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Search committee announced

by Jill mccarter

jmccarte@butler.edu | news editor

Butler University’s presidential search committee met for the first time Dec. 1 to determine the next step in the process of finding a new Butler president.

The committee includes students, professors, faculty, members of the Indianapolis community and Butler trustees. These members will be responsible for interviewing and finding potential candidates.

At their first meeting, Search Committee Chair James White said the group discussed the timeline of the upcoming weeks.

“Of course, it was just a preliminary meeting to work out some major details,” White said. “We are planning to find and hire a search committee so that we can get this search underway.”

A new president will be chosen before classes start again in August 2011, White said.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we will have a president,” White said. “It’s our job and we’re going to get that done.”

In searching for the next president, White said the committee has particular characteristics in mind.

“Every company and business has goals, and really, Butler University is a business,” he said. “When you are looking for someone to take over a position like this, you really have to find someone with similar goals to the ones we have in mind.”

White will serve as a liaison between the committee and the public as the process continues, per an agreement made between committee member in the Dec. 1 meeting.

“I believe it’s important for the public to know what

is going on,” he said. “At the same time, though, people have to realize there are things going on behind the scenes.”

John Hargrove, Butler University board of trustees chairman, said the committee will get the job done on time, but they have to go into the process with particular understandings.

“We really have to make sure the president has the right attributes,” Hargrove said. “We’re going to take the time necessary to find the right person.”

A student voice will be represented in the committee, something that Hargrove said is important along the way.

“When it comes down to it, we are all Bulldogs, so this really affects all of us,” he said. “It affects the students, so why shouldn’t they have a say in it?”

Chris Ring, junior and president of the student government association, was recommended to serve as part of the committee by Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson.

“I was honored to be selected to be a part of this process,” Ring said. “I [also] had what I would consider to be typical apprehensions and nervous feelings.”

Taking a position on the committee is a responsibility that Ring said he isn’t taking lightly.

“It’s a large time commitment, but I have committed to doing this for the benefit of Butler University,” Ring said.

White said the common goal of all members is to make sure Butler is still going in the right direction.

“We just want to keep us moving,” White said. “We’re in this to keep this momentum going. It’s time to continue to grow and flourish.”

Sorority chapter reactivated by aja cacan

acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

Wintertime wonderland: Greek houses, dorm rooms and common areas on campus are decorated in preparation for the holidays. For a guide to the holidays, see page 4. (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

Faculty senate opens doors by grace wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

In an effort to reach out to the greater campus community, the Butler University Faculty Senate installed office hours in September.

“We set aside an hour per week to provide an opportunity to members of the [Butler] community to come and speak with us about matters that may be concerns for the Faculty Senate to undertake,” Margaret Brabant, chair of the faculty senate, said.

Brabant proposed the office hours at the beginning of the year in hopes to involve more of the committee. When she suggested it, Vice Chair Doug Spaniol “readily agreed that it was a good idea.”

Being unaware of all individual opinions, however, Brabant said she was unable to state whether the senate as a whole supported the decision.

“While some senators have expressly stated their support of the idea, I cannot presume to speak on behalf of the entire senate as to whether or not they are ‘supportive of this idea,’” Brabant said.

Since the installation Sept. 1, Faculty Senate officers hold weekly office hours in Jordan Hall, Room 245, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

However, due to conflicts with the staff

assembly meetings, Brabant said that this time will change next semester. “[The time will] change next semester so that I may attend the staff assembly meetings that are currently scheduled on Wednesdays from 2:00-3:00 p.m.,” she said.

Though not always utilized, Brabant said that there are people coming in to the office hours to express their suggestions or concerns from time to time.

Junior Margaret Palicka said she knew that a body such as the Faculty Senate existed but she wasn’t aware of what their role was or how it affected students.

“I thought it was supposed to be secretive,” Palicka said. “I didn’t know it was something that students could utilize to express concerns or make suggestions.

“I don’t think that students are aware of it purpose and pay attention to it.”

According to the Constitution of the Faculty Senate, “The Faculty Senate is the forum and deliberative body for the expression of the faculty’s recommendations regarding these matters.

“Faculty Senate also has interests in the economic welfare of the institution and in protecting the rights and interests of the faculty.”

All are welcome to stop by during office hours to ask questions.

PR students promote ‘Barefoot Coaches’ by sarah holcombe

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Basketball coaches across the country are going bare. Barefoot, that is.

Coaches are shedding their shoes for a good cause—Samaritan’s Feet, a nonprofit organization working to provide shoes for those who have none.

According to the Samaritan’s Feet website, samaritansfeet.org, there are 300 million people in the world today without shoes, which leaves them vulnerable to injury and disease. The goal of Samaritan’s feet is to “provide shoes to 10 million of those individuals in the next 10 years.”

This year, the student-run firm of Butler University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America, Rise Innovations, was asked to launch a social media campaign to raise awareness about Samaritan’s Feet’s “Barefoot Coaches” campaign.

“Barefoot Coaches” asks college basketball coaches to coach a game barefoot to raise awareness for Samaritan’s Feet and to get people to donate shoes and money towards the cause.

