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After one season in the Atlantic 10, is Butler

PACKING UP AND MOVING ON? Despite several media reports and anonymous sources saying that the university will change athletic conferences, officials are mum.

MARISSA JOHNSON COLIN LIKAS JILL MCCARTER Butler University is one of five institutions rumored to be moving to the reorganized Big East.

A new move could mean more media exposure, less travel time, new competition and a larger athletics department budget.

Butler—along with fellow Atlantic 10 member Conference Xavier—is a heavy favorite that could join the conference as soon as 2013-14, according to media outlets, including ESPN, the Associated Press and USA Today.

A group of schools, collectively known as the Catholic 7, will begin their new league July 1.

BUTLER’S ROLE Butler has not issued an official statement to address any conference switch.

President Jim Danko wrote in an email to The Butler Collegian that most of the media reports have been based on speculation.

“Obviously the media continues to speculate about how the splintering of the Big East will play out, but so far, most of what I have read has only been based on speculation,” Danko wrote.

“It is flattering that Butler is receiving such positive attention since it is an indication of the respect others have for Butler’s approach to athletics and academics.”

Danko also said Butler has been “extremely pleased with the A-10, as this has proven to be a truly exciting season, as we have had the opportunity to compete with many outstanding basketball teams.”

Both Athletic Director Barry Collier and Sports Information Director Jim McGrath declined to comment.

Danko’s Chief of Staff Ben Hunter also declined to comment.

Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade told reporters no schools had given a notice of withdrawal before the Butler-VCU game Saturday.

“I’m just like every other conference commissioner,” McGlade said. “We try to stay focused on our realignment see conference page 5

Faculty work to bring transportation to campus JEFF STANICH

JSTANICH@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Butler University faculty are asking students to help bring public transportation to campus.

A public meeting with Indy Connect, central Indiana’s public transportation initiative, was scheduled for last night but was rescheduled due to inclement weather concerns.

Butler offered to shuttle 50 students to the meeting so they could offer their own opinions on the matter.

Indy Connect has a plan for bus and/or rail lines shown on a map found at www.indyconnect.org.

Rich Michal, executive director of facilities, said in a Faculty Senate meeting that he has been working with the Student Government Association, which has been working on a resolution to present at the meeting.

“Obviously we are concerned about this line,” Michal said. “We are encouraging folks to attend these meetings and express their opinion.”

The aspect of the plan that Butler is most concerned with is the “red line” that would run north and south through central Indiana.

Public Meeting Rescheduled 6:30 p.m. March 19 Shuttle to leave at 6 p.m.

The line would reach 25 miles from Carmel, past Butler, through downtown Indianapolis and south to Greenwood.

According to Indy Connect’s website, three potential routes for the line are along Meridian Street, College Avenue and Keystone Avenue.

Michal said Butler prefers the route that would go from Westfield to College Avenue.

However, the mass transit system is still not an absolute for central Indiana.

Legislation for the system has passed through the Indiana House in the past few weeks and now faces the Indiana Senate.

If legislation were to pass every level, Hamilton and Marion counties plan to begin voting on passing legislation themselves as soon as 2014.

The public meeting for Butler students is rescheduled for Tuesday, March 19, at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, 6501 N. Meridian St.

CAMPUS CRIME

Unattended items result in theft Police department issues warning in response to multiple thefts from academic buildings MARAIS JACON-DUFFY MJACONDU@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Butler University is experiencing a spike in small electronics theft from academic buildings.

On Monday, Feb. 25, four items were stolen from the Pharmacy and Health Sciences Building, Holcomb Building and Gallahue Hall between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m.

The items were taken from open lounge areas in the building and one open classroom where a student was studying.

Bruce Allee, BUPD detective, said he personally believes the thief is not a student but someone who knows the building fairly well.

“Whoever took these things had a definite route through the buildings and seemed to know his way around,” Allee said. “Although there is unfortunately some student-on-student theft here at Butler, those crimes are usually crimes of opportunity. This thief was in a hurry to get as many things as possible, which is not indicative of student-onstudent theft.”

The Friday prior, Feb. 22, an iPhone was stolen from the basement of Gallahue from biology professor James

I wish I had been less trusting. I was first mad, and then I felt stupid for being so trusting.

JAMES SHELLHAAS BIOLOGY PROFESSOR

Shellhaas’ office.

Shellhaas said he left his phone “semi-unattended” for about three hours when he came in early while Butler was on a two-hour weather delay.

“I wish I had been less trustful,” Shellhaas said. “I was first mad, and then I felt stupid for being so trusting.

In 33 years at Butler, this is the first time I have had anything stolen from me.”

All thefts occurred when the owners left their electronic devices out in the open to go to the restroom or to move to a new location, Allee said.

“It only takes a few minutes,” Allee said. “Most of these students were gone for five or six minutes and their laptops were stolen.”

One Butler senior said she left her laptop in a classroom in Gallahue for less than 30 seconds as she moved to another room to continue studying.

“I didn’t really think my stuff would be gone in a matter of 30 seconds,” she said. “Now I no longer study in

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THEFTS ON CAMPUS Feb. 25 - iPhone stolen from Gallahue Hall.

Feb. 26 - Laptop stolen from Gallahue Hall, a laptop and iPhone stolen from the Pharmacy and Health Sciences Building.

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areas where there aren’t a lot of people around, and I only leave the room when my friends are seated at my table so I don’t have to move my stuff. Or I just carry everything with me.”

The same student said she would like to see the university invest in increased security, further restrict access into buildings and install security cameras.

Allee said it is too tough to say at the time whether or not the theft on Feb. 22 and the multiple thefts on Feb. 25 were committed by the same person.

Allee said stolen computers are difficult to recover because they are not showing up on Craigslist or in pawn shops.

“We think these items are being sold to small electronics stores,” Allee said.

Allee said he thinks Butler students are too lax with their electronic devices.

“We like to think that we are in such a nice bubble here at Butler, and we are,” Allee said. “But it’s not as if thieves forget that we’re here. They know how easy it is to steal from college students.”

Shellhaas said he has witnessed see theft page 4

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Campus engineer plans green improvements KELLY ROSTIN

KROSTIN@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Butler University is continuing to identify energy improvements on campus with the welcoming of Amanda Doenges, the new campus engineer.

Upcoming projects include lighting controls and daylight sensors in the front lobby and the weightlifting and pool areas of the Health and Recreation Complex.

The sensors will dim or turn lights off that are not needed when enough daylight is outside.

DOENGES: Came to “The HRC is such a campus with plans for beautiful building, and it has efficiency projects such good solar exposure,” said Rich Michal, executive director of facilities. “It doesn’t make sense to have lights on in the middle of a sunny day.”

Another improvement Doenges and the maintenance department are looking at is occupancy sensors in the HRC restrooms and locker rooms that automatically turn off lights when they’re not needed.

Doegnes said they hope to have the HRC light sensors up and running after Spring Break.

Identifying energy improvements also includes Hinkle renovations. Doenges said she is looking at LED lighting and seeing how much energy and money could be saved for the university.

Doenges, whose first day on the job was Jan. 14, said she has a passion for researching energyefficient alternatives, especially in the sector of higher education.

“My senior year of college, I took an energy efficiency class as an elective, and I fell in love,” Doenges said. “I’ve kind of always been interested in helping the environment and looking at the bigger picture, like how I can make an impact to save the world.”

Doenges went to the University of Dayton, where she received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and her master’s in renewable and clean energy.

After college, she worked at Heapy Engineering, where she was the LEED project manager.

LEED, which stands for Leadership in Engery and Environmental Design, is a sustainability rating system for buildings. The system is funded by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Schrott Center is pursuing LEED certification right now, Doenges said.

Senior Project Manager Craig Hardee said he will not know for sure about the building’s certification for a couple of months.

Buildings can earn LEED certification through a point-rating system scale after meeting certain LEED prerequisites.

Hardee said the points are based on how well the building does environmentally and how much energy the building can save.

The building earns points for the rain garden on its exterior, which naturally filters rainwater and reduces the collection of water in a drainpipe.

The building has occupancy sensors in the rooms to shut off lights when they are not needed. It also has water fountains and toilets that use less water, Hardee said.

Michal said they have committed to ensure all new buildings on campus will be LEED certified.

Doenges said she already has a sense of what working at Butler will be like.

Doenges said she likes all aspects of her job as well as how well the different colleges work together to make energy plans.

She uses listervs to ask other colleges how they are dealing with energy-efficiency issues on campus. She said she receives tons of responses and feedback on dealing with certain issues.

“I’d like to get us to the point where we’re recognized as being a super sustainable and energy efficient campus amongst all of our peers, especially in Indiana if not nationally recognized for it,” Doenges said.

Michal said the university always had a commitment to sustainability and has been at the forefront for years with different projects going on around campus.

“We want to be good financial stewards because energy and water are expensive, finite resources,” Michal said. “We need to do everything we can to not only be sustainable and reduce our carbon footprint but also to save money and make sure that the students who are investing in their education are getting the best quality and most efficient service that they can.”

Email scam targets college students BUPD urges students to be careful with emails they receive, especially if money is involved MARAIS JACON-DUFFY MJACONDU@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

A common Internet scam targeting tutors, babysitters and nannies has reached Butler University.

Butler University Police Department sent out a timely warning email to all students with a brief description of the scam on Feb. 27.

So far two Butler students have had prolonged contact with the scammers, but neither were hurt, said Bruce Allee, BUPD detective.

“This is a huge operation,” Allee said. “Even if these people are lucky and the scam goes through only five percent of the time, they are still making a great deal of money.”

