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the Butler university student newspaper | october 13, 2010 | www.thebutlercollegian.com

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College of Miscommunication?

acherron@butler.edu | editor-in-chief

The head of a student organization filed a complaint with the Council on Presidential Affairs about the College of Communication after several posters promoting a speaker were removed from the Fairbanks Center.

Senior Jonathan Spear, president of ADrenaline, Butler UniversiNeher ty’s advertising club, said he felt his club’s free speech rights were being violated by the administration of the CCOM. “What makes Savage them think that they have the right to tell me I can’t have someone speak to my club?”

Spear said.

On Monday, Oct. 4, Spear hung five postSpear

ers around the Fairbanks Center, promoting a speaker from the Miami Ad School. Katie Lever, admissions advisor at Miami, was scheduled to speak on Wednesday, Oct. 6, about what the field of advertising is like today and the skills it requires of professional practitioners and graduate level programs that the school offers.

They were still up when he left class Monday evening. When he returned to Fairbanks for a class Tuesday afternoon, the posters were missing.

“As soon as I noticed the posters were missing, I called [ADrenaline adviser Donna Gray],” Spear said.

“She told me the dean and associate dean had expressed concerns and thought that it was not appropriate that Katie came and spoke.”

Gray, a CCOM instructor, met with both Interim Dean Bill Neher and Associate Dean Ann Savage to discuss their concerns.

“They were concerned that it was a conflict of interest for that particular speaker to come speak to our students,” she said.

As to the specific concerns, there seems to be a lack of consensus within the CCOM faculty.

Savage said she was concerned about a conflict of interest and hav-

ing a for-profit institution promote its program on Butler’s nonprofit space.

Savage said that no one in the dean’s office knew anything about the program, so she took one poster down to learn more about the school.

A message had been sent over the Butler Connection and the strategic communication listserv in the days prior.

Mark Rademacher, strategic communication program director, said he also questioned the suitability of this speaker on campus.

“The concern I might have is that we value what a well-rounded liberal arts education can provide, so if a program doesn’t deliver that well-rounded education experience is that it offers one set of skills but maybe not the entire picture,” Rademacher said.

Neher, who was part of the meetings with Savage and Gray and Spear, said he was unaware of any conflict of interest concerns.

“We have no mechanism to do that, there is no way for us to prevent the person from speaking,” Neher said. “I’m a radical when it comes to free speech.”

Spear said he remembers their conversation differently.

Butler ranked 15th cleanest-shaven in recent Schick study

not such a hairy situation: A study released by the Schick razor company ranked Butler University 15th most clean-shaven out of 60 colleges and universities across the United States. (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

by Tara mcelmurry and Jill mccarter collegian@butler.edu

The Butler University Web site states Butler has made top rankings in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review. The university can add another, somewhat different, ranking to its list of accomplishments.

Butler is ranked as 15th cleanest shaven school out of 60 other colleges and universities, according to research done by the makers of Schick Hydro razor and Sperling’s Best Places.

Butler was beat out by Texas Tech University who was the number one cleanest shaven school at 98.0 percent clean-shaven men, and Texas Tech was followed by James Madison University, University of Virginia, Yale University and Penn State University finishing the top five.

The researchers for this study gathered their data from first-hand student observations.

The five least clean-shaven schools are American University, Georgetown University, University of South Florida, Harvard University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick at the bottom with only 29.1 percent clean-shaven students.

Overall, the study found that college men are not shaving while on campus, as the data showed that one in six men were observing beard rates of 50 percent or higher.

Having 76.5 percent clean-shaven men, Butler doesn’t fall into those high rates, as it ranked in the top 25 percent of the colleges that were considered.

This calculation must have been made after the sightings of Matt Howard’s infamous “‘stache” that he sported during the NCAA tournament last spring.

Sophomore Allison Hill said she thinks the scruffy look works for most guys.

“It works, unless you are Matt Howard, then, not so much,” she said.

Being a regularly clean-shaven male has its benefits, according to the Schick Skin-dex survey that was nationally conducted by the SurveyOne Knowledge Center.

The study found that guys who shave regularly have twice as much sex, are happier, more outgoing, more social and more likely to report more attractive significant others, the Schick Skin-dex said.

The benefits are surprising to students like sophomore Randy Vega.

“I know that girls like the scruff,” Vega said. “I usually only do the clean-shaven look for business purposes.”

Sophomore James Pascascio said the ‘facial hair/no facial hair’ debate is a lot more complicated than it seems.

“Some guys like it casual, so they let it go,” Pascascio said. “Some guys take the ‘I’m really trying to look messy’ approach.

“If you have the self-confidence, you can work the ‘no shave’ thing.”

The five o’clock shadow works for some guys, but it’s not a look that everyone can pull off, sophomores Bridget Hannon and Julie Query said.

“If you have a baby-face, you definitely shouldn’t be trying to pull off any hair,” Hannon said.

“Then again, I like my guy with a little five o’clock shadow,” Query said.

So, the scruffy look may work for McDreamy or McSteamy from “Grey’s Anatomy” or for Jack from “LOST,” but according to Schick’s research, it’s not the way to go if you’re an average guy.

Posters cause stir: Posters advertising a speaker for ADrenaline were taken off of windows, while others were left up, contributing a controversy in CCOM. (Photo by Arika Herron) “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “I stood in a room with [Neher] and [Savage] and talked specifically about the issues they had with the speaker, one of which was the conflict of interest.”

Whether or not the speaker was a conflict of interest, recognized student organizations, including

ADrenaline, are governed by the Student Government Association and the Programs for Leadership and Service Education office. The PuLSE handbook states that, “A balance of free speech and community standards will be enforced by the PuLSE office.” ______________________see poster page 3

JCFA receives $210,000 grant by grace wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Watch out theatre world— Butler University is bringing an international flavor to Indianapolis.

The Christel DeHaan Family Foundation recently gave a $210,000 grant to the Jordan College of Fine Arts theatre program and the Butler Community Arts School.

William Fisher, theatre department chair, said the department will use their four-year $140,000 portion to establish the Visiting International Theatre Artist program.

The program is designed to bring one international theater professional to campus for an eight to 10 week period of the year in order to teach seminars and design or to direct a production.

“We are really thrilled,” Fisher said.

“It’s a great asset to the department, the college and the university to have this kind of support.”

Fisher said the opportunity to have an international theater experience available for students directly on campus is incredibly unique for a university environment.

“This adventure is built upon years of work and tradition—not just something out of the blue,” he said. “It is a logical and natural step for the theater department to our next stage of development as an exceptional program.”

Fisher said London’s Tim Hardy, a Royal Shakespeare Company actor and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art professor, will be the first artist in the VITA program.

Hardy visited Butler last year as a guest faculty member and the department is looking forward to his return.

While searching for VITA visitors for fall 2011 and beyond, Fisher said Butler will place the utmost importance on international diversity and variety.

“We are not geographically specific but looking to go beyond the obvious,” he said.

“We wish personal interest to be pushed very far in that the amount and kinds of diversity are highly challenging and expand our students ideas of experience and theatre.”

Fisher said this sort of experience is something that students can take beyond the

classes that BCAS offers.

Part of this grant is restricted to providing classes at Christel House Academy, one of the outreach locations where Butler students teach piano, violin, dance, percussion and guitar.

Thickstun said the BCAS serves an important role within the Butler community and it provides students with otherwise unavailable opportunities.

“In addition to the impact on underprivileged youth, it is important to note that BCAS experiences also impact Butler students,” she said. “Some have changed their major after working with youth. “Others report back about how the experience has improved their teaching, or their ability to relate to youth, or their knowledge of what it takes to communicate and work with diverse socio-economic backgrounds.”

Thickstun said the William Fisher Christel DeHaan FamTHEATER DEPARTMENT CHAIR ily Foundation has awarded an annual grant to BCAS since classroom and apply to real 2003 in support of their dual world experiences. mission—bringing an arts “We hope students will education to underprivileged not only encounter exciting children and also providing and prominent artists from diverse teaching experiences another culture but to go fur- for Butler students. ther and make other kinds of “Butler students are conconnections in separate fields nected with area schools and either locally or nationally,” community centers that lack he said. arts enrichment programs, The Butler Community and underprivileged youth Arrts School received the re- receive instruction in dance maining $70,000 of the grant and music that they couldn’t from the Christel DeHaan otherwise afford,” Thickstun Family Foundation. said.

Karen Thickstun, director “Support in the early years of BCAS, said the grant will was crucial in developing go towards funding need- outreach locations and helpbased scholarships for un- ing BCAS grow to its current derprivileged children who size and scope. This grant cannot afford the music les- allows BCAS to maintain its sons, dance classes or arts current outreach activities.”

It’s a great asset to the department, the college and the university to have this support.

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New major offered through JCFA

Student interest pushes creation of art and design major

by Aja cacan

acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

Starting this year, Butler University students interested in the field of art have a new major choice to consider.

The new art and design major explores art in a technological setting.

The program consists of 33 hours and requires a thesis and an internship for completion.

Associate professor of art Gautam Rao said “it was definitely student interest” that led to the creation of the new major.

Rao added that the most interest in the new major has been shown by students in the Jordan College of Fine Arts and the College of Communication.

Junior music major Rachel Anderson said part of what makes

this major interesting is that “it is very helpful in providing students dents’ career options and skills in a unique and different approach to with an enviable skill set that will the field. benefit them in the future.

“I’d like to work in some type of art.”

“We wanted a major that would studio,” Rafael Porto, sophomore Anderson said she is excited combine marketable skills with vocal performance major, said. that this program integrates classic He believes that visual arts with going through a technological this program will approach, somebe very helpful to thing that is becoming more of his future career plans. a necessary skill Porto plans to in this field. combine this proEven though gram and his curshe is already in rent major into a her junior year, double major.

Anderson anGuatam Rao “I do a lot of ticipates being ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART, BUTLER UNIVERSITY photography on able to complete the side,” he said. the program on Porto said he sees himself benetime. creative thinking,” he said. fiting from the digital media aspect “It’s nice that it will fit into my He is not the only one who beschedule,” she said. lieves that such an integrated art of the art and design major.

Rao said the new major will be major will significantly affect stu“I think the design skills are go-

Creative thinking will sustain the students for a lifetime.

BSI provides students with summer learning

by Aja cacan

acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

The BSI is currently accepting applications from students looking to develop research skills next summer.

The Butler Summer Institute is a research opportunity that allows students to spend part of their summer researching in their field of interest through close work with a faculty member.

“Its primary purpose is to provide students an opportunity to become researchers, to move from the classroom where you’re thinking about how research is done to actually making that leap to becoming someone who creates scholarship research,” BSI Director Mariangela Maguire said.

Maguire said she believes that many students consider research as something that only scientists do, but Butler encourages students in all fields to get involved in the BSI. “One of our goals is to make it clear that research, creative work and scholarship happen in all academic disciplines,” Maguire said.

Senior Casey Brege participated in this past summer’s program, focusing on the field of musicology and researching the critical reception over time of the opera “Nixon” in China.