Barefoot Coaches began with IUPUI basketball coach Ron Hunter who, according to espn.com, raised 140,000 pairs of shoes through his efforts. Since Hunter went barefoot for the cause, coaches across the country have joined in to support the campaign, including Butler’s own Brad Stevens.

Ryan Pylipow, senior integrated communications major, said Rise Innovations was contacted last April and asked to launch a social

Giving bacK: Samaritan’s Feet CEO Mannny Ohonme (right) spoke to Butler students. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) network campaign that would raise awareness about Barefoot Coaches and Samaritan’s Feet.

“They [Samaritan’s Feet] sent an email to the school of journalism seeking help with their social media,” Pylipow said. “Their goals were to create a social media campaign that was almost entirely student-run.”

Pylipow said before meeting with Samaritan’s Feet, he had heard of the organization and knew a little bit about them, but upon meeting with the people directly involved, Pylipow said

he fell in love.

“I had no idea how much they benefit those people they reach out to,” Pylipow said. “They are not simply an organization that gives shoes; they give much more—they give hope.”

Pylipow said the goal was for Rise Innovations to provide Samaritan’s Feet with an “information channel to spread their message.”

Previously, he said, the organization had relied mostly on traditional media, but they felt they needed to use social networking sites to develop a closer relationship with their following and grow their mission.

PRSSA President junior Emily Elliot said Pylipow, along with junior Rachel Gold, created “Barefoot for Bare Feet,” a website designed to inform people about Samaritan’s Feet and encourage them to get involved. They also created a Twitter account and Facebook fan pages.

“When we were first given the proposal for this campaign, we just thought it was going to be something in the Indianapolis area, and we were blown away when we found out it was going to be a national campaign. It’s pretty cool,” Elliot said.

Elliot said as rewarding and exciting as working on the campaign has been. It’s also been a lot of hard work.

“We’re students and we’re also trying to do this firm [Rise Innovations] which is also kind of like a full time job,” Elliot said. “It’s definitely become bigger than we ever thought it would, but it’s great.” ___________________________________see PRSSA page 3

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This year marks the reactivation of the Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority on Butler’s campus.

“We were [removed from] campus for about a year and a half,” new member junior Kazmyn Perry said. “But this year, we are back.”

This historically black sorority, founded by seven school teachers, has been a part of Butler’s campus since its founding in 1922, Perry said.

The educational aspect of the sorority is what initially attracted junior member Amanda McSwine to join.

“I read the mission statement, and the part about youth education really spoke to me,” McSwine said. “That’s something that’s very important to me.”

The word about the sorority has spread in different ways.

“I was introduced to the sorority before I came to the school,” sophomore Brittany Spiller said, whose mother was also a member.

The sorority’s founding is historically significant, as the sorority is the only black Greek-letter organization founded on a predominantly white campus and is the first in Indiana.

“Butler had a quota on how many black students they would admit at a time,” Perry said. “So it was unique that Butler had a chapter.”

Although the sorority’s functions are similar to those of other Greek organizations on campus, members pointed out that one important difference was the existence of the graduate chapter, which was founded in 1928.

The graduate chapter is in charge of coordinating many of the Alpha chapter’s events and activities. They also help with decisionmaking and answer directly to the national headquarters, Perry said.

The graduate chapter keeps members involved in the sorority for life.

“I definitely want to join in our graduate chapter and further everything that our sorority stands for,” McSwine said.

Since reactivation, Spiller said members have been focused on coordinating many different activities.

“Our sorority’s aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership development and education of youth are hallmarks of the organization’s programs and activities,” Perry said, quoting Sigma Gamma Rho’s mission statement.

During Founder’s Week in November, the sorority organized various community events, including programs to raise awareness about texting and driving, breast cancer, safe sex and teenage pregnancy.

“We have a lot of different programs, but our main focus is children because our sorority was founded by school teachers,” Perry said.

McSwine and Spiller both said that they were glad to be involved in projects which meant something to them personally.

“We are very community-service oriented,” McSwine said. “We just did an Alzheimer’s walk and a diabetes walk.”

Volunteering is another important aspect of the sorority, McSwine said. They have been involved in _____________________see sorority page 3

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wednesday, december 8, 2010

Students learn to stress less

By Allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

It’s the week before finals.

Most students call it cram week, but a student organization on campus wants students to think of it in a more relaxing way.

Peers Advocating Wellness for Students, along with the Department of Recreation and Butler Counseling and Consultation Services, is bringing a plethora of stressrelieving events to campus and calling it Stress Less Week.

Events began Monday and will continue until Friday.

Sarah Barnes, coordinator for health education and outreach programs, said they chose this week because stress levels are at their highest.

“We’re leading up to finals and the holidays are coming up and that always makes for a stressful time for students,” Barnes said.

Ashley DiGiorgi, senior marketing chair for PAWS, said the atmosphere on campus changes drastically during finals.

“Suddenly every study space, library room and computer lab is bustling with busy students,” DiGiorgi said. “The whole university feels the effects of an increased workload.”

DiGiorgi said PAWS wanted to do something to change that atmosphere.

“It’s easy to get buried under work and forget to breathe,” she said, “but if you know a program is coming up that you might like, then you can schedule your study break instead of letting it slip away from you.”

On Monday, students stressed less while enjoying massages, a yoga session and

a candlelight swim.

