Category: 2018

Throughout the years, social injustices have begun to amass strong groups of vocal supporters who work to fight for equality on different platforms. Recently, women’s rights and sexual harassment have gained thousands of supporters from all walks of life.

The Me Too Movement was started in 2006 by Tarana Burke who created the movement to let women know that they are not alone and that their sexual harassment does not go unnoticed. Stars like Alyssa Milano then began to encourage people to tweet #metoo to allow people to see just how many are affected by sexual harassment and how big of a problem that it is. Lately there have been many examples of sexual harassment within the media. Accusations of sexual violence have been thrown in all sorts of ways, filling the media with the hashtag #metoo.

In November of 2017, a letter was published in Time magazine in response to the women who had stood out against Harvey Weinstein voiced the suppressed words of 70,000 women. Later, more women, especially stars, signed the letter and started working towards a platform that allowed for sexual harassment to be faced head on. At this year’s Golden Globe Awards, several stars, especially women, wore black and brought guests with them who could help advance the Me Too Movement. Following the Golden Globes, stars attended the Grammys in all white or wearing white roses.

Haleigh Parrish shared why this movement is important to her, saying that “the me too movement is important to me because it sheds light on something important that many women face in the workforce but are too afraid to come forward with. It’s a movement that is empowering women and men alike who face sexual harassment and rape culture, allowing them to have power over the situations that have happened to them and taking power away from the abusers. For me, it may make someone who thinks they have power over me think twice about contributing to harassment”.

By creating a public stance on the issues, women are being empowered and are working towards equality through the resolution of issues regarding harassment. Being a women does not equate to being a minority and the members of the Me Too movement are working towards ridding the world of inequality.

Written by Jordan Osborne

(Defiance, Ohio)- The Yellow Jackets women’s basketball team came up short on Senior Day as they were defeated by Transylvania, 95-58, in the Weaner Center.

Opening the game was Stamm with the first of the seven threes she had on the day. The score was tied at 6 with 6:42 remaining. The Pioneers went on to score five straight points to end the quarter up, 25-19.

DC had a hard time converting in the second quarter, only getting 12 points compared to Transy’s 24. After a 12-2 run for the Pioneer’s, Transy extended their lead to 49-31 going into halftime.

A few threes from the Yellow Jackets cut the deficit to 13 with 6:17 left in the third. Transy’s defense came alive and looked to be too much for DC. After going scoreless for almost 4 minutes, DC’s Lauren Rogers ended the drought with a jumper. The third quarter ended with the Pioneer’s up, 68-44.

Transy kept up their lead to eventually get the victory on the Yellow Jackets senior day, 95-58. Senior Makai White had this to say about the game, “This is a very emotional day, but just another chance to try and take down one of the best teams.”

Shelby Stamm led scoring with a team best of 22 points while Sam Ervin added 14 points and 4 rebounds. Whitney Schalk added in 10 assists in the loss.

(Richmond, Indiana)- The Defiance College Women’s basketball team dropped a match,74-49,  in HCAC play at Earlham on Wednesday evening.

DC started the game out strong with a triple from Ashley Lee. Earlham hit a three to tie it before Stamm hit a jumper. Schalk and Stamm aided in bringing the score to 11-7 with DC leading. The Yellow Jacket lead grew to 7 points before the Quakers ended the first quarter on an 8-1 lead to tie it up 16-16.

To begin the second quarter, Stamm and Lee went 3 for 4 from the free throw line getting a 3 point lead. The Quakers started on a 6 point spurt before Ervin ended it with a layup. Earlham then went on a 17-6 run to take the 39-27 lead heading into halftime.

Earlham came out of the locker room and scored the first 5 points of the second half to up the DC deficit to 18 points. A pair of free throws by Stamm ended the 5 point spurt before the Quakers hit a jumper to bring their lead back to 18. Earlham scored four points to get their biggest lead of the game, 51-31 with 4:21 left. Rogers hit a triple before Earlham hit 11 straight points to keep a hefty lead, 62-34, heading into the final quarter.

Earlham started it out with a layup but DC’s freshman Cassidy Yant knocked down a triple to make it a 64-37 game. MIdway through the fourth they exchanged points, but Earlham had the lead 70-41. Defiance started to look alive by hitting 8 points but it was far too late. Earlham won the contest 74-49. Sam Ervin had this to say about the game, “it was a close game at first but they adjusted to our defense and we struggled against heir press.”

The Yellow Jackets wrap up their season with a game at Hanover on Saturday February 17th at 1:00 pm.

