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To Our News Readers

Allison Spivey
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To Our News Readers

Dear readers,

The news section of The Rambler is dedicated to informing students of Transylvania University and the people of Lexington, on all matters big and small. Whether looking for campus news or news on a broader spectrum, The Rambler has it all. With the new semester beginning be sure to keep an eye out for news on the construction of the campus center and student’s feelings on everything pertaining to it. However, what else is in store for this semester can’t possibly be predicted. Events on and off campus are constantly occurring and The Rambler’s team of news reporters are never far behind. The Rambler news section will be consistently putting out new content and giving more in depth details on subjects important to the people of Transy.

Also in store for this semester is a long term multiple story project involving the way students really feel about the campus community as a whole. This relates to whether there are enough places on campus to hang out or do homework. Also, if students feel welcome on such a small campus. This story is so important because it will relate to virtually every student’s feelings somehow. The Rambler is dedicated to making sure that students feel like they have a voice in some capacity. Whether it’s through interviews on aspects of campus or profiles on students who are dedicated to their commitments of sports, theater, or music.

The Rambler news section has stories that everyone would enjoy. Now’s the time to browse through and get caught up on the happenings on and around campus.

Allison Spivey

Letter from the Editor In Chief

Tristan Reynolds
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Letter from the Editor In Chief

Hi Folks,

As the term starts back up, we at The Rambler think it’s important to keep our audience updated on all the new developments and projects that we’ll be working on this semester. We’ve got some really fantastic new projects coming up, and I hope you’ll find them vital parts of your media habits.

First, I want to introduce three new members of our editorial team. I’m incredibly excited that I’ll be able to share all the wonderful work that they’re going to do with The Rambler this year, and for years to come. Our News Editor is Allison Spivey, our Sports & Health Editor is Aaron Bell, and our Arts & Culture Editor is Grace Morrison. All three of them are tremendously talented first year students, and I can tell you that The Rambler will be in excellent hands for the foreseeable future.

In our News section, we’re going to be building up a data journalism operation that will allow us to tell big stories about campus life and culture. This is a project that News Editor Allison Spivey has been working on for several months, and we’re in the last phase of data-gathering for it. The results, while not yet conclusive, promise to be illuminating.

In our Sports & Health section, Editor Aaron Bell is aiming to develop an holistic view of Transy sports programs, with an emphasis on the human element. Sports journalism is often dominated by recitations of statistics and arguments over obscure rule changes, and so we want to offer something different—and something, we think, that’s more in keeping with the deals of a liberal arts institution.

In our Arts & Culture section, Editor Grace Morrison will be bringing a robust staff and developed critical eye to all parts of the artistic life of campus. The Arts & Culture section will serve as a place for student perspectives on art, entertainment, and cultural activities of all kinds to be heard and respected.

All of our editors have written their own letters, which you can read on this site that will tell you more about their plans for the semester. Suffice it for me to say that each of them bring extraordinary vision and commitment to The Rambler.

Finally, the big ticket item. Because we believe that The Rambler should be a platform for all different kinds of student discussion and student culture, we’re launching The Rambler Gallery. This will be a fully online, multimedia platform for student art here at Transy, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. We’re launching the Gallery this week with half a dozen works of visual art by student artists, including our new Arts & Culture Editor, the magnificent Grace Morrison. As the Gallery expands, we plan to include poetry, fiction, music, video and audio art, and multimedia projects that speak directly to the tremendous pool of artistic talent and inspiration that Transy student express every day.

We’re going to do some incredible things this semester. I hope you’ll be as excited as I am when you see them.

Tristan Reynolds

Catching up with Transy hoops over the break

Alex Petrocelli
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Catching up with Transy hoops over the break

While most of the Transylvania community took the break to rest and recharge in preparation for the second semester, our Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams were not afforded that same luxury with their competitive schedules. Our Pioneers stayed busy throughout the course of the break.

Our Women’s Basketball team has been on fire since the break, having yet to lose a game since the break started. They are sitting at a 12-2 overall record and playing with a ton of confidence. Senior Celia Kline, who has had a remarkable career made some history over the break by setting the three point record at Transy as well as joining the 1000 point club.

The first two weeks of the break, the Women’s Basketball team was dominating their competition winning three consecutive games by an average margin of 38 points. Defensively, they were shutting down their opponents by not letting any of them score over 60 points and in they scored 101 over Methodist.

They followed up these impressive victories by hosting 11-ranked Trine and winning this game 62-53 with a balanced scoring attack from the Pioneers with 4 Pioneers with double digit point totals. Trine was the only ranked opponent Transy had faced this season and they responded to the challenge well.