Sophomore Ali Arends went to yoga at the HRC. “I really enjoyed the soothing music and meditation,” Arends said. “It was really relaxing.”

Freshman Mary Allgier attends the yoga class weekly.

“I like the workout,” she said. “Plus, it releases back and neck tension and really helps to relieve stress.”

On Tuesday, PAWS provided a free breakfast to students passing through Jordan Hall.

Also on Tuesday, Ned Vizzini, author of “Its Kind of a Funny Story,” spoke on “how not to go crazy in college.”

DiGiorgi said she knows that finals week stress is inevitable, but she hopes Stress Less Week can help.

“Let’s be honest, most of us could have started working on our final projects a long time ago, but we never do,” she said. “We want to provide healthy ways to get people out of the libraries and study spaces for just a few minutes to vent and recharge.”

Today, De-stress with Doggies starts at 11 a.m. in the Health and Recreation Center lobby. Free massages are available in Resco lobby from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, stop in to the Reilly Room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for free spa snacks and massages.

Check out a 7 p.m. yoga class at the HRC studio or enjoy a relaxing candlelight swim at 8 p.m. in the HRC pool.

Friday wraps up the week with Zumba in the University Terrace lounge at 4:30 p.m.

Shake it like Shakira to dance your stress away.

Under the influence of food Holiday treats can be hard to turn down, but study shows overeating causes effects similar to taking drugs

by aja cacan

acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

A little bit of overindulgence may be a regular holiday tradition, but the amount and kinds of food we eat may be shaping our brain chemistry in unexpected ways.

A recent study about food consumption and addiction found that the motivation to eat and the motivation to take drugs involve similar circuits of the brain.

“I’m not surprised,” Butler’s Staff Physician Dr. Maria Fletcher said.

“There are neurotransmitters in the brain that focus on pleasure.

“Dopamine is something that we base a lot of our depression medications on.”

Fletcher acknowledges that dopamine is just one factor, citing culture and genetics as some of the major causes of this relationship with food. However, the amount of pleasure we derive from food is still a major determinant in how our brain creates these pathways and circuits.

“When you are raised in a certain cultural atmosphere, there are pathways that are etched in your brain,” Fletcher said.

She explained that these pathways tend to be habit-forming, resulting in the brain being able to derive satisfaction from eating certain types of foods.

“There is a combination of changes in the brain and how food impacts our brain chemistry and our body chemistry,” Mindy Wallpe, staff therapist at Butler’s Counselling and Consultation Services, said.

She said that our environment, how we learn and what we are conditioned to, are also major factors.

Wallpe also cited the importance of stress and emotional issues in addition to behavior and genetics. She attribut-

ed some of the changes to body image problems and a fast-paced lifestyle.

“Individuals that use food to cope with stress are not aware of what they’re putting in their bodies,” Wallpe said.

She said the widespread availability of processed foods in our culture is another one of the contributing factors to overeating.

Fletcher agreed that culturally we have a unique relationship with food, considering that much of our food is processed and usually consumed not for its own sake but in the course of doing other things.

“Countries that have not been influenced by the Western diet have maintained a lower level of obesity,” she said.

Sarah Barnes, Butler coordinator for health education and outreach programs, pointed out that for college students, this time of year often brings an immense amount of stress and is a temptation to engage in unhealthy eating habits.

“It’s good to eat food that will give you fuel,” Barnes said.

She recommends that students pay attention to what their body requires, avoiding sugar highs and limiting caffeine intake as much as possible. Instead, she stresses focusing on getting enough water and fresh foods.

Barnes said that unhealthy food is often a problem on college campuses, as it is used to draw students to different events. She said Butler Dining Services has been taking positive steps by providing nutritional information about its food.

“We’re trying to be conscious about the types of food we’re serving on the campus,” Barnes said, emphasizing that much of the push for eliminating junk food as an incentive to attract students has come from the students themselves.

Barnes and Fletcher said they agreed

that it is important to be mindful of what we eat and of the process of eating itself, giving the brain an opportunity to process the effects of food intake.

Regarding holiday eating, Fletcher said she recommends planning ahead and taking the time to enjoy food, as well as making healthier choices and drinking lots of fluids. She recommends following this rule: “by the time you get to the turkey, all you want is just a little bit.”

Wallpe suggests that when it comes to the pressure to overindulge during the holidays, it is important to think about the consequences of what we put into our bodies, as well as the psychological reasons of why we choose to eat.

So, how do we go about changing something that may be both culturally and emotionally wired in our brains?

“It’s not just willpower,” Fletcher said.

She said it’s important to raise awareness about healthy eating habits, selfcontrol, portion size and leading an active lifestyle.

“Be aware of what’s going on in your life, why you choose certain foods and when you choose to eat,” Wallpe said.

Fletcher and Wallpe both agree that food should not necessarily be seen in terms of good and bad.

“There isn’t a good or bad food,” Wallpe said. “It’s more about making the right choices as to what kind of food you need.”

Fletcher said she insists that although the kind of food we eat affects our neural pathways, a simple change of habits may be enough to make a positive impact on our psychological response to food.