The typical chain of events for this scam begins with an initial contact by someone who says he or she is interested in a service such as tutoring, music or art lessons, babysitting or nannying.

The scammer then says he or she is out of the country and is making arrangements for his or her child in the area.

After typical arrangements are made regarding time and pay, the scammer will ask the contact to cash a check worth a few thousand dollars, which is sent to the contact by mail.

The hired person is told to keep his or her pay for the month and is essentially paid up front but is told to give the remaining amount of money to a family member who is watching after the child.

The scam is finished once the check is cashed or withdrawn.

The check will turn out to be fraudulent, and the person scammed is then held responsible

for the full amount of the check.

The “family member” takes the money, and the scam is complete.

“This scam is not new,” Allee said. “It’s just becoming more common.”

Butler student Tomás Montesinos Costa went to BUPD last Monday after he began to question the arrangements made by the father of a girl he was supposed to tutor in Spanish.

Montesinos Costa was approached by a man named “Cally,” who found him on the Butler tutoring listserv.

“Cally” is the typical alias of these scammers, Allee said.

Montesinos Costa thought the situation seemed fairly typical until payment was discussed.

“This person told me he was a father whose daughter was attending school in Indianapolis while he was abroad for a short time,” Montesinos Costa said. “He even tried to make me become sensitive to the situation and their family by telling me sad stories.”

The scammer told Montesinos Costa that his wife had passed away and he “only had his daughter left.”

“He seemed like a very concerned parent,” Montesinos Costa said. “I think he was trying to introduce me to a very complicated and sad situation so that I wouldn’t question too much.”

When the scammer asked Montesinos Costa to cash a $2,600 check, he became suspicious.

The scammer told Montesinos Costa to keep his payment of $575 and give the rest to a “cousin” of the family.

“I didn’t understand at all why someone who had never met me would give me such a large check,” Montesinos Costa said. “When I asked why he couldn’t give me cash or send the check directly to the cousin, he gave me some dumb excuses. At that point, it was so

easy to tell that this was a scam.”

Allee said the telltale signs of this scam are the name “Cally,” the strange instructions with money and upfront payment.

“It’s not typical for someone desiring tutoring or babysitting services to pay upfront or in a lump sum, especially before the services have even started,” Allee said.

Allee also said multiple addresses can be a sign of a scam.

“In Montesinos Costa’s case, the person was supposed to be abroad, but the check that was received was sent from New York City and had a San Antonio address on it,” Allee said.

Ben Hunter, executive director of public safety, said this operation is common at colleges all over the nation, so students should always be mindful when applying for a job or dealing with money.

“If a job offer looks too good to be true, it probably is,” Hunter said. “Always check out the references that a job lists, and if it looks suspicious, feel free to contact BUPD. We would be more than happy to investigate to figure things out.”

Montesinos Costa’s advice to any students who think they are being scammed is to avoid dealing with money at all.

“I know I just didn’t feel comfortable with such a big check from a stranger,” Montesinos Costa said.

Montesinos Costa also said he felt BUPD was helpful in dealing with the situation.

“BUPD couldn’t take much action against the scammers because a crime was never officially committed,” Montesinos Costa said, “but they helped me stop contact and prevented the scam from happening to others.

“If any student thinks they may be working with this scam, they should definitely go to BUPD right away.”

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Maintenance crews will be replacing the limestone on Star Fountain over Spring Break.

Star Fountain repairs continue WILL JONES WPJONES@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

From fountain hopping to bubbling, Star Fountain has been the focus of many lasting memories for Butler students.

Today, it stands out as a black eye on campus.

While undergoing maintenance over the summer, a construction worker accidentally backed his pickup truck into the fountain, knocking several pieces of limestone loose.

Junior Rachel Head, a Butler student ambassador, said she is frustrated by the fountain’s current state.

“I love to talk about (the fountain) on tours,” Head said, “but it really frustrates me that it looks so messy.

It seems like it’s been falling apart for the whole year now.”

Gerald Carlson manages the maintenance services team executing the work on Star Fountain. Carlson already possesses the limestone needed to fix the fountain, but he will be unable to begin working until the weather warms.

He said he hopes to complete construction over Spring Break in order to minimize distractions for students.

Once the limestone is replaced, Star Fountain will receive

maintenance again over the summer.

Charlie Truax, structures supervisor, is looking for funding to replace the plumbing in Star Fountain.

“The fountain works fine just the way it is,” Truax said.

“It’s just old and needs to be redone.”

Originally, the class of 2013 was expected to fund the project.

However, the plans fell through, and Butler has been forced to look elsewhere for funding. The university will most likely pay for the project.

The fountain is one of many maintenance projects currently on Truax’s schedule.

Now that construction is completed on Jordan Hall’s north entrance, he hopes to finish with construction on the south entrance within the next two weeks. Once completed, maintenance will begin on two more entrances. Preparations will begin over Spring Break in order to minimize interruption of classes.

However, the Jordan Hall loop will remain blocked off in order to store materials for construction.

Also on Butler’s construction schedule is a new roof over Clowes Memorial Hall and renovations in the B-Wing of ResCo, the B-Wing of Hinkle Fieldhouse and of Persephone Fountain.

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Butler to be

Reaccredited TARA MCELMURRY TMCELMUR@BUTLER.EDU NEWS EDITOR

Butler University is going through a reaccreditation process by the Higher Learning Commission.

A team of six peer reviewers from the commission will be on campus March 25 through March 27 to evaluate the university and decide whether or not it should be reaccredited.

These six individuals are administrators from other colleges around the country who have been trained in accreditation evaluation.

The group will be meeting with President Jim Danko and his cabinet, along with faculty, staff and students. The team will also be stopping people walking around campus at random to ask questions about the university.

Judith Morrel, executive director of the Center for High Achievement and Scholarly Engagement, is the steering committee leader.

Morrel said the accreditation process comes from the Department of Education, which allows regional, non-governmental organizations to ensure the quality of higher education. The university was granted its last 10-year accreditation in 2003.

Butler is a part of the North Central Region, which is the largest out of the accreditation regions.

The Higher Learning Commission has a list of five general criteria universities have to meet to be accredited. Those criteria are admission; ethical and responsible conduct; teaching and learning quality resources and support; teaching and learning evaluation and improvement; and resources, planning and

institutional effectiveness.

Each aspect has its components and subcomponents, which give more detailed requirements about each subject.

To be reaccredited, Butler must show compliance and a commitment to improving every one of the components, Morrel said.

The commission evaluates many different institutions. Morrel said the same people that accredit Butler also accredit the University of Phoenix, which has a different organizational structure than Butler.

So although each university is evaluated by the same criteria, the main component driving those criteria is each university’s mission.

Each university does it in their own way, Morrel said.

Morrel said Butler’s mission has stayed the same since it was written in the original charter in 1850.

“The legislature passed in 1850 prescribed an institution of learning at the highest class for the instruction of the students in every branch of liberal and professional education,” Morrel said, quoting the charter. “That was 1850, and we’re still doing the same thing.

The whole idea is if that’s our mission, everything we do should be driven by that.”

In preparation for the reviewers’ visit, Morrel and a team of more than 50 Butler faculty put together a self-study for the peer reviewers to read before coming to campus.

The study was completed and submitted on Jan. 28.

The study required Morrel and her team to break into groups and report on the criteria on which Butler will be evaluated. The report is more than 200 pages long and

can be found on Butler’s website.

Morrel said she is grateful for her team that helped put the study together.

While on campus, the peer reviewers will be holding three separate, open meetings: one for students, one for faculty and one for staff.

Morrel said the student meeting will be held March 26 at 4 p.m. in JH 141 and will only consist of the reviewers and students who choose to attend. No faculty or staff will be allowed in that meeting.

After meeting with all groups of campus, the peer review team will sit down with Danko before it leaves on March 27 to share with him its observations and recommendations for improvement.

Then the peer reviewers will write a report and send it back to Butler to correct any factual errors. The team will make its recommendations to the commission, which will then decide if the university should be reaccredited.

Morrel said it takes several months before the university will hear back once the report gets to the commission, but she said she thinks it will have to be before the end of 2013, when Butler’s current accreditation runs out.

“It’s a serious matter,” Morrel said. “I don’t think it’s a matter for concern, but I would like people to take it seriously.”

Morrel said she urges students to look at the report online and to attend the open meeting with the peer reviewers.

The meeting times and locations, along with all other information, regarding the accreditation can be found at www.butler.edu/ accreditation.

Women’s history month celebrated on campus MELISSA IANNUZZI

MIANNUZZ@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

All over the country, people are celebrating women and their contributions to society.

At Butler, REACH; Demia; the Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies department; Student Affairs; Health Education; the Diversity Center and the residence life department are all celebrating March as National Women’s History Month with a wide variety of activities and events.

“It’s good, especially for young women on our campus, to see strong female leaders,” said Sarah Barnes Diaz, health education and outreach programs coordinator and one of last year’s recipients of the Women of Distinction Award.

The goal of the month is not only to encourage appreciation of women but also to draw awareness about issues of concern for women on campus to provide support, Diaz said.

During the month of March, different groups will host conversational events, wellness events and events to praise and celebrate women’s contributions.

Demia will host another protest celebrating women and their rights, and the counseling and consultation services center will host a positive body talk program. Diaz is optimistic that the open discussion will help students looking for support with their body image issues.

“There’s no one way to be a strong contributor to society,” Diaz said. “These events can help to highlight some of those opportunities.”

Maya Angelou will come to

Butler as part of the Diversity Lecture Series, along with other lecturers—including Nadja Halilbegovich, Butler’s first student recipient of the Women of Distinction Award.

