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CCOM dean candidate withdraws name Alan Stavitsky accepted a position at another university, says LAS Dean Jay Howard. AARON KELPIN

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One of three final dean candidates for Butler University’s College of Communication took his name out of the running on Friday, leaving the search committee to decide how to conduct the rest of the search. Alan Stavitsky, associate dean at the University of Oregon, withdrew his application after receiving an offer from a different university, said LAS Dean Jay Howard, who also chairs the search committee. “It’s just one of those timing things that sometimes happens in certain processes,” Howard said. “It was no problem with Butler. He was very interested, very excited with coming to Butler.” Howard said he was not at liberty to disclose the name of the university that offered Stavitsky a position. This situation puts the committee in a bind, because it now must decide whether to choose from the two remaining candidates or to select an additional third candidate, Howard said. He said the committee’s concern with selecting an additional candidate is that it might lose one or both of the current remaining candidates because of the additional time the process could take. CCOM is Butler’s youngest college, and although Interim Dean William Neher is considered the founding dean of the college, Howard said his replacement will play an integral role in the growth and development of the college in the long run. Neher was unavailable for comment as of press time. Mark Minner, senior electronic journalism and marketing major, said he thinks it was a mistake for Stavitisky to pass up a chance at leading CCOM.

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“I think [Stavitsky’s] missing a tremendous opportunity to develop a brand new program,” Minner said. Minner said the new dean needs to be personable, a visionary who sets realistic goals and the type of person who can help the college attract students to make it a competitive program on the national level. Marcie Mangan, a senior electronic journalism and public relations major, said she has high hopes for a new dean. “I hope the new dean comes in with a lot of ideas about how to make the college more well known, like Ball State, and has specific learning opportunities for students,” she said. The search committee was formed this past spring. Half of its members were elected by the college, and the other half were chosen by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Comstock. After publishing advertisements for the position in national publications, Butler narrowed down 30 qualified applicants to six. Skype interviews were conducted with these six, and they were then winnowed down to the final three. Now, after no additional interviews, the committee is down to two candidates, Glenda Balas and Gary Edgerton. Balas and Edgerton will soon come to campus for open forums. Howard said he urges people to attend the forums. “We want to make sure that everybody who wants to have their voice heard has an opportunity,” he said.

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A priority points program put into place four years ago is keeping some ticket holders out of their regular seats in Hinkle Fieldhouse.

SEAT NOT SAVED A retired professor says he was told to increase donation to keep his usual seats. COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU SPORTS EDITOR

Art Levin, a retired journalism professor, has been viewing Butler men’s basketball games from the same seat in Hinkle Fieldhouse for 25 years. But he won’t be back this year. Prior to this season, Levin said he was told he would need to increase his donation to Butler to retain his two seats, in accordance with the athletic department’s

priority points program. With the men’s basketball team having made back-toback Final Four appearances, Athletic Director Barry Collier and the athletics department face pressure to provide more funding for athletics. The priority points program is one of the ways in which this has been done, and it has upset some former faculty members like Levin. “I was told the reason for establishing the policy was to establish more funds for scholarships,” Levin said. Levin said he initially did not receive a phone call or letter informing him of the change. He then decided to send a letter

Flooding poses problem for campus officials More than two inches of rainwater collects on sidewalks, streets during heavy rain. CHRIS GOFF & KYLER NAYLOR CGOFF@BUTLER.EDU KNAYLOR@BUTLER.EDU A few hours of rain can mean as much as an inch of standing water and waves of headaches for Butler University students looking to traverse campus sidewalks. Senior secondary education major Kyle Black said he was riding his bike to class a few weeks ago when one of his wheels kicked up rainwater off the sidewalk. “I was upset,” he said. “It was getting me wet, and I was just riding my bike. You walk to class, and everyone’s feet and pants and socks are all wet.” Black said rainy days are evidence that water does not flow properly in many places. One such evening was Oct. 19, when the rain fell steadily

until—by 2 a.m.—1.91 inches had accumulated in Indianapolis. Water pooled briskly in several locations around Butler. Along the sidewalk in front of Atherton Union and Jordan Hall, puddles were three-fourths of an inch deep. On the concrete in front of the clock and gazebo, water measured a full inch. At the intersection of Clarendon Road and Hampton Drive, cars turning right toward Ross Hall plowed through 2 ¼ inches of water. The deepest pool on campus was found on the right corner of Boulevard Place, where the rainwater was 2 ½ inches deep. “It’s ridiculous,” Black said. TIPTOEING ON SIDEWALKS Interim Vice President for Operations Gerald Carlson said the sidewalks—both around the Mall and elsewhere—were designed to carry water to sewers. But some may have been built with a fatal flaw. In between the squares of

If this is the new Butler Way, then I don’t like it. PAUL SANDIN INSTRUCTOR to Butler President Jim Danko informing him of his intention to forgo this season’s games. Collier, who declined to comment on the situation, later sent Levin a letter in which he apologized for not calling Levin about the issue. see seats page 7

Expansions reflect rise in students with disabilities GRACE WALLACE GWALLACE@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Student Disability Services and Learning Resource Center both expanded this fall to better accommodate the rising number of students requiring additional academic services.

was installed well before his arrival, though President Jim Danko could convince him otherwise. “It does look nice,” Carlson said. “It’s kind of unique to Butler, and we want to keep that look on campus. I think it would be hard to start replacing it seeing as it’s all over, but we probably need to ask

STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES Butler’s number of students with disabilities rose from 160 students in fall 2007 to approximately 230 at the start of this year—representing about 5 percent of the student body, causing the need for expansion. Michele Atterson, director of Student Disability Services, said projections from disability providers predict this number will continue to rise to 10 percent on college campuses across the nation within the next few years. With this steady increase on the horizon and after administering approximately 1,100 exams during

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Students step across puddles around the Star Fountain. The bulminite stripes retain water and contribute to pooling. concrete on most sidewalks through the Butler interior is a bluish gray strip of a rock material called bulminite. “That helps to retain the water and not let it go somewhere,” Carlson said. “It sits in the little ruts.” As Butler confronts the drainage problem, Carlson said he does not plan to remove the bulminite which

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Service-learning classes fulfill core community requirements ALY MARTINEZ ALMARTI1@BUTLER.EDU

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Changes in Butler University’s core curriculum sparked an increase in the number of service-learning courses offered to students as they start to enroll for the spring 2012 semester. More than 30 of Butler’s courses offered for the spring 2012 semester have service-learning components. The core curriculum now includes a service-learning requirement for any sophomores, freshmen and incoming students. Butler is on trend with other universities and colleges of similar size that have emphasized civic engagement as part of the required curriculum, according to a study by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. “Now service-learning courses are institutionally recognized as something valuable and important for students to do, and there is a deeper commitment by the university to have them continue,” said Donald Braid, director of the Center for Citizenship and

Community. The classes are a way for students to give service to their community, as well as to see how outside experience contributes to learning, Braid said. Each course requires a minimum of 20 hours of work off campus, but some instructors may ask for more. Sophomore Zach Baldwin, middle/secondary education major, helps students learning English as a second language at Ben Davis High School. ”It’s interesting to hear the views these students have on American society since they are from different countries,” Baldwin said. “But at times it can also be difficult to relate my experiences at the school back to my class work.” Senior Eric Shoemaker is not required to take a service-learning course but thought it would be a different experience. He is currently enrolled in the service-learning in Spanish course taught by Spanish instructor Liliana Torres-Goens. A part of the experience he said he really enjoys is being able to develop a relationship with

students at George Washington High School. “Right now I’m working with certain students, trying to build their confidence with speaking English,” Shoemaker said. Torres-Goens said she has been teaching these courses for about three or four years and hasn’t heard anything negative. For her class, they have weekly meetings to discuss assigned readings, personal journals and papers. “Students are very interested, and they find out more about themselves during and after the process,” Torres-Goens said. Arthur Hochman, professor of early elementary education, teaches a course titled “Self and Service” with Bonnie Brown, associate professor of pharmacy practice. “It’s not just about sending people out to do charity work,” Hochman said. ”There’s a reflective nature about it in which you’re learning through the work you’re doing out in the field. Students may like it because it’s a true sense of utilizing knowledge.” -Additional reporting by Jill McCarter

Students, financial aid office react to debt plan Under a presidential order, student debts will be forgiven after 20 years. KYLER NAYLOR KNAYLOR@BUTLER.EDU

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President Barack Obama’s recently announced student loan relief plan has Butler University students hoping for change— the kind that doesn’t involve an increase in tuition prices and loan interest rates. More than 80 percent of Butler students receive financial aid, and each year the university awards more than $3.8 million to help meet this need. Even so, private tuition is rising, and sometimes student loans are needed to fill the gaps. For most students, the fact that the president is making an effort at all is encouraging, although some disagree with the means. “I believe Obama’s newly released plan to aid students with student loan packages will make a huge difference for those of us that struggle to go to a good university,” said junior psychology major Jessica Wlodarski. “I find it hard to believe the plan won’t better the lives of students that struggle to go to their university of choice.”

Junior secondary education major Shelbi Burnett said there is a delicate balance between making education affordable and attainable for everyone. “I think we can all agree everyone should have a chance to seek higher education and, like it or not, in this economy affordability can influence that decision,” she said. Sophomore MIS major Matt Ringle said the measure doesn’t go far enough. “I see this as just another attempt to reform an education system that is way beyond repair,” Ringle said. “Obama should reconsider revamping the whole system instead of minor programs here and there.” Employees at the financial aid office have been helping students understand their financial commitments after they graduate. “We’re seeing and hearing from more students who, nearing graduation, are trying to understand their loans in multiple places and trying to keep track of them, but this consolidation will make things easier to manage,” said Melissa Smurdon, director of financial aid. “I definitely think it’s a positive thing. It offers very positive options for borrowers. It should help manage the debt.” Vice President for Finance Bruce

Arick said he sees things from a broader perspective. “Nothing’s free—there’s always something to offset the other,” he said. “If you purely look at the borrower, these are good things. But I have to believe that there’s a counter that has to come into play. And it may be at a very high level. When it’s the government, they can do whatever they want. They print the money.” Obama said the plan is a way of combating ballooning student debt, which has risen past $1 trillion— more than the nation’s credit card debt. The plan, which Obama announced at the University of Colorado in Denver on Oct. 26, will be put into effect by executive order. It will consist of three primary components: a way for borrowers with direct government loans and government-backed private loans to consolidate their balances, a limit on the amount of student loan payments to 10 percent of a graduate’s income and a forgiveness of any debt still outstanding after 20 years. The last two provisions of the plan move existing legislation up in the timeline. The current payback cap is 15 percent and forgiveness time 25 years, but both are set to decrease to 10 percent and 20 years in 2014, respectively.

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BUPD added a new Dodge Charger to its police car fleet to replace one of its cars that was no longer under warranty. It was the cheapest option BUPD considered.

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Butler University Police Department added a brand new Dodge Charger to its fleet to replace a car with upwards of 100,000 miles on it. BUPD Police Chief Ben Hunter said the new vehicle was the best option for the department and the university. “We looked at three different cars, and the Charger was the cheapest one at $22,000,” Hunter said. “We had to buy it to replace another car that had 100,000-some miles on it.” The Dodge Charger is a sedan with a muscle car’s reputation, something Hunter acknowledged. “We know [the Charger] doesn’t look like a traditional police car,” Hunter said. “But the Indiana University police department uses them, and the state police just ordered 900 of them.” Hunter said that the department needed the new car in order to effectively serve the community. “Because we run 24 hours a day, we need a fleet that’s large enough to have downtime,” Hunter said. “Our cars can run upwards of 20 hours sometimes.” With the heavy usage of BUPD’s cars, Hunter said that it is more economically practical to replace cars as they get older. “We run into cost after cost when a vehicle is out of warranty,” Hunter said. “It costs us more money to keep [older cars]— getting new engines, fixing transmission issues.”