“The pathways in our brain are flexible,” she said. “We have to be able to withstand changes in our environment.”

wednesday, december 8, 2010

BUPDBEAT NOVEMBER 30 3:29 p.m.—Jordan Hall: Counterfeit currency 3:55 p.m.—HRC: Sick person DECEMBER 1 3:24 a.m.—700 Block Clarendon Place: Theft arrest.

7:11 p.m.—Crown Road: Traffic accident.

DECEMBER 2 3:50 p.m.—Graceland Ave.: Traffic accident.

UNKOWN TIME— ResCo: Recovered contraband.

DECEMBER 3 1:05 a.m.—Ross Hall: Drug law violation.

11:02 a.m.—1100 Block of 42nd St.: Traffic arrest.

UNKNOWN TIME— Clowes Hall Parking Lot: Traffic accident hit and run 10:48 p.m.—Sigma Nu: Liquor law violation.

DECEMBER 4 12:47 a.m.—Clarendon & 44th St.: Liquor law violation.

1:00 a.m.—Alpha Chi Omega: Liquor law violation.

3:06 a.m.—Apartment Village M: Fire alarm activation.

9:00 a.m.—4600 Block of Clarendon Rd.: Traffic arrest.

DECEMBER 5 12:15 a.m.—TKE: Injured person.

7:12 a.m.—Facilities parking lot: Traffic accident.

7:46 a.m.—Schwitzer Hall: Biohazard incident.

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COLLEGIANS‘ the butler

Five Things YOU Need to Know This Week It’s time to disconnect yourself from the world of television and news. Who could possibly have time to pick up a newspaper when finals are right around the corner? No worries, everyone, we’ve got the top things you need to know to get through the week’s lunchtime and beginning-ofclass conversation.

1) Elizabeth Edward dies at the age of 61 Just one day after stopping treatment for breast cancer, the estranged wife of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards died on Tuesday. She was diagnosed with cancer the day after election day in 2004 and has since been in the media for struggles with the disease. Doctors told her earlier this week that treatment would no longer be beneficial and gave her weeks to live.

2) WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange denied bail Assange was denied bail in Sweden for a rape charge. The charge comes in the wake of pressure from the website’s publishing of thousands of secret documents. He told the court that he would fight extradition to Sweden. He had been hiding in London as officials started to look for him, but decided to turn himself in on Tuesday to avoid harsher penalties.

3) Bird book sells for $10 million John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” collection sold on Tuesday for more than $10 million in London, making it the world’s most expensive published book. The book is a collection of 435 hand-colored illustrations of birds drawn to size.

The bidder was anonymous and made the bids over the phone. The last copy of the same book sold for $8.8 million in 2000.

4) Kardashian is highest paid reality tv star Kim Kardashian was named the highest-paid reality star of 2010. The list, released by The Daily Beast, estimates that the 30-year-old star earned $6 million over the past year in endorsements, appearances and her three shows on E!. Kate Gosselin (Jon and Kate Plus 8), Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge (The Hills) and Bethenny Frankel (Bethenny Getting Married?) rounded out the top five on the list.

5) Politicians inspire top words of 2011 “Palinism” and “Obama-mess” are expected to be among the top words in 2011, according to the Global Language Monitor on Monday. Other words you should expect to hear are the “great recession,” “twenty-eleven,” and “TwitFlocker.” The group has gathered the top 10 words of every year since 2000 using citations in the media and on the Internet in English-speaking countries.

Compiled and written by Jill McCarter

sorority: Historic sorority reactivated after 3 years continued from page 1 volunteer work with Coburn Place and the Martin Luther King Community Center.

The sorority, whose network includes over 90,000 members worldwide, recently received a $100,000 grant for HIV/AIDS research from the Centers for Disease Control.

They have also worked with the March of Dimes Foundation.

Those interested in joining the sorority should learn about it and attend the events, Perry said. Membership is by invitation only, and there are various opportunities to get involved.

“We have different programming during the year. We try to get people involved in these events,” Perry said.

The organization chooses to accept potential candidates based on their demonstrated

level of involvement and commitment, she said.

McSwine’s advice for potential members is to get involved and show commitment from the start.

“The sorority doesn’t accept people that they don’t know. Go to events and show interest in the work that we’re doing so that we know that you’re serious about furthering the cause,” she said.

The sorority is looking for people who are interested in joining.

“We’re always looking for more members,” Spiller said. “People who are willing to work and actually help the community and not just participate in the social aspects.”

Although a historically black sorority, Spiller said Sigma Gamma Rho welcomes members of all races and ethnicities.

prssa: samaritan’s feet making strides in Public relations continued from page 1 Rise Innovations’s time with the campaign will be coming to an end shortly.

Elliot said all the coaches will be going barefoot in January, around Martin Luther King Day. After that, their last big event will fall in April, when a man who they have been working with will run the Boston Marathon barefoot to spread awareness and

raise money for the cause.

Elliot said what’s great is that by being involved with this campaign, Rise Innovations became a somewhat recognized name nationwide, and the firm now has other organizations contacting them for work.

Pylipow said he has loved working with Samaritan’s Feet this semester.

“The best part of working

on this campaign is seeing the results of our efforts,” he said. “Samaritan’s Feet has really adopted Rise Innovations as part of their marketing team, so whenever they receive emails thanking them for shipping or distributing shoes they share those emails with us.