Written by Jessi Davis

(Defiance, OH) Hey DC! Today we get to spend some time together talking about an underappreciated and quite incredible organization on campus. This is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, or SAAC for short. SAAC is an organization, specifically for student athletes on campus, and it gives them an opportunity to not only give back, but also have a voice in their college experience.

To give a little background about SAAC, each team gets to have representatives for this organization. They meet around 1-2 times per month, and talk about current issues going on in the NCAA, ways to improve the conference and the overall college experience, and help support all the student athletes on campus.

Members of SAAC have a direct voice in what happens in the NCAA. All members of SAAC have a chance to vote on legislation that is put together by the NCAA. Each member consults their team about what the legislation entails, then SAAC votes as a group, and sends it back to the NCAA, who then bases their decision off of all the SAAC’s around the world.

SAAC does not just handle formal issues though. They also give back to the community. One thing that DC’s SAAC does is participate in Unified Bowling, where one collegiate athlete will be paired with someone who has a mental disability, and they go out and compete in a bowling tournament. DC sponsors 4 total students, so we have 4 student athletes currently participating in Unified Bowling.

SAAC also does more than community service, but they do things to try and make the student athlete experience here at DC better. As a group of students, they organize specific games where they will make signs for a team and work on getting a big crowd there, or having little kids at the game for our student athletes. They also put on a full week of appreciation for our athletes here on campus, where athletes are spotlighted for excelling in the classroom and on the field. The organization also funds game nights for athletes, and even an ice cream night from Eric’s that is free of charge for all athletes.

DC just had a student athlete elected president of the entire HCAC’s SAAC. Mason Rapp, a junior on the baseball team, was elected recently to lead the HCAC for this upcoming year. We had a chance to meet up with Mason and he had this to say, “To me it means I get to wake up every single day and represent our student athlete body and continue the goal to make this campus even better for student athletes.”

Another person who has an extreme passion for DC’s SAAC is volleyball’s assistant coach, Alicia Kalik, who had this to say when asked about why SAAC is an important organization, “SAAC is a group comprised of student-athletes who work together to enhance the experience and opportunities for all students on campus. Student-athletes involved in SAAC are the voice of student-athletes both on campus, in the conference, and through the NCAA.”

If you are a student athlete, and are interested in joining SAAC, please contact Whitney Schaulk or any other SAAC executive board member and take the correct steps in joining this incredible organization.

Written by Zac Bires

The Social Work program is at it again. The junior social work majors have been working diligently towards another successful Empty Bowls event. On February 15th, from 4 pm- 7 pm. at the K of C, the Defiance College Social Work program will be selling bowls and soup to donate to the PATH center. For DC Students and employees, admission is $8. Admission for children 12 and under is $6. For others, admission is $10. Admission includes a bowl made by Defiance alumni, Brandon Knott.

Senior social work major explained why Empty Bowls is worth all of the effort, saying that “it’s a longstanding community tradition in it’s 18th year that directly supports the local homeless shelter, PATH. The event brings together community members, business donors, and students for a cause bigger than any single one of us. All monetary proceeds benefit the PATH center as well as additional food donations. The outreach of PATH is powerful and especially vital in a small, rural region”.

Please consider joining the social work program tonight! Help donate to those who need it and help make a difference in someone’s life!

Written by Jordan Osborne

(Defiance, OH) The Defiance College Yellow Jackets returned home in hopes of sparking a new start to their season this past Saturday against the Transylvania Pioneers. This was senior night for our Men’s Basketball team, and they honored Jonathon “Rags” Ragland.

DC came into the game 3-19 overall, and 2-13 in conference, while Transy came in 10-5 in the HCAC. The game started off neck and neck, but Defiance was able to put something together and take the lead by the middle of the first half. DC led as much as 32-25, but Transy was able to answer back, and cut the deficit to 44-43 by the half.

DC came out in the second half with the same intensity, but could not match Transy, who was able to get ahead in the 2nd half, and stay ahead as well. The game finished at 83-77. The Jackets fought hard, but could not pull it off against the Pioneers.

The Jackets were led by Kiewuan Graham, who had an impressive 27 points, followed by Desmoines Whitney with 19, and Ben Singer added 14 of his own. Leading the team in rebounds was Jordan Maschino with 8, while Whitney added 5 of his own. Randall Aikans Jr. had 6 assists.

The Jackets shot 45.3% from the field compared to Transy’s 46%. They had 31 rebounds, and 27 points off the bench. They also had 17 assists as a team. After the game, we caught up with freshman Cohen Nies, who had this to say, “We played hard in the first half and came out with a lot of energy, but they had more energy in the second half. As a young team we’re getting better and we have to learn how to bring the energy into both halves and play our best basketball the whole game.”