Some students are questioning the purchase. “I feel like [the Charger] is a waste of money,” freshman prepharmacy major Lauren Malson said. “A police car is still a police car regardless of the model.” Hunter said that his department has budgeted to replace vehicles through the next few years as they run out of service. As of this year, the Charger is the only new vehicle—although all vehicles were given new decals designed by a student. “Officer Kennedy reached out to a student for a more professional look,” Hunter said. Hunter said he would also like to add more green options for patrols but is challenged by practicality issues. “I’d feel less safe with the green patrols, because the vehicles provide a much faster way of getting to a problem versus walking or Segway,” Malson said. Another upgrade in public safety is the expanded operations room located in BUPD headquarters. The operations room is a dispatch room where BUPD takes calls and responds to emergencies. In years past, the operations room was manned by one person. “Now if we have a situation we can have multiple people in the room to respond to it,” Hunter said. “This will help with emergency response and major events coming up on campus.” Hunter said students should expect upgrades and changes in BUPD equipment as the awareness of public safety increases with the growth of the university.

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Campus dining hall offers solution to ‘lunch crunch’

Dining Services is allowing students to purchase to-go containers so they can take food with them instead of eating in the ResCo dining hall. Some students say the containers are convenient and allow them to still be able to eat if they are busy or do not have time to sit.

Students looking for food on the run can get reusable to-go containers for $5. BROOKE DEADY

BDEADY@BUTLER.EDU STAFF WRITER

Students looking to escape the crowd in Residential College during lunch hours can now purchase to-go containers. Dining Services added the option to purchase a reusable togo container during lunch and breakfast hours at ResCo. After students make their first purchase of the container, which costs $5, they return their rinsed container and swap it out for a sanitized one for another trip. Talks to add this option began at the end of last year as a result of student input on needing a graband-go option, and the to-go boxes became available around the first week of September, Stacey Puck, director of dining services, said. Nicolle von Helms, a freshman voice major, said this option could

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Academic exhibit kicks off inauguration Parents, students can visit the “Innovation and Impact” exhibit in Irwin Library. ANDRÉ SMITH AMSMITH5@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR As Family Weekend rolls around, the inauguration committee prepares to unveil its first official inauguration event— ”Innovation and Impact.” The exhibit, sponsored by the academic division, will take place in Irwin Library Nov. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. and will highlight Butler University’s connection to the community. “The academic division was invited to come up with a vehicle to celebrate and display innovative things that have been happening in our academic programs in recent years, with a particular emphasis on community engagement,” said Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom, chair of the committee in charge of creating the exhibit. At Irwin, there will be three components that make up the whole exhibit. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS The first display visitors will see is from the special collections of the library. The display will discuss Butler’s history and founder Ovid Butler’s vision of the school as an inclusive institution. The information and presentation all come from the university’s archives. “I do not know a lot about Butler’s history, so I think I’ll go see it,” freshman pharmacy major Liana Tzanetakos said. “Hopefully I can learn something from it.” COLLEGES The exhibit will also include displays from each of the university’s six academic colleges and academic programs, including the core curriculum, Center for Global Education and Center for Citizenship and Community. The displays will use video and media displays to demonstrate how the groups relate to the community. Some of the videos will have captions and others will be heard with the use of earphones. Some of these exhibits will also use photographs, posters and printed material to relay their message. Ramsbottom said this is beneficial because people who want to spend a short amount of time at the exhibit can still learn something. “If somebody wants to spend a fair amount of time at any individual exhibit they could do so because they can listen to all the videos and materials,” Ramsbottom said. “If some people

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just want to pass through quickly, they will be able to get something out of it as well with these passive displays.” Darlene Waddell, who represents the College of Education on the committee, said she thinks the exhibit is a great way to demonstrate Butler’s connection to the community. The COE’s exhibit will present the college’s work with the Indianapolis Public Schools’ Lab School 60 and Shortridge Magnet High School. “I think the exhibit will draw in the community and showcase Butler’s academic side,” Waddell said. “I hope the community will see that we can still have dreams and to use their imagination to reach them.” KIOSK To go with the inauguration’s theme of “Imagine the Possibilities,” Ramsbottom said the committee decided to set up a kiosk with a computer, where visitors can suggest new possibilities for Butler. The ideas will be given to President Jim Danko after inauguration events end. Once visitors enter their suggestions, they will be able to view them as they run on the screen on a continuous loop. Ramsbottom said there are plans to make the kiosk movable so it can be placed in other venues on campus for people to express their opinions. “I really like that idea,” junior marketing and Spanish major Ali Harre said. “I think that shows the university is really serious about taking student opinions with regards to campus and our future. I am definitely going to go write something on it.” Ramsbottom said she hopes community members learn more about how Butler’s academic division works and its community involvement. “I think a lot of the activities on display may be known to students in a particular major, but it is a rare opportunity for this information to be accessible to the public in an entertaining way to see a full range of activities,” Ramsbottom said. “Another theme one sees is how much collaboration across colleges happens naturally when there is a focus on experiential education.”

be very helpful. She had not heard of the new option but will consider using it in the future. “I don’t have lunch breaks at all on Mondays,” von Helms said. “I think it’s a good idea to have a way to get energy to make it through all your classes.” Teri Clay, an Aramark employee, said that this was added to the dining options to reduce the carbon footprint, since the containers are BPA-free and reusable. The ResCo dining room gets quite busy and packed around noon. In an article about the “lunch crunch” from the Sept. 29, 2010 issue of The Butler Collegian, Puck said that ResCo serves 380 students before 12:15 p.m. on its busiest serving days. Puck said that since ResCo does get busy, this new option provides convenience for students who may just have time to grab their food and go. “[With this service] students can take their food back to their room or to study,” Jack London,

ResCo sous chef, said. London hosted a “Sustainable Day” in ResCo on Oct. 26, where 20 to-go containers were handed out to students. “We awarded the students who treat the employees respectfully or who always seem super happy,” London said. London said this new addition has been pretty slow taking off, but it will pick up as people learn more about it. “I think it will be successful, because it might be useful for people who may not have time to eat [in the dining halls],” freshman pre-physician assistant major Claire Fullenkamp said. Fullenkamp said that she would use this option if she needed to. Dining services initially ordered 290 to-go containers but will get more if needed. Clay and London are also looking into giving to-go containers to faculty and staff. For information regarding this new dining option, contact London or any other staff member in ResCo during breakfast or lunch hours.

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the administration if they want to retain it.” Carlson said the university has taken other steps to tackle buildup on the sidewalks, including installing additional drains and removing adjacent mulch in an attempt to funnel the water. In some places, deterioration has stopped flow. Carlson said those sidewalks need to be replaced altogether, including the asphalt stretch on the south side of Schwitzer Hall. Carlson said he will ask the capital work group in the spring for $50,000 to $100,000 to shore up the sidewalks. Some students have already grown impatient. “You’ll step into a huge puddle,” sophomore exploratory business major Dan Michaels said. “It’s a hassle, and it doesn’t look great on such a beautiful campus.” John Oakley, assistant administrator in engineering for Indianapolis’ Department of Public Works, said flooded sidewalks are common around the city. He said construction is in part nationally regulated as a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which forbids dramatic curves that would easily disperse rainwater. “The sidewalk can’t be excessively sloped,” Oakley said, “but the sidewalk should have enough of a slight grade that water is routed to the appropriate storm inlet.” Oakley said the growing trend to consider is installing sidewalks with pervious concrete, a substance rough and flaky to the touch that soaks up water directly into pipes below. The city successfully tested pervious concrete in front of the Nature Conservancy on Ohio Street. Oakley said it could end Butler’s troubles. “If those sidewalks were all replaced with pervious concrete and constructed properly, water would hit that and go right away,” Oakley said. He cautioned that pervious concrete would only be costeffective with a full reconstruction. Carlson said replacing all of Butler’s sidewalks would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he did create a plan for such an overhaul, just in case. Carlson might have the financial cushion, too. The university last year began to set aside deferred maintenance dollars, an annual projects fund that started at $300,000 and, within five years, will settle at $1.5 million. “That’s a lot of money,” Black said. “If they had nothing else to do with it, fix the sidewalks, I’d say.” WATER IN THE STREETS Residents in the surrounding Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, including some students residing in off-campus housing, find that

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Some students are complaining that many areas around campus, including the area around the Star Fountain, are constantly flooded and are becoming a hassle. rainwater collects on their streets. “There can be a lake in the middle of the road,” Peter Mitchell, a May 2011 graduate, said. Bruce Walden, who lives at 5317 Boulevard Place, said a steady rain is all it takes to form a sedentary puddle in front of his house. “It’ll come up into our yard,” he said. “It makes for tricky entry. I’m surprised there haven’t been any accidents from [the water].” Like Walden, newlyweds Jeff Billups and Susan Conrad, of 5335 Boulevard Place, have called the city to report the standing water. “At our block party all our neighbors were talking about it,” Conrad said. Billups is an accounting analyst at Veolia Water, with whom the city terminated a utilities contract in 2010. He said he is hopeful the new holder, Citizens Energy Group, will see the need to invest in Indianapolis’ infrastructure, which Billups said is more than 100 years old. Oakley said the root of many issues is the city’s combined sewer system, which funnels wastewater and rainwater together in a single flow. He said the dated scheme, found in nearly every major, century-old city, is the reason water problems in the Butler area are neither unusual nor unexpected. “There’s a long history of standing water on the streets, periodic sewer backups, periodic overflows and things like that,” Oakley said. “The biggest issue is there really are no separate storm sewer systems.” In a combined sewer area, Oakley said, adding more street inlets to remove the water faster can create backup in the system’s limited capacity, ruling out the most readily apparent solution. Oakley said Citizens does not have plans to separate the sewer system. Indianapolis looked into the possibility several years ago and found it unfeasible, costing well over $2 billion. Uneven pavement is one treatable cause of areas of prolonged standing water. Resurfacing projects are necessary

to restore a street’s proper slope. But roads are done by priority and the portion of a street that touches campus is Butler’s responsibility. “Any flooding or drainage problem that occurs on private property like Butler is not something the city or Citizens will take care of,” Oakley said. “Under Marion County code, [Butler] is responsible for the drainage facilities serving their property.” DRAINAGE INDOORS Leaks in Jordan Hall and C-Club are another source of water-related frustration. C-Club floods with rainwater from the roof of Atherton Union. A couple of inches of rain per hour will bring in water. Carlson, in his sixth year at Butler, said C-Club has flooded four or five times during his tenure. He has proposed hiring an engineer to evaluate the building. In the meantime, flooding cannot be prevented. “You can be prepared and start wet vacuuming [the water] as soon as possible,” Carlson said. Over in Jordan Hall, buckets collecting dripping water on the stairs or in a classroom are a fairly common sight. Carlson said there is a water penetration problem. “We know what’s leaking,” he said. “We just don’t know where.” Oakley said if a roof is not properly sealed, water will seep through cracks. “If you’re seeing that inside some of these buildings — and come on, how old are some of these buildings? — flat roof structures are probably the most difficult to keep from experiencing some type of drainage problem,” Oakley said. Jordan Hall is 83 years old. Carlson said the east and center portions have been re-roofed and crews are currently working on the west end. “If you let those issues go,” Carlson said, “it just creates other issues. We don’t close our eyes to that stuff. You’ve got to get them fixed.”