“It’s amazing how such a simple gesture like giving shoes can impact others.”

Speaker addresses unclear future of journalism Learning along the way: Susan Green from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism spoke to students about the future of journalism and the changes to which journalism students may need to adapt. (Photo by Erin Drennan) she presented alongside a variety of media. by emily newell enewell@butler.edu | managing editor She introduced students to several mulShe doesn’t have all the answers about the timedia journalism sites, including the New future of the journalism industry, but Susan York Times’ “One in 8 Million,” a website dedicated to creating multimedia news packGreen isn’t afraid to try and tackle them.

That was the message of Green, broadcast ages about individual New Yorkers.

“We’re all learning and changing with director of the Cronkite News Service and assistant news director in the Walter Cronkite the available technology,” Green said. “You School of Journalism and Mass Communica- cannot survive without multiple skills anytion at Arizona State University, gave during more.”

Green suggested students need to learn as her talk with Butler students, faculty and many media as possible while in school bestaff Thursday evening.

In addition to her career as a professor, cause of the changing industry.

“There are a lot of bells and whistles now,” Green has worked for broadcast stations in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., she said. “It’s such an exciting time and I’m and New York City. She is also a Peabody jealous, because you guys have the ability to create your own career.”

Award Winner.

Nancy Whitmore, director of the Eugene Green’s speech titled, “I don’t have all the answers about the future of journalism, but I S. Pulliam School of Journalism, said she sure am going to have a great time trying to agreed with Green on how exciting the jourfigure out,” was the first in the new College nalism industry is for students in school now.

“It’s such a time of excitement,” Whitmore of Communication speakers series.

She opened by asking the audience who said. “We were much more stymied by what was tired of hearing about the “doom and we could do—you chose print or broadcast gloom” of the journalism industry. She said or photography. Now you can do all of those things. she was raising her hand the highest.

“You can really do some compelling work “I think she did a great job bringing an optimistic view to what some feel is a bleak when the medium is not restricted.”

Green told the audience journalism will subject,” Reegan Homburg, junior science, technology and society major, said. “It was always exist, it’s just going to be “wrapped up” in a different way than many may be quite refreshing.”

Green said the reason many people are used to seeing.

“I think the most exciting thing is that afraid about the future of journalism is because they’re too scared about changing, re- journalism is changing in a way that we can lating the idea to her experience as the only create our own careers,” Lexie Beach, junior public relations major and electronic journalgirl on an all-boys baseball team as a child.

“They had to learn to accept me,” Green ism minor, said. “I like to hear different persaid, talking about her fellow teammates and spectives on the future of journalism and I was glad to hear her positive spin.” coaches. “They had to accept change.

Even if Green didn’t have all the answers, “It’s all about figuring out where your she sure was able to have fun talking about place is and how it’ll work for you.”

She told students not to fear those who the possibilities of creating a new future with say the journalism industry is dead, noting some of Butler’s future journalists in the the industry is in a period of change just as room.

“It’s a lot of work and it’s not going to be the print industry was when television was easy,” Green said. “So are you in? first introduced.

“I’m in—I hope all of you decide to be in Her talk mixed humor with a serious discussion on the future of journalism which too.”

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wednesday, december 8, 2010

Origin of the tradition: a look into Butler students’ favorite holiday carol

by Grace Wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

“Hey, chingedy ching, (hee-haw, hee-haw) It’s Dominick the donkey…”

Students have read it in the newspapers, seen it on the news, Wikipedia-ed it online, and most of all, heard it playing throughout campus.

But just how did this little “Italian Christmas donkey” make it to Butler University?

The Gamma Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon started their tradition of bringing holiday spirit and carols to campus 25 years ago.

This year is no exception as a vast array of multi-colored holiday lights, including both a walkway arch and a large star perched on top of their roof, adorn the house. Of course, the scene is not complete without “Dominick the Donkey” blaring from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“TKE has had a long tradition of spreading holiday cheer to the campus,” senior TKE Andrew Lutkewitte said. “The lights on our house originated for a philanthropy event, and were liked so much, the tradition stayed.”

Lutkewitte said the reason why “Dominick the Donkey” is played every year is still a bit of a mystery, but that it was included on

the large list of holiday songs the chapter began playing during the 1980s. He said it was around 1995 when Dominick took over as the primary song to play.

“Why ‘Dominick the Donkey’?” Lutkewitte said, “Why not ‘Dominick the Donkey’?”

Senior TKE Andrew Sandrick said the tra-

What the students are saying: what do you think of dominick the donkey?

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I like the attempt to spread Holiday Cheer! It a friendly reminder to enjoy the winter season.

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Anna McDonnell junior, butler university

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Hearing Dominick tells me its Christmas time. It seems to make campus more lively once everyone gets back on campus. [It’s] a great Butler Tradition.

Brett Reardon senior, butler university

My biggest complaint is that it gets stuck in I am so thankful I live in UT this year so I my head. It’s much harder to conjugate verbs or don’t have to hear the incessant polka beats interdifferentiate functions when all you can think of rupting my homework and sleep. ‘hee haw hee haw, it’s Dominick the Donkey.’