“We’ll all learn about some of the amazing things women are doing in society,” Diaz said.

Today, the committee will review the nominations and choose a faculty member, staff member and senior student to recognize for their contributions to campus.

“It’s such a fun process because it’s really neat to see the work that folks have done that doesn’t always get recognized,” Diaz said.

Many women being honored this year have made contributions through their work in the community, support of students and, occasionally, through their efforts as activists, said Irene Stevens, dean of student life and one of the coordinators of Women’s History Month.

“Women are often not remembered for their accomplishments, and their work goes unrecognized,” Stevens said. “This is a result of a variety of reasons: history books being written by men, women often work behind the scenes and don’t take the limelight and their work related to being a caregiver is often not valued as much as other kinds of work.

“If women had more responsibility in decisions, there wouldn’t be half the problems the world has,” said Pam Crea, one of the nominees and the secretary for the sociology and international studies department. “Who’s stronger than a bunch of females together?”

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COE student awarded for student teaching

Electronic prayers bring support

Senior Karly Keiper is recognized for passion and involvement with special needs students

ALLISON HALL AAHALL1@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

“BUprays” is a nondenominational listserv for students, faculty and staff at Butler designed to provide a safe and anonymous way to share in faith and prayers, regardless of religion.

A Butler University staff member had the idea to create the listerv after a year-long workshop through the Center for Faith and Vocation. At the event, faculty and staff came together to talk about the intersection of religion and spirituality.

The creator has asked to remain anonymous to coincide with the confidentiality the listerv upholds.

“I would want students to know their identity is going to be very protected, and it would just be a chance to know they’re being prayed for, that someone cares, that someone wants to help them,” the creator said.

The Rev. Charles Allen is the campus chaplain for Grace Unlimited, the prayer network’s sponsor and partner.

Allen said the listerv is not intrusive and thinks it is very

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students leaving electronics unattended in Gallahue.

“Students routinely leave their laptops unattended down here in the basement of Gallahue while they go to the restroom or to get something to eat,” Shellhaas said.

“That’s plenty of opportunity for a thief.”

Ben Hunter, executive director of public safety, said it is important for students to utilize tracking devices on their electronics.

“It’s still disappointing that these thefts happen, but students can be proactive,” Hunter said.

“Most electronics have tracking devices that will make finding stolen devices much easier. I definitely urge all students, faculty and staff to install these

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Through BUprays, students of all cultures and religions have the opportunity to share prayers and express their views with security and anonymity. important to protect user privacy.

“To me, it’s just to be aware that things are happening and to keep people in mind,” Allen said.

Allen said the listerv is for people who want to be on it, and it is not intrusive to those who do not want to be included.

Judy Cebula, director of the Center for Faith and Vocation, said even for students who aren’t interested in the prayer part, the listerv is a way to understand that other people have suffering too.

“It’s a safe place where people can bring their cares, their concerns, their joys, their sadness, grief or worries,” Cebula said.

Cebula said she thinks certain students will find it meaningful.

“Being a college student can

It’s still disappointing that these thefts happen, but students can be proactive BEN HUNTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY tracking features.”

Allee said all students with iPhones should keep the iCloud feature on, as it makes phone tracking much easier.

“If you don’t know how to install Find My iPhone, come to BUPD,” Allee said. “We will be happy to do it for you.”

Allee said BUPD will be more present in academic buildings due

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be a very challenging, emotional time, and so if you’re someone who believes that prayer can bring comfort or a sense of support or well-being, then it’s nice to know that you can ask others to pray for you and with you,” Cebula said.

Students can sign up for the listerv by emailing BUprays@ butler.edu and asking to be added. to recent thefts, but said locking academic buildings earlier is not likely.

“We would like the buildings to be locked earlier, but we understand that professors and students like having easy access,” Allee said. “We think that we’ve reached a good compromise with when the buildings lock.”

Allee said he encourages students who think they see someone suspicious on campus to call BUPD. “Students should never feel guilty about being curious of other people’s actions or intentions,” Allee said.

Allee urges students to think twice before leaving their belongings out in an open area.

“Ask yourself if you would leave $400 or $2,000 on the table where you are about to leave your iPhone or your MacBook,” Allee said. “If the answer is no, then just take it with you.”

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One day, during one of her education classes at Butler University, Karly Keiper became upset.

An in-class speaker was attempting to display to Keiper and her classmates how it feels to live with a learning disability.

Keiper’s teacher, special education instructor Theresa Knipstein-Meyer, said the speaker received a passionate and powerful reaction from Keiper.

“Karly couldn’t understand how she has been able to accomplish so much in her life (compared to others),” KnipsteinMeyer said. “But overcoming that was a hurdle she was going to have to accept and learn about.”

Keiper’s desire to do so has helped her become a wellknown name in Butler’s College of Education and a well-known student teacher off campus.

The senior early middle childhood education major saw her work with special needs and less fortunate children lead to an award last month.

The Indiana Council for Exceptional Children honored Keiper with the Outstanding Student Chapter Teacher of the Year award on Feb. 21.

Keiper said she had no idea she was receiving the honor until her name was announced at the recent ceremony.

“Butler University is full of talented, intelligent people,” Keiper said. “I honestly thought it was one of my peers.

“When they called my name, I was like, ‘Oh, wow.’”

Keiper’s family was in attendance for what KnipsteinMeyer called “a big celebration.”

Knipstein-Meyer is the state adviser for the Indiana Council for Exceptional Children and said Keiper was the award’s best candidate.

Teaching became Keiper’s passion after having “a really excellent third grade.” However, she did not decide to work with special needs students until her junior year at Butler, spurred partially by the opinions of her godmother, also a special education teacher.

“After taking a few classes, I wasn’t sure it was for me,” Keiper said. “It intrigued me, but I didn’t know if I wanted to go full into special ed(ucation) or just have a few kids with special needs in my general-ed class.”

Keiper currently serves as a student teacher at Allisonville Elementary and held the same position at Rousseau McClellan Elementary last semester.

Keiper brings her services to a class of 35 students, but she doesn’t work with all of them at the same time. She said she spends mornings making sure special needs students comprehend the material they learn in their general education class and helps them understand concepts they might be struggling with.

She also instructs small groups of as many as 10 students in reading and math.

“It’s a lot of differentiated instruction,” Keiper said. “I just need to be there to support them.

There’s a lot going on, but it’s really fun.”

But Keiper’s work is not restricted to the typical elementary school.

Keiper has served as an ambassador of sorts for the Indianapolis U.S. Dream Academy, said Darla Hudnall, the organization’s mentor coordinator.

The Dream Academy is an after-school program for third through sixth grade Indianapolis

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(I want to be) the person that says, ‘No, the people who are telling you that you can’t do it are very wrong. You can.

KARLY KEIPER SENIOR Public Schools students who have a parent incarcerated.

The program provides mentors and a teacher who tutors students.

Keiper started with the group in the former role, taking on a thirdgrade student and her best friend, a fourth-grade student, at the same time.

“It was honestly one of the best things that ever happened to me,” Keiper said. “Just to be part of their lives, to hear their stories.

I was really blessed to have that opportunity.”

Hudnall said Keiper—the first Butler student she recruited to be a mentor—is beloved by the Dream Academy students, describing her as “magnetic.”

In addition to mentoring for the program, Keiper helped the Dream Academy become the philanthropy for Butler’s Sigma Nu chapter.

As a result, the Dream Academy receives funds from Sigma Nu’s yearly Voodoo, as well as the services of some fraternity members.

“I have anywhere from 15 to 25 men at Sigma Nu who volunteer every week just from Karly being an ambassador,” Hudnall said.

“It’s always a challenge to get men to volunteer in such a role, as a mentor.”

Keiper said she enjoys teaching special needs students and those who may not have the opportunities of other students their age.

“They’re just as talented, they have just as many dreams and goals as students who have been blessed without any disorders or a family who is loving and supporting,” Keiper said. “I guess my mission is to let every child know they can pursue their dreams.”

Knipstein-Meyer said it is important for college students pursuing a career in education to consider a path in special needs teaching, like Keiper did.

“When you’re a great teacher, you look at all learners,” Knipstein-Meyer said. “(Being a good) teacher, excellence and leadership (is) a combination in special ed that’s going to take her far.”

Kepier said she would like to continue teaching in special education once her time at Butler comes to an end. And she has a message she hopes to preach to her future students. “(I want to be) the person that says, ‘No, the people who are telling you that you can’t do it are very wrong,’” Keiper said. “’You can.’”

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Hinkle Fieldhouse appears void of activity to the outside observer after dark. But for Rotnei Clarke, nights in Hinkle hardly lack action.

On any given night, one can find the senior guard shooting and working on his game in a nearly deserted Hinkle Fieldhouse. Apart from an occasional security guard or maintenance worker, Clarke normally practices without an audience.

Every night possible, Clarke is at Hinkle shooting until he makes between 350 and 400 shots. Clarke said those shots range from 3-pointers and free throws to all types of possible in-game shots.

Vicki Devine, lead general services assistant at Hinkle, said Clarke almost always makes an appearance whenever she is working late.

This work ethic didn’t come overnight for Clarke.

“I’ve done these workouts ever since I can remember,” Clarke said. “Going back to third or fourth grade, I would work with my dad on ball handling and shooting drills.”

Clarke also said his faith keeps him motivated to go in each night and put in the work necessary to succeed.

“I know that God has blessed me with a gift that I don’t want to go to waste,” Clarke said. “It’s a blessing to be alive, and I’m really playing for him.”