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&> $379,500 $280K 8 2 BY @butler.ed (1&8 Budget’s biggest allotments: .3, &7 C8 7* 7 akelpin (42 >* *& -­Concerts: $150,000 7C8 .3 &8 1&89 D789 > * >*& &7 * -­Special Events: $45,000 -.8 &8 1&7, 4:5 4+ 9.(&11> .9> $260K ,7 .8 '* -­Podium Expressions: $35,000 .3, 89&9 .( 6:&1 .3 349 7*&0 9 9-*> *2 *3 ' -­Films: $32,000 (47) 98 ': 9 &(&) *;*7 8* *3 *8 &8 ,:) -­Late-­Night Programming: $25,000 89 - * -. 78.9> -., $240K 4+ 9- 7 3.;* 8 9-* -­Spring Sports Spectacular: $25,000 &3 89 -2 4& 3 :91* 1* (1&88 + ' 3> +7*8 .9- & & 8.3, * (1&88 4 4+ & -441 < 8*9 Also included: * &184 - 8( Dance Marathon: $10,000 JILL MCCARTER 1*(9.; 3, -., -*> ) 41 $220K Photo By Maria Porter *89 ( D3.8-. 4+ &3 JMCCARTE@BUTLER.EDU > 8 - *(9.;*1 * ., NEWS  EDITOR (1&8 9.9.; .9- &,* 7*85 &;*7 )&7) < (425* * .3 3) &11> very year, each Butler University 9 & 89&3 @ & MISCELLANEOUS: *) 94 *7(*39 *2.( *8 $200K student pays about $288 in student 8(47 * &(&) &997.':9 5 5 **)* SGA EXPENSES: $35,800 - &> '* &398 : 2 " activity fees. IN  editor an 04 2 ing 4 PRUZ 1.( m Budget’s allotments: $115,957 8 ag A  &3 an Every year, about $180 of those fees go to AR 8 (1&8 .3 &55 &7 8&.) llment 2 -­Volunteerism: $20,000 BY  S.edu  |  print  m 8* ro 39 . *78.9> & Budget’s biggest allotments: Student Government Association. tler (7*& 1&89 >* t of en .3 $180K -­Readership program: 7*8.)* * :3.; * n@bu &7* 9> -­Off-­Campus Shuttles: $51,000 spruzi 9:7 And every year, SGA’s executive board +742 presiden $8,300 *398 ;*78 89&3) .98 +:9 B :) 3. *7 .9> 38 7 and SGA representatives are faced with the -­Taxi Service at the HRC: -­Welcoming Weeks (first six weeks of 89 98 vice *39 :91* 94 :3) *3;.8.4 3.;*78 94 > 8 :)*3 *2 *1 $500 98 89 * &9 task of using those funds to engage students &, -* programming): $30,000 &3 * < 19.2 .3, (1&8 4:5 4+ A 9 (42 *+47 * 4+ 9- 3,*7 -45* ' $ " " # $ $ " $ - 2 ,7 ve -­Presidential Initiative: $14,000 $160K .9 .8 ' -.8 A 9&9 9C8 34 14 , &3) * B .3(4 ,7*&9 )* 8&.) at ha 43 .; A th 3 9-* utilized. & ** -­SGA Retreats: $12,957 of &11 &1 5*9.9 8&.) A 9C8 .3 B " udents -* )4.3, * (42 school This year, SGA is working with a budget 47 .9> 4+ *3 e st .3, -­Executive Board Stipends: $8,000 7.)&> the 38>1;& (42 ents th -*7* B & 2&/47 from *88 4:C;* '* , .9C8 2 an of * of $703,752—or about $178 for each of the *3 )7 3( de &) -&9 > 8. plem > '**3 89 9.2* ts are SGA President Al Carroll * &143 e as .9> .3 4393,953 students who pay student activity fees. &) $140K )4 < 98 (42 t his tim 3.;*78 ;*7> 2 , deans, photo by Ryan Love &17* 7 9-* D7 studen *3 Over the summer, members said they 9 4+ g 89:) sing ou &34;& :91*7 * esidents d com 4 7(*3 min pr looked at last year’s budget to see which 5* + 89&9* Clo &9 !.11 .8.9*) inco ).&3& rs an 9 89*5 4 >

the * e vice ofesso 3 *= &8 ; 3*88 activities or line items work and which have   VO .)* =.2&9*1 42 4:9 9-* 97 7 ':8. &304 - g with th ni, pr 9 9-&9 3 FINANCE EXECUTIVE L.  12 4:98 PUBLIC RELATIONS: +7 94 1* 74 -& room to be changed, according to cost and 6  ISSU 3.& meetin ents, alum :88 < 4 )4 55 *398 &7* .':9*) .9> :9 :7 $120K BOARD: $26,000 GENERAL 8( 997 :'1.( il, 8 .8 9 4 E  2     :) & 4 9 - $ $ $ % $( 89 1 9 9 )* Apr es, stud *78 94 ). 43 &3  ESTAB 9-* "** .43&1 5 89 .3& $58,500 EXPENSES te 89 2 93 “If an organization wants to do more stuff, trus * D7 : )43C9 <7 :3.3 BUTL -.(- :8 3&9 .98 D7 5&7 LISHE , *8 Budget’s biggest allotments: < .9> .3 9“We’re looking to really ER  U D  18 )4 79.8 $ % $ ' " . $ $ + " photo by Maria Porter 2:3 *39&.1 :7.3, .) A#4 8.438 4 -­SGA Grants: $36,500  talk-­ NIVER 86    2*3 *) +742 ) 1: 8& -9 &);* its Fi  and rter) raise awareness of SGA NEW THIS YEAR: .; **   INDI .3 & " # $ " # * $ $ 2., > 51&3 3, B -* *) (43( led -­Club Sports Grants: $10,000 By  H SITY 7*(* &7&3(* 39 4+ +7 each of ed at ing $100K  Po ANAP ayle BASKETBALL A .89*3. 3+472  |  WED Ed on Butler’s campus. This nie  m by  Maria lu # $ $ ( - # $ $ $ ,$ 5* &24: igh  C TRIP 9-* ito ha om OLIS + 1 va :9 &5 3. et 94  r  in fr BUDGET: N  B to is hcol '4 ESDAY REACH: & 149 4 94 &3> : 38 B money will allow us to do -* ceived ances (47).3, . ombo  Chief olombo " ( ' " $ % $ ' # " . $ $ $ + 04 & .) d  wife   (Pho $7,000 .4 5 ar ,  A @but &( 9-* :3 o  an rnoon.  &3 * 8& &11> r re nk pe (0 U 3 /:2 *) )*(.8 tle $48,000 Butle was added While $703,752 may sound like a large so. We’re looking forward to GUST ler.ed to the .9> Money Bu afte m  Da 7843 .11.4 897: ur ap '> u r U park ent  Ji st  Friday   31,  2 Budget’s biggest allotment: 9-&9 422:3 :7* 5* ent of +472 NT l Fo 2 8.43*) , sid amount of money, SGA President Al Carroll ni miscellaneous budget this upcoming year.â€? in na re .3 :9 + ( la ex ve r) .8 011  stud g perm 3) $80K -­General Expenses: $33,000 ec rsity of 2 Porte PRESE * D789 9- *38* 4 3) .98 + vironm cnic  ersity  P toenhelp costs said he ut intends Lauren Pedigo at SGA assembly  |   W ive-­ to oversee an assembly that &74: > (42 7.3, its to lege issu Maria 4: r  Univ d  staff  pi ts thcut the '* .98 8 :91*7 & that en ar in by tle 9 > W &7 :) &8 ON 85 e -­r ed to Bu W.THE -& for .8 2,sending isstudents SGA VP, Public Relations esid wisely during the year. all of of that 8 & 89 on cutrips SITI 585 41 < over (Pho Busimoney year faon lty  an 41 >* (42* New  479 9 49 9-&9 lty, st 3,997 uses AN ence on basketball .9> 9 BUTL me. 8(-4 3* 9&0* to draw lapshould , buDuring ness seeing games. PUS:   the  facu cam spots de 8 3 8:55 “You worth of ;*78 G THE TR -*7 8(-4 &1 "*1 , 94 in$700,000 e ga >4 ants is ex be ERC t th aff and , so puyear’s CAM hold last at “I the 3: .3 -.5 ,> &3) 8&.) A 9C 43 +47 IN si *;*7 s, the titl tournament, SGA er OLL havi throughout  ON  faculty  EAS .9- &349 7C8 &3 +:11 8< 7&3 8. *7 Col 1 ctedcampus programming the 3*78

he w * s to we’ t’s prob peon g dr leavin gnated e only EGIA OPERATIONS: D inhelped y  1* C 9 re ru 9 (-& DOGS and &3) 4< 9-* *3 .3,8 B - 9 9-* 5&8 * B lldog " iversend around for th $60K ably . “That ng g 1, 100 som -­happen, es :9 &7* .3 :)*398 1*7 N.CO BIG  th  universit 1)3C year,â€? should * .3 nnin said. $11,500 the Bu ': >4: .8- 9mak pi e .3, te ad stoougames Carroll sa in2New em )&> COUNCIL ON 57.) <4: *78.9> &9 2 t of 41 M nce *(9 .;*8 ghappening, e students ,.33 *;*398 >*&7 89 8 &9 :9 78.9> ed  wi out fe towe’re not doing our thand it’s Aids in logistics luck permit-­ not adva (45> * :3.; A 9 , ((4251 .9C8 5*7+ 258 4:9 3, )&> 94 3. park thOrleans at if if e m just 0 89 men Houston. PRESIDENTIAL as of 1.;* ng. 3.;* :' 9 7'43 /: would ost and : ing >. "** &8* D7 08 of SGA assembly. 1> B ts th . 94 & have e co creativ sume jobs w right.â€? wro 8 seed tr ca of * 7 3*< 91*7 + 5 ) rs A win AFFAIRS: , & (&&3) 5:8- 7*(*39 251> '> ac is 3**) 3* 9-.3 -&9 7*&11> 808 ;&7 (* 4+ 9-* 9> 4+ nt *. pa 15 y. 4 .3 o. park th t e op ye inportion -* da 9& 7.* >4 ue +& inia 8* - (947 e othe e N 94 9largest of