“It’s a good learning experience,” Brege said.

Maguire stressed that by working on real research problems, students are given a preview of the kind of research that is done in their field and gives them the op-

portunity to work closely with a faculty member.

Brege said what she liked about the project was that it allowed her to take charge of the research, with the faculty member serving only as an adviser.

Senior Alissa Fritz was also a BSI student this summer.

Her research was in the field of psychology, examining how different contexts affect people’s memory.

“It was one of the best experiences I’ve had at Butler,” Fritz said. “It’s helped me prepare for graduate school.”

Luanne McNulty, chair of the Holcomb Undergraduate Grants Committee, said the process of submitting a proposal to the BSI includes formulating a research proposal that is then evaluated by the committee before they are accepted into the program.

“The BSI Committee is responsible for evaluating the proposals. We use a rubric to rank [them],” McNulty said.

For example, the committee evaluates how the project would fit into the field of study.

She said the program has a budget and must carefully consider each proposal to make sure it raises an important research question.

About 30 students are accepted into the program each year.

At the end of the research period, students present their research findings.

“The presentations are wonderful examples of what

the students can do,” McNulty said.

BSI can be very helpful to honors students in particular, Fritz said. “[The BSI] served as the foundation for what I’m going to write my honors thesis about,” she said.

Both Brege and Fritz said BSI brought together students from various fields, as there are activities for all the students to participate in as a community.

“It was a really good experience to get to know students in different fields,” Fritz said.

Both students and faculty said they agree that a program like the BSI has a major impact on a student’s education.

The result is often a “tremendous growth in confidence in a student’s ability to identify important questions and take responsibility for producing results every day,” Maguire said.

Both Brege and Fritz said that the BSI experience was a stepping stone that prepared them for future.

“I would definitely encourage it, especially if you are looking to go to graduate school,” Brege said.

Students also get the opportunity to pursue their interests outside of normal study during the academic school year, McNulty said.

“The students seem to benefit a lot in terms of expanding their knowledge base,” McNulty said.

There will be an informational meeting for interested students on Oct. 26.

ing to make them instantly marketable,” Rao said. “They translate well on a resume.”

Rao explained that not only is the program unique in its approach to the study of art, but it is also not offered everywhere.

“We haven’t found any other program across the country that integrates in this way,” he said.

Not only will students have a more attractive set of skills to list on their resume, but Rao said he believes that the art and design major will truly help students grow as artists.

“Creative thinking will sustain the students for a lifetime,” he said.

Following the interest of many current Butler students in the program, Rao believes that interest will only grow as the program develops.

How protected are you?

October is cybersecurity awareness month by sarah holcombe sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

October marks the start of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The information technology department will be sending out safety tips throughout the month to keep students informed and active about online security.

Tyler Johnston from IT said cybersecurity is a multifaceted idea. He said that while there are many potential dangers that online activity can bring, he believes identity theft is one of the most damaging.

“What should be of primary concern is defending against identity theft,” Johnston said.

“Identity theft is expensive and time-consuming to recover from, so being aware and defending against it is very important.

“The number one most important thing you can do to be safe online is to protect your personal information and your computer.”

Sophomore Bridget Hays said identity theft crosses her mind when she is shopping online or giving out personal information, but for the most part she said her online activities are more related to social networking.

However, according to the National Cyber Security Alliance, online shopping is not the only situation where identity theft occurs.

Social networks also provide a great venue for identity theft because “the more information you post, the easier it may be for a hacker to use that information to steal your identity or access your data.”

While Hays said she is comfortable using social networks, she is aware of their flaws, and she pays close attention to who can view her profile and what information they can see.

“I usually feel pretty safe because I’ve made sure that my security settings are strict,” Hays said.

Johnston said he agrees that social networks are generally safe for students to use, as long as they follow the proper policies.

“Social networking sites are amazing resources that enable communication with people from all over the world,” Johnston said.

“But you must use care when posting and communicating with others.”

Outside of social networking, common problems Johnston said he sees working in IT are issues concerning passwords and viruses.

Johnston said the Help Desk has helped over 180 students with password issues since Aug. 1. Students forgetting passwords or letting them expire is the number one call to Help Desk.

He said another frequent problem the Help Desk runs into are students contracting viruses, usually through a file-sharing software like Limewire. The Help Desk has already helped 90 students this year with virus problems.

While computer problems inevitably occur, by taking just a few simple steps, Johnston said students can greatly reduce their online risks.

“Keep your computer and antivirus up-todate, never give out your passwords, regularly back up your files, beware of e-mail phishing scams and think before you post, update your status or share your location,” Johnston said. “And always review your privacy settings on social networking sites.”

For more information, visit www.staysafeonline.org.

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Freshman caucus elects officials by allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

The Butler University Freshman Caucus has tallied the votes and elected four officers for the class of 2014 last Monday.

The caucus is entirely distinct from the campus-wide Student Government Association.

The group of about 30 students works to inform the freshman class about issues on campus and listens specifically to their opinions.

This attention to freshmen is something newly-elected Vice Chair Kyle Graden said would be difficult at largescale SGA meetings.

“SGA does a lot of stuff tailored to all of the students,” he said. “As a freshman, you can kind of get lost in the shuffle.”

Treasurer Rachel Wilkinson said it would be intimidating to think about walking into a student government of established upperclassmen as a freshman.

She decided to pursue a position in freshman caucus so that her voice could be heard over the crowd.

“I got involved because it was more directly related to the freshman class, as opposed to SGA which is the whole campus,” Wilkinson said. “It’s more focused and it’s a smaller group, so you have more of an impact.“ Caucus Chair Katie Palmer said freshmen need to be informed about the

campus before their opinion can have an impact.

“If you don’t know what’s going on, you won’t be able to voice your opinions.”

The caucus is also designed to unify the freshman class.

Sally Click, adviser for the freshman caucus, said that this unity is unique to the Butler experience.

“You really have an intense experience with people for these four years,” Click said. “You really get close to the people that you start with and that you end with, because our retention rate is so good.

“There is a sense of class unity and cohesiveness that I don’t think you get at other places.”

This year’s caucus officers are planning social events to help bring the class of 2014 together.

Click said it is too early to definitively say what the events will be, but the officers are looking into pairing with the Dawg Pound to coach freshmen on how to be a good Bulldog fan.

They are also planning a celebration for the end of the fall semester.

“It will be just something to say, ‘Hey, we did it. We survived our first semester,’” Graden said.

Wilkinson said that she hopes other freshmen will be able to connect at these events.

“This is an opportunity for them to find people to do an activity together

and to find other freshmen who are all in the same boat,” she said.

The new officers are also putting a heavy emphasis on philanthropy.

“We thought philanthropy was something that all freshmen could get involved in, not just athletes or members of specific groups,” Palmer said.

The philanthropy event will be scheduled for sometime in the spring semester.

Three years ago, freshman government looked significantly different.

Freshman class officers were elected and represented the class in SGA meetings. The officers then felt the need for a “sounding board,” and created the caucus as support system.

Last year, the Butler University Freshman Caucus replaced the freshman officer system.

Click said that this system is beneficial to students because there are 30 people representing the class, rather than four.

“It’s easier to generate interest in activities as opposed to four people on their own,” Click said.

Butler University Freshman Caucus is open to all interested freshmen.

“It’s definitely something easy to get involved in,” Palmer said. “You don’t have to be a president or vice president to make a difference.”

The next Freshman Caucus meeting will be held Oct. 18 in the basement of Jordan Hall.

Facebook statuses support breast cancer spond as much if you just put up ‘breast cancer awareness’ as a Facebook status.”

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in U.S. “I like it on the desk.” “I like it on the couch.” women, according to the American Cancer Society.

Don’t be shocked. These Facebook statuses are not as sugAccording to the Young Survival Collation, 250,000 women gestive as one might think. They are actually supporting living in the U.S. were diagnosed with breast cancer at the age breast cancer awareness. of 40 or under, and approximately 10,000 young women will The statuses are referring to the location of one’s purse. be diagnosed in the next year.

This status went viral at the beginning of “It is important for women to go and October to mark the start of breast cancer ask questions about it. That’s the whole awareness month. point of the status,” Poracky said.

The catch, however, was that the statuses For sophomore Amy Coffman, raiswere meant to be a mystery to men. ing awareness about breast cancer is a “People started getting interested and very personal priority. Her mother was began asking questions,” junior Molly Podiagnosed with breast cancer in Februracky said. “Breast cancer is not a fun subary 2001. ject, but raising awareness this way makes “My family’s initial reaction to the people more curious and open about it.” diagnosis was complete shock,” CoffWith over 500 million active users, Faceman said. “Being in fifth grade at the time, I could not really wrap my head book is an effective tool to use for a multiaround the idea that my mother was tude of causes.

Molly Poracky sick, but my dad kept our family strong “Almost everyone has a Facebook account,” Poracky said. “It is the easiest way JUNIOR BUTLER UNIVERSITY and kept us reassured that we would be able to get through it.” to raise awareness for causes.

“Almost everyone has the ability to see what you are proCoffman said watching a family member go through such moting.” a traumatic experience was terrifying.

The status might seem irrelevant or strange, but Poracky “To this day it has been one of the hardest experiences I said she believes that is precisely why the status appealed to have personally gone though,” Coffman said. so many and went viral so quickly.

Coffman’s mother is now cancer free. Coffman said she “I thought it was a neat idea, Poracky said. “I got a lot of also participated in the “I like it” status movement.

“I thought it was hilarious and a great way to spread and responses when I put it up as my status. raise awareness for such a great cause,” Coffman said. “I “I know it seems like the purse status would not be atloved how quickly everyone caught on to the idea.” tached to breast cancer, but people probably would not reby AMber sapp

asapp@butler.edu | staff writer

Breast cancer is not a fun subject, but raising awareness this way makes people more curious and open about it.

BUPDBEAT OCTOBER 5

Unknown time—ResCo parking lot: Theft from a motor vehicle Unknown time—Clarendon Road: Traffic accident Unknown time— Hampton Drive: Traffic accident OCTOBER 6 Unknown time—Ross Hall parking lot: Theft from a motor vehicle OCTOBER 7 8:15 a.m.—Outside of Jordan Hall: Injured person OCTOBER 8 2:50 a.m.—Schwitzer Hall: Liquor Law Violation OCTOBER 9 6:32 p.m.—Phi Delta Theta House: Injured Person OCTOBER 10 2:17 a.m.—Ross Hall: Liquor Law Violation

COLLEGIAN‘s the butler

5 Things You Need to Know This Week

We don’t need to make any excuses this week. We’re all looking forward to fall break and sometimes, the news can get in the way of making big plans for the long weekend.

1) Courtney Cox and David Arquette separate after 11 years. The announcement came just after allegations of Arquette snuggling up with another woman. The two released a statement saying they will “be best friends for their daughter,” sixyear-old, Coco.