They followed up this victory with three consecutive victories to kick off the new year. They defeated Earlham, Defiance, and routed Mount St. Joe’s by 30 on Wednesday night. Celia Kline led the charge against Earlham with 18 points, but against Defiance it was Zenoviah Walker who shot a scorching hot 8-11 from the field going 4-6 from three point range. Against Mount St. Joe’s it was Shelby Boyle to cross the 20 point mark in their victory over the Panthers. Another impressive performance from sophomore Zenoviah Walker attributed to the victory as well with 16 points and 9 rebounds as Transylvania set the record with three pointers made in a game with 17. They look forward to hosting Manchester on Saturday at 1:00pm here at the Beck Center.

The Men’s Basketball team also had an impressive break going 4-1 while school was not in session. They are currently sitting at an 8-6 record with a tough loss to Mount St. Jospeh’s last night. Transylvania kicked off the break with a beatdown over Anderson 93-56. Sophomore Michael Jefferson had an impressive 18 point performance without missing a shot, going 8-8 from the field.

Following this performance, they went 1-1 in the Don Lane Classic falling to a very tough University of Chicago team 86-72, but bounced back strongly against Thomas More, securing a 86-75 victory against one of Transy’s in-state rivals. They followed with a thriller against Earlham that finished 76-75 with 21 point performances from junior Gabe Schmitt and sophomore Michael Jefferson,  whose three consecutive buckets at the end of the game sealed the deal for the Pioneers over their conference opponent.

The Saturday prior to students returning back to campus, the Pioneers traveled to Defiance to capture another victory 86-76. Junior Spencer McKinney had the hot hand this time out with an impressive 25 points going 8-12 from the field, leading the offensive charge with senior leader Cooper Theobald unable to play.

The Pioneers look to avenge their disappointing loss to Mount St. Joseph at home against Manchester on Saturday at 3:00pm, concluding the double-header taking place at the Beck Center. Both teams would appreciate a strong turnout from the Transylvania faithful as they look to defend their home court!

Rambler Blog & Playlist: January 11th

Taylor Mahlinger
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Rambler Blog & Playlist: January 11th

Hey Y’all!

Happy 2019 and congrats on surviving your first week back at Transy! I know it’s tough, but we’ll get through it together, and Spring Break will be here before you know it! I’ve decided to alter the blog and playlist to step up the look for 2019 by adding some music videos instead of a boring, one-dimensional playlist. Don’t forget, you can always send suggestions my way at tmahlinger20@transy.edu!

This music video is the latest smash hit by new artist, DaniLeigh! She’s a singer-songwriter from Miami with a talent for dancing too! This fun, upbeat song has a video that’s just as lively, and creates a good vibe for your week!

This song and video are by no means brand new, but I’m loving the vibe at the moment and figured it would be a good addition to the playlist since it’s such a good 2019 mood.

Here’s the latest from Kehlani with “Nights Like this” ft. Ty Dolla $ign. This video was just released yesterday and is currently #6 on YouTube’s trending music videos! This video has syfy movie vibes, so be sure to watch until the end!

There’s rumors Khalid might be dropping a new album soon which is something we all want since we’ve been teased with these chill singles like “Better” recently. This video has some interesting scenes, especially with Khalid standing and then sitting in the middle of cars that are driving around lots of different ways at high speeds. You’re slightly concerned about his safety for a good minute or so, but this video is definitely worth the watch.

Keep it real,

Taylor

Arts events are few and far between this week since everything’s just getting started for Winter Term 2019, but the few that we do have are exciting!

Tuesday, January 15th @7:30pm, MFA Carrick Theater

Join the music students from Fall Term 2018 as they perform in the Honors Recital!

Wednesday, January 16th @12pm, MFA Morlan Gallery 

Data, Mine is the Morlan Gallery’s newest exhibit that features work by Laurie Frick and Hasan Elahi that focuses on the artists’ relationship with data.

 

Are You Transy Field Hockey’s Newest Recruit?

Logan Fogle
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Are You Transy Field Hockey’s Newest Recruit?

Last week, many of you received an email recruiting you to play a sport you probably have never played in your life. That sport would be field hockey, and don’t worry, you weren’t the only one. If you received an email last week asking you to fill out a recruiting form, you’re in good company. The email went out to roughly 300,000 other people across the world.