the budget—$379,500, 7 : &; 43* ) 8. -*7*&8 and with a city, lik e univ ar to ing PresThe $12,000 CUSHION: *;*7 &(* .8 < 8**8 -.8 3, 9-* 1 94 & ;& k Satur prov later, th ed Virg .) A ) 897*9( ;*3C9 ) 85499* 9.43 :39* &3) ).7* * .3(7*& .1* < prob to grow -­ e sign ersi ea re e 8. id CLASS 8& ca l—— Bu str 8 *. * cl 51 at * *1 en >@ se or about $96 per student—goes to fund ty’s r-­sh e that ' assi GENERAL lem tler $40K , we $10,995 * &3 wel ing * -& (&3 ' -.8947 doctor 24' 11 9-* 8&.) kets *3 41.(* 9-&9 9.9 < 3.D* ar 1* .8 fyin ALLOCATIONS: -gam s. Colle t Jim was 1*3, -&9 < will board under min Program hen &:94 3 (43 + 5 *784 (* a 1 do so ed brac the No. 3 74 *8*39.3, * ’’s 13 Board, anâ€?operating This item peopline g a ing co a con-­ EXPENSES .;*) D s .) 5 *3 + 4 ) gi 3& 8 9 &. ““W to df an (* am ld . 8& un .* *7 st an 8* .4 &. &3 &> te ul of stre mpa ko le inarcase deru$5,500 (2 57 .8 2 < in M that said e you, seem of bu ill play ).++ isill used :(&9 Fong ho &304 7* siness +*9> 94 tch w 7 <47 SGA oversees organizations LACE ditor to +449 to the , theumbrella 9-* til ':9 - &3) 7* 3* , *) The assembly of ro ny on “Wethe ized s  e Bu 11*,* ions they w we e left  WAL Smithrestimat t they 10.3 conc ay that ld The 1.( 8& 39 4+ 5:8 .8 **0 have- # an allocation ** *99*7 4 .9> '*ot her win park to voted $$ wha d mill rew 89 9& RACE asst.  new 2 5&7.3 erns re 94 47 ' in he "$# ;*78 1* )*,7 aster of n from 4+ & (4 &304 “T to re $$ st ye ad pr how won tolaadd ? d an And to unde &24: 43 (& 78 9-.8 < 0*3)ad was (42 BY  G utler.edu  |  7 9-* +& ccess 39 + . ned - done wins an on, whe .) *&3 8 we late-­night io s ally programming. bergoeshiover deto ob and ar g Program Board alig 5 $4,000 line nter ain 5*45 57*8.)* B -* 8& *.3, ) *8*398 8.'.1.9.* a M inistrat 4+ .( k to&.) r: this <l ** ce@b budget. nu Gra * +4 r his su .3*88 94 e ce whe , NO lems,â€? addres start loo ent 97&+D( + 4+D(* 9 9-* wil goin s ag oust $20K ge be re <.11 gwalla A you is scar m-­ 9*7 8 item to go toward (42 wor that will engage and 9.43 +742 ' &184 57 8543 fo 4 r ha urnam t to H 78.9> s so programs re :8 Danto create 3 CLO works d to four pa omor le are e Adm Asst.  ce  Wal Sm Bith :3 +4(:8 8 &8 y 7* king ke -&8 known 41 4+ 89.9: (*73 -.8 .83C m to 3, .9> Butle scop soph d, peop les ha e ďƒžnal funding class <.11 9 9-* 3.;* in si don’t fa if PUB komembers gwal News  E lace drew Ther SEentertain said e of the ;.8.4 < But NCAA hed a tic > -4 e 9.2* 9-* .3&38.9.43. :3.;*78 88:*8 &3) nd his more A d An9.( . Ro _se 0*98 19> em,”â€? LIC ar thosstudent body. lace ditor ew '., 0*7 9-& activities. .2&7 &+D( E4 9-&9 an d -* nd nativ ;&C8 ( TRA . , ur nc +&(: ee of pa syst Hayw * s. + . & + & 7 Butle de stre ctor l Four__________ e @but &3 57 rd r an as m * Fo ex 8 9.3 pu 9 4 9 4 na ) ., 34 NS wa 97 tle .) s 7. . er n gr a .3 to Ra Fi la ets,â€? ler.ed e 4 11& IT rg form *7 8* .)*3 ve * 8& r ha lth e Bu the A 42me de 57*8t,. Matt Ho < C8 , 8:7* .'1* &3 ordo Chi r ______ .”â€? u Cleve 9.3, !. role pr & &30 3*:7 9- have a 57*8 '74&) will ha with a la 3.9> er In Ru ef Be Polic * & nzan % 88 Butle monwea e to th like G around $0back to ________ see  sga  budget  page  3 so * .3 '1 + 0* e A & 9: 954 dy k $4 ut e &0 &7 '> th r .1& er er ple m, vodk he ve 47 7* nH n Va rout y ) or C2 2 2 Go tle ay ____ <.9- said to trib sa *) rn it Com se * 455 e aw9 & .3, '* 9-1> &8 .1> &;& (-&3,* to aa Januar to w 97*5 ges all to ) (-&1 ha8:85.(lef.4t)38Sh4: t’’s a great pl le to tu to get Bu__________ He have id. “D unt-­ Iced c—all a, gin, ep in 4((:5. (947&9 7*8. thro that bus &) ““I *3 34< .9.;*1> st in ship 9.43@&3 44 a 0 7* ite o .9l 3 > &9 *3 er )4 w e rt ug 82 .3, .8 ent &9* ad * 4+ (From Haldesp en ab effo lose 548 + ______ 4:81 prob a park we Butle Tea—al liquors tequila atur 39 < .*;* 9- 8 9-* stop h allen .8.43 & 42* *; MORE: )* of le * .389.9: 70PEEK >* an &7 you e’’ve be ll team ________ +&(.1.9**0 *1 in Lo and -& r &11*3, 5*+:11> ,74:5 4 .5 ;. +9 8540*3h liter ch lem ped Four r Uni l coul rd 5& an in .7 ito ' l 78 ( ; Jo g 15 ed w d UR N tu EN -* 9 __ * 89 tri-­ na 04 *( ler, is d *7 84 ng o. at Bu re. vers FO ).;* &(*8 ) -4 1&7,*7 &)*78': 9&3 nd e Fi . -* 2* " & . And now but took a fu________ sports STEV | & ;*7 9 Engl 73.& &9.43 '.,, ity pr be bann Island (4:1 3/4> ? t-­ 8 94 ' BACK Butle park We __ ulty which rd )*39 94 <.3 4 4<&7) BY butler.edu op arckou to74th&)nt ra94ry It *1(4 5*72 aced ed at .+4 of :1 __ : *2'7 &11> * -*7* &9.43 & ;.*< 1* Ir pl " &1 op wa ha __ r  *( en & in re , loed ba &> e co :7.3 __ at erty ed from 85 ve e St ,*8 speek@ could Universi cern g life, A 7* .9.43 < 7,&3.? * )4 2* ated said al fac-­ < th ) ’’t be culmin tion’’s Jay  Ho ENCES &'.1.9> &1 B 85.7* &3) +742 9 9-* in th (4dn ______ ev 1*3 sa s.â€? con-­ is head43*  bec ty ’s  po le '* 48 4 B CI 4; *7 4 ns to E4< 3(* 04 at e fu (&:8 '.1.9> D789 * 7 B way id the ens, de coul capa some of vi-­ ome  3 *, lic e  4e na ND  S am opinio&+ -­ 8. ley 7* Th .3 & 5 (9 & 1&7, .) A * &557 /4' 94 .3 39 &3 g th *9reak th on un s r '*99* *8* ll te a  be y  on  dr 97 D(.9 -&8 3 7 4< RTS  A 438. st ek  pag Veas 3,22 ere risk to prev iversi an of 89 lem city pr the -.8 7*8.)* am etba outing we '*,. .9-.3 9-s, Butle 9 er ink RAL  A ie .&9* ng &> .25& 1* B -* 8& -.5 7*85 +47 >4: C8 ) e  sk -­a er 2 st si ill ing ty IBE 4( , st L .9 ’’s ba nd-­w t &3 W 3* < are ng s spidens. .9 " th e lo  welc spot loom crea udent ent an is look udent  OF  .)*3 7 &88 04 &9 rem but it ob-­ -.30 ine  o  may  be &1.?*8 5*45 *<&7)8 )4.3, es on  3 , senior 39e- 4gam er mon LEGE men expert d se s fo parking 7*8 :3 ov e no *3.4 prre 3*re * 7* 89&++ 9 nly  u  89 49 COL ___see tle Br of ce tire en a th r th hosp d num drinking contro ing for &8 8 *7 &3 .;* beca ed in was r asgeTh niver changing few 78.9> A * e Bu .9 __9)__w &8 & 4:C7* 3 futllanddvi DEAN,  e en l hi .11 '* thei st  pa italiz ber 3) 7;*) use 28,20which 9.9 du sity  to 8&.) 3,* 9- Th4. 3, uary os Ph left. er and og__s__(2__704  includes a breakdown of -­ mun Butler A# 3.;* 04 < ** -4< of ri -4 8* .3*88 : (425* -4 <&8 7 ovters ha ard “Wha ations of alco e to th gh-­ see  wpa  cut  d in  the  ne oto  by  M New statistics show com vi ''> (-&11* '1* 4+ ) Febr, prub ity, lld ders ofButler’s r la :8 &3 94 8 ____ < e in 70 < 9* 8 & ho ar __n delayed on the w -­ equity raise, clud voting ris ar 9 4 own  Hay ille, Xa the Bu t andstock hip. ck crime statistics for 2008-­2010. do______do 5& .2 (7:9.3> and—pe HAYLEIGH COLOMBO PAST .3 1& -441 4+ ' &304 & B 1*&)*7 * ,7*& “I e __ ing not in .)*3 on  u  future.  ia  Porter pl k drin concer ithin re l-­induc -­ sv .8 (& ie ComTh__ 39 or -­ President for rise in burglariestyas t was a spot and king *; -* 8( .'*) Provost Liquor law violations referred for Ca ns m nder cent ed Loui proven HCOLOMBO@BUTLER.EDU 7*8 e of )*7 8 mpares ,3.D(& t, G 39*) 41 &3) 9GVice .+ Jam ______ un s age  mpus  reek pret ,â€? DIREC ye (7 e 72*7 Firs sses at e had thin 8. 7* ) 4+ 9 47.* side onAffairs the EDITOR  IN  CHIEF -­ rout produc disciplinary drink Academic actions increased from lo gs I Steven is the ars. at thei Jamie Comstock he co 247* <.9- +4 .118 & )*&3 __________ - well as alcohol and )*&3 ;& )*8 7*8:198 3*88 8(-4 TO 1) pr St ly ing e, 80 By :( st s n tiv th 9 4: es r hi 8 34 A sa 4+ re  And 288 in 2010, and the . __ ink Stre at the e in 2009 sure gstow dire â€? Indy 134 Butler University’s Board of said Senate R  OF  PU Ben  Hu * 34 &9 < &7) &8 2 9.3, ivat -&58 397&89 s lik 6prFaculty *3) Asst.  to !.11& &3) & 9-* ':8. are co id. “A gh-­ ______ ence of rĂŠ  Smi et an etSept. ctor , 9- (9 94 ' *8 9-*7 un e lo (4 Gnumber nt C8 '1 > 4< (.*3(*8 drug violations. *3 BL Ne 43 liq co - .3 e > H ,& o Yo er th @ __ ne nc 78 04 am d IC u-­ 77 49 of ws *2 uo 7& Trustees voted down a 1 percent meeting. of liquor law arrests rose 4 un 44 9ts ______ 1> er 5* * .3 ' ss  SAF smith  Edito 39 . *9.2 &3 C8 B & 4 &3) '., .11 (& 0*8 9 r sa Boulev th Stre , or on .251 5@bu r _____s r and th ning is ETY men devebusifrom 200Attethat elite -­ 49 & 7843C8 (4 A 42 3**)8 9 pay equity raise Saturday for time, Comstock said she three to nine. ard 43, 7*8.)*39 7 43, &1 798 04 1. '*+47* &304 < &(9.; 8.9> id et e 8 3 sp tle ee &3 t , lo .) .9C 3 foAARON * Pl ot *7  drin coul 49th p-­ * ," Step A du #$ $ #$ # drpredicted r th KELPIN 9.4 the Bu - $ r.e $ * 8& * & 5* &3 4+ .'*7 iver s tothat 51* king  some faculty and staff in light of the Board’s decision :3.; 70 8&.) 5488.'1 70 8&.) d ad ace, ha e stBUTLER.EDU Cross tal in C ol w (&:8 *) B 8- .389.9: ion and 8*9 orga page orga tler Uni 5*4 AKELPIN@ 39 9op to anwould 1& .43 &8 le gi isn’ said nie are accurate, -* < &9 a sk , 94 4 B .11 theo d ar hich +*7* * 411*,* ct d ta isfall ni WRITER ) 1&  3 the university’s failure to meet this way. they can be soph vers an ph * 9- 0 <*11 STAFF  za 10.3 7*3* 9 9-&9 9 nt dire 9-* 80 ound to in host nizatiobut ry tion’ return t a pr . It *9-4 7 8 72&9 ity’s done kes on illed 1) ' ns w :8 49 47 ot o in BUPD '* 9& )&>8 4 7 9-&9 94 3 4+ 9ber omore .3+4 ,*@& 2 before—he even enrollment expectations this year. Police 150 Ben . 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CROSS COUNTRY

Champs once again Cross country teams continue league title streaks with easy victories in Cleveland. ZACH ERVIN ZERVIN@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF WRITER

Another year, another Horizon League title for both the Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams. Both Bulldog squads raced in Cleveland for a chance at their respective conference championships on Saturday. The Butler men won 13 consecutive titles heading into the race, while the Butler women were looking for their ninth title in the last 10 seasons. The men took home their 14th title in as many seasons with a dominating 37-point victory over second place Loyola. Sophomore Callum Hawkins continued his impressive season by

taking first place honors with a time of 25:43. Butler took five of the top 10 spots, including first, second and third place, to secure the victory. Sophomore Ross Clarke ran a 26:06, and freshman Tom Curr ran a 26:10, taking second and third, respectively. Clarke was coming off a first place finish at the Bradley Classic on Oct. 14. Junior Kevin Oblinger posted a time of 26:49 to place ninth, and freshman James Martin notched a time of 26:53 for 10th place, rounding out the scoring for the Bulldogs and securing the title. “We’ve got some room for improvement,” coach Matt Roe said. “We are looking forward to running two weeks from now at the NCAA regional meet and hoping to be a little bit better.” The Butler women completed a conference three-peat and took home their ninth title in ten years by placing their top five runners inside the top 10 overall and besting second place Youngstown State by

Photo courtesy of The Horizon League

The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams take a moment to show off their hardware following a sweep of the Horizon League Championships on Saturday. The men won the meet for the 14th straight season, while the women won their ninth title in 10 years. 30 points. Sophomore Shelbi Burnett turned in an 18:40, besting Loyola junior Gina Valgoi by five seconds for first place honors. Senior Lauren Haberkorn also cracked the top five by finishing fourth for the Bulldogs in a time of 19:24. Juniors Rebecca Howarth and

