Category: 2017

(Defiance, OH) Defiance College Women’s Soccer team finished up their tough schedule before conference play last Saturday, 9/23, where they traveled to Berea, Ohio to take on the other Yellow Jackets of Ohio, Baldwin Wallace. DCWS was not the only team to make the trek to Berea, as Defiance College’s Men’s Soccer team also made the journey, along with the volleyball team being in the area for an OAC/ HCAC crossover.

DCWS came into the game excited with conference being right around the corner, and playing the last away game after a long week. The game started off in favor of Baldwin Wallace, with an early goal in the 13th minute, followed by two more, one in the 20th and one in the 36th. DCWS went into the half, trailing 3-0, and looking to turn it around.

During the first half, DCWS was not able to put a single shot goal, and that was the main focus of the 2nd half. Again, it was Baldwin Wallace who struck early though, putting a shot into the back of the net only 2 minutes into the second half.

BW was able to follow up with yet another in the 51st minute, and were squelched until the 83rd minute, where they were able to sneak one into the back of the net.

Due to stellar defense by BW, Defiance was not able to put anything together for the rest of the game, only having one shot on goal that was not able to reach the back of the net. They finished the game with 5 total saves, 3 in the first half and two more in the second half. They were not able to set up any corner kicks during the game, and had 11 fouls total.

After the game, Sophomore Goalkeeper Madi Bowman said, “The BW game, and all of our other non conference games, were good games to prep us for conference. I’m excited to start conference play because some of the other teams aren’t going to expect us to do very well based off of last year. That’s changed though, we are a different team this year. We are a better team, on and off the field.”

They have a much needed week off after a strong non-conference schedule. They continue their season next Saturday, the 30th, with the conference opener against Franklin College who is yet another strong opponent.

The ladies could use as much support as possible for this first home game, so come on out on what is supposed to be a beautiful day! There are plenty of events going on campus that day! As always, do not be afraid to tell the ladies good luck, and Go Jackets!

Written by Zac Bires

(Defiance, OH) The Defiance College Men’s Soccer team was one of several teams to travel to Berea, Ohio this weekend to play at Baldwin Wallace. They traveled with the Women’s soccer team for a pair of games, with the women’s at 4 and the men’s at 7. The Defiance College Volleyball team was also at Baldwin Wallace that weekend for the OAC/HCAC Crossover.

DCMS had a lot of confidence going into this game, having one of the best starts in school history! Congratulations to them! They went into the game 4-2-2 while Baldwin Wallace came in at 3-5.

The game started off as a grudge match, until the 29th minute, when a booming shot by one of Baldwin Wallace’s players snuck past keeper Clay Musgrave. This goal did not stun the Men’s team though, as they were able to answer.

In the 49th minute, Defiance was able to put in a goal of their own, scored by Senior Andrew Brown, and assisted freshman Liam Hall. Baldwin Wallace was able to quickly answer though, just 5 minutes later, followed by yet another goal in the 58th minute.

Defiance dropped this game 3-1 as a final, only being able to put 5 total shots on goal while BW was able to put 25 total on goal. Musgrave saved several of those shots on goal, and saved the lead from being extended past 3 goals for BW.

After the game, Senior forward Christian Meister did not see this loss as a complete bad thing. He stated, “It was a tough loss no doubt, but the way we played hard the whole game showed promise towards achieving our goals this season and we are looking good heading into conference.”

The men do have one more match before they start their conference play against Thiel, at Thiel on Wed, 9/27. Thiel will come into the game with a record of 3-5.

The men open up their conference play after the women on Saturday at 3:30 against Franklin. They would love to have support for their first home conference match, so do not be afraid to come out and go from event to event Saturday, as the women’s team is home, along with football and volleyball!

If you see a men’s soccer player around campus, do not be afraid to say good luck and congratulations on the good start. As always, Go Jackets!

Written by Zac Bires

The Defiance College volleyball team began play over the weekend against Baldwin Wallace at 2pm in Berea, Ohio. The Jackets came out struggling against BW with multiple errors, finding themselves in an 8-0 deficit. Occasional kills and service aces from various Yellow Jackets helped close the gap, but it unfortunately was not enough, and Defiance lost set one 15-25.

Set two was more of a battle between the two Yellow Jacket teams. Defiance started the game tying it 4-4. Baldwin Wallace then ran their lead up to 7-16 due to many Defiance errors. Defiance was able to bring it back to a 14-18 deficit, but was unable to catch up, and lost 17-25.

Defiance struggled with many errors in set three, starting out in a 6-0 deficit. The two Jacket teams traded points occasionally, but Baldwin Wallace was able to run away with the lead, winning the third and final set 25-10.

In the night game, Defiance came back with fight and ready to play against John Carroll University. The Jackets started out strong with three aces in a row from Marissa Windau. After more kills from Defiance and errors from John Carroll, the Jackets found themselves up 13-3. The Jackets then ran away with the lead, winning 25-10.