2) Brett Favre may play more than the football field. The NFL is investigating the Minnesota Vikings quarterback due to reports of misconduct between him and a female New York Jets employee. Allegations of the exchange of explicit text messages and pictures have caused quite the controversy.

3) Schools enforce year-round conduct rules. High schools and colleges are enforcing conduct rules beyond the academic year for athletes, band members and choir members. Indiana, South Carolina and New Jersey are among states to adopt a set of rules.

4) Justin Bieber releases a nail polish line. You have a second to read that again if you’d like. The teen heartthrob released a six-color line of nail polish called “One Less Lonely Girl” through Nicole by OPI. 5) College dropouts cost taxpayers billions. A study released Monday shows that states paid roughly $6.2 billion in taxpayers money to pay for students who don’t return to colleges and universities to complete their second year. The federal government and the states spend about $2.9 billion on grants for students that didn’t start their sophomore year. compiled and written by Jill McCarter

poster: CCOM controversy

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We want to create a balance of free speech...

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Construction firm wins award for Phi Delta Theta house Eco-friendly design received ‘award of excellence’

BY SARAH HOLCOMBE

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Meyer Najem, an Indianapolis construction firm, received the award of excellence from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana for their construction of the environmentally-friendly Phi Delta Theta house on the Butler University campus.

According to phideltatheta.org, the house was a 33-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot project consisting of a complete renovation to the 1929 structure to be the first LEED certified fraternity house in the state of Indiana.

Sam Mishelow, executive vice president of business development at Meyer Najem, explained what it means to be LEED certified and why LEED is an important distinction in the construction field.

“LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,” Mishelow said. “The U.S. Green Building Council represents the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.”

The interior was completely gutted back to concrete floors and brick walls to allow for all new interior framing and finishes, including new heating and air conditioning, fire sprinklers and electrical systems.

The entire limestone exterior was patched and repaired, which included the installation of new windows and membrane roofing.

Mishelow said the Phi Delta Theta house was designed to encourage sustainability and utilize renewable resources, while maximizing energy efficiency.

Jeff Beck, senior member of Phi Delta Theta, said he appreciates the eco-friendly approach Meyer Najem took when reconstructing the Phi Delta Theta house.

“Lights [in the house] are on sensors, highly reflective material is used on the roof, a state-of-the art heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system both heats and cools the house with forced air, eliminating the need for a boiler,” Beck said.

“In addition to a sprinkler system and downstairs kitchen, the house includes a room dedicated to the storage of recyclables.

“Outside, high-efficiency cars get the premium parking spaces, which have electrical outlets for hybrids.

Locked and covered bicycle parking is also provided.”

Beck said the only thing missing in the Phi Delta Theta house is the coveted “new house smell,” because the HVAC system uses low-or-no odor materials.

Phi Delta Theta president, junior Mark Minner, said he feels every house on campus is unique and adds its own character to campus, but he said he feels the Phi Delta Theta house stands out from the rest.

“I think the Phi Delt house has a totally different look,” Minner said. “As one of the oldest buildings built on campus in the 1920’s, [it] really stands alone.

“It was coined ‘the castle on the corner’ for that reason, it is a centerpiece to the south end of Butler’s campus.”

Minner said there is nothing about the Phi Delta Theta

King of the castle: The construction company responsible for the Phi Delta Theta house won an award for its design. (Photo courtesy of Tim Nickson) house he can complain about.

He said his favorite part of the house is the top deck that has, “an incredible view overlooking campus.”

Prior to the recent renovations, no one had occupied the Phi Delta Theta house since 2002.

The actual construction of the house cost approximately $1.7 million and took a little over one year to complete.

Easing the transition: living life as a resident assistant

home away from home: Resident assistant Trisha Wilcox poses with a few girls from her unit on a resident hall programming event at the Fountain Square Parade in downtown Indianapolis (Photo courtesy of Trisha Wilcox)

by Amber sapp

asapp@butler.edu | staff writer

Living away from home for the first time can be confusing and difficult for college students. Luckily, they don’t have to face this situation alone.

Butler University resident assistants are available around the clock to all students living in residential halls.

The job requires behind-thescenes work and begins with a rigorous application process.

Sophomore Ryan Tewell is an RA at ResCo and said he remembers the process well.

It begins with a written application, a group interview and finally an individual interview.

During the individual interview, perspective RAs give a presentation about themselves to a panel of cur-

rent RAs and residential hall supervisors.

The process doesn’t end there, Tewell said. The job requires RAs to attend classes before they take the position.

“Basically, we learned some of the things that we would be dealing with, but we also learned about ourselves: our strengths and how that would help us in the job,” Tewell said.

The RAs come back a week before everyone else arrives on campus to complete training on how to deal with situations they might encounter while on the job.

“We learned about the policies and participated in diversity training,” Tewell said. “And then we were deemed ready for our residents.”

RAs are also required to put on a

A group outing: Members from resident assistant Ryan Tewell’s unit in ResCo gather around for a picture during a unit outing. Resident assistants must complete a set number of activities each semester. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Crider)

certain amount of events that promote the Butler Wellness Model.

The model includes seven different aspects of a student’s wellness, including social wellness, mind and body wellness, cultural awareness and community interaction.

The event programming is set up differently this year, but Tewell said it’s been easier than he had anticipated.

“I have received a lot of help from my faculty-in-resident Meredith Beilfuss,” Tewell said. “She has been absolutely great helping me and the rest of the RAs in my wing plan out events.

“The wellness model is almost taking care of itself through her help.”

The work of an RA doesn’t stop with event planning. They also have daily duties that include mak-

ing hallway rounds to complete safety checks and keeping track of campus news and events.

“It’s really hard to balance everything,” Tewell, a pharmacy major, said. “You find out what you have to do and you that done before you get done what you want to do. I’m learning what I have to do and what times I have open to do those types of things.”

Despite the hardships of the job, Tewell seems to be a doing a fine job thus far as an RA, one of his residents, freshman Cole Smith, said “He is a friend, but almost higher than a friend, because if we need anything, we can come to him,” Smith said. “He looks out for us and makes sure we have everything we need.”

Junior Trisha Wilcox is an RA at Schwitzer Hall and said she too

feels being an RA can be difficult.

“Balance is the hardest thing about being an RA, because you have to balance between your personal life and the life of being a resident assistant,” Wilcox said. “They get so intertwined sometimes you cannot separate them.

Your whole life becomes your job, so finding a way to balance that out can be really rough.”

Wilcox is in her second year of being an RA and said she has finally found some effective techniques that allow her to manage the balance between her social life and her job.

“A key to balancing my life is keeping in touch with other staff members and making sure I have an outlet of people to talk to,” Wilcox said. “I make sure I have someone to keep me down to earth.”

Professor earns high scores for short story

by Grace wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Perseverance has true meaning to a man who waited years to see his hard work pay off.

Bryan Furuness, Butler University adjunct professor of English, is among the honored writers to be published in this year’s “Best

‘Man of steel’: Bryan Furuness’s work will appear in a top-notch anthology. (Photo courtesy of Bryan Furuness)

American Nonrequired Reading” anthology.

Furuness’ short story, “Man of Steel,” will be the featured work.

The “Best American Nonrequired Reading” is a compilation of the best of fiction, journalism, essays, comics and humor chosen by high school students in San Francisco, Calif., and Ann Arbor, Mich. Furuness said the work is to be released in October.

“Man of Steel” follows the story of a young boy whose mother leaves the family.

The boy begins to believe he is experiencing premonitions that allow him to protect himself from life’s misfortunes.

Furuness said he wrote “Man of Steel” over five years ago and sent it out to literary magazines. After receiving 40 different rejection letters, he said he put the work to rest for the next few years.

“It just goes to show that things like that can sit around a long time before eventually springing into life,” he said.

Furuness said after letting his story collect dust in his desk drawer, he finally found a breakthrough when the magazine Hobart published another one of his short stories that involved the same characters as “Man of Steel.”

Philip Graham, fiction editor of literary magazine Ninth Letter, read the story and decided to contact Furuness about some of his other works.

“I’d bought two copies [of Hobart], one

for me, and one for my son,” Graham said. “I thought we might enjoy reading the issue at the same time and then talk about the stories.

“My son immediately raved about [Furuness’s] story in the issue. I loved the story, too, and wrote to [Furuness] as soon as I could to ask him to submit work to Ninth Letter.”

Furuness said he thought of “Man of Steel” and began working on a series of redrafts to fix its major flaws.

Once he felt satisfied with his improved version, Furuness sent “Man of Steel” to Ninth Letter, and Graham said publishing the story was a “no brainer.”

“As for the success of [Furuness’s] story being a reflection of the quality of Ninth Letter, well, we certainly try our best to publish the finest work that comes our way,” Graham said. “But I’d say all the glory goes to [Furuness] in this case, for such a fabulous story. We all loved it.”

Jodee Stanley, editor of Ninth Letter, said it was the richness of the story that first attracted her to Furuness’ work.

“When he submitted ‘Man of Steel’ to Ninth Letter, our staff immediately fell in love with the story, which has that perfect, rarely attained balance of humor and emotional resonance,” she said.

Stanley said it came as no surprise to the staff of Ninth Letter to see the success of “Man of Steel” so quickly after publishing

the work in their magazine.

“We knew right away we had found something special, so it was exciting, but not really surprising, to learn that ‘Man of Steel’ had been selected for ‘Best American Non-required [Reading],’” Stanley said. “We always try to publish the best work we can find and we’re thrilled when awards anthologies recognize writing from our pages, primarily because these widely read reprints help our authors find even more readers for their fine work.”

Furuness said he was surprised, pleased and honored when he was contacted about the publishing of “Man of Steel” in the “Best American Nonrequired Reading Anthology.”

“The most dangerous thing to do is to sit down and say you are going to write something great,” Furuness said. “You might have to write 10 stories [from which] you have to be willing to throw nine away and take one to revise and see where it takes you.

“You have to enjoy the actual writing or you’ll go crazy.”

Furuness is a third year teacher at Butler and works mainly with freshmen in first year seminar classes.

Though Furuness said having his students read his own stories would be “really tacky,” Butler professor Robert Stapleton said he will be teaching “Man of Steel” in his English classes this year.

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Independence, free speech necessary for student organizations

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Student organization’s right to free speech and to act independently must be preserved | VOTE: 15-0 We at the Butler Collegian believe it is the right of all active student organizations to exercise their First Amendment right of free speech and to act as the independent organizations they are.

We are outraged that members of the Butler University faculty and staff would take it upon themselves to regulate the planned activities of a recognized student organization.

Recently, the student advertising organization, ADrenaline, put up posters around the Fairbanks Center promoting a guest speaker for their Oct. 6 meeting. All of the posters that were placed around the building were stamped and approved by the Programs for Leadership and Service Education office and therefore the university.

The speaker, from the Miami Ad School, spoke to the organization about a variety of topics, including the current state of the advertising industry, as well as a postgraduate summer “boot camp” and workshops offered through the school’s programs.

ADrenaline president Jonathan Spear said he noticed the posters were missing on Oct. 5.