Kaitlyn Love finished sixth and seventh, respectively, for Butler, with times of 19:35 and 19:37. Junior Alyson Fosnot rounded out the scoring for the women by finishing 10th with a time of 19:44, besting freshman teammate Mara Olson by one second. “Our women did a great job,”

Roe said. “The team commitment and teamwork on the women’s side is very high.” Next up for both teams is the Great Lakes Regional in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 12. The Bulldogs will be looking to qualify for a spot in the NCAA Championships, which will be held Nov. 21 in Terre Haute.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Bulldogs win in penalty kicks LUKE SHAW LESHAW@BUTLER.EDU STAFF WRITER

In a game for Butler’s history books, the women’s soccer team came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Valparaiso and move on in the Horizon League tournament. The game, played Tuesday in Valparaiso, featured 20 minutes of extra play and eight rounds of penalty kicks. In the first 40 minutes, offense was the theme of the game, with all four goals coming in the first half. Junior Rachel Scott scored on a rebound off a shot by fellow junior Katie Griswold, and sophomore Olivia Colosimo scored on a free kick. After a defensive second half that featured several saves from Bulldog goalkeeper Julie Burton, the game went to overtime. After no offensive action

in two overtimes, the game went to a shootout, which Butler won by a count of 5-4. Valparaiso had two opportunities to win in PKs, but both were shut down. The match featured 37 shots and 37 fouls between the two teams. Burton had seven saves in the marathon of a match. Bundled-up fans came out to the Butler Bowl on Oct. 28 for the team’s last conference match against Loyola. They watched the Bulldogs (8-9-1, 3-5) work to come back from a 2-0 firsthalf deficit. In the 10th minute, Rambler freshman defenseman Valerie Gonyo headed a Loyola free kick into the net to put them up 1-0. “You fall behind early, the game changes, and you have to chase it a little bit,” Butler coach Tari St. John said. Loyola tallied another goal just less than 28 minutes

later when junior forward Ana Michelini broke away on a run and chipped the ball over Burton. “We put the effort in, we were connected, and I think we played really well with each other,” freshman foward Elise Kotsakis said. “We just couldn’t get it in the back of the net.” Kotsakis, who had a career-high nine shots during the match, changed that in the 74th minute, scoring the only goal of the second half. The goal-scoring play started with a pass from Griswold to Kotsakis, who buried the ball in the net from 12 yards out. Butler’s offense could not find the net again, and the Bulldogs finished the regular season with a sub.500 record. By the end of the match, Butler had outshot Loyola 18-8 and had eight shots on goal to the Ramblers’ six.

Photo by Maria Porter

Butler sophomore midfielder Olivia Colosimo scored her first goal of the season to tie the Bulldogs Horizon League Championship quarterfinals match against Valparaiso yesterday. Butler won the match in penalty kicks. “We always like to win just for pride,” Burton said. “I think it’s good that we can come back from two goals and make those changes.”

The Bulldogs next play on Nov. 4 against Horizon League regular-season champion WisconsinMilwaukee in the semifinal

round of the conference tournament. The Panthers (16-2-0, 8-00) defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 in a match earlier this season.

MEN’S SOCCER

Butler fights for position ZACH ERVIN

ZERVIN@BUTLER.EDU STAFF WRITER

Photo by Maria Porter

Freshman midfielder Zach Steinberger, seen here in a match against Illinois-Chicago, tallied his third goal of the season during Butler’s 3-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday.

The Butler men’s soccer team remained in control of its Horizon League tournament fate with a 3-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday. Three different players scored for the Bulldogs (7-7-2, 2-3-1), and they kept the Titans (5-10-1, 1-5-1) off the scoreboard until the 86th minute in what proved to be a crucial conference win. With the victory, Butler remains tied for sixth place in the conference standings with Illinois-Chicago. Butler struck early against Detroit when sophomore forward Austin Oldham scored on a free kick in the 13th minute. It would not take long for the Bulldogs to add an insurance goal. Freshman forward Chad Rigg received the pass from Oldham on the left side and fired it past Titan sophomore goalkeeper Anthony

Shepherd. It was Rigg’s first collegiate goal and gave Butler a 2-0 lead just less than 20 minutes into the game. In the 43rd minute, Butler redshirt freshman defenseman Brandon Fricke received a red card, meaning he had to sit out the rest of the match, and the Bulldogs were forced to play with only 10 men in the second half. “It was unfortunate because [Fricke] has been playing really well lately,” coach Paul Snape said. Freshman midfielder Zach Steinberger added a goal in the 78th minute to all but seal the game. Oldham and Rigg led Butler with three shots each, while sophomore goalkeeper Jon Dawson recorded six saves in net for the Bulldogs. “We are confident in anyone who plays defender or goalkeeper,” Dawson said. “I was seeing the ball well, and our defenders were giving me windows so I could see.”

The win came three days after Butler fell to Cleveland State 2-1 at the Butler Bowl. The Vikings (8-8-1, 4-2-1) scored two goals in a 12-minute span and shut Butler’s offense down to pick up the win. Butler will take on Valparaiso on Wednesday and Wright State on Saturday. The latter match is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Butler Bowl. Butler will need to maintain a top-six standing in the conference in order to play in the Horizon League tournament. “Everything that we have prepared for has got us in this position right now,” Snape said. “If everything comes together, I totally believe we can win both games.” The Cleveland State Vikings (9-5-3, 5-0-1) and the Wright State Raiders (8-6-2, 4-2-1) are currently first and second in the Horizon League, respectively.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Ladies open with win Butler leads from start to finish to capture exhibition victory over St. Francis. LUKE SHAW

LESHAW@BUTLER.EDU STAFF WRITER

The Butler women’s basketball team fired up its 2011-12 preseason with a win against St. Francis on Sunday. Sophomore center Sarah Hamm put up 22 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 76-59 victory. Freshman forward Haley Howard, made a strong first impression by adding 11 points in the win. “They shot the heck out of them,” Butler coach Beth Couture said. “At times we looked really good, at times we had a lot of improvement to make, and that’s what I expected.” It was a solid win for Butler,

who led the game from the outset. The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Cougars 46-29 and tallied 18 assists. Each Butler player recorded at least nine minutes of playing time, and 12 different Bulldogs tallied a point. St. Francis shot better from the line, though, making 15 of 17 free throws, compared to 7 of 13 by Butler. In the end, the Bulldogs were able to come away with the victory despite their free throw struggles. “If we don’t start shooting those better, we’ll have a lot of early morning time to work on it,” Couture said. This year’s squad includes three returning seniors: Guards Terra Burns, Kaley May and Devin Brierly. Burns said she is excited for the team’s upcoming season. “I’m really proud of this team,” Burns said. “I’m glad I came back, and I expect us to do great things.”

The team appears to be a closeknit unit, making the Bulldogs a potentially tough opponent. “My big thing for this year was our team chemistry,” Brierly said. “I honestly had never been on a team that’s gotten along so well and played so well together.” “We have a great base, we get along well, and we play great as a team,” May said. “And those are the things you can’t coach.” For some of the freshmen, their first college performance was a bit nerve-wracking. “I was really nervous,” freshman guard Jessika Lark said.”[I was] ready to puke.” The Bulldogs will travel to Iowa City for their next game against Nevada-Las Vegas in the Iowa Tournament on Nov. 12. The contest will open both the Iowa Tournament and the regular season for the Bulldogs. “Stay tuned, maybe November will be even better,” Couture said.

Photo by Maria Porter

Butler senior guard Kaley May (right) drives past a St. Francis defender during the Bulldogs’ exhibition game against the Cougars on Sunday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

New-look Bulldogs ready to roll

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Numbers never lie. This year, the Butler men’s basketball team must replace 42.4 points and 16.6 rebounds per game from departed

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players Matt Howard, Shelvin Mack, Shawn Vanzant, Grant Leindecker and Alex Anglin—not to mention the intangible benefits of their leadership. This year’s men’s basketball team boasts seven

JONES new faces, six of whom are freshmen. The other, Rotnei Clarke, is a transfer from Arkansas. Clarke must sit out this year as a transfer before using his final year of eligibility. Redshirt junior guard

KAMPEN Chase Stigall said he was enthusiastic about having a player of Clarke’s caliber joining the team, even if Clarke is not able to play for a year. “Me, Ron [Nored] and Chrishawn [Hopkins] are

SMEATHERS going to be chasing him around all of practice, so he is going to make us better every single day,” Stigall said. “We are really excited to have him here.” Players will need to step up in all areas to fill the void

WOODS left behind by the graduated seniors and Mack’s departure for the NBA. No player remains on the team who shot better than 35 percent from behind the see MEN’S BASKETBALL page 12

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VOLLEYBALL

Late-season charge continues for Butler LANCE RINKER LRINKER@BUTLER.EDU

SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Taylor Cox

Butler senior middle back Maureen Bamiro (left) celebrates with sophomore middle back Claire Randich (center) and freshman outside hitter Belle Obert during Saturday’s match.

SEATS: TROUBLE IN HINKLE FROM PAGE ONE

“I felt it was demeaning to a former faculty member,” Levin said. The program, which has been in practice at Butler for four years, takes into account the length of time a person has held season tickets as well as how much he or she has donated to the school, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report. “I appreciate that [the athletics department] has to balance their budget, but they can’t do it on the backs of faculty,” Levin said. Levin said he also was

offered a one-year deal in which he would get two seats near his old ones. “I had to decline [the offer],” Levin said. “[Collier] was torn about giving me the seats I had been getting for 25 years.” Levin decided to go public with the situation after confiding in communication studies instructor Paul Sandin. “If what he is saying actually happened, I think he was treated badly by the athletic department,” Sandin said. “If this is the new Butler Way, then I don’t like it.” Levin also suffered a stroke two years ago, making even his original seats difficult to get to. “I went from convenient backed seats to bench seats,”

Senior middle blocker Maureen Bamiro ended her career at Hinkle Fieldhouse the same way she began it—with a bang. Every set in Butler’s 3-0 win over Illinois-Chicago Saturday began and ended with a point from Bamiro, the lone senior Bulldog, including the match-clinching kill. Bamiro has started every match since her sophomore season and 118 of 121 overall. The match was Butler’s (12-13, 8-5) second consecutive win and last home match of the season. The Bulldogs defeated the Flames (1411, 7-6) 25-21, 25-10 and 25-23. Bamiro, who is fourth in Butler history with a .269 career hitting percentage and ninth in blocks per set and all-time block assists, was honored during a break between the second and third sets in front of a crowd of 280. “It’s a bittersweet feeling, but I’m content being done,” Bamiro said. “In my four years here, I’ve accomplished so much. That fulfillment is enough for me.”

Quite frankly, the whole policy stinks. ART LEVIN FORMER PROFESSOR Levin said. The priority points program is apparently causing problems for other alumni as well. Some alumni and longtime fans have reported needing to donate up to $2,000 more in order to retain the seats they have had for, in some cases, decades, according to the IBJ. Levin said he would

Last season, the Bulldogs work hard. She has a great work were crowned Horizon League ethic in the gym and has really champions with a conference shown the younger players how record of 14-3 and advanced to the much hard work will pay off for NCAA tournament for the second them.” Now the Bulltime in school dogs are focused history. on closing out This year, a the regular sealate-season surge son and excelling has catapulted in the Horizon Butler to a thirdLeague tournaplace tie with ment, which beValparaiso in the gins Nov. 18. Horizon League “The biggest standings. The thing for us is Bulldogs won consistency— seven of their last eight games, going after teams including a 3-1 and being the win over the aggressor,” Clark Crusaders Friday. MAUREEN BAMIRO said. “We’ve got F o l l o w i n g SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER to continue to do Saturday’s win that, and things against UIC, will keep going our way.” Butler coach Butler will face off against Sharon Clark recognized the impact that Bamiro has had on the Wisconsin-Green Bay tomorrow and Loyola Saturday. program over the past four years. The Bulldogs defeated the “She has been a dominant middle her entire career,” Clark Phoenix (10-14, 6-6) and Ramblers said. “The biggest thing that she (4-18, 1-11) once each time this does is she shows people how to season.

like to see a system where individuals get tickets based on falling into a certain category. “I think it should go faculty and students, then alumni and then the ‘fat cats’ and other fans,” Levin said. “Quite frankly, the whole policy stinks.” For the athletic department, surviving the environment created by the basketball team’s success may come at the expense of long-time fans like Levin, who said he used to go to games “when they couldn’t pay students to go.” “Art has been very loyal to the Butler basketball program,” Sandin said. “This gives the distinction that faculty is separated from athletics.” Stories like Levin’s may continue to be made public in the near future, as well. According to Levin, Indianapolis Star beat writer David Woods is investigating another long-term faculty member in a similar situation. At the end of the day, Levin said he harbors no ill will toward the university. “I have no animosity toward Barry or Butler,” Levin said. “I’m going to watch all of the [basketball] team’s games this season, and I hope they win them all.”