The Jackets play Earlham at 7:30 PM on Valentines Day! Make sure you bring your date to a very high intensity and fun basketball game! Go Jackets!

Written by Zac Bires

(Defiance, OH). The Defiance College Men’s Basketball team traveled down to Cincinnati to take on the Mount St Joseph Lions this past Saturday. The Lions were deemed to be a strong opponent, coming into the game at 10-3 on the conference, while the Jackets were looking to turn their season around coming in at 2-11.

The Jackets looked to come out hot to start the game, but could not stop Mount’s offense. The Lions were able to put up 50 points to the Jackets 32. Mount shot an impressive 72% during the first half, while out Yellow Jackets hit 46% of their own.

The Jackets tried to turn it around the second half, but could not recover from a strong first half by Mount. The final of the game was 92-57, with the Jackets falling to 2-12 in the conference.

The Jackets finished the game shooting 38%, while Mount was still able to keep an impressive 62% from the field. DC hit 8 3 pointers during the game, and was able to pull down a total of 26 rebounds. They were able to add 8 assists, and pull 30 points from the bench.

The leading scorer for the Jackets was sophomore Jordan Maschino, who had 12. Desmoines Whitney and Noah Goodrich were able to add 9 a piece. Maschino led the team with 11 boards, while Allante Wheeler was able to add 3. Whitney led the team with 3 assists.

After the game, we caught up with Noah Goodrich, and he had this to say, “We’ve been playing well in stretches but just haven’t been able to put a full game together lately. But we’re really looking forward to getting one Wednesday night against Bluffton.”

As Noah stated, the Jackets look to take one from the Beavers this Wednesday, at home! To add to this, it is Pink Night to help support Breast Cancer, along with prizes and a bake sale with the proceeds benefiting Project Pink!

Come out and support, and as always Go Jackets!

Written by Zac Bires

(Bluffton, Ohio)- The Yellow Jackets dropped game 77-62 against rivals, Bluffton Beavers, in HCAC play on Wednesday evening.

The beginning of the game was a close one, trading points back and forth. With the Beavers hanging on to the lead, Rogers sinks a pair of free throws and Carruthers got a layup for a DC 3 point lead. Only a few minutes later the Beavers went on a 7-0 run to steal the lead away with a score of 15-11 with 2:54 left in the first. Cassidy Yant with a bucket cut the Bluffton lead to 2 points, but the Beavers scored a few more to make the deficit 5 points heading into the second quarter.

Opening the second quarter, Carruthers cut the lead to 3 points, 20-17 before Bluffton went off on a 15-2 run to take the score to 35-19 still with 5:17 left in the half. A three pointer by senior Whitney Schalk ended the run. A couple buckets from Rogers and Carruthers, and a Bluffton jumper ended the half Beavers up 41-29.

For most of the third quarter, DC and Bluffton traded points, the Yellow Jackets cut the deficit to 10, but couldn’t find the momentum to cut the deficit to single digits. Bluffton pulled away with a 5 point run making it 59-14 but Defiance scored the last 3 points of the third quarter. Going in to the last quarter with a score of 59-47, Bluffton still with the lead. Bluffton took a lead as high as 20 points and finished the game with a score of 77-62, taking a victory on their home court.

Mekai White said, “We realized how important our bench was and how much we needed everyone on the team from starters to the last person on the bench.”

Danielle Carruthers led the scoring with 18 points and 6 rebounds, Lauren Rogers with 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Whitney Schalk with 4 assists.

DCWBB returns to action at the Weaner Center on Saturday, January 10th for another HCAC matchup with Mount St. Joseph at 1pm.

Written by Jessi Davis

(Lexington, Kentucky)- The Yellow Jackets were taken down in HCAC play, 65-52, at Transylvania on Saturday afternoon.

Transylvania started out with a 4-0 lead before Schalk connected with ROgers who hit a 3 pointer to bring it to 3-4 with 8:28 left to play in the first period. Defiance kept chipping away at the deficit to get in the lead 9-7 with 6:52 left in the first. The teams went back and forth before Transy took the lead back 13-9. Schalk with an assist left the score at 15-20 Transy up to finish the first quarter.

A slow start to the second period led to senior Mekai White hitting a three and Shelby Stamm also from behind the arc bringing it to a tie, 21-21. The Pioneers took a 6-0 run after that, up 27-21. Transy continued to bring the offense as they took their biggest lead 34-23. Ervin with a shot at the buzzer brings it to 34-25, a Pioneer lead at the end of the second period.

The Pioneers came out of the locker room ready to go as they pushed the score to 42-30 with 7:15 left in the third. DC went on a 5-0 run before the quarter ended, and they went into the final quarter trailing 40-51.