College of Communication Interim Dean Bill Neher said the posters were removed because they were hung in inappropriate locations around the Fairbanks Center, though he said he does not know who removed the posters.

According to the 2010-11 Student Organization Handbook, “Notices

and signs must clearly state the official name of the sponsoring organization or individual, and may be posted only on bulletin boards. Signs posted on departmental bulletin boards should be approved by the appropriate academic department.”

The handbook continues to state that, “Signs may not be posted on the small corkboard space outside of classrooms.”

In addition, “Signs posted on interior and exterior walls, windows, doors, elevators, floors, sidewalks and on any wood or painted surfaces, will be removed.”

Many of the posters were inappropriately posted on interior windows, walls and doors inside the Fairbanks Center however, other posters were left in these locations. There was a legally placed ADrenaline poster on the bulletin board outside of the Collegian office that was removed as well.

Though CCOM Interim Associate Dean Ann Savage said she removed one of the posters to look it over, she said she has no idea who took down the rest of the posters.

But recent interviews conducted by the Butler Collegian reveal that the motive for removal may have gone beyond the posters being inappropriately placed.

Both Savage and Mark Rademacher, strategic communication program director, said they were concerned about the guest speaker from the Miami Ad School due to a possible conflict of interest.

Even though we don’t see this as a conflict of interest because Butler offers no undergraduate nor graduate degrees in advertising, this is not the issue at hand.

What infuriates us is that faculty members within our own CCOM felt they had any right to intervene with the situation. The fact is, student organizations are independent and run by student leaders. They earn money by fundraising and applying for grants through the Student Government Association. They do not receive money from specific colleges.

The Student Organization Handbook says that faculty advisers are there to “Serve as a sounding board off of which students can bounce new ideas; Intervene in conflicts between group members and/or officers if necessary; Be knowledgeable of policies that may impact the organization’s decisions, programs, etc.; Help students navigate administrative ‘red tape’; Provide an outside view or perspective; Provide student groups with University and community connections.”

Other than this, there is no reason why any outside faculty or staff should involve themselves with the ongoings of a student run organization.

This should not apply only to ADrenaline, but to all other student organizations.

One thing that Butler prides itself on is the large number of student organization and the high involvement

of Butler students within these organizations.

They facilitate socialization, service and a sense of learning outside the classroom. We think that the colleges and Butler as a whole should be supportive of these organizations and their efforts to bring students together and to bring students a diversity of learning and information.

We at the Butler Collegian see Butler as an institution that prides itself on honest and open discussion.

University President Bobby Fong embodies that through his weekly “President’s Open Forum” in Starbucks.

By trying to suppress ADrenaline’s right to act independently and its freedom of speech, we see this as a grave contradiction to what we feel Butler stands for as an institution of higher education.

Between Butler, its six colleges and its student organizations, it is imperative that all act with integrity and professionalism, and we feel that those two factors were missing in the way some faculty within CCOM handled the ADrenaline and Miami Ad School situation.

This issue demands our attention so that students will not feel their programming ideas and projects could be suppressed. That includes student organization’s activities.

We must stand up for the students’ First Amendment privileges so that students do not fear losing these rights.

Cease-fire from cyberbullying

by Lexie Smith

lhsmith@butler.edu | opinion editor

Bullying occurs in schools everyday. More popular kids consistently pick on less popular kids. I’m not validating bullying, I’m just recognizing that it happens on a daily basis in schools and campuses across the country.

However, the recent spike in bullying, and subsequent suicide is too much for me to ignore.

On Sept. 22, Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington bridge after discovering that his roommate Dharun Ravi and friend Molly Wei had allegedly taped him having sexual encounters with another male student and broadcast it over the Internet.

This is one of five suicides that have occurred in the past three weeks due to students being bullied.

Clementi’s story is just one of the hundreds of cases of students who have committed suicide after being bullied in school and online.

Cyberbulling is a disturbing trend in our country.

It is hurtful, threatening and highly effective: shown in the alarming number of students ending their lives over comments made on Facebook.

This unique form of bullying is almost more dangerous than the bullying that most students encounter at school because these bullies follow their victims home.

They get the opportunity to come into their victims’ homes and terrorize them in a new way.

Cyberbulling is causing the spike in suicides because victims feel like they have nowhere to turn.

They are attacked at school, attacked at home,

and to them, there is no escape. Clementi is not the only adolescent who has committed suicide due to cyberbullying.

On Jan. 14, Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old student in South Hadley, Mass., hung herself in her home after months of torment via Facebook from her peers at South Hadley High School.

So why are we letting cyber-bullying continue?

According to ABC News, “41 states and the District of Columbia have anti-bullying measures and 23 have statutes against cyberbullying. Massachusetts is not one of them.”

The lack of statutes against cyberbullying within schools is what frustrates me the most.

Every parent, school administrator, guidance counselor and teacher needs to realize the damage and terror that cyberbullying inflicts on the youth of this country.

It is awful that children are committing suicide in an attempt to escape it.

In the past three weeks, there have been five suicides, with victims, like 11-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, taking their lives as a result of relentless bullying.

According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, of the 20.8 percent of children who say that they have been bullied, 17 percent claim that they have been victims of cyberbullying at least two times or more.

These statistics show that every state needs to have a firm, zero tolerance law in place for cyberbullying. It has become an epidemic in our country, driving children to suicide because they think there is no other way out.

According to thethinkingstick.com, the most accessible outlets for cyberbullies are Facebook and cell phones.

The use of Facebook and cell phones at increasingly younger ages gives bullies the two perfect outlets to target their victims effectively.

It is easy to create a Facebook page for another person and even simpler to navigate the site.

In February 2010 in Newburyport, Mass., high school bullies created a fake Facebook page about another boy and then posted numerous disparaging comments about him.

Although the boy thankfully did not commit suicide, the other boys were accused by police of cyberbullying the victim.

Another component of cyberbullying rests on the shoulders of Web sites such as Facebook.

How much social networking sites like Facebook can really be held accountable for, especially when taunting through their websites causes children to take their lives.

In an article by readwriteweb.com contributor Sarah Perez, “In December, Facebook began a major push to open up people’s profiles and make the network more public.”

These new changes on Facebook make it much easier for others to see what the rest of their friends are doing, “liking,” posting, adding and “tagging.”

Bullies can now see more of their peers’ profiles, giving them more at which to pick.

Facebook is essentially creating a bully-friendly environment, whether they realize it or not.

College students and young adults are not the only users on Facebook.

There are millions of tweens who are navigating the site as well, and with Facebook privacy settings being more open, kids are more likely to be possible victims of cyber-bullying.

While Facebook is generally the first thing that I open in my browser, it has become a terrifying Web site for children who are being cyber-bullied.

Only awareness of schools and parents can help end this vicious cycle of violence and make the internet safe for our youth.

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America’s man Mitch?

BY SAM HYER

shyer@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

It seems as though the smoke is still settling from the historic elections of 2008. Barack Obama, after riding a wave of “change” into the White House, has finally gotten settled and is now attempting to push through his legislative agenda.

However, people are already asking the next big question, “Who’s up in 2012?”

The midterm elections are coming up soon and they are usually a good indicator of the country’s general attitude towards the two parties and how people may vote in the general election.

Although it’s two years away, I have already heard names tossed around as possible Republican presidential candidates: Sarah Palin of Alaska, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, just to name a few.

These names should be taken with a grain of salt of course, considering that two years is far off and almost anything can happen in the political calendar—in 1988, Democratic favorite Gary Hart lost the nomination when news of an affair came out.

Also, these lists of prospects

can get kind of ridiculous. I mean, even Donald Trump has expressed interest in running. According to Trump, he “is absolutely thinking about” running in 2012.

Perhaps the name most pertinent to Butler students is Indiana’s own Mitch Daniels.

The Pennsylvania native is currently completing his second term as Governor at the Hoosier state.

While neither he, nor anyone else for that matter, has officially announced their candidacy, he certainly has people wondering.

In a recent press conference, when asked about the topic, Daniels said, “I’ve said I’ve made no final decision about running for president and won’t for months, and that is true.”

Since he made that statement, two things are bound to happen.

First, reporters will hound him at every turn about whether or not he has made a decision yet. Second, people will be following his every move to see if he is laying the “groundwork” for a run-and lately he has been.

Throughout September, Daniels hosted a series of private dinners at the Governor’s mansion—which is within walking distance from campus, on the corner of Meridian and 46th streets. These dinners were attended by high profile Republicans with plenty of interest invested in

the party, both strategically and financially.

These individuals include former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt of Washington, Ohio investor and financial chairman of Bush’s reelection campaign, Mercer Reynolds and former Sen. Spencer Abraham of Michigan.

Daniels’ travel itinerary also fuels the rumors about his possible presidential run.

He recently made an appearance in Connecticut at a fundraiser for gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley before heading to New York City to attend fundraisers for his political action committee, Aiming Higher.

Being an Ohio native, I also could not help noticing that he endorsed both the Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich and Senatorial candidate Rob Portman.

Why would Daniels be traveling to Connecticut and endorsing candidates in Ohio?

He is getting his name out there.

I recall in 2006 John McCain coming through Cincinnati to visit a handful of businesses and meet with the city’s business leaders.

Sure enough in April of 2007, McCain announced his candidacy and eventually became the nominee.

Do I think Mitch Daniels is going to run? Absolutely. Is he my favorite Republican? Not necessarily. Do I think he is a shoo-in for the nomi-

nation? No. In a recent poll conducted by WISH-TV, 45 percent said Daniels should not run in 2012. The next 37 percent felt as though he should run and the remaining 12 percent had not made up their minds yet.

Daniels certainly has an uphill battle, but so did his predecessors.

Take Obama for example: When he announced he was running,

people pretty much just remembered him as “the guy that gave the fiery speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention.”

Before that he, was doing exactly what Daniels is doing now: meeting with party players, making appearances and spreading his message.

I think Daniels’ next few months will be interesting to watch.

A fix for US problems

Fight for change must continue in 2010

BY MARVIN SCOTT guest columnist

BY ANDRÉ CARSON guest columnist

In 2008, a loud and clear message was sent to Washington-change is coming.

Since that historic election two years ago, I can proudly say, that in a short period of time, we have been able to accomplish a lot.

I say “we” because when I was elected to Congress, all of the 7th Congressional District came with me and we have been on the front lines of delivering the change that so many Americans demanded.

We passed Wall Street reform to reign in the excesses of Wall Street fat cats, stop future bailouts and protect consumers to ensure they have access to the clear and accurate information. Consumers need to be confident that their loans, mortgages and credit cards are fair and affordable.

We passed historic health care reform that will help provide coverage for millions of Americans, prevent discrimination because of preexisting conditions and allow young people to stay on their parents’ insurance until the age of 26.

Despite rising costs, education is simply too important to allow it to become a casualty of poor economic times. The discussions going on around our kitchen tables should be about what college a child will attend, not whether the child will attend. That’s why it was so important we were able to help curtail the rising cost of a college education, expand grant and loan availability, and increase attendance at colleges and universities throughout the country with the College Opportunity Affordability Act. These accomplishments are impressive, but our hardest task has been to turn our economy around from the disastrous policies of the previous administration.