Eric Buenger Katie Arnt junior, butler university junior, butler university

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Decorations brighten Butler holiday season

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Gift giving on a budget

Students spread spirit by decorating dorms, houses

by allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

Even for people with stable incomes, gift giving during the holidays can be a stressful time of dwindling bank accounts. For college students, it can be even more daunting.

The Butler Collegian is here to help. We’re offering our best advice for Butler students looking to get creative with gifts this holiday season.

Tip #1: Get crafty Make the gifts yourself.

Sophomore Sami Smith crochets hats, scarves and stuffed animals for her friends. Last year, Smith made nine hats for around $20 total.

“It’s more personal than buying gifts so it’s okay that you don’t spend as much money,” she said. “Making gifts really adds a personal touch and since it’s not as expensive you can give more people gifts.”

And if crocheting isn’t your thing, try hand making a personal card. Regardless of your card making abilities, anyone would enjoy a personalized holiday greeting.

Tip #2: Have a white elephant exchange One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

A white elephant exchange is similar to a traditional gift exchange, but every participant brings something unwanted from their home.

Junior Kristina Albarello is running one this holiday season.

“Anyone can do it because it literally costs nothing,” she said. “It’s fun to see all of the crazy things people come up with.”

Tip #3: Run a “Secret Santa” Put a spending limit on it.

A “Secret Santa” exchange is when each participant draws a name and focuses solely on getting gifts for the one person. Sophomore Erin Ellsworth was in a secret Santa exchange with her unit last year.

“It’s nice to receive one nicer or more useful gift as opposed to lots of little junky gifts from all your friends,” Ellsworth said. “It’s also a fun excuse for a party with friends.”

Tip #4: Forget about the gifts Make a memory instead.

Go ice skating. See “The Nutcracker.” Bake cookies. Sing Christmas carols. Go out in the snow (if there is any). Go out for hot chocolate downtown. Take a walk down Meridian before you leave for break and take a look at all the lights. You’ll remember the fun times more than a gift.

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25 year old tradition: The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon welcome back students from Thanksgiving break by playing “Dominick the Donkey.” The members also put up an array of lights to accompany the song. (Photo by Jill McCarter)

dition is unique only to the Gamma Psi chapter of TKE. “I really don’t know how exactly the tradition got started, why it got started, or why we chose Dominick—[I] just [know] that it has been passed down for about the last 25 years and is native only to our chapter from what I am aware of,” Sandrick said. “We’ve done it every year after Thanksgiving mainly because it has gotten a lot of good reception from campus and it shows the beginning of holiday season.”

Sandrick and Lutkewitte both said the house receives more complaints that the song is not being played loud or long enough throughout the day, as opposed to too much.

“This year, more than any other, I’ve noticed people complaining that it hasn’t been loud enough and we need to play it longer,” Sandrick said. “Its a tradition that we get to share with the rest of campus and has become a staple for the holiday season.”

Lutkewitte said, the campus perception of the song is not unlike the campus perception of TKE. “You either love it or you hate it,” he said.

“Either way it’s not easily ignored.”

by molly kordas

mkordas@butler.edu | staff writer

Butler University students put up decorations as they return from Thanksgiving break and look towards the winter break that soon awaits them. But Butler’s restrictions on exactly what can be used in decorating residential areas have prevented some students from “decking the halls.”

Many students who live in residence halls hoped to hang decorations, but their options are slightly limited. Restrictions against decorations in residence halls include: no stringed lights, no decorations on ceilings, no spray-snow and doors can only be 20 percent covered, according to Schwitzer Hall Staff Assistant Kelsey Druckman.

“The stringed lights are really the biggest thing they can’t have,” Druckman said.

These restrictions as very limiting in what is supposed to be a time to spread joy and cheer in the name of the holiday spirit. However, many of the decorations such as the lights are severe fire hazards and these restrictions exist in order to protect the safety of students living in the residence halls.

On the other hand, some of the Greek houses, particularly Delta Gamma and Tau Kappa Epsilon have gone out of their

way to create an atmosphere of holiday thrill with their decorations.

With the help of their house mom, Rose Shingledecker, the women of DG decorated their house using garland, lights and stockings. The look was made complete with an giant, and fully adorned Christmas tree that gives off that “real Christmas scent,” which so often is a staple of the holiday season.

The women planned a night to decorate the house while enjoying each others’ company and in getting into the holiday spirit.

“We had hot chocolate and cookies out and a bunch of girls helped put up decorations for a few hours,” sophomore DG Christine Fisher said. “We really get into the Christmas spirit.”

Although there are some restrictions on decorations to protect students, the lobbies of all residence halls and other buildings string lights and play songs to provide all of campus with the holiday spirit.

Students can consult RA’s or the student handbook to find safe ways to decorate.

“Decorating our room makes it feel a little more like home,” sophomore Sally Roeder said.

Professor doesn’t only teach music, he lives it by sarah holcombe

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Butler University professor James Briscoe helps the American Musicological Society find a spot to put on the midwest chapter’s annual event.

This year, Briscoe, music history teacher, helped Butler host the event, which had more than 2,300 people in attendance.

The event featured performances by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the Indianapolis Choir.