While this was undoubtedly the result of a simple email mishap, it did make for quite the relatable moment for all of us who rely so heavily on technology. Everyone has hit reply all or sent a text to the wrong person before. Maybe not one that went out to over a quarter of a million people, but at the very least this made for some funny replies from people all across the globe.

There was a 73-year-old man who received the recruitment email and decided to write a reply. He said he still has remaining eligibility and that we should give him a shot. Before we get too carried away, it’s only fair that he comes in for a tryout so we can see his stick skills and his 40-yard dash time. If he’s got game, I say sign him up.

Another email was from a parent who has a son in high school who is awaiting emails from college coaches. The parent expressed gratitude for a college coach finally reaching out. This probably wasn’t the email the son wanted, or received because it was sent to the parent, but to that kid we say there is plenty of room for you to be a Pioneer. You just probably won’t be a member of the field hockey team.

Audrey Denham, a current junior on the team, wanted to express gratitude to her coaching staff for being so open-minded and inclusive. She said, “Well, I was kind of surprised that I was getting recruited again, which was pretty exciting. It’s an honor to be a part of a team that wants to include all of Transy and all of America.”

While Denham was thankful, there were some students at Transy who were slightly annoyed with the whole thing. They weren’t annoyed that they received the email. In fact they were bothered that they didn’t receive the email. Senior Charli Odenwelder stated, “I didn’t get the email and I was so offended. I have friends at Indiana University who got it and I actually go here.” Hang in there, Charli. Maybe field hockey just isn’t for you.

Any way you chop it up, Transylvania Field Hockey is now on the map. In fact, it’s all over the map. If everyone who received the email signed up to come to our esteemed university, we would be the first college to have over 300,000 students at one time. There’s a first time for everything, and hey, we are after all the Pioneers.

Here’s how student musicians prepare for their performances.

Allison Spivey
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Here’s how student musicians prepare for their performances.

The first round of General Student Recitals was performed last Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Carrick Theater. Seven students, ranging from sophomore to senior, showcased their talents with grace and ease. Some played instruments such as the trumpet, clarinet, and soprano saxophone, while others sang in beautiful voices that put the entire audience in a trance.

Each student seemed so confident and steady, ready to show the audience their talent. However, according to the performers, that’s only a facade. Getting up in front of an audience can be very nerve-racking no matter how long someone has been performing.

Student conductor Megan Schandel at a concert earlier this year. Photo by Gabrielle Crooks.

According to Zach Dilliha ‘21, “The nerves are usually the worst during the performance, when I am conscious of everything I’m doing in that moment and overthinking every note and how I play it.” While the performers may feel nervous on stage, they do well not to show it. Dilliha and the rest of the students all maintained the look of being completely lost in their music, not even glancing at the audience.

Dilliha has played the trumpet since the 6th grade and, even after years of experience, he still gets anxious before a show. “I get very nervous before any sort of performance, sometimes even days before I have to perform”. However, even with the uneasy feelings, Dilliha loves what he does. “I find motivation in my love of music and playing the trumpet. During high school I was deeply invested in every facet of music I could find: Jazz Band, Concert Band, Chamber Music, playing for Musicals, and especially Marching Band”.


A student performance earlier this year. 

When asked how he is able to stay confident on stage he explains, “I usually think back to my senior year of Marching Band, where I was Section Leader and the only lead trumpet in a band of around 100 people. I think about how much I loved that season and how much effort my friends and I put into our performances and how much fun we had because of it, and I try to put the same amount of effort and love into any performance I do.”.

Another student performer, Joanna Rosenberger ‘21, says her nerves are the worst right before she goes on stage and can see the audience through the crack in the curtain. However, the shakiness goes away as soon as she begins to play her clarinet.

Student conductor Brandon Trapp at a concert earlier this year. 

“There’s a lot that goes on when you’re performing that you need to focus on – dynamics, counting rests, your accompanist, the emotion behind the piece, just to name a few. That usually keeps me from focusing on the audience or my nerves”.

To get ready to perform, Rosenberger practices constantly and says that she is excited to integrate her music into her college life.

“I find the practice of working up a piece of music from just notes on a page to an emotional performance to be incredibly rewarding”.

The passion each student put into their art made the General Student Recital really amazing to attend. The students up on stage are the same people who sit in class each day, no different than anyone else. Yet, they have such incredible talents just below the surface, constantly waiting to be showcased.

The After Party: We BACK

Logan Fogle
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SZN 3 finale baby, ah ha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWftIZJvRA8&feature=youtu.be

Rambler Weekly Playlist & Blog: Holiday Edition

Taylor Mahlinger
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Rambler Weekly Playlist & Blog: Holiday Edition

Hey Y’all!