Clarke said the neck injury he sustained against Dayton earlier this season broke his routine for a week or two, but it hasn’t really stopped him.

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Happiness isn’t always a good thing

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While many Butler University students like to watch men’s basketball games and try their hand in self-officiating, only a select few actually get the opportunity to take part in the real deal.

Students are getting that opportunity at the Health and Recreation Complex through the intramural program.

Student officials have to go through a two-day training period to become an official, said Emily Gadzichowski, intramural supervisor.

They spend one day in a classroom and one day in on-court training before getting experience in practice games at the HRC. Colin Holmes, intramural supervisor, said they recruit officials to go through training via social media and callout meetings.

Holmes said the supervisors are in charge of offcourt operations and leave it to officials to take care of games.

“We check out a lot of jerseys, we check and make sure scorecards and everything are right, (and) any type of injuries or misconducts are our main duties,” Holmes said. “And then if we see any way we can help out the refs off the court. That’s what we try to do.”

Senior official Jon Collar said he wanted the job because of his love for sports.

“I’ve been doing this for about three years,” Collar said. “I just really like sports, and it seemed like a good job on campus.”

Collar, who primarily officiates basketball and football games, said officiating events can be an exciting experience.

“It depends on the sport and who’s playing, but it can get pretty intense,” Collar said.

Sophomore official Austin Del Priore said he enjoys the experience of the on-campus job but isn’t sure whether he would like to see official page 7

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concerns as we can be, but by the end of the day, institutions will still make the decision about what conference they affiliate with.”

The A-10 could lose four teams by 2014-2015 if ESPN and AP reports are correct. Dayton and Saint Louis are expected to join the Big East in the 2014-2015 season.

Rumors surfaced about Butler’s possible move from the A-10 after less than six months in the conference.

In December 2012, The Butler Collegian reported that Danko neither confirmed nor denied any of the speculation about a conference switch.

On Dec. 17, Danko sent out an email to the university community.

“In terms of the announcement by the Catholic 7 schools to separate from the Big East, I greatly respect—and agree with—their

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collective conviction that, if they do not control their own destiny, someone else will,” Danko wrote.

“Butler, too, has controlled its destiny proactively, for example, when it made the decision to join the excellent Atlantic 10 Conference.”

THE SPLIT At the beginning of the 20122013 school year, there were 16 teams in the Big East, with Temple contributing football.

Soon it will be official that seven of those schools, known as the “Catholic 7,” will depart from the current Big East to create their own league, taking the naming rights with them.

The Big East conference was established on May 31, 1979, and is typically characterized as a football conference in the media.

The seven teams leaving are better known for their basketball teams’ successes.

The schools made the announcement in December that they would be leaving the conference, and there have been

negotiations and discussions ever since.

Despite all seven being Catholic institutions, the group is opening up its new league to non-denominational universities such as Butler, according to media reports.

Negotiations regarding the split are still ongoing and are likely to finish in the coming week, according to national media outlets.

THE MEDIA DEAL A major incentive for Butler to join the new Big East is the Catholic 7 schools’ proposed television deal with FOX. The media organization is planning to launch a new sports channel, FOX Sports 1, to replace the Speed Channel. The new network is set to debut Aug. 17.

According to an ESPN report, FOX has reportedly offered a 12year, $500 million deal for television rights to the Catholic 7 schools’ athletic events.

THE TEAMS INVOLVED THE NEW BIG EAST, AKA CATHOLIC 7 DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence St. John’s Seton Hall Villanova BIG EAST TEAMS LEAVING Louisville Pittsburgh Rutgers Syracuse REMAINING BIG EAST TEAMS University of Cincinnati Connecticut South Florida Notre Dame EXPECTED TO JOIN NEW BIG EAST Butler in 2013-2014 Xavier in 2013-2014 Dayton in 2014-2015 Creighton in 2014-2015 Saint Louis in 2014-2015

The pursuit of happiness is as American as apple pie and Chevrolet.

But is it good for you?

In the study “Too Much of a Good Thing: The Challenges and Opportunity of the Inverted U,” Professor Adam M. Grant of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor Barry Schwartz of Swarthmore College examine the effects of actively pursuing and expecting happiness.

What they found is startling: expecting to be happy or pursuing happiness can actually make us unhappy.

The study was especially true for achievementoriented individuals.

In the study, Grant explains how an expected level of success sets us up for failure.

“Highly persistent, conscientious individuals who strongly value achievement are more likely to escalate their commitment to failing courses of action, investing time, money, and resources in losing endeavors,” he said. “Such dysfunctionally high levels of persistence may undermine psychological and physical well-being by preventing individuals from disengaging from goals at appropriate times driven in part by excessive levels of optimism and self efficacy that fail to correspond to reality.”

In essence, high expectations of high achieving students—the norm for the highly-involved Butler student population— may lead to psychologically harder failures.

Alison O’Malley, an assistant psychology professor at Butler Universty who specializes in positive psychology, said this study applies to Butler students, most of whom are very achievement orientated.

“When you’re in college, you almost put off really having to be happy or outsourcing your happiness,” she said.

“There’s always a ‘what’s next’ mentality to keep you busy.”

O’Malley said pursuing studies you’re not passionate about can also create unhappiness.

She said students should find other avenues for happiness besides achievement, like hope.

By finding other ways to happiness and self worth, students are more likely to be happier long term.

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THURSDAY

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Men’s basketball at Massachusetts 7 p.m.

Women’s basketball 7:30 p.m.

A-10 Tournament Baseball vs. IPFW | 3 p.m.

Women’s basketball TBA | A-10 Tournament Men’s basketball vs.

Xavier | 6:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. IPFW | 1 p.m.

Softball at Rebel Spring Games | TBA Women’s basketball TBA | A-10 Tournament Baseball vs. IPFW | 1 p.m.

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TUESDAY Softball at Rebel Spring Games |TBA Baseball at Arizona | 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Baseball at Arizona | 8 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 BASEBALL

Bulldogs fall short of sweep at Lipscomb KYLE BEERY KBEERY@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

The Butler baseball team improved to 4-5 over the weekend, winning two of three at Lipscomb.

Friday’s series opener saw a sizable win for the Bulldogs, coming out on top 11-2. Senior first baseman Jimmy Risi went 2-for-4 at the plate, picking up four RBIs. Senior catcher Radley Haddad added two hits and three RBIs. On Saturday, Butler poured it on the Bison (5-7) in a 24-9 win. Risi was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs. Senior pitcher Kyle Kramp improved to

a perfect 3-0.

On Sunday, Butler fell behind 5-0 early but reclaimed the lead with an eight-run seventh inning. In that inning, the Bulldogs scored three runs with two outs.

The following half-inning, the Bison cut the deficit to two and reclaimed the lead for good with a three-run eighth.

Pitchers Jordan Zelhart and Tyler Burstrom got three straight strikeouts to end the game.

Risi finished the weekend 7-for-12 with ten RBIs, improving his average to .410 on the season.

“What’s helped me be successful so far is everyone else is hitting around

me,” Risi said. “Hitting is contagious.”

The series was Butler’s first series win of the year. The Bulldogs play tomorrow at Marian and have a home series against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne beginning Friday.

“Having two wins this weekend and finally winning a series is uplifting for the team mentally,” Risi said. “It’s just going to allow us to move forward and get some more wins this weekend.”

This will be the season-opener for Division III Marian after having four games postponed due to weather.

IPFW is 3-6 on the season. The Bulldogs took three of four against the Mastadons last year.

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The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (17-12, 8-6) take on 11thseeded Saint Louis at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia.

Butler defeated the Billikens (11-18, 5-9) 67-62 in the teams’ only meeting this

season, Feb. 20 in St. Louis.

The game’s winner will play third-seeded Fordham in the quarterfinals Saturday.

The Bulldogs lost at Duquesne 59-43 in Sunday’s regular season finale.

Junior forward Daress McClung led Butler with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Sophomore guard Taylor Schippers added 13 points, five rebounds and a team-high four assists.

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The team’s latest victory came against crosstown rival Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Sunday.

The Bulldogs dropped

the doubles point but came back to win the match 4-3.

Winning for Butler were sophomores Sam O’Neill, Billy Weldon, Pulok Bhattacharya and redshirt freshman Brandon Woods.

IUPUI won the previous two meetings between the schools.

Butler will travel to DePauw tonight for a match starting at 4:30 p.m.

-Marissa Johnson

IUPUI vs. BUTLER, MARCH 3 SINGLES No. 1: Jaruvang (IUPUI) def. Woldmoe (BU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 No. 2: Bhattacharya (BU) def. Shafer (IUPUI) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 DOUBLES No. 1: Bradley/Volz (IUPUI) def. Woldmoe/Weldon (BU) 9-7

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Team drops two at Coach B Classic The Butler softball team dropped two games in the Southern Illinois Coach B Classic over the weekend.

In the first game, the Bulldogs fell to Northern Illinois 3-2.

Senior Meaghan Sullivan led the team, going 2-of-4 from the plate.

Freshman Kristin Gutierrez pitched her first

collegiate complete game and struck out two, allowing three runs.

In the second game, Southern Illinois started the first inning with six runs and never looked back, beating the Bulldogs 9-0.

Sullivan and freshman infielder Alex Kotter had the only two hits off SIU’s starting pitcher.

The Bulldogs are now 2-7 on the season and will head to Florida next week.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Barlow desires to coach after playing days KYLE BEERY KBEERY@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

You’ve heard the story before.

The one about the big star on the team who hits a game-winning shot.