Set two found the Jackets up 8-2 quickly due to kills and Blue Streak errors. After service aces by Sydney Unger and Abby Cronin and multiple kills from Windau, Danielle Robbins, and Brooke Plummer, Defiance pulled away to a 25-15 win.  

In the final set of the night, the Yellow Jackets started out slow, finding themselves behind 1-4. After multiple Blue Streak errors and kills from Windau, Plummer, and Jessi Davis, the Jackets were up 18-14. Services aces, kills, and more John Carroll errors helped Defiance to a 25-19 win.

Defiance started out Saturday morning against Ohio Northern University with a hard fought set one. The Jackets started out in a 3-8 deficit, but quickly jumped back to only being down by one with a score of 13-14. Despite kills from multiple Yellow Jackets, the Polar Bears offense and blocks stopped the Jackets run. ONU won the first set 25-23.

The Yellow Jackets started set two slow finding themselves in a 3-10 deficit. Various kills from Emma Seitz, Plummer, Windau, and Robbins unfortunately were not enough to overcome Defiance errors. The Jackets lost set two 15-25.

Set three was another slow start for the Jackets with a 4-13 deficit. Kills from Robbins, Seitz, Plummer, and Jenni Davis closed the gap to 11-17. Unfortunately, the Polar Bears offense combined with Yellow Jacket errors led to a 15-25 loss.

The volleyball team fought hard against Capital University in the final game of the weekend. Set one started with a back and forth battle from the beginning. The Jackets found themselves down 17-21. Several Crusader errors and service aces from Windau and Jenni Davis helped to push Defiance by Capital with a 28-26 win.

Set two was a slow start for the Jackets, but they quickly came back to tie the set 10-10. The two teams battled back and forth, each tallying kills and service aces to tie the game again at 23-23. Unfortunately, Capital’s offense was too much and Defiance lost set two 23-25.

Defiance came back in set three seeking revenge putting up nine points right away making the score 9-1. That run included three service aces from Sydney Unger and kills from Seitz and the Davis Twins. At that point, the Jackets ran away with the lead recording multiple service aces and kills, and winning 25-15.

The Yellow Jackets started out with another strong lead in set four at 7-1. Capital was able to close the gap to 10-9 while taking advantage of Defiance errors. After battling back and forth for a few points, the Jackets ran away with the lead, winning the final set 25-18.

The Yellow Jackets struggled this weekend during their games that they lost and played very well in the games they won. When asked what the difference was between the games, Co-Captain Marissa Windau said, “I think the biggest difference is being mentally tough. A large learning curve that we need to overcome this year is knowing to not play to our opponents level. Having confidence in our skill level is our key to success.” The Defiance College volleyball team will be back in action Saturday the 30th at 1:30pm in their first home game of the season.

Written by Michaela Bauer

(Defiance, OH) The Defiance College Women’s Soccer Team was tested the past week with two very tough opponents. Coming into this past week at 1-3, they played two strong opponents, both a part of the Ohio Athletic Conference, and both who have had multiple tournament appearances.

They started off this away stretch at Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan came into this game at 4-1, with an appearance in the previous year, along with a national championship at one point for women’s soccer.

This was the women’s first away trip, or business trip as they like to refer to it as, because it should not feel like a vacation. The game started off in favor of the Bishops, with a quick goal in the 6th minute followed by one in the 14th. OWU was able to tack on two more before time ran off in the first half, but the damage was already done, with DCWS being down 4-0 at half.

The women came out with a new found motivation for the second half, and were able to put together a few good runs with several shots on goal. This did not stop the Bishops from being able to tack on two more though, one in the 64th minute and one in the 66th minute.

DCWS were able to muster 12 shots on goal in the 6-0 loss, while they had 9 total saves. The women are not letting this game affect them, and are doing their best to learn from these experiences so that they are ready when conference rolls around.

They followed the game at OWU with a game under the lights at the University of Mount Union, to play the Purple Raiders. Playing their second away game, at a beautiful complex on a perfect night, DCWS again fell behind early with a quick goal by the Purple Raiders in the 2nd minute, followed by another in the 12th. Defiance continued to fight, but they could not stop Mount Union from pulling off another goal in the 35th, and two more in the 2nd half, one in 57th and one in the 78th.

DCWS were able to muster 3 shots on goal against the strong opponent, who was an automatic NCAA bid the previous year.

After the game, freshman Chelsey “Chunk” Strawser did not see these previous two games as all bad. She stated “Each game is a new learning experience. We can learn from the tough teams and we can build our team from playing them. Playing tough teams now will help us get better by showing what needs to be adjusted for conference.”

Defiance continues their season this Saturday against the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets. As always, if you see a DCWS team member, tell them good luck, and Go Jackets!

