

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