But have you heard the story about the little-known walk-on who takes the same shot and knocks off the number one team in the nation?

Alex Barlow is a walk-on sophomore for the Butler men’s basketball team, and he did just that. On Dec. 15, 2012, Barlow drove toward the basket at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and hit a 6-foot floater in the lane with 2.4 seconds left.

Barlow’s shot took down formerly unbeaten and in-state powerhouse Indiana, securing his name in Butler basketball history. It was the first time the Bulldogs have ever beaten a top-ranked opponent in the regular season.

Barlow’s path to that shot was directed by his dream to one day become a basketball coach.

“You know, I just wanted to be a coach, a college coach,” Barlow said. “I’ve wanted to be that since I was in middle school.”

Barlow turned down many scholarship offers at Division II schools and decided to walk on at Butler to learn under one of the nation’s fastest-rising coaches, Brad Stevens.

“I feel like after looking at all my options, I felt like Butler was the best school for me,” Barlow said.

“It just gave me the best chance to play, and Coach Stevens is a great coach and definitely somebody I want to learn under and learn what he knows.”

At Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, Barlow earned All-State honorable mention his senior year on the basketball team. He also earned second-team All-State honors as a shortstop on the baseball team.

Barlow followed in the footsteps of many great baseball players for the Crusaders, including Barry Larkin, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Buddy Bell.

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his senior year when he wasn’t receiving much attention from baseball scouts.

“I learned as Alex got older, he always had his own plan, and over time I learned to listen to him,” said Tom Barlow, Alex’s father. “When he said baseball wasn’t in his heart, I knew he meant it.”

Carl Kremer, his high school basketball coach, said Barlow came to him the spring after his senior season and told him he wanted to become a college basketball coach.

“I told him he would have to consider walking on at a Division I school,” Kremer said.

Kremer has known Stevens for a long time through basketball recruiting. Stevens recruited Mike Monserez, a 2004 Butler graduate, from Moeller.

Kremer directed Barlow toward Butler.

“There would be no better place than Butler,” Kremer told Barlow.

Kremer spoke with Stevens, who said he wanted Barlow on the team. From there, Barlow saw a small amount of playing time his freshman year.

But his minutes increased at last season’s conclusion during the College Basketball Invitational.

Barlow was put on scholarship this semester due to a unique opportunity. After Chrishawn Hopkins and Chris HarrisonDocks transferred, a scholarship became available and was given to Barlow. Barlow’s scholarship will be reviewed at the end of the semester, just like that of every other player.

The Moeller community had its eyes on the Butler-Indiana game, including Barlow’s baseball coach, Tim Held.

Held said he watched most of the game but didn’t see Barlow’s shot live because he was in church.

“My phone was going crazy in my pocket in church, so I knew something was up,” Held said. “I pulled out my phone after church, and that’s when I heard.

“I just felt so proud that he played in our baseball program.”

Kremer was finishing up a youth basketball clinic and saw the end alone in his office. He compared it to the championship scene in the movie “Hoosiers.”

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Sophomore guard Alex Barlow decided to come to Butler to prepare for a coaching career after his playing days are over.

“When Hickory wins the state championship and the character is alone in the hospital and jumping, that’s what I felt like,” Kremer said.

“I was all alone in my office, and I jumped and started screaming.”

Kremer said it was one of the most dramatic things he had ever seen.

“I couldn’t be more proud of one of my players, ever,” Kremer said.

As for Barlow’s coaching career, Kremer sees nothing but success.

“I think he’ll be a natural coach,” Kremer said. “There’s a lot of time, and there’s still two-and-a-half years left, and I won’t be surprised if he becomes a graduate assistant somewhere and starts that long journey of a college basketball coaching career.”

Tom Barlow said he could tell Alex would be a coach from a very young age.

“You could tell when he was five or six years old,” Barlow said. “He was always instructing the other

kids.”

Senior teammate Rotnei Clarke said he feels Barlow will be a good coach.

“He’s a smart guy, and he’s good with X’s and O’s,” Clarke said. “He knows the game really well, and he’s got a high basketball IQ.” Freshman teammate Kellen Dunham said Barlow is serious when he needs to be, but he’s an overall goofy guy.

“He’s always trying to play jokes,” Dunham said. “He’s a scare-you-around-the-corner type of guy.”

Barlow has embraced his role as the underdog, Clarke said.

“He likes to think he’s Rudy from Notre Dame,” Clarke said.

Though the team likes to joke around, Dunham said Barlow is a model player and thinks he will be a successful coach.

“Alex is a really hard worker,” Dunham said. “And I look up to him in that aspect.”

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continue officiating after college.

“We spend a lot of time training, and to get to the next level is pretty competitive, probably more than people realize,” he said.

Though it’s merely at the intramural level, most players seem to think the officials do a good job.

“Obviously they’re amateur officials,” Foster said. “They’re not doing a full-time job, but I feel like they’re doing a pretty good job. I’ve witnessed some training in the past, and they do a pretty strenuous process. And I think they do a pretty good job for the situation given.”

FROM PAGE FIVE Clarke has had a remarkable season for Butler, averaging more than 16 points per game and shooting nearly 43 percent on 3’s and 88 percent from the free-throw line.

Amid his collegiate success, Clarke said any thoughts of playing professionally could wait.

“I’m really just focused on this season right now,” Clarke said. “I’m trying to finish strong with the guys and coaching staff I’m with. I’ll worry about what comes next after the season is over with.”

With the calendar turned to March and the NCAA Tournament rapidly approaching, Clarke believes strongly in the team’s chances to make a run this postseason.

“I think we can make a deep run, (and) we’ve shown throughout the season we can play with anyone,” Clarke said. “It depends on how we play each night, but anything can happen.”

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MTOMICH@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

In college sports, “redshirt” is a common term that is thrown around.

Being redshirted as an athlete means he or she is withheld from competition but does not lose a year of eligibility.

Freshman Sean Horan is on Butler’s football team and was redshirted this year.

Horan said he wanted to play coming into his first collegiate year, but it just didn’t happen. “(Coach Jeff Voris) pulled me and the three other redshirted linebackers aside after a practice before the season started and told us that we probably won’t have the opportunity to play this year,” Horan said.

“There weren’t really any other options besides redshirting because I knew I wasn’t prepared to play in a college game just yet.”

Sitting on the sidelines was a new experience for Horan, who was used to starting.

“I was understanding and knew that I was making the team better in practice even though I could not go out on the field on Saturdays,” Horan said.

Junior Sarah Hamm is another Butler athlete who was redshirted this year, but in her case, it was due to injury.

Hamm earned all-conference honors last season for the Butler women’s basketball team but had to sit out this season after she tore her ACL. Hamm said she thought about trying to battle back from her injury, but she decided redshirting was her best option because of the lengthy recovery time.

Players may receive a “medical redshirt” if they appear in less than 30 percent of their team’s competitions.

Hamm can play next year as a senior and can also compete in a fifth year at Butler if she chooses.

Like Horan, Hamm did not let redshirting prevent her from contributing to the team this year.

Hamm was one of the most experienced players on the team and used her knowledge to help others.

“We have such a young team this year that I think having a more seasoned player on the sidelines to help really helped them understand things a little better,” Hamm said. “As a post player, I’m always watching my fellow posts and seeing if there’s anything I can help them with.”

Hamm took a lot away from being sidelined this year.

“I also feel like I’ll be a smarter player because I have been able to sit on the sidelines and watch a lot of basketball, and I think I’ve learned a lot from being an observer,” Hamm said.

Had she recovered from her injury mid-season, she could have given up her redshirt to help the team out this year because receiving a redshirt does not mean a player is ineligible for the entire year.

The best example of this can be found in senior Becca Bornhorst, another women’s basketball player.

Bornhorst, like Hamm, had a medical redshirt but decided to play in the second half of the season.

A redshirt can be lifted from a player if he or she shows significant talent, growth or recovery.

Bornhorst understood due to the delay in her surgery date that even if she waited out this year, she may have missed next year because of the recovery time for her surgery.

Bornhorst had her redshirt lifted because she missed the game of basketball and wanted to help her team.

“I’m not going to be a starter like I was last year, but, you know, I would be a role player if they need me for a few minutes here and there and just be able to play and practice a little bit,” Bornhorst said.

Bornhorst made her first appearance for Butler on Feb. 17 against St. Bonaventure, playing six minutes in the contest.

Regardless of the situation, it is hard for athletes to be taken from the competition and the game they grew up playing.

“I love playing basketball, and that makes it very difficult to sit and watch,” Hamm said. “It’s hard to have something like that taken away from you.”

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Sports Information Director Jim McGrath

McGrath earns Hall of Fame AUSTIN MONTEITH

AMONTEIT@BUTLER.EDU ASST SPORTS EDITOR

Jim McGrath, Butler associate athletics director for communications, has been announced as an inductee in the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame.

“It’s hard to wrap your hands around when you’re being honored for doing your job,” McGrath said.

“I’m doing something that I love, and I try to do it the best that I can.

And then to be honored for it, it’s a little bit overwhelming.

McGrath said he considers it “a tremendous honor” to be considered for accolades alongside people he has known and learned from.

McGrath has worked at Butler since 1981 when he became the school’s first and only sports information director.

He has also been the host sports information director for four NCAA men’s basketball Final Fours and one women’s basketball Final Four.

Josh Rattray, assistant sports information director, said McGrath was a major draw in his decision to work for Butler.

“Being able to work with Jim,” Rattray said, “a guy with his profile and his national reputation was a big plus for me to come here to Butler.”

Five other sports information directors will be inducted alongside McGrath.