It’s a bittersweet feeling, but I’m content being done. In my four years here, I’ve accomplished so much.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Opponent to offer speech LANCE RINKER LRINKER@BUTLER.EDU SPORTS EDITOR

Butler men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens owns an impressive .820 career winning percentage and is the second-youngest person to coach in a national championship game. Nevertheless, Stevens is turning to a prominent figure of the opposition to inspire his Bulldogs MEYER before they embark upon the 2011-12 campaign. Until 2010, Don Meyer, the winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, served as head coach for the Northern State Wolves, who face Stevens’ Bulldogs tonight at 7 p.m. inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Meyer, who serves as an assistant to Northern State President James Smith,

will not be in attendance at tonight’s game between his former team and the Bulldogs, but, the iconic coach will speak to Brad Stevens and this year’s Butler squad s o m e t i m e within the next week. In 38 years as a head coach, Meyer amassed 923 wins, including an NAIA national championship in 1986. Meyer compared his 1986 championship squad to the past two Butler teams that made back-to-back national championship game appearances. Meyer said the Bulldogs were mentally and physically tough and focused on sound team play—all things that Meyer preached during his nearly four decades of coaching. see MEYER page 12

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Family matters (So show them a good time on Parents Weekend)

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Indianapolis offers plenty of options for a weekend full of activities and delicious places to eat. Clockwise from top left: The IMA’s 100 Acres is a large area full of sculptures to play on; the downtown Indianapolis Zoo has dolphins and sharks, among many other exotic creatures; BRICS offers much more than ice cream and is owned by part of Butler’s family; and the Dinosphere is one of the top attractions at the Children’s Museum. food. Enjoy one of their packed omelets or blueberry granola pancakes; either is one of the best ways to start your day. 12213 N. Meridian St., Carmel; 8255 Craig St.; 301 N. Illinois St.; 8487 Union Chapel Road.

CAITLIN O’ROURKE COROURKE@BUTLER.EDU A&E EDITOR

It’s time for Family Weekend at Butler University, and the Butler Collegian wants to make their visit as enjoyable and action-packed as possible. While campus is offering a football game and some activities for little brothers & sisters, we wanted to include our favorite Indy locations for freshman parents new to the city or the old-pro senior parents who want to make the most of their last weekend.

PLACES TO TAKE YOUR LITTLE SIBLINGS INDIANAPOLIS ZOO

It may be a bit chilly but it’s not cold enough to miss an opportunity to see the dolphins, tigers and elephants at the zoo. It’s a great way to get yourself downtown and perhaps even take a quick walk to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art and the Indiana State Museum while you’re down there to warm up a bit. 1200 W. Washington St.

GOOD MORNING MAMA’S

If your tastes are a bit more exploratory, Good Morning Mama’s is just the place. Mixing normal breakfast items like French toast with Italian specialties such as omelets with bruschetta tomato sauce, the sister restaurant to Mama Carolla’s offers a pleasantly interesting breakfast arrangement. 1001 E. 54th St.

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THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

No one entertaining a child in Indianapolis should pass up a trip to the Children’s Museum— whether she is 2 or 22. Rock climb, dig in the Dinosphere and explore the National Geographic exhibit, “Treasures of the Earth,” which lets you pretend to be an archaeologist for a day. 3000 N. Meridian St.

able to climb and play around on them. 4000 N. Michigan St.

CIRCLE CENTRE

You, your siblings and parents will all enjoy shopping in the heart of downtown. See a movie upstairs or go eat at the mall’s newest addition, California Pizza Kitchen. 49 W. Maryland St.

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IMA 100 ACRES

Just like the zoo, time is running out to go out and enjoy the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s latest addition, the 100 Acres. While parents and their collegeaged students will enjoy the many different large art sculptures, smaller children will enjoy being

BREAKFAST LE PEEP

Whether your parents are staying downtown, in Carmel or near Castleton mall, Le Peep offers a warm environment and delicious

Vegetarians and meat-eaters will love this for an early morning meal. Build your own omelet with options like eggplant, Gorgonzola and squash. Or, try the lemon corncakes with berries, featured on a little show called “Diners, DriveIns & Dives.” 6360 Guilford Ave.

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Get some frozen yogurt and buy a Colts shirt while you’re at it. Huddles Frozen Yogurt has all the best seasonal options for those in the mood—such as pumpkin and pumpkin cheesecake—along with favorites such as original tart, cake batter and red velvet. They carry a full lineup of Colts apparel in the

front, so don’t be a fair weather fan and grab a jersey—it could end up being a good luck charm. 110 W. Main St., Carmel; 1356 E. 86th St.

BRICS

There is ice cream, there are personal s’mores and, for the holidays, there are even apple cider floats. BRICS offers it all, and they happen to like Butler students a lot—you might recognize one of the owners, Nonie Vonnegut-Gabovitch, the English department’s administrative assistant. 901 E. 64th St.

SCOTTY’S

If there were such things as food empires, Scotty would be the one to own it. What’s good news for those traveling in for the weekend, however, is that at any Scotty brand you go to— Scotty’s Brewhouse (north and downtown), Scotty’s Lakehouse (a burger joint in Fishers) or Thr3e Wisemen Brewing Co. (pizza and beer in Broad Ripple)—you’re sure to get quality food, entertaining staff and usually a great place to catch the game—whichever one it may be. Brewhouse: 3905 E. 96th St., 1 Virginia Ave. Lakehouse: 10158 Brooks School Road. Thr3e Wisemen: 1021 Broad Ripple Ave.

BINKLEY’S

Quite the quintessential dinner joint for Butler families, Binkley’s is family-friendly with a great beer list for dad, a great variety of food for everyone and even chicken fingers and burgers for the small ones who may not enjoy Creole linguini or chicken montes. 5902 N. College Ave.

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Theater students give life to old plays KEVIN VOGEL KJVOGEL@BUTLER.EDU

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The Butler Lyric Theatre is presenting two, oneact operas from the 20th century later this week. Samuel Barber’s extremely short opera “A Hand of Bridge” starts the program off for the group, followed by Giacomo Puccini’s 50-minute “Gianni Schicchi,” the most frequently performed work of his Il Trittico trio of operas. Nicole Vasconi, a sophomore arts administration major who is part of the Lyric Theatre group, said she was excited to see the audience’s reaction to the performances. “These are comedies, and good ones,” she said. “There’s humor that everyone will enjoy.” Both plays are in English, Vasconi noted, as the Lyric Theatre has chosen

to present an English version of Puccini’s opera, originally written in Italian. “A Hand of Bridge” (1959), which Vasconi said gives you a lot to think about for only being 10 minutes [long], revolves around four people playing the card game bridge. Throughout the course of the work, each player performs an aria about what they are thinking— thoughts that range from the most troubling relationship problems to questions of fashion. “Gianni Schicchi” (1918) is a comedy about greed based upon a scene from “Dante’s Inferno.” The performances will be the culmination of a semester’s worth of work by the Lyric Theatre. Nick Roman, a sophomore music education major who also is a member of Lyric Theatre, said the hardest part of putting these performances together was lining individual parts up

with the other singers. “The rhythms were especially difficult, but we pulled through,” he said. Vasconi said that people often forget that, unlike most symphonies, operas follow a story. “These are often really good stories, [with messages] that are still true today,” she said. For those who have never experienced an opera before, Vasconi said the performances of the Butler Lyric Theatre are easily relatable for the audience. Miranda Stover, a sophomore biology major, said she has never been to an opera but is interested in going just to try it because she enjoys art and music. The performances are Nov. 2 to 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. They will be held at the Fairview Presbyterian Church located within walking distance from campus at 4609 N. Capitol Avenue.

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Members of the Butler Lyric Theater rehearse for their upcoming performances of “A Hand of Bridge” and “Gianni Schicchi.”

Dance students explore Indian culture Ancient play depicts temptations of life

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Butler Theater’s new production of an ancient Sanskrit farce, “The Priest and the Prostitute,” premieres Thursday in Lilly Hall. Director Kunju Vasudevan’s vision of the 1,400-year-old play drums up more than just a provocative title. The Christel DeHaan Visiting International Theatre Artist is teaching and directing at Butler University this fall, along with Bhasi Puligara, Aneesh Chemuttathu Veedu and Jishnu Namboodiripad. All of them are participating in the project. The play tells the story of a priest who has given up all worldly pleasures while his student is overcome by the temptations of life. “The priest wants to teach his student to enjoy all aspects of life, not just the pleasant ones,” said Tyler Ostrander, a junior theater major who is playing the role of Ramalik in the production. Here’s a brief synopsis of the rest of the story: One day, the priest and his student walk through a garden when they see a prostitute and her friends enjoying

life’s pleasures. The priest is disgusted by this, but the student is entranced. The God of Death, upon seeing this, calls one of his messengers to bring back the souls of a chosen few. Subsequently, a snake strikes the prostitute, and she dies. Her death greatly affects the student, but the priest takes little heed. After some debate, the priest decides to exchange souls with the prostitute, bringing her back to life. Thus, Death’s messenger returns to fix the problem. The play does not follow a conventional Western format. There is no intermission or trips for refreshments. The 90-minute show has no acts but according to Ostrander does have defined sections, one of which includes an intricate dance performed by Puligara. The production contains additional musical elements such as singing by Namboodirip and drumming by Veedu. “All of these are different ways of telling the story, but it’s all the same story,” Ostrander said. “It’s just cool to see their culture from their perspective.” Originally, “The Priest and

the Prostitute” would have been performed exclusively in Hindu temples for only the highest ranking individuals. Part of a special Indian dancedrama tradition, Kathakali is known for elaborate costumes and use of extravagant movement. “What we’re doing at Butler is merely incorporating Kathakali elements into the production,” Vasudevan said. Vasudevan said his team of professionals will provide those authentic elements. “We want it to be as perfect as possible, but it’s really a team effort,” Kunju said. “Kunju [Vasudevan] is great,” Ostrander said. “It’s cool to have them all over here. They each bring a specialty and new perspective that really helps us.” The teachers are from Kerala, where the Kathakali tradition began. “[Collaborating with the students] has been beautiful. I love working with all of them,” Vasudevan said. Performances will be Nov. 4, 5, 10 and 12 at 8 p.m. or Nov. 6, 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. in Lilly Hall 168. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets can be reserved at

Photo by Reid Bruner

Butler Theater students rehearse for “The Priest and The Prostitute,” which premieres tomorrow night at Lilly Hall. the Butler Theatre Box Office or online at http://www.butler.