We inherited an economy that was dangerously close to collapse, with nearly

EYEING 2012: Rumors are flying about Gov. Mitch Daniels and his possible run for the presidency in the 2012 election. He has yet to confirm or deny the rumors. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

700,000 jobs being lost every month. But we took action in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and through this legislation lowered taxes for 95 percemt of American workers. It created or saved 3.6 million jobs and has made investments in infrastructure education, clean energy and science and technology. Many of these investments can be seen right here in Indianapolis.

Now clearly, the problems with the economy are both deep and wide and it will take more than one bill to solve them. There continues to be too many families struggling and while we have seen the private sector add jobs for the ninth straight month, there are still too many Hoosiers looking for employment.

That’s what makes this election so important—the challenges that are still ahead and the work we have left to do. People are still working for the American dream, but it’s time we make the American dream work for them.

U.S. Rep. André Carson is the Democratic candidate and current representative for the 7th Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress in March 2008 as part of a special election and elected to his first full term in November 2008. He is a graduate of Arsenal Technical High school, he has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University-Wisconsin and a master’s in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University.

PawPrints “I’m going home to New Jersey to see some family and friends.”

Allison Ammermuller freshman

This election has the potential to alter the landscape of America for a long time to come.

From high unemployment to environmental degradation, high taxes and government overspending, the voters are angry and fed up with business as usual.

This election is about maintaining the American way and the tenets of our Constitution.

I will bring to the office of representative for the 7th Congressional District excellent ideas and sound principles of leadership.

I have worked hard to provide the citizens of the 7th District with stances on the issues that typify and reflect the needs of the district.

In so doing, I was able to establish my 14 principles for America: defend the Constitution, restore and protect free enterprise and job creation, repeal the Health Care Law, eliminate the deficit and restore the rule of law to immigration, protect the lives of the unborn and the born, protect freedom of religion, preserve our second Amendment rights, fight extremism and protect freedom of religion, establish energy independence, reduce taxes, restore our national defense, replace Speaker Nancy Pelosi, approve a balanced budget amendment and establish term limits.

While politicians do not create jobs, they do provide incentives that allow businesses to flourish.

For job growth in our district, I have proposed the idea of converting the Amtrak facility in Beech Grove into a facility for the manufacture of passenger rail cars. Amtrak is in need of thousands of passenger cars.

I serve on the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission and am well aware of the need.

In Indiana we have steel mills, educational institutions, fabrication facilities and a workforce that can manufacture these much needed modern rail cars. Nearly 1,000 jobs can be created and the state can become a leader in this type of manufacturing.

A strong economy is core to our country’s progress, but we must remember that it is important to live within our means.

Everyone should receive health care, but a health care bill that can bankrupt the country was misguided.

We have a shortage of doctors and for 3 percent of the amount to be spent as a result

of the new health law, we could build five new medical colleges, affiliated with first and second round land-grant colleges.

Upon graduation students would be assigned to a specific region of the country to provide affordable medical services to those in need, especially in inner–city and rural areas.

One of the most pressing problems confronting our country and our district is that of out-of-wedlock births and single parenting.

I have attempted to address this situation with due diligence and courage.

While I was president of a historically black college, I created a program for single parents that allowed students to bring their children to school with them. The Lilly Endowment gave us a matching grant of $1 million dollars.

The program remains a success today as these young moms bring their children to a Christian college.

This is the forward kind of leadership needed by a representative from the 7th District.

Marvin Scott is the Republican nominee for the 7th Congressional District. He is a professor of sociology at Butler University, president of the Indianapolis Water Works, member of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, member of the Regional Council of Boy Scouts of America and board member of the Abraham Clark School of Law.

What are your Fall Reading Break plans?

“I will be staying on campus this fall break for football.”

Dylan Johnson sophomore

“I will be in a fashion show on Thursday and then going home to Cincinnati.”

Erica Turer senior

“I might be going camping on the way to Chicago.”

Kent Livingston senior

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Andy Warhol Enterprises Pop culture icon’s work displayed in new IMA exhibit

by Emily newell

enewell@butler.edu | managing editor

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ndy Warhol was a Renaissance man.

While most know Warhol for his 1960s work, most notably his mass-produced silk screens of celebrities including Dennis Hopper and Marilyn Monroe, Warhol was also a director, band manager, business artist and media mogul.

Work from each phase of Warhol’s life is now being displayed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the exhibit “Andy Warhol Enterprises.”

The exhibit, sponsored by Pittsburgh, Pa., based PNC Bank, was the idea of the company, which wanted an exhibit that displayed the financial aspects of Warhol and his work.

“We were offered the opportunity by PNC and we were overjoyed to oblige,” Sarah Green, IMA curator, said. “Warhol loved money and the sponsorship of the exhibit kind of implies that subject, so it works really well.”

When walking into the first room of the exhibit, it seems slightly strange. The room, “Andy Warhol: Commercial Artist,” features an early window display designed by Warhol along with many of his early drawings from the 1950s, shortly after he moved to New York City.

These drawings are mostly sketch-like in nature and hardly look like they came from the same man who produced the bright screen prints of soup cans and supermodels.

Warhol’s commercial work includes drawings for

Glamour magazine (one of his earliest clients), Interiors Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Vogue magazine and Tiffany’s.

“I think in this show you get to see his early work, which is unique,” Green said. “You really get to see the seedlings of his early work and get a full picture of the diverse business he had.”

Walking into the second part of the exhibit, “Andy Warhol: Pop Artist,” more recognizable pieces come into view.

From a box screen printed with his famous Campbell’s soup cans to a self portrait in his traditional silkscreen on a solid-colored, bright background, the room features more “typical” Warhol pieces.

The adjacent room, “Andy Warhol: Portratist,” focuses on Warhol’s infamous portraits which featured such celebrities as Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy. A series of five Monroe silkscreens in various colors is displayed alongside portraits of Hopper, Frederick and Marcia Weisman and a few of his “Flowers” paintings.

A posting beside a few of these portraits notes that The Factory—Warhol’s New York City studio located in what is now Union Square— was open to anyone willing to pay the $25,000 price tag for one of his portraits.

Beside the portraits room is a dark room, painted black and dimly lit so viewers can enjoy—or stare in confusion—at the section titled “Andy Warhol: Filmmaker.”

The room features War-

Vintage warhol: Andy Warhol Enterprises catalogues the famed magnate’s various business ventures, from commercial art to his work as a television director. The exhibit opened on Sunday and will run through Jan. 2. The seven-room exhibit costs $14 for non-IMA members. (Photo by Emily Newell) hol’s “Screen Tests,” record- hibit, though small, is titled ings of shoes. The exhibit varying points in the pop ed between 1964 and 1966.

“Andy Warhol: Band Man- quotes Warhol as saying he artist’s career. The portraits The art is nothing more ager,” and features pieces of wanted to go back to his are all done in his signature, than extended, station- Andy Warhol’s work as the roots and what made him silkscreen style. They’re the ary shots of Hopper, Edie main promoter of the band famous, leading him to do mass producible masterpiecSedgwick, Nico, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground. several shoe and fashion es that made the man. various other Velvet UnderSomething is a little bit drawings like those featured “The combination of ground band members and special about this area: it in the initial section of the business and art is rather an assortment of other ce- includes an original copy of exhibit. unique,” Steve Stitle, PNC lebrities and pseudo-celebri- The Velvet Underground’s The room also features regional president for Indities who Warhol filmed dis- first album, “The Velvet Un- Warhol’s work from the early ana, said. “[Warhol] complaying varying emotions. derground & Nico,” with 1980s, including a television mercialized a lot of things A second film in the room, cover art by Warhol himself. playing his program “Andy and this show is unique in displayed on a smaller teleThe second to last room Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes,” a its broad spectrum of work vision set, is “Soap Opera.”It is a combination of two sec- show that explored art and it displays. was shot in 1964 and was tions, “Andy Warhol: Busi- popular culture of the day.

“It’s an exhibit for everyWarhol’s first film featur- ness Artist,” and “Andy It also includes a selection one, and what a beautiful ing supermodel Jane Hol- Warhol: Media Mogul.” of advertisements in which place we have to show it.” zer, who appeared in several The room features draw- Warhol is the spokesman, The exhibit opened Sunsubsequent films. ings from later in Warhol’s including such companies as day and runs through Jan. 2.

The next section of the ex- life, including several draw- Sony, Bloomingdale’s, PioIt has seven rooms with neer and Neiman Marcus. a focus on Warhol as a busiThe room is a hodge ness man and entrepreneur, podge of work, displaying Candace Gwaltney, IMA the many media Warhol at- public relations manager, tempted to conquer during said. the latter years of his career Though admission to the and life.

IMA is free, the exhibit costs The final room, “Andy $14 to non-IMA members. dollar power: Andy Warhol Enterprises was sponsored by the Pittsburgh, Pa., based PNC Bank. A solid part of the exhibit at the Indianapolis Mu- Warhol: Icon,” is a collec- Student memberships are seum of Art focuses on Warhol as a businessman in the art scene, television and as a band manger for the Velvet Underground. (Photo by Emily Newell) tion of self-portraits from available for $25.

Utility over beauty: the Droid 2 Motorola smart phone’s quality parts build a decent machine

by Daniel domsic

ddomsic@butler.edu | a&e editor

Sliding the screen back to reveal the keyboard, it is easy to call the Motorola Droid 2 an impressive phone, but it has its flaws.

The Android smart phone is of an industrious construction. The top half that holds the touch screen is shiny chrome, while the housing for the full keyboard, camera and speaker is a matte blue. It feels a little bit like Nerf foam.

The hardware on the Droid 2 is pretty sturdy.

During my trial with the phone, I was not worried about breaking any specific part of it.

I’m not saying throw the phone across the room, but I did not worry about having it in my pocket with

other objects, like my wallet.

One of the most impressive features of the phone is the speaker on the back.

It is a thin strip that runs most of the width of the phone, which is about two inches. Using the little device to play music videos, or anything requiring great audio capabilities, is much better than one would expect from a smart phone.

After playing around with the touch screen, I struggled to figure out why the phone needs a keyboard.

Maybe I have been spoiled by the touch screen aspect of this phone and others, but regular typing has become a mundane task. In fact, the keyboard hurt the tips of my fingers.

Droid 2| Product Review The Droid 2 is a sturdy piece of hardware. The phone features a reactive touch screen, as well as a superfluous feeling keyboard. Sound-wise, the device is great for playing music, but fuzzy phone calls were annoying.

The Droid 2 is a decent smart phone backed by the large Android application market.

5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

However, texting with the touch screen’s stock program is relatively intuitive.

Almost like a Google instant search, as you type out a text, a selection of words the phone thinks you are spelling appears.

Its touch screen interface is slick.

Slide your index finger left or right to navigate from panel to panel.