McGrath said he looks forward to seeing friends and colleagues at the induction ceremony, which will be held at the CoSIDA annual convention in June in Orlando, Fla. McGrath said he is glad for the opportunity to be inducted with Notre Dame’s Bernadette Cafarelli.

“We’ve been friends for years and years, and we worked together in the NCAA Final Four media coordination staff,” McGrath said.

“I’m as excited for her going in as I am for me.

“I get to see a lot of people I’ve worked with through the years, really from back in the days when I was at Augustana College.”

McGrath said the many assistant sports information directors, as well as coaches and administrators who have worked with him, deserve credit for their support.

“It’s made it the kind of job that you can stay on for 32 years, and made it easy for me to do my job and put me in a position to get this kind of a recognition,” McGrath said.

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Henry Leck will leave behind a legacy of pedagogical brilliance and choral artistry RYAN HALLQUIST RHALLQUI@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

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fter 27 years of choral directing at Butler University, associate music professor Henry Leck is retiring.

Leck, 66, announced to the university choir and chorale last Wednesday that this semester would be his last teaching at Butler.

He said his decision comes, in part, from a desire to spend more time with his family, including his four grandchildren.

On Tuesday, President Jim Danko announced that Leck has been awarded emeritus status.

Leck has accomplished much here.

He became a faculty member at Butler in 1986. He began as an adjunct instructor, leading the university choir and eventually giving conducting lessons.

Now the director of choral activities at Butler, Leck works with students with varying musical backgrounds.

The university choir is unique in that members do not have to audition. Some students have years of choral experience while some have never sung before.

Leck works with his musically diverse choir three times per week, teaching them how to blend their voices together.

A specialist in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Leck is known for encouraging his choir members to move their arms while singing, adding emotional support to their voices.

“He’s particular, and he makes you a better singer,” said freshman Brady Davis, a university choir member. “He rewards effort when he sees it.”

Outside of teaching, Leck also wrote the textbook “Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence” during his tenure at Butler.

Leck is known internationally in the choral world as the founder of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, which began in 1986.

He said he was inspired after seeing the Chicago Children’s Choir and wanted to start a similar organization in Indianapolis.

“There were already great choirs in Indianapolis,” Leck said.

“But there was not one that could draw in kids from all across the city regardless of socio-economic status or race. And that’s what I wanted to do.”

The choir that Leck started quickly grew into an empire. The ICC tours across the world and is recognized as one of the best youth choirs in the United States.

However, the ICC was missing one thing: a home.

Leck found that home for the ICC at Butler University, which offers the choir a safe and

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Henry Leck leads a rehearsal of the university choir for its upcoming performance of Maurice Durufle’s “Requiem,” which will be his last concert with the group before retiring. consistent rehearsal space.

The ICC and Butler have a mutually beneficial relationship.

“It gives the choir a safe place to rehearse and an opportunity for music education students to work with children in music,” Leck said.

In addition, the choir carries Butler’s name wherever it tours, including across the country and overseas.

Leck’s work in choral music with college students and children has affected many lives.

He estimates that roughly 10,000 children have gone through the ICC program.

A few of its past members have sung on Broadway, and many have gone on to careers in music education.

Leck’s colleagues agree that he is gifted in working with children.

“I have always been inspired by his energy and his ability to connect with students,” voice professor Eric Stark said. “Regardless of what their background in music might be, he can communicate with them in a way that helps them discover their own musical ability.”

Several graduate students came to Butler primarily to study with Leck.

Bryan Stenson, a graduate student who has known and worked with Leck since junior high school, said Leck helped interest him children’s choirs.

Leck’s humility and status in the choral world also persuaded Stenson to study with him at Butler.

“He’s a legend,” Stenson said.

“But I think, in his own mind, he’s still just Henry Leck. He’s very real.”

Leck will conduct the university choir and chorale for the last time March 23, when they will sing Maurice Durufle’s “Requiem.”

The haunting, beautiful piece is one of Leck’s favorites. He conducted it at Butler once before over a decade ago.

“I identify with the harmonic language and the compositional techniques, which are so intriguing and extraordinary,” Leck said.

“I’ve always wanted to conduct it

Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Photo by Zemlin Photo

Henry Leck leads the Indianapolis Children’s Choir at the Fiesta Celebration in September 2011. again.”

Leck plans to conduct and educate across the globe after his retirement from Butler, in addition to continuing his work with the ICC. Leck will also continue teaching as an honorary associate professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Although Leck is retiring from Butler, his contributions to the school will be long lasting.

“His legacy will be in music education,” Stark said. “He’s inspired students to do what they do, and that’s something that’s irreplaceable.”

Leck’s influence has spread from the city of Indianapolis to

every corner of the world.

“Henry Leck is more than a human being,” Stenson said. “He’s an icon.”

Despite the acclaim, Leck said his students are the reason he will be remembered.

“The legacy of any teacher,” Leck said, “is the gift that’s been brought to their students.”

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PROFESSORS OFF THE CLOCK

John Cornell: from

college to kindergarten GINNY SPELLMAN GSPELLMA@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

While most students might assume that a college professor strives for tenure, John Cornell’s dream is to work with kindergarteners by age 50.

While this is a big leap, Cornell said he was “really on (his) way” in a video on his website.

Cornell started his teaching career as an associate history professor at Butler University.

Through the years, alongside the growth of his family and his ponytail, Cornell started to become passionate with a different age group.

“When my children were born and they were young, I got really interested in learning about young children,” Cornell said. “And the more time I spent with them, the more I wanted to teach younger

learners.”

This started Cornell’s road to becoming a certified elementary teacher. He began taking courses at Butler among undergraduates, some of whom were his own students.

After four years of the required courses and student teaching, Cornell went out to look for an elementary teaching position and was able to take a job teaching fifth grade in Indianapolis.

He used his soft, child-friendly voice and extreme patience in his teaching. Though he only taught there for a year, he said his experience with younger children has transferred into his college teaching.

“This experience really made me see my undergraduates as young people, developing learners,” Cornell said. “Some of the same strategies that work with

Professor John Cornell hopes to move away from his college office and teach a kindergarten classroom. kids work with adults, mainly changing things up a lot more, using your body, using different forms of presenting, not getting stuck in lecturing.”

His students said they could really see this change in his teaching style. Sophomore Molly Nebiolo described the interactive nature of one of his classes.

“We had a lot of hands-on projects throughout the class,” Nebiolo said. “We even took a field trip to a museum with him,

which was a lot of fun, and he was able to incorporate that into our classroom discussions.”

Cornell hasn’t been able to fulfill his dream of teaching kindergarten quite yet. He said he still enjoys coming to Butler every day on his scooter, which he drives rain or shine in order to prevent further damage to the ecosystem.

“My scooter gets 80 miles to the gallon, and I can do precipitation, and I can do cold,” he said. “I just

Photo illustration by Rafael Porto

can’t do them together.”

Cornell does own a car to pick up his kids, but he prefers to ride his scooter on a regular basis, especially since he never has a problem finding a parking space.

Though Cornell is eager to start his career as a kindergarten teacher, he is willing to wait until the time is right.

“To people who know me well, I say I am really on my way” Cornell said. “To people who don’t, I say I’m way ahead of schedule.”

INDIANAPOLIS OPERA

Modern opera travels from IU to BU MALLORY DUNCAN MSDUNCAN@BUTLER.EDU ASST. ARTS ETC. EDITOR

Photo by Gerald Vazquez

A student rehearses “In the Moment of Not Knowing,” choreographed by Morgan Sicklick.

Senior dance productions

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Students in Butler University’s dance program will have their school experiences come full-circle with their senior dance productions.

These productions represent the culmination of their dance education, as they are able to create and display their own ideas and talents.

At first, this was a daunting task for senior Kristi Liu until she stumbled across an inspirational Chinese poem. “‘Visions and Interpretations’ by Li-Young Lee is about a son whose father has passed away, who visits his grave every day and envisions him there with him,” Liu said.

She brought it to life with a male and female duet. It is a short but meaningful piece.

Senior Morgan Sicklick started dancing when she was three years old but didn’t realize she wanted to dance professionally until late high school.

“I was in this one performance that felt professional, which made me realize what a career in dance could be like,” Sicklick said. “I was doing business in high school and realized that I probably didn’t want to do that for the rest of my life. I wanted to dance and have lots of fun.”

Sicklick choreographed a piece called “In the Moment of Not Knowing,” with music by Daniel Kobialka.

This piece is eight minutes long and will feature eight dancers.

“I started to work on it last summer,” Sicklick said. “I did a lot of research and created movement sequences and movement

vocabulary. I started with an image and tried different ideas to see what worked.

“The piece evolved from the concept of breaking through boundaries into the idea of belonging.”

In order to show boundaries breaking, Sicklick is evoking the image of an eruv. An eruv is an enclosure in which Orthodox Jews are able to transfer objects on the Sabbath.

Since Orthodox Jews live in such a restricted community, Sicklick chose this image to portray the breaking of boundaries that she described.

Senior Lauren Reed, unlike Liu and Sicklick, started dancing much later, when she was 14.

She auditioned at Butler because “I didn’t know what else I wanted to do after high school.”

“I still wanted to dance, so I auditioned and got in,” Reed said.

Reed choreographed two pieces.

One is called “The Portraits” with music from Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” The second is called “We Can See It” and is made up of a compilation of songs by Sigur Rós.

“The Portraits” features 13 dancers, and “We Can See It” features three.