“The performances were much enjoyed,” Briscoe said.

He is also involved with more than just this annual event.

Being involved with music from a young age, Briscoe is a member of the midwest chapter of the American Musicological Society, which Briscoe calls his “silo.”

“In the past the AMS looked at manuscripts and first additions and second additions [to analyze music], but that day has passed and I’m glad for it,” Briscoe said. “I think we need to look at the context of music and music in society. I’m glad the AMS is taking that direction.”

Briscoe has also published books, served as a member of the College Music Society and worked with the American Musicological Society.

Briscoe has taught at Butler for 31 years. In that time, he has done much more than grade papers and administer tests.

According to the College Music Society’s website, music.org, Briscoe is the author of 11 articles in the “New Grove Dictionary of Music” and is also the editor of the recently published “Vitalizing Music History Teaching.”

Briscoe said he genuinely loves all sorts of music. He said he enjoys Classical for its obvious art form, but that he also loves Dixie Land Jazz and French music.

“I am particularly fascinated by French music of the 1800-1900s,” Briscoe said. “My particular specialty is Debussy, the French composer who worked around 1900.”

Briscoe said he has a book published through Yale University Press called “Debussy in Performance,” which is a series of essays discussing Debussy’s attitudes towards performing music.

According to music.org, the London Times praised the book “for its abundant documentation and sensitive readings.”

Briscoe also has a book titled “The Debussy Research Guide,” which he said is more scholarly.

Briscoe said he finds French music fascinating because of its rich culture.

As Americans, he said, we are fastpaced and obsessed with growth and expansion. French culture, Briscoe said, stabilizes that notion by providing calm, elegance and depth.

This extensive knowledge of music history granted Briscoe membership in the College Music Society when he was a graduate student. According to its website, the society, “promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction.”

Briscoe said he joined because of its “interdisciplinary nature,” meaning that it approaches music and its history from multiple perspectives, which Briscoe said he appreciates.

Although Briscoe finds himself involved in many things, he said there is no need to separate them.

Briscoe said instead he chooses to view them all as tools for a well-rounded existence because they foster continuous learning.

“If you’re not a good scholar, you’re not going to be a good teacher,” he said.

Above all else, Briscoe said he wants people to understand that there is always room for music in one’s life.

“Love it,” he said. “Listen all you can, and read what the composers have thought. Music energizes society.”

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: The U.S. should help diffuse tensions, but not attempt to take control with military force. | VOTE: 19-0

Tensions rise in North, South Korea With tensions rising in the Korean Peninsula, the United States needs to consider its commitment to the countries and help calm the tensions without the use of military force.

Since the March 26 attack on the South Korean ship Cheonan, the North Korean government has amped up its strong rhetoric against South Korea, even threatening the use of nuclear weapons. Recently, small arms fire and missile attacks opened up across the Demilitarized Zone, and diplomatic talks have been sporadic and futile.

The United States, a long-time ally of South Korea, has condemned the communist nation’s actions. The Obama administration has continued conducting military exercises in conjunction with Japan and South Korea as a demonstration of their commitment, also entreating The People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s lone ally, to denounce their belligerent actions.

The problem is, while there are many nations pooling their efforts to resolve this conflict, the tyrannical regime of Kim Jong Il has taken the world closer to nuclear war than it has been since the Cold War. The American government, who supported the Republic of Korea when the communist North separated, has counted South Korea as a staunch ally and vestige of democracy in an otherwise turbulent area.

With the possibility of war becoming more plausible with each attack from the North and the growing probability that the American military would be engaged in conflict, we must remain steadfast in our commitment to defend democra-

cy against tyranny and despotism. America must keep in mind the reasons why it became involved originally, and what that involvement would produce in the event of a war.

North Korea regularly brandishes its nuclear weapons for international aid. While they might not have the range to reach America, the North Korean military keeps South Korean and Japan in fear of annihilation. We cannot sit back and let an unchecked nation wield a weapon that could forever change our world.

North Korea is a prison country. For all the strong rhetoric Americans heard against the despotism of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Kim’s malevolence is a blight against human rights worldwide.

The dictatorship starves its own people, holding them hostage for U.N. relief. The country’s infrastructure is in shambles. The people are kept from leaving the country and the media is completely controlled by the government. The North Korean people are kept subservient by government ‘‘education’’ and prison camps, while they are told their “dear leader” Kim protects them from the encroaching western nations.

The North Korean government makes decisions in the interest of self-preservation. If they feel too threatened, or if political unrest rises during the transition from Kim to heir-apparent Kim Jong Un, they would act with no regard whatsoever to their own people.

And yet, somehow, we weigh the importance of liberating the people of North Korea against a desire not to be drawn into another conflict.

The United States is particularly susceptible to

war weariness. With the ability to see the actions of its military, even when appalling, the American people quickly turn against a war, and a ‘‘popular war,’’ as the military action in Afghanistan was once labeled, quickly becomes unpopular if it is either not quickly resolved or not a unanimous victory.

The American people have to understand that involvement in the Korean Peninsula would be neither quick nor easy, but would be a return to the commitment of rooting out evil and defending freedom. They would need to understand that involvement would be much more humanitarian than military-based. With an unstable government, like North Korea’s, the problem would not be so much to deal with an organized military as it would be to deal with millions of starving refugees fleeing a recently destabilized country.