One panel is strictly devoted to adding social media accounts and other services—keep in mind a lot of what the Droid 2 does is linked with a Gmail account.

The user can add quick contacts to another panel in order to circumvent looking through the full phonebook.

Each panel has space for whatever applications the user downloads.

Supplementing all of these features is the Android application market where many apps can be downloaded for free or at least cheap.

I did not see many expensive applications, but do not be surprised to see apps for $3 or $5.

One application I thoroughly enjoy is the Google Sky Map. It is a free application that shows which stars and planets are viewable from wherever you are standing. As I turned the phone and

Text options: The Droid 2 is equipped with both a touch screen and a full keyboard.

It is handy, but the keyboard seems outdated next to the touch screen. (Photo from MCT) pointed it towards the sky, constel- it does it well. lations and planets were mapped On top of that, it is a little bit out. Prepare to have your mind more sturdy than a typical Motorola blown. brand phone, even if it does look a The Droid 2 does all that and little tacky. makes phone calls.

The Droid 2 is paired with VeriSitting with the bulky phone up son, so give the phone a test run at to my ear, I was not thrilled with the a Verizon store to get a hands-on clarity of the phone service. The re- experience; it might be worth your ception was not the best quality. time. I, however, was not impressed But save the service issues, it does enough to switch from my Samthe job of a typical smart phone, and sung Vibrant.

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wednesday, october 13, 2010

‘Modern Family’ sets the bar for sitcoms

by Brian Wanbaugh

bwanbaug@butler.edu | asst. a&e editor

When “Modern Family” debuted in the Fall of 2009, ABC appeared to have a lasting comedy show in the making.

Show creators Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan had written and produced for previous comedy hits such as “Frasier” and “Just Shoot Me.” The cast is made up of relatively unknown actors but is anchored by family patriarch Jay, played by Ed O’Neill of “Married With Children” and his daughter Claire, played

by Julie Bowen of “Ed.” The show revolves around an extraordinary family, consisting of Jay, his daughter Claire and son Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who each have families of their own.

Claire is married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) and has three kids while Mitchell and partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) adopted a little girl from Vietnam named Lily.

Jay has remarried to a much younger Colombian woman Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and adopted her son Manny (Rico Rodriguez) as his own.

The first season shows how the extended family copes with difficult situations but also uses the strength of their relationships to deal with life in this not-so-traditional, modern family.

But while each episode tends to carry with it a meaningful message in the end, hilarity ensues throughout each episode.

Set in a “mockumentary” style similar to comedies like “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation,” “Modern Family” set itself apart from other new shows in the 2009 season as the funniest, if not one of the best, the networks had to offer.

Each family has its own quirkiness that is believable yet hilarious.

Claire’s husband Phil and their only son Luke (Nolan Gould) bring the laughs with their ditzy and sometimes downright dumb thoughts and actions.

Phil tries to be the cool dad, which is instantly recognizable by the parenting style

he deems as “peerenting,” which is “talking like a peer but acting like a parent.”

His ridiculousness is one of the highlights of the show.

Jay, Gloria and Manny are more atypical than Claire and Phil’s seemingly traditional family because of Jay’s age compared to his much younger wife.

Gloria, who is very proud of her Columbian roots, brings rationality and sanity to the family but also lets her feelings be known on every issue.

Jay and Manny have a strained, yet funny, relationship.

Manny, who refers to Jay by his name, is a child who acts too old for his age, yet is still very much a kid at heart.

Mitchell and Cameron also bring a funny dynamic to the show. Cameron is carefree and fun-loving, juxtaposed brilliantly by Mitchell’s insecurities about the little things in life.

Along with Phil, Cameron is perhaps the funniest character on the show, with little quips that are sassy yet hilarious. Being a stay-at-home dad, Cameron spends his free time dressing up their baby Lily in various costumes, like Diana Ross for Black History Month.

The pilot was enough to keep you watching and the following episodes certainly did not disappoint.

“Airport 2010” and “Hawaii” are parts one and two of an episode near the end of season one with the whole family going on a trip to Hawaii.

Imagine the rush of the McCallister’s in “Home Alone” combined with the Griswold’s insanity of “European Vacation,” and you understand just a part of what those two episodes were about.

Season one was a critical and commercial success, with the show winning three Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Eric Stonestreet) and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

After this success, I was interested to see

Outstanding COmedy: The “Modern Family” cast celebrates winning major awards including Outstanding Comedy Series at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Show in Los Angeles this August. (Photo from MCT) if “Modern Family” could avoid the dreaded “sophomore slump” characterized by stale plot lines and recycled jokes from the previous season.

However, “Modern Family” continues to impress.

Only three episodes into the second season and “Modern Family” is just as funny as it was last year.

These episodes give reason to believe that this season may be better than the first, with the writers and actors finding their groove with excellent jokes woven into more serious plot lines.

The most recent episode, “The Earthquake,” unfolds after an earthquake rocks the area, affecting all three families.

The Dunphy’s were in the midst of getting a bathtub fixed and the ensuing rumble locks Claire and the plumber in the bathroom.

Phil purposely does not try to help her, instead fixing a fallen bookshelf that he

was supposed to have anchored to the wall sometime earlier.

Guest star Nathan Lane plays Cameron’s friend Pepper who throws costume parties they avoid attending. The pair use the earthquake as an excuse not to go.

Meanwhile, Jay goes golfing instead of to church with Gloria, and Manny decides to join him.

“A Latino boy was going to carry my clubs anyway, why not let it be you,” he jokes.

But Manny eventually becomes upset because Jay makes some disparaging remarks about heaven and hell.

With Manny, Luke and his sisters Haley (Sarah Hyland) and Alex (Ariel Winter) all growing up, the story line possibilities seem endless.

I am looking forward to the rest of the second season and foresee this hilarious family staying on the air for a long time.

“Modern Family” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.

A more than delicious Taste Celebrating Fall Break

by Brian Wanbaugh

bwanbaug@butler..edu | asst. a&e editor

If you have not been to Taste Café, then you have not experienced what food is supposed to taste like. Maybe that is why it is called Taste.

Taste Café primarily specializes in breakfast and lunch but has recently begun serving dinner as well on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

For first timers entering the restaurant, it is very simple to figure out how Taste is organized. The line can begin anywhere from near the main counter to out the door depending on the day, and the menu board sits above for guests to examine.

The café was particularly clever by putting foreign cheeses and delicious desserts on display to tempt you before you reach the counter to order.

Ordering is the crucial part and deciding what to get is always extremely difficult.

Depending on what time you go and what type of person you are, you may want to skip breakfast and go straight to lunch. However, the founders of Taste must have been big fans of the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The dishes reflect that in taste, presentation and portion.

Many of these breakfast dishes will make your taste buds jump for joy, but the one that puts the cherry on top—almost literally—is the waffle special.

Piled high with approximately a pound of fresh, in-season fruits with powdered sugar and cinnamon, this dish will make your mouth water upon arrival.

If you choose to eat all of the fruit first, then you have saved the best for last. The waffle is simply the best waffle you will ever taste—I maintain this opinion even after trying the famous Roscoe’s House of Chicken’ N Waffles, waffle in Los Angeles.

Other spectacular dishes that will not upset are the egg omelet, with your choice of meat or cheese and the cheddar biscuits and gravy. Taste also offers “wake up juice” (aka coffee) and freshly squeezed orange juice.

For the lunch menu, you can have either a salad or one of the gourmet sandwiches.

The salads are very appetizing, especially the “pear and Roquefort,” but the gourmet sandwiches are the go-to item on the lunch menu. The italian grinder and the smoked ham and cheese are both excellent choices, but the roasted turkey and smoked bacon is my particular favorite.

Topped with provolone, its house made Thousand Island dressing, vine ripe tomatoes, organic field greens with a side of refrigerator pickles on your choice of french or wheat ba-

1. Weekend Warrior — Iron Maiden 2. Time to Waste — Alkaline Trio 3. Take it Easy — The Eagles 4. Long Live the Weekend — State of Emergency 5. Wasted Weekend — TV on the Radio 6. Sleeping In — The Postal Service 7. One More Weekend — The Academy Is...

8. The Leaving Song — AFI 9. Call Me on Your Way Back Home — Ryan Adams 10. Weekend Wars — MGMT A fresh choice: The pear and Roquefort salad features candied pecans, blue cheese and champagne viniagrette. (Photo by Arika Herron) guette, it is not just a sandwich, it’s an experience.

To top off the delicious salad or sandwich you order, a must at Taste Café is the pommes frites.

Served hot out of the kitchen with a side of creamy basil aioli, the pommes frites serve as an incredible appetizer with a rich flavor that McDonald’s could only dream of.

To wash everything down, go with the fresh lemonade. It is not only freshly squeezed, but mint leaves are added for a subtle flavor that refreshes every time.

Not only is the food excellent, but the service and the atmosphere are superb as well.

The atmosphere is not like a typical breakfast/lunch place because the music selection gives Taste an air of genuine relaxation.

On busy days it may take a few extra minutes for your food, but that is to be expected with a small restaurant. At all other times, the food is always out quick and looking exquisite.

While not the least expensive option for a college budget, lunch will run around $10 per person. Believe me, the price is well-worth the quality.

Taste Café is located at 5164 N. College Ave. and is open seven days a week, though the hours vary.

Taste CafE | Restaurant Review The early morning dishes at Taste reflect the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day in their taste, presentation and portion, while the lunch menu is a mix of salads and sandwiches that are quite an experience.

Not only is the food excellent, but the service and atmosphere are superb as well.

waffle special: Taste’s waffles are a big ticket item on the menu. The treats are piled high with peaches and strawberries. (Photo by Emily Newell)

5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

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ndy These local spots in Indy have A&E’s stamp of approval—a new place featured each week!

Details: Radio Radio 1119 Prospect St Indianapolis, IN 46203 Distance from Butler: Twenty-minute drive Specials: Great prices for local events every weekend Why We Love This Place: Radio Radio is an intimate concert venue that allows visitors to sit back and enjoy the show at one of the tall retro-style tables, sadle up to the full bar or get up close and personal with live acts on the stage. Radio Radio is a 21+ venue, but bonus: it’s one of the few in Indianapolis that’s non-smoking and it’s located in Fountain Square, which is always a good time.

Want us to feature your favorite Indy spot? Send submissions to ddomsic@butler.edu.

wednesday, october 13, 2010

sports the butler collegian

PK keeps soccer undefeated by billy klimczak

bklimcza@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The Butler men’s soccer team protected its flawless record Saturday when senior captain Ben Sippola netted a penalty kick in overtime versus UIC. The dramatic ending gave the Bulldogs (10-0, 4-0 HL) a 2-1 win over the Flames (3-7, 1-3 HL), now down to eighth in the league.

The dramatic ending was a fitting one for a game full of early goals and firm defense.

Scoring started early when sophomore defender Jordan Burt was able to outplay UIC goalkeeper Steve Purdy by guiding a ball into the net from 30 yards out.

The goal, which came just less than 12 minutes into the game, was Burt’s first of the season.

