Author: Nevaeh Schiffhauer

Yellow Jackets,

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From Barb Sedlock, Metadata and Archives Librarian

This photo, most likely from the 1920s, depicts an early DC baseball game in progress. The exact year this photo was taken, as well as the location, are unknown. However, there is evidence to suggest that this game is being played at Jewell High School’s field, located several miles east of Defiance.

Zachary Bires (Defiance, OH)

The Defiance College Baseball team is feeling pretty confident after the weekend sweep against Franklin. The Jackets were able to improve their conference record to 6-5, and keep themselves in the race for making the conference tournament.

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Wayne Kelly (Defiance, OH)

At the Defiance College Honors Symposium that took place on April 8, 2016, many students, and faculty gathered to observe presentations from some of the best and brightest individuals on campus. Sophomore student, Denique Dennis, was among this distinguished group of McMaster Symposium presenters. “I wanted to address a cultural issue that affects women of color” said Dennis of her presentation which focused around black female hair and body images.

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Isaiah Ross (Defiance, OH)

Vegetarianism has existed for centuries and is practiced by millions of people worldwide.  There are numerous reasons that one may choose to be a vegetarian, but as Albert Einstein – a theoretical physicist, 1921 Nobel Prize winner, and humanist – puts it, “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”  Einstein was correct when he stated this; his quote briefly touches on various different aspects of vegetarianism.  Evidence has proven that humans are not designed for a meat-eating diet, that vegetarians are less likely to get certain illnesses, and that it is oftentimes inhumane to put animals to death for food.

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Zachary Bires (Defiance, OH)

The Defiance College Baseball team continued its quest to make the conference tournament this past weekend with one game against Manchester and a 3 game series against Transylvania. The Jackets finished the week at 1-3, but playing 4 very tough and close games.

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Jordan Osborne (Defiance, OH)

The dictionary definition of a teammate is “to be a member of the same team”. But what all does being a teammate entitle? At Defiance College we have all sorts of teams. There are sports teams like baseball, softball, football, soccer, tennis and more. We have fraternities and sororities like Alpha Phi Omega or Alpha Xi Delta. We have Defiance College Chamber Singers, Project 701, the McMaster Program for Advancing Humanity, the Honors Program, Service Leaders, etc. The list goes on and on.

Everyone has their own definition of being a teammate.

Sophomore Izzy Martinez says that being a teammate is “being part of a brotherhood where you know that the guy next to you will give his all to achieve a common goal.”

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By Barb Sedlock, Metadata and Archives Librarian

Here’s a forgotten spring tradition on the DC campus:  Whitney vs. McReynolds! Fraternity vs. sorority!   And where did these contests take place?  On choir risers!  Yes, DC students used to compete in singing contests.

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Jordan Osborne (Defiance, OH)

From January 25^th all the way to March 3^rd, one thing has been daunting the Defiance College Softball team: 5 a.m.’s. Members of the team wake up Monday through Saturday between 3:30 and 4 in order to start practice at 5 in the morning. It’s a long and treacherous six weeks, but it is not without rewards.

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Zachary Bires (Defiance, Ohio)

The Defiance College Baseball team opened up conference play this past weekend at home against Hanover. The Jackets came into this series 7-5 overall in their non conference play, while Hanover came in at 3-10.

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