Dancers take to the city streets ANNE CARPENTER

ACCARPEN@BUTLER.EDU ASST. A&E EDITOR

A group of 20 dance majors from the Jordan College of Fine Arts will illustrate what it means to be a body in motion and perform among the crowds of the Indianapolis City Market and the Circle Centre Food Court Nov. 4 and 5 as part of the 2011 Spirit and Place Festival. Dance Professor Cynthia Pratt and Associate Dance Professor Larry Attaway worked together to choreograph and assemble a structured improvisational piece that showcases how the body moves. The piece, entitled “@ Work, @Rest, @Play,” highlights people going about their everyday lives. “The dancers [will] be moving in and among regular people as they go about their daily business,” Attaway said. It will be more than the average “flash mob,” and Attaway said he expects the audience to react as if they are

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witnessing a mob but hopes they make a connection with the performance. Erica Johnston, a sophomore dance performance major, said the piece will add unique interpretation to actions that people do on a daily basis. “Everyone who sees this presentation of movement should be able to find something they can emotionally relate to,” Johnston said. In order to prepare for the piece, the group met to determine what it meant for the body to be at work, at rest or at play under the supervision of Attaway and Pratt. In addition to the

choreography, Attaway composed the music which Johnston said opened up many creative possibilities to the dancers as they worked through the stages of the piece. By discussing these different definitions, the group devised a structured performance that allowed for elaboration and creativity in two different settings. “You could say we’re not performing a prechoreographed piece but improvising with our surroundings to convey our idea of what the body looks like during work, play and rest,’’ said Cameron Clark, a freshman dance performance major.

Clark said the choreography in an urban setting calls for simple and uncomplicated movement so as not to lose the meaning. Senior dance performance major Sean Sessions said dancing outside of a performance hall adds a new level to performing and having an unprepared audience will only add to the excitement. “Dancing outside of a performance setting is invigorating,” Sessions said. “It will be a new challenge, having an audience that is unprepared and an actual part of the project is sure to be exciting.”

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Use these clues to fill in words and phrases from this week’s issue of The Butler Collegian. ACROSS 2. A new student loan plan was proposed by President ________. 5. The Butler Collegian won a 2011 national newspaper award called this. 6. This Butler Theatre is presenting two, one-act operas from the 20th century. 8. When it rains this seems to cause problems throughout campus. 9. November 4-6 is ________ weekend at Butler University. 11. Butler men’s soccer defeated this team on Saturday. 12. This dining hall added the option of purchasing to-go containers. DOWN 1. On Sunday, this women’s team defeated St. Francis. 3. The men’s and women’s cross country teams both received this league title. 4. The Butler University Police Department recently received this type of car. 7. The College of Communication dean candidate recently _______ his name. 8. Students with disabilities represent this percentage of the student body. 10. This type of learning class fulfills part of the core requirements.

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hen the College of Communication was formed in 2010, faculty, staff and administration seemed to show a lot of enthusiasm and set lofty goals. Follow-through has been slower in coming. As the search for a new dean of CCOM hopefully draws near a close, we at The Butler Collegian believe that the search committee and the university’s top administration should select a new dean who has clear, responsible and realistic goals to lead the college in a new era that will put the focus back on student achievement. The College of Communication faces several major decisions in its second and third years of existence, and the new dean needs to move quickly and intelligently to address these. Students, faculty and staff will all benefit from informed, confident action from the incoming administrator. One example of CCOM’s challenges is the focus of the school: Some majors and programs appear to focus on professional applications, while others emphasize more of the university’s liberal arts mentality. Neither is wrong, but the new dean needs to be the first to understand and support both approaches equally. For example, students in the College of Pharmacy and Health

Colleges must have a sense of community and unified purpose if they are going to succeed. Sciences and the physician assistant program, must have professional experiences along with a liberal arts background. The incoming dean must make efforts to marry the two academic approaches in the curriculum carefully but deliberately, working first and foremost to ensure that students don’t suffer, and work to curb any desire to let either approach undermine the other. The new dean should work first and foremost for the students. Deans ideally make transparent efforts to streamline the student experience, removing any bureaucratic roadblocks and encouraging communication between various faculty and students. Colleges must have a sense of community and unified purpose if they are going to succeed. Confident, well-informed steps at the beginning of the incoming dean’s term will immediately build collective drive in the college. Without this neighborly atmosphere, politics within a college can absorb the work hours

of the faculty and staff and, much more importantly, can negatively impact students. To combat this, the incoming administrator should make student success the central concern and not get dragged into personal quarrels with the faculty. The difficulty of a major should not include navigating political landmines—at least not within the college. Clear goals also negate any miscommunication between faculty members. When every adviser and professor knows what students and administration expect from them, they can put the true focus back on education. Finally, the dean should become an advocate for student activities associated with CCOM such as Deep Blue, BRIC, Speaker’s Lab, Speech and Debate team, Butler Beat, Bulldog Blitz, PRSSA, National Student Advertising Competition and the Collegian. By doing this, he or she will learn what some of Butler’s most hard-working undergraduates care most about. Most importantly, deans set the focus for their colleges. If the incoming dean of CCOM clearly lays out the focus and purpose he or she sees is best for the future of the young college, every faculty member and student will benefit.

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t is one thing to have water in fountains and ponds. It is an entirely different thing to have to walk through standing water to get to class when it rains. A couple weeks ago, I woke up, looked outside and opted for skinny jeans and rainboots, only to walk outside, step in a puddle and feel water slosh into my boots. I looked down and saw a huge hole on the side. At first, I was mad at the boots; then I was mad at the lack of drainage systems on campus sidewalks. At a university in Indiana, a state that averages more than 40 inches of precipitation a year, I would think a system would be in place to drain the sidewalks. However, at Butler University, our sidewalks not only collect puddles but also retain enough water to fill Star Fountain. Butler needs to invest in some type of drainage system for campus sidewalks—or at least the ones traveled most. In the article this week titled “Flooding poses problem for campus officials,” Gerald Carlson, interim vice president for operations, told The Collegian bulminite, the slippery-whenwet blue rocks on the sidewalks, could be creating the problem. “That helps to retain the water and not let it go somewhere,” Carlson said.

RACHEL ANDERSON

Bulminite on walkways should be removed to fix the problem. If the bulminite is the problem, why not remove it? It does add beauty to our sidewalks, and as Carlson said, “it’s kind of unique to Butler,” but it is also a safety hazard. Not only do the rocks become a skating rink when wet, but they are also part of the

reason the sidewalks retain so much water. Renovations are expensive, and a campus-wide restructuring of all the sidewalks and drainage systems is sure to cost the university quite a sum. I would like Butler to consider spending less money on paw print-painted crosswalks and more money on fixing problems that affect the entire student body’s safety. It’s unfortunate that students have to complete an obstacle course to avoid drenching themselves and others. It seems like a fixable problem that the Butler administration needs to look into further. Our campus is beautiful, but it doesn’t need to forgo students’ safety to attain it.

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Water pools around Star Fountain and on other sidewalks around campus.

ersuasion, yelling and calling into question the moral character of an opponent are all interesting and predictable components of a modern argument, especially one between young adults. In the hustle and bustle of college, it seems that students are losing the perspective that comes with civil discourse. Instead of arguing from a logical standpoint and accepting the inevitable counterargument, students nowadays are convinced that their arguments are superior at all times. After attending Student Government Association’s assembly on Oct. 26, it occurred to me that this is a massive problem to have among college students. There are several factors that have contributed to this transition away from logical arguments into deranged yelling matches. The first is social media. The Internet as a whole, whether it be comment boards, forums, Facebook or Twitter, has contributed to the systematic breakdown of argumentation. The Internet provides a level of anonymity that breeds a courageous attitude and inspires Internet users to say whatever they want, essentially, wherever they want. This attitude has transcended our online world and is now commonplace in our society. People seem to have forgotten the concept that they must pause to hear the rebuttal from their opponent. They have also forgotten that when arguing, an actual stance must be reached by each party in lieu of gross generalizations. My generation is suffering from a loss of argumentation etiquette, compliments of constant Internet use and availability. The second factor involving the transition away from arguments is a misinterpretation of the First Amendment. The First Amendment allows anyone have protected speech, among other rights. However, most forget that it also allows someone with a differing argument to say what he or she wants as well. A firm grasp of this concept will help current youth argue in a more productive fashion. Plus, proving someone’s argument wrong with his or her own logic is the best part. But the opponent’s opinion can never be known if a party simply refuses to hear it. The third factor is the media. Turn on any political news channel around 7 p.m. on a given weeknight. Scroll through the programming, and the viewer is bound to see a roundtable of eloquent political professionals arguing with one another to the point of shouting. This also is negatively impacting the way that we see arguments, especially in the professional sphere. Instead of the “winner” of an argument being the person with the most wellreasoned argument, it appears to be that the person who yells the loudest is the one who is ultimately considered “right.” Not only is this inaccurate, but it’s lazy. Anyone can shout and yell about a certain topic ad nauseam; it takes more effort to develop a concrete stance and support it with evidence. Let’s throw this childish argument format that we have grown so accustomed to out the window. Engaging in civil discourse not only prepares students for the real world where inarticulate opinions aren’t tolerated, but it makes students more accepting of the fact that differing opinions, and the subsequent arguments, are unavoidable and equally as important. Contact opinion editor Alexa Smith at lhsmith@butler.edu.

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aby-sitting small children sounds like fun for some people. I am not one of those people. I am all for helping the world. My version of helping the world though is not making sure that all the students at a community center have their afternoon snacks and play nicely on the playground. Through the university’s Indianapolis Community Requirement, students are required to complete a course that would “involve active engagement with the Indianapolis community,” according to the Butler University Core Curriculum website. I’ve taken two service-learning courses during my tenure at Butler. In one course, I was required to complete 20 hours at the Martin Luther King Community Center. If service learning is meant to show us life outside of the Butler Bubble, why do I remember nothing even though it’s only been three short semesters since then? Even after completing my 20 hours and writing my research paper, I felt little connection to

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Butler University shouldn’t force students to volunteer, especially if they aren’t contributing meaningfully. the semester of work I had just completed. I started to think it was solely because I was an awful person— which could be true—but then I started to realize that the point of volunteering is to get you involved in something you care about. While I think service learning is a fine idea in concept, making students participate in something takes away from the point. Most students, when told to

complete something off campus on their own time, will start to resent the idea of going, and that really ends up taking away from what they get out of it. By the time midterms rolled around, I was tired of going to the center because I really had other homework to do; I had other things that I could have been doing. It’s important to give back to your community. But it’s also important to want to give back to your community. People should do something good because they have an urgency to do—not because the university tells them to. We’re in a position that some people never even get to see. We’re attending a private university with tuition higher than the average income of Hoosiers. We’re lucky, so it’s only fair to help out. But that idea of doing something for a noble cause gets lost in the mix of course requirements and volunteer hour logs. Contact news editor Jill McCarter at jmccarte@butler.edu.

utler University incorporates service learning—volunteer work—into several courses. Frankly, Bulldogs should be even more involved in the community, and the university should incentivize it. I’ve heard faculty and students complain about the confines of the Butler Bubble, of being trapped in a world unrelated to Indianapolis. My advice? Go out and volunteer around the city. Bulldogs should get active, and the university should encourage this by requiring volunteer work even more classes. It seems the university has latched onto this idea, and service learning appears to be a more frequent requirement in many classes. “In service-learning courses, students are thinking about the work they are performing in the community, why they are doing it and how it connects to issues of diversity and social justice,” Donald Braid, director of the Center for Citizenship and Community, told The Collegian. Normally, college students live in a very localized community where they live and learn all in a few-block radius. Students live with strangers, listen to professors give sometimescrazy, sometimes-crazy-boring lectures and pull all-nighters fueled by stress and energy drinks. To me, it’s marvelous and unforgettable. At the same time, it’s easy to lose perspective. After graduation, Bulldogs have to be a part of their community, and that means both applying what they’ve learned in college and by helping their neighbors. Volunteering achieves practice in both. Butler already encourages a community perspective, one not just about making the job but about enacting change. Bulldogs shouldn’t just hear about that from the administration. If the university adopts a system where, for example, all students had to volunteer for a total of 80 hours a year, they’d get out into the community. Undergraduates would help people across Indianapolis and bring to reality the liberal arts

JEREMY ALGATE

Butler University should increase volunteering in its students, possibly through increased requirements. philosophy that Butler loves to publicize so much. And there’s a practical aspect to it as well. “It’s not just about sending people out to do charity work,” education professor Arthur Hochman told The Collegian. “There’s a reflective nature about it in which you’re learning through the work you’re doing out in the field. Students may like it because it’s a true sense of utilizing knowledge.” Volunteering gives students ways to practice the skills they’re trained in and applications for the lectures they attend. On top of that, they can build networks of support and even friendships with potential employers. Butler would gain tons of positive public relations, too. There aren’t many things better than some 4,000 volunteer workers. Students are busy. But I’m pretty sure most of us could find a few hours a week to get involved. The university as a whole should give students a gentle push in the right direction. Individual involvement is fantastic, but it’s not enough. Bulldogs stand to gain a lot of real experience and personal development from this service, and the community needs the help and support. Students sign up and get out of the Bubble. Administrators, give us a stronger hint of motivation. Contact asst. opinion editor Jeremy Algate at jalgate@butler.edu.