Flames’ redshirt junior midfielder Derek Huffman forced a tie when he scored from 10 yards out just before halftime.

Senior midfielder Ben Sippola explained how soccer can have a lot of ups and downs.

“Soccer is a weird game,” Sippola said. “You can pummel a team for nearly 90 minutes but they can have one

good moment and beat you.”

The Bulldogs used halftime to regroup and demonstrated strong defense in the second half.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the Flames did the same.

The second half finished without a goal.

Butler head coach Kelly Findley said he had confidence in his team heading into overtime.

“We know that we’re a fit team,” Findley said. “It’s

one of our strengths. I would definitely say that our fitness level is one of the main reasons why we’re 10-0.”

That fitness has served Butler well, as the last three Bulldog wins have come off goals in the final 20 minutes of the game.

Following suit, the Bulldogs made a defensive stop and countered with a 3-on-1 breakaway nine minutes into overtime.

Sippola had the ball in the center of the field and dished

it left to freshman forward Austin Oldham, who found his way into the box.

A UIC defender took him down illegally and, after the referee’s whistle, Sippola set up to take the penalty kick.

In the waning seconds of the first overtime period, Sippola sent a shot that deflected off a reaching Purdy and rolled into the goal.

Sippola explained what went through his head at the moment he took the shot.

“I was just really tired, but

from disappointment to determined: After giving up a goal to UIC lin the first half (left), Butler’s defense found itself and protected the goal perfectly in the second half and overtime (right). (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

I just visualized it going into the back of the net,” Sippola said. “I wasn’t too nervous. I just kind of stepped up and hit it.

“I was relieved when it went in, got excited and ran around like an idiot.”

Sippola decided to make his post-game run shirtless.

The goal in the 99th minute of play sent the Bulldogs to 10-0 on the season, leaving them the only NCAA Division I team without a loss or a tie.

Although Butler is now ranked ninth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the Bulldogs are not getting distracted by rankings.

Sippola said he and the team don’t think much of the national attention.

“Honestly, it’s not really that big of a deal yet,” he said. “Up to this point we’re proud of what we’ve done.

All in all, it doesn’t make any difference if come November, you’re not in the NCAA tournament.”

The Bulldogs continue their season with a home game against Bowling Green State at 4 p.m. today and continue forward with a game against Wright State on Friday.

Road wins put volleyball in first place by matt lawder

mlawder@butler.edu | sports staff writer

Butler volleyball is halfway through its Horizon League season and in first place after going 3-1 during last week’s four-match road trip.

With four road matches in six days, the Bulldogs (12-7, 7-1 HL) conquered opponents and fatigue to get three conference road wins.

After losing at Cleveland State (15-2, 6-2 HL) Oct. 5 and beating Youngstown State (2-19, 0-8 HL) the

next day, the Bulldogs headed to Wisconsin to face Milwaukee, who was undefeated in the conference at the time, and Green Bay. The Bulldogs thrived off the crowd of 382 and won a five-set victory versus the Panthers (10-8, 7-1 HL).

“The team hadn’t won in Milwaukee since I’ve been here, so it was such a great feeling to get the win,” senior libero Katie Daprile said. “Going onto Milwaukee’s court was intimidating, and they always draw a

setting the bar: Senior libero Katie Daprile broke the all-time Butler digs record during the Bulldogs’ four-match road trip. Her career mark now stands at 1,778. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

big fan base.

“I thought it was the best match we played all year.”

Daprile had 31 digs during the match which moved her past previous record holder Megan Knightly (2002-05) on Butler’s career digs list.

“I’ve been fortunate to have some great liberos in the past, and when I first saw Katie, I knew she had the ability to be the best,” head coach Sharon Clark said. “She has a great ability to get to the ball.”

Entering the 2010 season, Daprile held the top two spots on Butler’s single-season digs list and was 303 digs from Knightly’s record of 1,737. After accumulating 283 digs in the first 17 matches, Daprile said she knew the record was within her reach.

“It’s been a personal goal of mine for a couple of years,” Daprile said.

“I couldn’t have done it without the team. The block has been making it easier for me.

“Now I just want to see how high I can get that number.”

Butler’s defense helped keep the ball in play against Milwaukee. The Bulldogs had 15 blocks and 63 digs.

The Bulldog’s offense also did its part.

Senior Jessie Wolfe, who was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, led the Bull-

dogs in kills with 26.

“We could not have won those matches without Jessie [Wolfe],” Clark said.

After losing the first set 25-20, Butler took a 2-1 lead with 25-19 and 2523 wins.

In the fourth set, the Panthers squeezed out a 28-26 win to even the match, but the Bulldogs took it in stride, led the whole fifth set and finished off Milwaukee 15-12.

“We were in control of the match,” Clark said. “They were chasing us.

We didn’t make bad plays in the fourth set. They just made some great plays.”

The Bulldogs got off to a slow start at Green Bay the next day, hitting .078 in the first two sets and fell behind 0-2 to the Phoenix (7-14, 3-5 HL).

“Our warm up was a little sluggish and mentally we started really slow,” Daprile said. “But we just needed to shut up, move past it and stick to our scout.”

Butler was rejuvenated by the break and won the last three sets with grit and determination.

Wolfe again led the way with 23 kills and was followed closely by junior middle Maureen Bamiro’s 19.

Butler, with wins in nine of its last 10 matches, looks to continue its winning ways Friday at home against Valparaiso at 7 p.m.

Students stay competitive with intramurals by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

Think back to the last time you made a friendly wager with a buddy or when a fickle difference of opinion evolved into a full-blown argument. Competitiveness is, at least in some way, a part of us all.

“About two-thirds of Butler students were varsity athletes in high school,” director of recreation Scott Peden said. “We have a very competitive student body.”

The intramural sports program on campus provides an excellent outlet for students to get their competitive fix.

“We offer a wide variety of sports,” Peden said.

“We try to have something for everyone.”

Available events range from major team sports such as basketball to more individualized sports like tennis.

Even if you prefer not to break a sweat, Butler intramurals has an activity for you, such as a campus-wide euchre tournament played in ResCo. More and more students are getting involved and participation is at an all-time high.

Assistant director of recreation Eric Kammeyer is in charge of intramural and club sports on campus and held a similar position at Purdue University and Indiana University, which both have wellestablished intramural programs.

“Percentage wise, we have more participation than those larger schools by far,” Kammeyer said.

Participation among Butler’s intramural sports program spiked in 2009 and nearly doubled the totals from the previous year.

It was no coincidence that 2009 was Kammeyer’s first year on the job—he and his staff have taken measures that have improved the intramural landscape at Butler.

In addition to adding new sports to the intramural roster, such as ultimate frisbee, Kammeyer brought some ideas with him from Purdue.

Now, intramural referees go through more intensive training in order to provide a quality product for the participants. The referees also wear striped uniforms as opposed to T-shirts.

This helps replicate the competitive atmosphere you might find at a sanctioned sporting event.

“I play to quench my thirst for competitiveness,” sophomore Colin Holmes said. “The structure of intramurals is better than just going to the HRC to play a pick-up game.”

Game programs are handed out at championship events and, this year, flag football referees at the finals will use a microphone to announce penalties—much like the NFL referees do.

Kammeyer said the students deserve credit for the improvements. The student-led Intramural

Sports Council has been active in formulating and executing intuitive ideas for intramurals.

Students have noticed the changes and numbers continue to rise.

So many teams registered for flag football and ultimate frisbee this semester that some participants were placed on a wait list.

While demand is a good problem for Butler Intramurals to have, it is a problem nonetheless.

The Department of Recreation is exploring cost effective ways to expand the program, including the possibility of adding more land to its inventory.

Between $5 and $6 of each student’s tuition goes toward intramurals, but due to the vast increase in participation over the past two years, the program is operating over budget.

Although expanding the program is important to Kammeyer, he said he is more concerned with keeping the integrity of intramural sports intact.

“We don’t want to get away from providing a good, quality product in terms of officiating and scheduling,” he said. “We need to find a good middle ground.”

The intramural volleyball season is just getting underway. Fifty-three teams registered to compete, up from 20 in 2008-09 and 35 in 2009-10.

Euchre and 3-on-3 basketball seasons take place later this semester and begin registering Nov. 8.

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Pitching still matters in the playoffs by steven Peek

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

If any readers out there ever own a Major League Baseball team and want to make the playoffs, build your team around great pitching.

Don’t get reeled in by some guy who can hit the long ball. Be boring. Get some great pitchers.

Sure, I have grown up watching steroids era baseball and have seen hitting win titles, but the MLB is returning to a state of complete purity.

Now that the MLB is more consistently testing for more banned substances, the playing field is being leveled.

The truth is clear: pitching determines who wins and who loses.

This was clear in the 2010 regular season when pitchers won in convincing fashion. Six no-hitters were thrown, including three perfect games (if you count the one taken from Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga by an umpire).

This trend of dominant pitching has been extended into the 2010 playoffs.

The first and best example that comes to mind is Roy “Doc” Halladay.

In his postseason debut, while Philadelphia fans waved “Doctober” signs, Halladay pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds and was one walk away from throwing a perfect game.

Halladay’s no-hitter is only the second in _______see overtime page 11

on

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Bulldogs at home this week

Wednesday Men’s Soccer vs. Bowling Green 4 p.m.

Thursday None

Friday Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola 4 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. Valparaiso 7 p.m.

Saturday Football vs. Dayton 1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. Loyola 4 p.m.

Sunday None

Monday None

Tuesday None

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wednesday, october 13, 2010

Clark proves hard work pays off

by Colin Likas

clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

In any sport, there are three types of athletes: those that you’d like to have on your team, those that you’d love to have on your team, and those, if at all possible, that you must have on your team.

Sophomore Katie Clark would fall into the third category for the Butler women’s cross country team.

Clark has been making a name for herself in a big way since becoming a Bulldog last year. The U.K. native is one of the team’s top runners this season and has been racking up hardware since she came to Indianapolis.

But Clark didn’t start taking running seriously until she was 16.

“I started [run club] when I was 10, but it was more of a social activity,” Clark said. “I actually quit for a while once I turned 14.”

After a short time, Clark realized that she missed running and said she was actually “addicted” to it.

“I was running on the track one day, and my future coach [Andy Railton] spotted me there and took me under his wing,” Clark said.

The companionship paid off for Clark.

In 2008, she was ranked 11th out of all U.K. female high school runners in the 5000 meter

staying focused: Sophomore Katie Clark has been a top runner for the Butler women’s cross country and track and field teams in each of her first two seasons as a Bulldog. (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

run.

Once Clark arrived at Butler in 2009, she noticed some key differences between cross country in the United Kingdom and at Butler.

“We train early in the morning here, whereas I was usually running around six in the evening back home,” Clark said. “We put in so many more miles here too.”

“At home, my longest run was usually about 45 minutes long, and here our shortest runs are an hour long.”

Clark handled these changes in stride and had an impressive freshman campaign.

Her top performances were a victory at the Purdue Great American Legends Meet, a runner-up showing at the Horizon League Championship and a fifth place finish at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet.