Carrying the momentum into the last period, the Yellow Jackets bring the score to within 7 points. Carruthers continued to be successful in the post as she got a three point play with 6:33 left. The Pioneers pushed on to take the win with a final score of 65-52.

Samantha Ervin said, “It was a close game that we should have won, in the third quarter we struggled with box outs and turnovers.”

Lauren Rogers led DC with 14 points, while also having 7 rebounds. Schalk had 4 assists on the game.

(Defiance, Ohio)- The DCWBB team claimed a 61-651 victory in conference play over Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon in the Karl H. Weaner Center.

The Lions came out in the first quarter ready to go as they took a 14 point lead right out of the gates, leaving the score at 16-4 with about 4 and a half minutes left. Schalk with a jumpshot ending the run, but MSJ answered. A layup by Sidney Faine was the last points of the first quarter, cutting the deficit to 10.

At the start of the second, the Lions came out and scored the first 5 points to put them in the lead by 15. A DC spark of energy started at the 8:34 mark, cutting the lead to 9 as Ervin got 4 straight points. The Yellow Jackets then scored 9 points and Stamm hit a 3 to make the score 23-21, Lions up by only 2. At halftime, MSJ was up, 25-23.

MSJ came out of the locker room and took the lead back up to 9, but jumpers from Ashley Lee and Lauren Rogers cut it to 5. Defiance took their first lead of the game after Stamm and Ervin both connected a few times. The Lions tied it back up before Stamm hit another three to give the Jackets a 41-38 lead. Free throws and a layup by DC, and a three from MSJ ended the third quarter DC up, 45-41.

The Lions kept up as they cut the lead to 1 in the first two minutes of the last quarter. An and one by Ervin and a pair of free throws from Yant put DC back ahead by 6. The Yellow Jackets put up a 9 point lead before an MSJ three pointer to cut it back to 6 points with two minutes left to play. Ervin hit a layup and Stamm got two free throws to make the lead 10 and come out with the win 61-51.

For Defiance, Sam Ervin lead the scoring with a career high of 23 points with 9 rebounds, Shelby Stamm had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and senior Whitney Schalk with 7 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists in the victory against MSJ. Whitney Schalk said this about the game, “While tough, tough losses exposes weaknesses for us, it shows us areas of our game we needed to improved immediately”.

Mekai White had this to say about the game, “This was a game where the team realized our potential and set the bar for what we can play to.”

Defiance plays another HCAC game on Wednesday, January 17th as they play Earlham at 7:30pm in the Weaner Center. Go Jackets!

Written by Jessi Davis

This week the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega will be putting on a series of Olympics related events this week for their Rush Week! The service fraternity is the only co-ed fraternity on-campus. The fraternity is based around the covenants of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. They are currently recruiting for people to join their Spring 2018 pledge class!

Monday the fraternity will be hosting a movie night in Whitney hall with snacks and Olympic themed movies. Tuesday night features the women’s soccer coach, Coach Vincent as she discusses ways to develop character at 9pm in the Buchman Board room. Wednesday night the brothers will participate in Pie-A-Bro in Serrick at lunch. On Thursday, the brothers will put on a carnival in the Hive from 8-10 pm. The brothers will also be raffling off an Olympic themed prize, with the entry fee being a handmade Valentine for the residents of the Laurels! On Friday there is snowman building in between the residence halls with an Olympic opening ceremony watch party from 8-10 pm.

Please join the brothers of Alpha Zeta Rho and take the time to see what they are about! With any questions, feel free to ask any APO brother!

Written by Jordan Osborne

The Defiance College Campus Activity Board would like to invite you and your friends and family to join the campus in Family and Friends Weekend! Bring your favorite people to your favorite campus and show them some of the fun things that go on at campus!

Family and Friends weekend starts on February 10th, 2018 at 10:00 am- 12:00 pm in Hubbard Hall. During this time participants will receive their tickets and a t-shirt. Then the festivities moves to Serrick for brunch from 11:00 am- 1:00 pm. Then the Women’s Basketball team plays Mount Saint Joseph at 1:00 pm and then the Men’s Basketball team plays Mount Saint Joseph at 3:00 pm. Both of those games will be in the Weaner Center. Saturday will end with a movie at Northtowne Cinema, paid for by the Campus Activity Board! You and your guests can go whenever you please, just make sure to get a ticket at registration! The weekend will end on Sunday with brunch and bingo in Serrick from 11 am- 1 pm!

Bring some of the most important people in your life to one of the most important places in your life and have some fun!

Go Jackets!

Written by Jordan Osborne