“During the first three or four weeks of choreography class, we had to do a lot of soul searching,” Reed said. “They are dark, introspective pieces. Carmina is energetic and funny. I wanted to do something about conflict but framed in a goofy and absurd way.

“It was a really cool experience to work with really talented and receptive dancers.”

The productions will take place Thursday and Friday, at 7:30 p.m. in Lilly Hall 310.

Packed up and delivered all the way from Indiana University, “Akhnaten” comes to life on stage at Clowes Memorial Hall this weekend.

Indianapolis Opera partnered with IU’s opera theater program to present this modern production about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaten.

The partnership between IU and Indy Opera has been in the works for a number of years.

They have finally collaborated to bring this work to the stage in Indianapolis.

“It’s silly for two opera entities to be so close and have so little to do with each other,” said Jim Caraher, artistic director for Indianapolis Opera. “When we decided to collaborate, we thought, ‘Why not pick an opera that is really out of the norm for us, one that we couldn’t do on our own?’”

Caraher is hoping that this performance spurs interest for the Indy Opera to do more things like it.

The cast of “Akhnaten” is completely made up of Indiana University students except for one.

The leads are double cast while the chorus remains the same.

The whole creative team is coming from Bloomington as well.

The production is based on the controversial reign of Pharaoh Akhnaten. He changed the face of the Egyptians’ religion by declaring they would no longer worship the Four Sons of Horus but one god, Aten, or the sun god. His 17year rule ended when the people revolted, took back their city and restored their religion.

The plot sounds similar to recent events as Egypt has ousted the leadership of Hosni Mubarak.

Between the show and reality, it’s like history is repeating itself, which is the very theme that starts and ends the show.

“Each day as I listened to the score and continued my research, the media buzzed about the Arab Spring,” said Candace Evans in her director’s notes for “Akhnaten.”

“As my knowledge of ancient Egypt increased, each day provided more awareness of modern Egypt.

And there, in that synchronicity,

Photo courtesty of IU Opera Theater

Egyptian pharaoh Aknaten worships the sun god after he changes the religion of Egypt. was my answer.

“Akhnaten was not Mubarak.

His leadership did not purposefully limit the freedom of his citizens, nor was he brutal to his people.

However, he was a man who became increasingly uncaring about the daily needs of his country.”

Chorus members start by acting out scenes directly from a TV newscast while a screen shows images and quotes referring to the Mubarak situation. And the notion of history repeating itself is left with audience members at the opera’s conclusion.

The parallels between the show and recent events are not the only interesting elements entwined in “Akhnaten.”

“The design is beautiful, very visually engaging,” said Deborah Jo Barrett, stage manager for Indianapolis Opera. “The costumes are incredible. There is no way you can miss Akhaten and his wife. The whole thing is very beautiful.”

Differing from traditional operas, the music does not always

tell the story. Caraher said a narrator comes out and explains the plot. Sometimes, the audience just sits and watches the balletic choreography and pantomime.

The different languages sung in the show are not barriers.

The opera comes to Indianapolis after a four-show run in Bloomington.

“It’s not your typical opera or Broadway musical,” Barrett said.

“It deals with current events as well. It’s just a wonderful theatrical experience, not something you’re going to see very often.”

“I hope the audience allows themselves to be hypnotized by this different show,” Caraher said. “I think it’s brilliant and fascinating.

“I almost hope there is a difference of opinion so that people talk about why they liked it or didn’t like it. Art is supposed to create controversy so that you can talk about it and create a buzz.”

“Akhaten” will have two performances at Clowes Memorial Hall Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

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POOR COMMUNICATION ONLY HURTS STUDENTS OUR POINT THIS WEEK:

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COLLEGES NEEDS TO IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS 23-0-4 The lack of communication between majors and colleges is stunting the growth of students and the reputation of Butler University.

The poor communication between the different academic departments is resulting in students not getting the necessary information they need to graduate.

Upperclassmen who are studying in multiple fields have to communicate with several advisers and counselors in order to make sure they are staying on track to achieve their academic goals.

Many students are not meeting all of their needs because they do not know they are not on track.

When advisers do not effectively communicate with each other and to students what needs to be done, the students are the ones some

suffer.

Advisers typically have great resumes and may often be doing research in addition to teaching. But they need to realize they have other responsibilities. Part of this includes communicating with students about what they need to do in order to graduate.

Teachers make a lot of money on research, and making a living for their family should be a priority.

But students should not be their last priority. Their jobs would not exist if there were no students.

Students are falling in the gap of the lack of communication, resulting in a lot of wasted time and money over the course of the years.

The only way to fix this problem is to invest more money into an academic field in order to achieve the degree desired.

The registrar’s office gets the bulk of the frustration and complaints taken out on it, but it places the blame right back on the students for not taking responsibility for their own education.

Students need to be accountable, but if they were fully capable of managing their own education, there would be no need for advisers.

By the time most of these students realize they are not on track, it is too late to do anything.

Advisers need to take responsibility and make sure that all of their students are achieving their academic goals.

Butler prides itself on being a liberal arts college and having students studying in multiple colleges before graduation. If this is the school’s platform, then it must be seen through.

Butler should consider adding holiday breaks Butler should excuse students for major holidays during the school year It would be beneficial for Butler to gives students and faculty a few days off for Easter.

There are many schools around the country —not all of which are necessarily tied to a specific religion— that get a few days off to allow students and faculty to celebrate the holiday. If Butler gave students a few days, they could be with family and attend all religious activities and services they wanted.

Sophomore David Leach said the short break would allow him to participate in more activities and events leading up to the Sunday.

Not having to focus on

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schoolwork during this important holiday would be a blessing for Christians. We get a month off for Christmas; the least the school could do is spare us a couple of days for Easter.

Not only should the school be more accommodating toward Christians, but it should also be more accommodating toward other religious such as Islam and Judaism.

Like Easter, many major

holidays, such as Hanukkah and Rosh Hashanah, happen during the school year. Hanukkah fell a week before finals week last semester.

This is a big problem for staff and students who wish to celebrate the holiday.

Butler groups host religion themed events, and Residential College even served potato pancakes and matzo at the end of last semester.

Groups on campus already support various religions, but it would be nice if the university were a little more flexible with major holidays.

“It would be beneficial for students of all faiths,” Leach said. if Butler was more accommodating for holidays.

Contact opinion editor Rhyan Henson at rhenson@butler.edu

Raising awareness for mental health problems is one of the most impactful ways to help those affected.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is sponsoring its third annual 5K Out of the Darkness Walk in April, and it will take place here at Butler University.

Students should participate in this walk to make mental health a more prominent issue on campus.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in college-aged people. Of the people who commit suicide, “90 percent… have a diagnosable and treatable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death,” according to the AFSP website.

Events like the Out of the Darkness Walk are great for raising awareness. They spark conversation about how we can support our fellow students.

Talking about mental health with a friend who you are worried about may seem difficult or awkward, but reaching out a hand could save a life.

With the many major shootings in the news recently, society has been focusing on gun control.

However, what we should really be talking about is mental health.

In order to prevent mass violence, we should talk about how to get help for those who need it.

Mental health can be a taboo subject for some people. We need to remove the stigma attached to depression and make it something everyone talks about. If even one person had reached out to recent school shooters, they may not have chosen to act as they did.

Untreated depression or other disorders can be dangerous.

Nobody deserves to suffer without help or support from their friends.

The Out of the Darkness Walk saw significant growth between its first and second years.

The walk raised $1,500 in 2011 and $5,200 in 2012, said senior Kim Kraska of To Write Love on Her Arms, which sponsors the event.

The walk will take place from 2-4 p.m. April 21. The goal is to raise $7,000 this year, but students are encouraged to participate whether or not they donate. The main goal is to raise awareness and spark conversation.

During the opening ceremonies, Butler students share stories of losing loved ones to suicide. The event is very personal and shows the seriousness of mental health awareness.

Students should support the Out of the Darkness Walk to make sure all of Butler’s students know that there is hope. If the movement helps even one student, it will be worth the effort.

Contact columnist Maggie Monson at mmonson@butler.edu

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Advisers help after graduation Having a good adviser can be the difference for post-graduation success

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Spring Break arrives at just the perfect time Spring Break arrives at the perfect time to alleviate students of stress and work Spring Break, the “halftime” college students wait for to give their brains a break, is right around the corner.

“It’s totally a relief,” junior Arielle Hemrick said.

Hemrich said she plans to go home and study for the Dental Admission Test, so the week is not really a break for her. But she will still take some time to relax.

“I absolutely cannot wait for break,” junior Macie Dannenbrink said.

She plans to spend the break with family in Orlando.

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Many college students spend their breaks in popular locations on the coast. The beaches will be full of college kids just acting their age.

The break is the time to cut back, let your hair down and have some fun.

Students can spend a week doing absolutely nothing.

“I plan to go home and sit on my toosh for a week straight,” junior Charlie Perrecone said.

Spring Break splits up the semester and makes the last few weeks of school fly by.

“It’s at the perfect time,” junior Joseph Ciancio said. “Pretty much the halfway part of the semester.”

Butler’s Spring Break occurs at the same time as many other college breaks across the nation.

Students definantly need Spring Break, so they can clear their minds and let some stress out of their systems.

Students can benefit from Spring Break by getting ahead on homework, enjoying themselves on vacation or spending quality time at home.

Students get a brain break, and then it is back to the reality of seeing how much information we can cram into our brains.

Contact columnist Bree Stitt at bstitt@butler.edu.

As the last half of the spring semester approaches, seniors at Butler University send out piles of applications.

These masses of paperwork go to employers, internships, volunteer organizations and graduate schools.