“I’m not really sure how I was able to have so much success [my freshman year],” Clark said. “I guess I had to prove that I was worthy of the full scholarship that I received.

“For a while, every race was like I had never run that hard before,” Clark said.

With the success came accolades and awards for Clark.

She was named the Horizon League Cross Country Runner of the Week following her performance last year at the Notre Dame Invitational, earning that same honor this season after her showing in the same meet.

Clark also earned a spot on the All-Horizon League first team and collected the Horizon League Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year honor.

“The Horizon League Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year award was definitely my favorite one from that season,” Clark said.

This season is no different. Clark finished 46th at the Notre Dame Invitational and she made her way to a 12th place finish at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet.

Still, she is never satisfied and looks to improve as the season, and her cross country career, go on.

“I like running personal bests, and I just want to put myself in a better position [to succeed] than I was in the year before,” Clark said.

That mindset will certainly help Clark with her running aspirations for the remainder of her collegiate career.

She has multiple goals that she’d like to accomplish over the next few years, with one of them flowing over to her spring sport, track and field.

“I’d like to get to the National Championships in cross country and track,” Clark said.

“I’d like to be an All-American too.”

Clark also had prosperous indoor and outdoor freshman track seasons.

In the indoor Horizon League Championship meet, Clark was victorious in the 3000 meter run, earning All-Horizon League Honors in the process. In the outdoor version of the same meet, she grabbed third place finishes in both the 800 meter run and the 1500 meter run.

Clark said running has “taken over her life” in college, and it will not become a thing of the past for Clark when she leaves Butler.

“I’m going to keep running road races,” Clark said. “I want to try some half-marathons and marathons.

“I just can’t see myself not running in the future.”

Football tames Wildcats for first PFL win

by Mike Ellis

mellis@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

Butler football looks to capture its second conference win this Saturday when they host Pioneer Football League rival Dayton at 1 p.m.

The Bulldogs (3-3, 1-2 PFL) will be riding the momentum of their first conference win, which they picked up at Davidson (1-4, 1-2 PFL) last Saturday.

Junior quarterback Andrew Huck said the team feels good moving forward after capturing a pivotal win on the road. “[Getting the win] was very refreshing,” Huck said. “We hit a turning point in our season, and we could have reacted two different ways.

“We reacted positively and got a ‘W.’” Junior quarterback Matt Kobli was instrumental in Butler’s 24-8 victory, rushing for two touchdowns and 68 yards on 10 attempts.

Huck, who shared playing time with Kobli at Davidson, said Kobli’s athleticism and running ability were keys to making the offense effective.

“Matt Kobli is one of our best athletes,” Huck said. “We try to get him on the field and involved in the offense as much as possible.

“He’s a big, strong, powerful guy, so we were able to utilize him around the goal line, which forced the [Davidson] defense to play up for the run and opened up our passing game.”

Huck had a steady performance also, completing 14 of 20 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown.

Junior wide receiver Jordan Koopman also had a strong day, catching seven passes for 82 yards and a touchdown from Huck.

The Butler offense amassed a balanced 375 yards on 205 rushing yards and 170 passing yards.

They turned the ball over just once against the Wildcats after handing it over a total of four times in the past two weeks.

But it was the defense that ultimately proved the difference in Butler’s 16-point victory.

Both offenses moved the football well in the first quarter but were eventually denied by the respective defenses, which refused to buckle.

After an interception by junior cornerback Jack McKenna, the Bulldog offensive capped a 10-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by Kobli.

The Butler defense forced a punt on the next drive and the Bulldogs tacked on a field goal with just seconds remaining in the first half to take a 10-0 lead into the locker room.

On its first possession of the second half, Butler picked up where it left off when Huck connected with Koopman for a 4-yard touchdown to culminate a 58-yard, nine-play drive.

The Butler defense refused to rest on their laurels, forcing the Wildcats to punt three times in Davidson’s subsequent possessions.

With the game out of reach for Davidson late in the game,

Kobli punctuated his afternoon with a 21-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a 24-0 lead.

Davidson finally got on the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter when freshman quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff delivered a 24-yard touchdown strike to sophomore wide receiver Lanny Funsten.

The Butler defense surrendered just 185 yards to the Davidson offense, 72 of which came from the Wildcats’ final drive.

Davidson junior fullback Chase Culbertson said that while the Bulldogs played well, it was a frustrating day for his team’s offense.

“Our offense shot [itself] in the foot a lot when we had opportunities to score,” Culbertson said. “We didn’t capitalize.

Butler played a great game, but we only have ourselves to blame for the loss.”

“We should have come out more physical and gotten the little things done.”

The win snapped Butler’s two-game losing streak during which the Bulldog offense scored just 10 points.

As for this Saturday’s game, Huck said he expects to get Dayton’s (5-1, 3-0 PFL) best shot since the Bulldogs dramatically defeated the Flyers on the road last season.

“Last year, we beat [Dayton] after their last-second Hail Mary attempt came up short,” he said. “So we know they’ll be bringing a lot of energy [into Saturday], which we’ll need to match.”

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OVERTIME: pitching still wins pennants

continued from page 9 postseason history, and the first since 1956 when then-New York Yankee Don Larsen threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Although the Reds have not been successful in the last decade, they were the top-ranked hitting team in 2010 and made the playoffs because of it.

However, they were no match for the Phillies’ staff in the postseason.

Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt currently share the pitching roster with Halladay. They helped carry the Phillies to a 3-0 sweep of the Reds, who struck out 24 times compared to getting 11 hits in the series.

Hamels struck out nine in a five-hit complete game Sunday night.

The strong performance from the left-hander finished the sweep and allowed the Phillies to share the customary champagne in the club house.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum is another perfect example of how dominant pitching trumps dominant hitting.

The ace of the San Francisco Giants, who last made the playoffs in 2003, threw a two-hitter in the first game of

their series against the Atlanta Braves.

Lincecum had 14 strikeouts in the series opener but, more impressively, many of the strikeouts were because batters were swinging at air.

Although under 50 percent of Lincecum’s pitches actually hit the strike zone, his perfect delivery and breaking ball gave the home plate umpire an easy game to call.

The Yankees have had some impressive hitting during their sweep of the Minnesota Twins, but won because their pitching held the Twins to just six earned runs in three games.

The Yankee’s number one pitcher is C.C. Sabathia, who won the 2007 American League Cy Young Award as a member of the Cleveland Indians.

He pitched six innings in Game 1 to start the Yankees’ postseason momentum.

Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes kept the train rolling in the next two games.

Pettitte pitched a strong seven innings in the series’ second game, and Hughes threw seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts to clinch the series.

Plus, Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer since Dennis Eckersley, isn’t a bad weapon to have in your bullpen.

Historic Halladay: Phillies’ ace Roy Halladay celebrates with Carlos Ruiz after tossing the second no-hitter in postseason history in Game 1 of the NLDS last Wednesday. (Photo from MCT)

History shows pitching wins.

Many great playoff teams of the past had great pitchers.

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax pitched during the 1950s and 1960s and played on four Dodgers’ World Series teams while picking up three National League Cy Young awards along the way. Furthermore, Koufax led the NL in wins, strikeouts and earned run average for three different seasons.

Don Drysdale, who was a nine-time All-Star and the 1962 NL Cy Young winner, was a teammate of Koufax and helped the Dodgers win the World Series three times.

Denny McClain won 31 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1968, earning him one of his two AL Cy Young awards before the Tigers took the World Series title that year.

Where there is a World Series title, there is undoubtedly strong pitching.

The Twins, who have no ace and were unable hold home field advantage because of it, were the best example of this as the Yankee bats made quick work of mediocre pitching.

The Tampa Bay Rays show how having a bad pitching rotation can cause a great team to lose as well.

After losing their series opener to the Texas Rangers, the Rays sent James Shields to the mound to start Game 2.

Shields finished the regular season with 15 losses and on a three-game losing streak, so no crystal ball was necessary to predict the future.

Shields struck out two but gave up four hits and four earned runs before being pulled out in the fifth inning.

The Rays forced a fifth game after wins from Matt Garza and Wade Davis, but the 0-2 series deficit was too much for the AL East champions to overcome.

The Rays lost the deciding game after Game One loser David Price gave up eight hits and three earned runs in six innings of unimpressive work.

Pitching has always been the most important part of the game. While a dedicated baseball fan knows that, the casual fan has been misled by the steroids era—until it ended in 2010.

Women’s soccer hands Panthers rare home loss by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The Butler women’s soccer team accomplished something on Sunday that no Horizon League team has been able to in nearly 12 years: beat the Milwaukee Panthers on their own turf.

The Bulldogs (5-9, 3-1 HL) snapped Milwaukee’s 37game unbeaten home streak against league opponents and handed the Panthers (84-2, 3-1 HL) their first conference loss since Oct. 3, 2008.

Butler was led by sophomore Katie Griswold’s 17thminute goal and the strong play of senior goalkeeper Olivia Walter.

Walter’s 10-save effort tied for the most in conference play this season and helped her earn Horizon League Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 4-10.

The Panthers outshot Butler 16-2 in the game and 10-0 in the second half.

Walter had several close calls, including a free kick from Milwaukee junior Sarah Hagen that bounced off the cross bar. Milwaukee senior Nicole Hirsch attempted to tie the game in the closing seconds but Walter made the save.

“As a senior, we really look to Olivia in times like those when we come under fire,” head coach Tari St. John said.

Walter was not the only senior that stepped up for the Bulldogs against Milwaukee.

Cara Burchett was given the difficult task of defending Hagen, the two-time Horizon League Player of the Year, for the entire game.

In Butler’s 1-0 loss to Milwaukee last season, Hagen’s

goal was the difference.

“Hagen is one of the best players in the country,” St. John said. “Keeping her off the scoreboard was essential to winning this game and Cara did it.”

This year’s 1-0 victory marked Butler’s first win over Milwaukee since 1999.

“We had the perfect balance of enough kids with experience and leadership on the field and enough kids that had no idea of the magnitude of the game,” St. John said. “This is the best I’ve seen us compete against a Milwaukee team in my seven years here.”

The victory capped a perfect weekend for the Bulldogs, who defeated Green Bay, 3-0, on Friday.

In the win, freshmen twins Jackie and Nikki Hafele both had goals, assisted by senior Sarah Phelps and sophomore Rachael Melendez respectively. Phelps added a goal in the 75th minute.

In St. John’s tenure at Butler, she had never returned from the Wisconsin road trip victorious. However, her youthful squad notched both wins while moving to 3-1 in conference play.

While the squad’s improvement has yielded success, the Bulldogs will need to stay focused.

“We can’t get big-headed about beating Milwaukee because, if we don’t finish the season off strong, it won’t mean as much,” Walter said.

This weekend, Butler will go head-to-head with conference co-leaders Loyola and Detroit.

Butler will host Loyola on Friday at 4 p.m. and visit Detroit on Sunday.

Have a Great Fall Break

Collegian photos and illustration by Erin Drennan