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January 2017 - page 2

From Swing Dancing by the Seaside to Whipping in the West

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    Seniors Abby Gardner and Martin He stop at the photo booth before hitting the dance floor at Sadie 2016. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    A group of sophomores gather for a quick picture together at last year's Sadie. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Seniors Abbey Gritters, TJ Anderson, Jessie Roberts and Sydney Milikan snap a picture with Spanish teacher, Guillermo Vallejo. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Junior girls, Darby Carroll, Lauren Pavelec, Ashton Cameron and Suzanne Godard attend Sadie by the seaside. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Sophomores Cameron Binney, Kris Laurite, Chloe Hangartner and Landon Parks celebrate sadie with some festive leis. Amanda Cheatwood.

Sadie season is rapidly approaching, which means the tides have officially turned. The guys get to sit back and relax, while the girls take on the role of coming up with ridiculously cheesy puns in order to ask that special someone to the dance.

This girls-ask-boys winter dance has been on Wesleyan’s annual calendar for nine years, thanks to Student Government Advisor and Student Activities Director, Brian Krehmeyer.

Krehmeyer proposed changing Sadie into a winter dance where dates were not encouraged, but the Student Government Staff overruled the vote and decided to keep the Sadie as is.

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Taking a Peek into Wesleyan’s Winter Sports

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The Wesleyan Winter Wolves are currently nearing the end of their respective seasons. With swimming, basketball and wrestling nearing a close, athletes share their hopes for the remainder of their seasons.

Freshman swimmer, Hannah Wasmuth, has set specific goals to achieve in before the state meet at Georgia Tech. “Before going to Georgia Tech, I want to improve on my technique, so I can be at my best for the state meet,” Wasmuth said. Many other swimmers attended challenging practices over the Christmas break. “No days off!” swimmers said.

Out of the water, the varsity girls’ basketball team has also been preparing for their state tournament. “Our team is feeling really good about our accomplishments this season,” sophomore Caroline Burke said. “That being said, we have some tough competition ahead of us, so we have to keep working hard,” said Burke. Keep Reading

The After Hours: What You Don’t See

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Even though we do not often see what goes on after hours at Wesleyan, many tasks are completed that therefore allows Wesleyan to have an engaging environment.

Housekeeping is a service that falls under the category of services that happens after hours. Housekeeping is something Wesleyan could not do without and something that often goes unrecognized. The Wesleyan students and staff can show their gratitude to them by picking up trash, thanking them, and cleaning up after themselves.

Many of the workers have different hours that vary based on their position. To get more information on their hours and the amount of days they work Carolina Aponte answered. She said, “I work from 3 to 11 Monday through Friday”. Chris Pringle also said, “We are supposed to work 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, but it usually tends to go longer than 8 hours a day and more than 5 days out of the week.” Keep Reading

Coach Wolf Gets Wesleyan Athletes into Shape

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While winter season sports are coming to an end, the spring conditioning is just beginning with Coach Dustin Wolf. Coach Wolf pushes all of his athletes to train well, so they are able to play well.

Wolf’s mission is to help each sport reach its full potential during game time. Sophomore basketball player Callie Weaver said that, “I think it’s worthwhile because I can see a difference in my game in the winter through my strength and stability, and I think you can see it in the whole team too.” Keep Reading

The Snow Storm Letdown

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Jan. 6 was one of those rare days that students in Georgia always hope for. Students sit right next to their phones and computers and wait for the call or email that cancels school. Students even stay up late hoping that their school will call them and let them know that school has been cancelled for the next day. On Friday Jan. 6, most students in Georgia got what they hoped for.

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