Written by Zac Bires

Susan G. Komen is a foundation that focuses on raising awareness for breast cancer. The foundation has a mission to prevent and help cure breast cancer. Over $920 million in research has been funded since 1982 by the organization. Everyday, the Susan G. Komen foundation continues to help with the fight against breast cancer.

On September 24, 2017 Toledo, Ohio hosted its 24th annual Race for the Cure. Events started at seven in the morning, and the race began at 9:30. Over 10,000 participants ran/walked in the 5k. The Komen Toledo Race for the Cure has raised $79,121.62 and continues to raise.

Defiance College was asked to volunteer at the Race for the Cure in Toledo. Many individuals who volunteered are members of the Service Leadership program. However, Service Leaders, Alpha Phi Omega, and other organizations from Defiance College volunteered. In preparation for the race, student volunteers left early Saturday morning to set up for the race the next day. They were in charge of decorating the survivors tent and moving plants for the garden. On race day, volunteers departed from the dorms at 4:30 in the morning for another day of helping for the race. Volunteers were given different jobs such as working in the survivor tent or working the banner signing table. This table consisted of survivors signing a banner and writing their name and how long that they have been cancer free. Beginning at 7 am, the team tailgate started. There were games for kids, a parade for breast cancer Survivors, and other events.

Many students helped during the event. Megan Overmann stated that her experience with helping with the race was, “exciting, seeing groups of people come together to continue raising awareness for the cure for breast cancer. I even met some people that were from Defiance and are DC alumni.” Marissa Windau, another student who volunteered her time to help with the race stated that working with the Susan G. Komen Foundation at the race for the Cure was, “a truly humbling experience.” Additionally, she said, “working specifically in the survivors tent was an inspiration.”

Written by Ray Ramos

Can you imagine paying $5000 to live an organic lifestyle? The newest trend for millennials is to pay to live for ten weeks in Panama building a sustainable town from scratch. Jimmy Stice is the young mastermind behind this town called Kala Yala (Silver, 2017). He has gotten many investors from Silicone Valley to support his interns (Silver, 2017).  However, life in this jungle is not as luxurious as it may seem.

Viceland has created a new show called “Jungletown” portraying the daily events that these interns are exposed to. Some of the interns leave the jungle and Stice claims, “they didn’t understand the vision” (Silver, 2017).  However, the Washington Post states that Stice often leaves the jungle to attend conferences and live his lavish lifestyle.  Da’Ja ‘Nay Askew traveled to Panama last year through the McMaster program and discussed her experience below. She stated,

“The rural areas in Panama differed from what I am used to seeing because there was a large gap between the rich and poor. In addition, I’m used to the modernization of the United States, and Panama is a developing country that is trying to enhance their architecture and technology. I noticed a lot of destroyed buildings. Some other living spaces where not safe.”

Similarly, this new way to live has many people questioning the underlying motives. Many wonder is Kalu Yala really a way for millennials to prove a point or is it just a money pit? With that said, when researchers asked Panamanians how they felt about this new trend they responded that it is bringing money into the city (Silver, 2017).

Written by Madysyn Creighton

The qualities of a good student or teacher can vary from person to person. For example, each student has his or her own learning style, ways of communication, and pace for classroom activities. Additionally, each teacher or professor also has his or her own ways of communicating as well as demonstrating what he or she is teaching. With that said, it is hard to say that one skill can be more crucial than another, because for each student and teacher his or her qualities differ. However, I met with professors and students on campus and they shared what they considered to be a good teacher and a good student below in terms of a basic overview.

Tess Homier, assistant professor of practice of social work and director of the social work program, stated that she looks for:

“Students who I feel are the most successful are the ones who open their minds to new ideas and ways of thinking. Students who challenge the ideas they have always had and begin to think more of how “could” this be rather than how “should” this be. When you stop asking questions and believe you have all of the answers, you stop growing. Students who allow and accept growth willingly will always be the most successful.”

Similarly, Alesia Yakos-Brown, associate professor of social work, shared that she looks for students who possess academic curiosity while also participating, but not dominating in class discussion. She also admires students who research knowledge beyond the classroom. Furthermore, she stated that she desires students who are prepared, respectful, and honest.

On the other hand, students also shared what they desire their professors to possess. Jordyn Worley shared that she, “wants a professor that builds relationships with students, put the students’ needs first, and meets every standard required to help their students learn.” Jordyn also stated that “students at all varying ages have many questions they may be too afraid to ask. Good teachers find time for those students to ask questions both in and out of the classroom.” Similarly, Arianna Richards, a student athlete on campus, shared that she considers a good teacher to be one who is willing to work with students outside of the classroom. She also added that professors who use real life examples allow her to relate to the information better. Moreover, Arianna explained that she learns best from professors who expand on information either by PowerPoint or notes, but not just reading the information given word for word.

Written by Madysyn Creighton