Artists and audience need to think before they post, tweet and film

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ree Speech Week was two weeks ago, and I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how great a privilege free speech really is. But the more I contemplate it, the more a certain phrase keeps popping into my head—just because I can doesn’t mean I should. And with so many outlets for free expression today (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, tumblr), it’s easier than ever for one to express their opinion on a whim without careful consideration of the broader scope of their actions. A friend of mine recently showed me a music video on YouTube called “Throw that Bitch a Bagel (Bitches Love Bagels)” by Deuce Deuce, a band that has performed several times on Butler University’s campus. Some of my female friends

AARON KELPIN

With so many outlets for free expression today, it’s important we don’t lose sight of how to do it appropriately. expressed a sense of personal offense taken from the video and its lyrics like “Bitches love floor sex / Bitch you gettin’ blown out / And

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we ain’t even keepin’ score yet.” Josh Whitaker, a member of Deuce Deuce and a Butler student, explained that the song wasn’t meant as offensive and involved inside jokes. “It’s about me, just a kid doing something I love doing, with a sense of humor that not everyone agrees with,” Whitaker said. “But I don’t expect everyone to laugh at my jokes.” Having only come across the video by accident, I had no idea there was subtext to the song, so I initially had to take it at face value. I’m not easily offended by things, so the song didn’t upset me. It was more funny than anything and employed remarkably high quality video production. However, free expression involves both the expresser and the audience, and any expression,

especially artistically, is subject to personal interpretation and potential controversy. A blogger or YouTube user might not consider the fact that they are a representation of their community. They might overlook that just because they’re trying to appeal to a certain group of people doesn’t mean that someone else might see what they post. Just because I have the means to express myself doesn’t mean that every thought I have needs to be expressed—I realize the irony of saying this in an opinion article. Responsible free expression considers the consequences before blogging. It takes into account the audience, both intended and unintended, before posting a video. It accurately expresses the author’s thoughts and intentions while acknowledging potential

alternative interpretations, positive and negative. Whether it’s entertainment or discourse, responsible free speech requires that an author convey their thoughts clearly, or be willing to handle the consequences of misinterpretation. Conversely, a responsible audience should seek to understand the author’s true intention. Being able to express oneself is great. We shouldn’t ignore the right to express ourselves. But taking it for granted is just as ignorant as not using it at all. People need to find a responsible balance. Think before you speak. Just because you can express something doesn’t mean you should. Contact staff writer Aaron Kelpin at akelpin@butler.edu.

Have you seen BUPD’s new cars? What do you think of them?

BY HAYLEIGH COLOMBO

“What are they doing with their old cars? I’d take one.”

“I think they’re pretty sharp and distinguishable.”

“It would be funny to get pulled over in a car that’s nicer than mine.”

Rachel West Freshman

Camryn Walton Sophomore

Evan Siegrist Junior

“I haven’t seen them yet.”

Luke Bunting Sophomore

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SERVICES: UPDATES AND RENOVATIONS FROM PAGE ONE

the 2010-11 school year, Atterson said. SDS underwent several renovations—most importantly, expanding the testing center— to better accommodate certain disabilities and the number of students using the venue. “Before, we sometimes would have to take groups of students out of our testing center because we didn’t have enough space in our suite to administer accommodated exams,” Atterson said. “We would have to reserve classrooms in Jordan to facilitate the exams.” The previous size of the testing center was difficult for visionimpaired and wheelchair-bound students to maneuver within the limited space, Atterson said. “The rooms were really tight, and there was not a lot of room for the students to enter or exit,” she said. “The new layout makes it so much more navigable and more accessible for our students.” Furthermore, she said students requiring extended time on exams could realistically be in the center for several hours, and the cramped cubicle space was uncomfortable during these periods. “I think it’s now been a much more conducive environment,” she said. “It’s more an improvement of what we’ve been able to do—an improvement of the conditions for our students.” Overall, Atterson said the improvements to SDS have been a necessary enhancement of the

MEN’S BASKETBALL: NEW PLAYERS, SAME GOALS FROM PAGE SIX 3-point line with at least 15 attempts. That is one weakness the team has been focusing on in offseason sessions. Second-year forward Khyle Marshall, fresh off a stint on the USA Basketball 19 and Under team, said he has been working with coaches to improve his 3-point shooting. “Coach [Matt] Graves and I have been shooting 50 threes before every practice,” Marshall said. “It’s definitely something I felt I needed to work on.” Shooting is not the only thing the team has been focusing on, though. “We are always conditioning,” Stigall said. “We are always getting up and down.” The roles of players constantly change each season, and junior forward Andrew Smith said he may see his role change this season with Howard’s departure. “I don’t think one person is going to fill Howard’s role,” Smith said. “Obviously he was such a great player. We are going to have multiple people step up and fill in where they can.” Even with so many departed players, the

services it provides. “It’s been really significant to be able to keep the students here, and the environment is more controlled here,” she said. “It’s a step toward making our services better.” LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER The LRC recently expanded to take over the location previously occupied by the Jordan Hall Mail Center—reconfiguring the space to create multiple offices, flexible workspace and a private tutoring room. Jennifer Griggs, director of the LRC, said as the LRC has seen an increase in the number of students it services, the department has hired more full-time faculty to accommodate. But prior to the renovations made this summer, she said there was not an increase in available space, and many LRC advisers were scattered in locations throughout campus and forced to share offices. “Our staff expanded, but our space didn’t,” Griggs said. “It took careful coordination and was workable for awhile, but I don’t think it allowed us to be as efficient as we should be.” Griggs said many students who utilize the LRC need to have private, one-on-one advising appointments, and their staff was forced to coordinate when each adviser could use the available office space. “I think for the type of work the LRC does for students, it’s imperative for us to have private offices to talk with students and provide the necessary support for students,” she said. Sophomore Sarah Leib said she has used both the tutoring

business-as-usual feeling around the team remains the same. Coach Brad Stevens said he has no plans to let the atmosphere surrounding the team take a turn for the worse because of player departures. “The first time we go on a road game at Evansville, [the freshmen] are going to find out how hard it is to play college basketball,” Stevens said. Stevens said he will look for the seniors to teach the new guys about playing expectations at Butler. “One of the things seniors need to do is to exhibit what you believe are the most important traits of a program,” Stevens said. “Not just as a team, but as a program, those are the things to pass on down the line.” After the game at Evansville, the Butler upperclassmen will get a chance to display those traits during four consecutive home games, starting Nov. 15 with a game against Chattanooga. In the end, everyone is wondering how the team plans to expand on recent successes while also teaching newer players about The Butler Way. “All we have to do is just prepare as a team, have 15 guys on the same page and be ready to play,” Marshall said.

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The Learning Resource Center and Student Disability Services both expanded this semester to accommodate students’ needs. and advising services offered by an available location to meet with the LRC, and the ability to meet their students, so the addition of a privately with both has been private tutoring room is essential. beneficial within her academic “It gives a dedicated space for career. our tutors to be able to use and “I met with one of the ladies in have at their disposal, and we’re the LRC who I spoke to for over excited about that being a first an hour,” she said. “I had a really step toward the possibility of have good experience in just speaking a tutoring center five or 10 years with her and made sure that I have down the road,” she said. any resource that I could possibly Griggs said continually being need when it comes to doing well aware of the resources students in my classes.” are interested in and working to Furthermore, with the new improve areas such as the SDS and renovations, the LRC is condensed LRC are essential to making sure to the first floor of Jordan Hall, and students get the most from their Griggs said it is able to provide a education. more cohesive staff. “I think with the people who “Consolidation and bringing utilize these services, we’re talking services together so students about students who came to Butler don’t have to go all over campus for a personalized approach to searching for one person creates an their education,” she said. “We can ease for students and connecting do that when we’re close together and collaborating our services and we can provide a private to provide more comprehensive accommodation. I think we are academic support,” she said. delivering on the mission of the Griggs said tutors also lacked institution.”

MEYER: COACH GIVES INSIGHT FROM PAGE SEVEN

“It was great seeing [the tournament runs] happen, but it was greater seeing [Stevens] turn down the money and stay at Butler,” Meyer said. “I think he knows he’s at the right place for him at this time. He is coaching for the right reasons, which is hard to find today.” Just as Stevens has made an impression on Butler and the surrounding community, Meyer has made a lasting impact on Northern State and Aberdeen, S.D., After serving as head coach at Northern State from 1999 to 2010, Meyer now serves as an assistant to Smith. “He has a great impact on our campus even today,” Northern State men’s basketball coach Paul Sather

said. “If he wanted to retire and take life a little easy, he could, but he has chosen not to. It’s really important for him to get out there and touch as many people as he can. He is speaking and telling his story.” The story Sather is referring to is Meyer’s difficult journey back to coaching following a nearfatal car accident in the fall of 2008, which cost Meyer his left leg. On Sept. 5, 2008, Meyer was leading a caravan of players on a team retreat. After falling asleep at the wheel, Meyer collided with a truck carrying several tons of grain. The situation went from bad to worse when, while in surgery, it was discovered that Meyer had carcinoid cancer. Meyer eventually recovered and returned to the hardwood to coach the Wolves before retiring after

the 2009-2010 season. “The biggest thing was to get back and be with my team,” Meyer said. “Being in the hospital, flat on your back for almost two months, you’ve got to have faith.” Meyer, who travels the country sharing his story of perseverance, will use these life experiences to inspire Stevens and the Bulldogs.

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Collegian staff honored with four national awards ALI HENDRICKS AHENDRIC@BUTLER.EDU

DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS

The Collegian won four national awards at the Associated Collegiate Press conference in Florida last week, including the highest award given to student publications: the Pacemaker. The Collegian’s editor-in-chief Hayleigh Colombo and adviser Loni McKown attended the conference in Orlando, Fla., from Oct. 26-30 where they accepted the award. The Pacemaker Award honors those who set the pace, surpassing all others, according to the Associated Collegiate Press. The Pacemaker was awarded for last year’s newspaper. Colombo said there is a reason The Collegian is surpassing the rest. “The caliber of reporting that The Collegian does is really top notch,” Colombo said. “We covered complex issues with ethics and sensitivity that sets us apart from other student publications.” McKown agreed. “The quality of The Collegian last year was significantly stronger than previous years and more consistently high quality,” she said. While the Pacemaker Award was

the highest honor The Collegian received at the conference, it was not the only one. The newspaper also received two third-place Best of Show awards and one fifth-place award for Story of The Year. The Collegian’s website won a third-place Best of Show award, and the Oct. 29 story, ‘Inside the SGA budget: $703,752,’ won the same award. The fourth award The Collegian won was a fifth-place Story of the Year award for its staff editorial, ‘Independence, free speech necessary for student organizations.’ News editor Jill McCarter said the awards serve as encouragement to the current staff as it moves forward and continues to strive for excellence. “We really have started to take on tougher stories, but I think this shows that it can pay off,” she said. “These awards are a way of telling our staff that we’re doing things that not everyone else can do, and we’re doing those things well.” McKown said these awards are proof The Collegian staff is working harder than ever to put out a quality publication every week, and people are noticing it. “This year’s staff, led by Colombo, has been much more

aggressive in putting the news back in newspaper,” McKown said. “The results of that are that the Collegians fly out of newsstand boxes.” Sports editor Colin Likas said these awards will undoubtedly increase The Collegian’s credibility

and publicity. “[The awards] make people think, ‘Wow, that’s an awardwinning newspaper. Maybe I want to be a part of that,’”Likas said. Despite the publicity and accolades The Collegian received, Colombo said the staff will

continue to work hard. “It’s nice to know that the work we do is appreciated,” Colombo said. “But we’re not satisfied, and we’re going to continue to cover campus with ethics and sensitivity that set us apart from other student publications.”

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