We’ve officially made it to the most stressful and jolly time of the semester! Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanza this December, I’ve made a playlist for you! We’re only one week away from vacation, so hang in there, grab some coffee, and listen to this weekly playlist to kick off your holiday spirit!

Monday, December 10th, @ALL DAY

READING DAY.

SAB Stress Fest Events, December 7th-11th (Not an arts event, but probably something we all need).

Saturday-Take 10 Kits, all day, Library and Dorm Lobbies

Monday-The last brinner @9pm, Forrer Hall

Tuesday-PUPPIES!!!! @11:30am-1pm, Campus Center Gym

Gallery Review: “Unlearn Fear + Hate” at the Downtown Arts Center

Grace Morrison
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Gallery Review: “Unlearn Fear + Hate” at the Downtown Arts Center

“Unlearn Fear + Hate” is an exhibition by Kurt Gohde and Kremena Todorova currently being housed in the Downtown Arts Center until January 6th. A quick glance around makes it clear that its importance isn’t confined to the white walls of the gallery. This “cycle of artworks” was inspired by “Love Letta to de Worl’”, a poem by Frank X Walker, Kentucky’s first African American poet laureate. He asserts that, “We can’t pass the course on humanity / if we keep failing the lessons / on harmony / and until we unlearn fear and hate.”

In some ways, the artwork is also a documentation. Walker’s words have been painted on streets, inked into skin, and cut into halos that fit any head. The art is out in the world that his poem describes.

Pictured are street scenes as far away as Bulgaria and people from every walk of life. In some photographs, searching for the boldly colored “Unlearn Fear + Hate” stencil is like looking for Waldo. Catch a glimpse and it’s impossible to unsee. In others, such as the photograph of Bourbon Avenue, the words stretch bravely across the pavement, unafraid of oncoming traffic. That stencil was done with Transy’s class of 2020, but Gohde and Todorova remarked that they sometimes receive requests for small stencils from people who have seen their work on social media.

The halo sculptures are interactive, as is evidenced by the Illuminations and photographs of people posing with them. “We think of all the photographs taken in front of our Unlearn Fear + Hate sculptures as equivalent to a visual petition, one that asks all of us to be less fearful and more loving,” explained Gohde and Todorova. The halos have been translated into languages such as Spanish, Hebrew, and Arabic, embodying their message of acceptance.

‘Unlearn Fear and Hate’ was translated into various languages and displayed across the world. Photo by Grace Morrison.

Each illumination is hand colored and uses 24 karat gold. They are reminiscent of iconography found in churches, with their haloed subjects enclosed in gold. This is representative of the holiness found in loving one another.

The words have also been cross-stitched with each of the 153 languages spoken in Lexington as of December 2017. The UK College of Social Work sponsored the event, and since then the number has increased. Transy’s Chi Omega chapter also hosted a stitching event in 2016, shortly after the presidential election.

“Unlearn Fear + Hate” is unique in that it is not simply the work of two artists to be studied from across the room. It belongs to Gohde and Todorova, but it belongs to the people too.  Its meaning is unambiguous, leaving no room to debate what is being said. Having literally painted the town, Gohde and Todorova aren’t interested in subtlety.

The message is a simple one: conditioning ourselves to love instead of hate will heal the world’s brokenness. Today, there are endless voices talking over each other, shouting words that seek to counteract Walker’s. Luckily, more and more faces are being added to the “petition”.

Gallery visitors took photos in front of the ‘halo.’ Photo by Grace Morrison.

The exhibit forces viewers to realize that often, hatred and fear are traditions rather than anomalies. No one is born with animosity in his heart, but it seeps in anyway.

When asked what they want viewers to take away from the collection, Gohde and Todorova replied, “If people can remember these words — Unlearn Fear + Hate —then maybe they’ll also remember to try to do what the words encourage all of us to do. Unlearning fear isn’t easy. Some may say it’s not even desirable. We believe that eliminating fear from our communities is a way to invite everyone who is part of them to unlearn their own fears.”

Hopefully, “Unlearn Fear + Hate” will transcend the inertness of words and become personified by the haloed, the tattooed, and those whose feet touch Bourbon.

The Caf is closing. Here’s what students think.

Ethan York
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The Caf is closing. Here’s what students think.

With the demolition of Forrer Hall only a month away, we asked students around campus for their thoughts on cramming the whole school into Transylvania University’s secondary Cafeteria; the smaller and further away “Rafskeller.”

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