I am lucky enough to have an adviser and several other professors who have offered extensive help in the graduate school application process.

Professors from my department (and others) critiqued my various writing samples and personal statements, as well as suggested which programs worked best for me.

But not every department can offer such comprehensive help.

Especially in programs where many courses are cross-listed, students may not necessarily have many of role models or potential sources of advice.

This is not to imply that any department is being unhelpful.

Professors have a lot on their plates, with many of them serving as advisers and educators while also pursuing research and, of course, living their lives outside of Butler.

Internship and Career Services offers workshops, resume critiques and even a one-credit hour course for students to help them learn about finding employment, internships and “gap-year”

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programs.

The last of these refers to organizations like AmeriCorps or Teach for America.

The “gap” is between undergraduate life and whatever the individual wants to pursue.

Many students in my acquaintance, though, feel as if they are pursuing specific things that go beyond simple resume reworking.

Everyone can benefit from a more professional resume.

But someone who wants to go into warzone coverage for a newspaper needs very different career advice and experience than another student who wants to manage local broadcast journalism.

ICS does a fantastic job, but a major burden is the specific needs of each student.

No one group can effectively work with 4,000 students to address each one’s goals.

To me, I thought there were very few alternatives for students without clear post-college goals or ones who were looking at further education.

If I were in a larger department where the teachers did not personally know the students, I am not sure I would have the options I do.

Contact columnist Jeremy Algate at jalgate@butler.edu.

Antique architecture adds culture Antique architecture adds culture and beauty to cities in Europe I often enjoy going through old towns and cities in the United States and seeing old building and houses. I find it fascinating to think about the history behind it and all what it has been through.

Now I have gotten to take that joy to Europe. But instead of seeing buildings that are one or two hundred years old, I see ancient Roman roads, columns and walls that are around 2,000 years old.

It is amazing to think that these are still standing and yet roads in America seem to fall apart only years after they are built.

All of us on the GALA trip saw the ruins and much more today as we took tour of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter.

Aside from seeing some Roman remains, we saw La Catedral which is one of the largest cathedrals in Barcelona. The architecture

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was beautiful. We did not go in the cathedral because the church charges for admission.

We saw a monastery near the cathedral, and its facade was covered in pot marks which were clearly from an explosion.

Our tour guide explained that there had been explosion in that square during the Spanish Civil War, in the 1930’s. The tour guide said that the city had not repaired the monastery to keep it as a monument for those who died during the Civil War. Aside from the different landmarks, the tour guide showed us several of the countless tucked away shops and restaurants.

There was a candle shop that had been around since the 18th

century and the guide said that the shop’s original purpose was to provide the many candles needed for Catholic masses. But with time; it had switched to providing more decorative candles along with those for the church.

We also saw a tapas restaurant where customers bills are determined by how many toothpicks they have—the whole menu is displayed on the counter with all of the food on skewered on toothpicks. Members of our group went there later in the day and said it was good tapas for a decent price.

Tonight we explored a little more of Barcelona’s nightlife and went to a few bars. At one bar we met students from Belgium, France, Germany, Lithuania and two from America.

It’s always interesting to talk to locals, but I find it more interesting to talk to other foreigners to see how their experience has been compared with mine.

Contact columnis Donald Perin at dperin@butler.edu

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Reports have the amount of money the seven Big East schools would earn ranging from $2 million to $5 million per year.

Butler and Xavier would split what is left over from the television deal after the Big East schools take their share. Regardless of what that amount is, they would end up making less money than the Big East schools.

A-10 schools earn approximately $440,000 per year in the conference’s current television deal.

MONEY Most of the Big East’s negotiation has revolved around a $110 million reserve fund and determining how the money will be split among the 16 members.

The money comes from exit fees, tournament shares and conference reserve funds.

According to the AP, the Catholic 7 schools would receive $10 million of that to split among themselves, in addition to keeping the Big East name and the right to play conference tournament games at Madison Square Garden.

On the other side of the money ledger, Butler would be forced to pay a $2 million exit fee for not giving the A-10 at least 27 months’ notice before changing conferences, according to the AP. The fee would have been cut in half if Butler had given a year’s notice, according to Tom Eiser, Xavier’s associate athletic director for communication.

Butler’s 2011-2012 athletic budget of $14.7 million was less than half the athletic budget at St. John’s, Georgetown and Villanova.

TRAVEL Butler would face, on average, slightly decreased travel distances and times with a move to the Big East.

According to Collegian calculations, Butler’s average trip in

QUICK STATS Butler’s student enrollment is less than half that of the smallest school in the proposed new conference.

Butler could make between $2 million and $5 million in a media deal with FOX.

the A-10 is approximately 549 miles, straight from Indianapolis to the opponent’s home site. That number drops to 522 miles per trip with a move to the new Big East.

Not all of Butler’s athletic teams are able to take chartered flights like the basketball team, so that time on the road could become a reality for some squads.

A bus ride to Providence College would last longer than any trip Butler experiences within the A-10.

Providence is approximately 913 miles from Butler, or about a 14 and a half hour bus ride.

Still, it would not be much of a change from the school’s current longest trip, 895 miles to Rhode Island University.

Xavier in Cincinnati would still be Butler’s closest in-conference competition—assuming the Musketeers leave the A-10 as well—at 118 miles away. DePaul University in Chicago is about 184 miles from Butler, providing another reasonable drive for league action.

NEW COMPETITION In general, Butler’s athletic teams faced tougher competition in the A-10 than the Horizon League.

Despite this, many of the teams have had success.

The Catholic 7 schools offer a new slate of competition that is arguably even tougher than that of the A-10.

Georgetown and Marquette have both been ranked in men’s basketball this season. The bottomtier Catholic 7 schools in men’s basketball have similar records to those in the bottom of the A-10.

The new conference would also offer multiple strong opponents in such sports as women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer and baseball.

The average trip in the Atlantic 10 is 549 miles. The new conference average trip would be 522 miles.

ACADEMICS A move to join the Catholic 7 would put Butler in a league with other well-performing and highly ranked institutions.

Butler, which is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best in the Midwest list, would join the likes of Georgetown and Villanova—ranked 21st among national universities and first among regional universities in the North, respectively.

Butler has been ranked No. 2 for the past three years.

Butler would be the smallest school in the league by student enrollment.

The average student enrollment at the Catholic 7 schools is about 15,240, including both undergraduate and post-graduate students. Butler’s current enrollment is 4,771.

RECRUITING Butler teams will, theoretically, be able to recruit athletes and students by having more conference contests in the East.

Plus, the chance to compete against well-known schools such as Georgetown, Villanova and Marquette could be a strong draw in Butler’s recruiting process.

TITLE IX Butler could expand its athletics department if it went to the new league.

Currently, Butler funds 17 varsity sports. All of them are sponsored in the A-10—with the exceptions of football, which is in the Pioneer League, and women’s golf, which is in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The new Big East could bring

the potential of adding teams, both in terms of revenue and venues for competition.

The Big East sponsors 21 varsity sports, including field hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse and women’s rowing.

Butler’s football team will most likely stay in the Pioneer League.

Only two of the Catholic 7 schools have football teams in the Big East.

Butler used to have a men’s lacrosse team that competed at the Division I level from 1993 until it was cut in 2007, along with the men’s swimming team.

Collier made the decision in his first year as athletic director. He said it was due to finances and not being able to properly fund 21 varsity sports with a “bottom-of-the-barrel financial aid budget.”

Because of Title IX, Butler did not cut any women’s programs.

The men’s lacrosse team continues to be a popular club sport at Butler.

The team plays in the Central Division of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association, and Butler employs head coach Kyle Mates.

The Big East would have four other men’s lacrosse programs with Providence, St. John’s, Georgetown and Villanova. Notre Dame also has a program if it chooses to stay in the Big East for an additional year before moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Even with potential changes, Butler has to be vigilant of Title IX restrictions and regulations.

Just this past year the athletics department came under review by the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.

Title IX requires the ratio of women in sports to be substantially proportionate to the undergraduate enrollment.

During the 2010-2011 school year, women made up nearly 60 percent of Butler’s full-time undergraduate students and only around 37 percent of athletes.

In September 2012, Beth Goetz, former associate athletics director for administration, said the department believed it was in compliance with Title IX. “We believe we offer every sport in which there is an interest and

ability on campus,” Goetz said.

She said that met one of the required exceptions of the legislation if the percentage was not proportionate.

Butler also has a women’s lacrosse club team, though it is not as popular as the men’s team.

The Big East would only have two remaining women’s lacrosse programs.

Butler might be able to add women’s scholarships or sports to be compliant with the Big East and Title IX. BUILDING A LEAGUE FROM THE GROUND UP One of the biggest differences in this speculated move for Butler is the foundation of what it’s joining.

The A-10 was an established league with a foundation for tournaments, scheduling and monetary issues.

While the Big East has been around for 34 years, Butler would essentially be helping to build an entirely new conference.

The league that is scheduled to begin on July 1 still needs to find a commissioner and league officials.

This becomes an issue when sports such as soccer and cross country start their seasons just a month after the league start date.

The conference will have established schools with rich athletic histories. Butler would be joining a group of experienced Division I schools.

The fact remains that there are still many uncertainties.

AS TALKS CONTINUE Officials from the NCAA could not be reached for comment on Tuesday afternoon.

Officials from Georgetown and Providence declined to comment when contacted by The Collegian.

The Collegian did not receive a response as of press time from Villanova, DePaul, Seton Hall and St. John’s.

Big East negotiations are expected to be finalized tomorrow.

The Collegian will continue to update this story online as more information becomes available.