The threat of war is nothing new to either Korea. Calls for military-led reunification from the North seem to come as often as the North Korean government wants more U.N. relief. Every time the world thinks war might break out after an unprecedented attack on South Korea, the North is punished with some sanction that does little, or at best, simply makes the lives of the Korean people more difficult.

The Obama administration has continued backing South Korea in their rhetoric against the North, but it might not suffice to talk a big game this time. While America cannot act as a lone cowboy against the world’s evils, it needs to consider its pledge to South Korea and offer limited military assistance if hostilities continue in the region.

Coping with new TSA security measures by lexie Smith

lhsmith@butler.edu | opinion editor

The recent, invasive search procedures made by the Transportation Security Administration in our nation’s airports have citizens outraged. The new body scanners and body cavity searches have even inspired some to show up to the airport in bikinis or strip down to their underwear.

Whereas many people are annoyed and uncomfortable with the new procedures, I find them a necessary and excellent way to help increase security in our airports. Americans should embrace these new security measures instead of balking at them.

In October 2010, the TSA announced that they would be implementing new pat-downs in airports along with the use of new body scanners that would show, in extreme detail, the features of a naked body to check if that person was attempting to smuggle any weapons onto a plane.

Since the announcement and implementation of these new security measures, there have been numerous adverse reactions from travelers who were so appalled and humiliated from these pat-downs that they cried at checkpoints.

While I agree with the idea of more thorough searches, I disagree with the fact that the TSA disguises these blatant cavity searches as pat-

Enhanced security: The TSA has implemented new security measures including body scanners along with cavity searches. Airline passengers are outraged with these new search techniques and some have stopped flying to avoid the process (Photo courtesy of MCT) downs.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a ‘‘pat-down’’ is a “search for items concealed about a person, made by patting the clothing.”

What the TSA is doing is far more invasive than a simple pat-down.

I think travelers would be far less upset and shocked at security check points if the TSA called the body searches for what they really are.

Signs and announcements of the impending cavity searches would be helpful as well. Americans are being taken by surprise when they are yanked out of line and groped to ensure that they have no hidden weapons. They are not aware of what

is about to take place and therefore react quite defensively. The bottom line is that people are scared when they have to be searched by someone they don’t know, regardless if the officer enacting the search is of the same sex. The least the TSA can do is help make passengers more comfortable with the impending events before they occur.

When going through these patdowns at airports, Americans need to keep in mind that the officers conducting the search feel just as uncomfortable as the passengers being searched, but it is their job.

The biggest difference the TSA can make is to make sure that passengers

know that these searches may or may not happen to them.

We need to be more understanding of these searches. After the 2001 terrorist attacks, the country would be appalled if we didn’t have a group of people working to make sure no one else could bring dangerous items onto our nation’s airplanes. The body scanners and invasive cavity searches may be extreme, but for right now they are the most effective option.

I’m not saying the system is flawless. It is a work in progress that requires immediate improvement. But it also requires patience and some level of understanding from passengers.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010

The aftermath of WikiLeaks

Assange uncovers hypocrisy, failures

BY BRIAN GROSS

bgross@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

The media portrayal of Julian Assange and his organization, WikiLeaks, has been less than flattering.

Senators have called him a terrorist. Others have said he was guilty of treason. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich stated, “he should be treated as an enemy combatant.”

There are questions about his patriotism, his “ulterior motives” and his tactics. But those who have written about him have a tendency to ignore our freedom of speech.

WikiLeaks offers a forum to communicate facts and deeds that government, business and private interests have made a career out of hiding.

There is legitimate concern about how the information was gathered. But any citizen who submits information labeled “secret” does so knowing they are in violation of the law. There are no “whistle-blowing” laws that protect stealing secret documents from the federal government.

There is also a concern that these leaks would compromise national security and put soldiers in more risk. No one wants that result, but the majority of the documents released on the Iraq War pertain to past mistakes, not future strategy.

The response by the federal government has been less than encouraging.

“This disclosure is not just an attack on America’s foreign policy interests. It is an attack on the international community.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a press conference on Nov. 29.

Clinton may have responded this way because the documents incriminate her for ordering American diplomats to act as spies against other diplomats and the President of the U.N., and members of the media have largely ignored this. Instead they have de-

monized Assange.

Spying by the order of the secretary of state will move diplomatic dialogue back to Cold War era-paranoia.

This is an apolitical problem.

The fact that these documents can be so easily obtained and distributed is a matter of national security. If WikiLeaks can do it, who says a complex central intelligence network like those of Russia or China have not already done this? We condemn the group that made us aware of the leak and say nothing of how stupid government officials were for saying incriminating things in a venue so easily breached.

There is no such thing as limited freedom of speech. We either have it or we do not.

By silencing one dissenter you forfeit your right to speak out when you feel there is a real problem.

If you think the government can be trusted to tell the truth in every situation, and only hide what is of “national importance,” you are demonstrating that you neither want to face the truth that America is fallible nor that you have any interest in helping return our government to a virtuous state.

The American government needs to either act more virtuously or hide their abuses better, but leaving themselves vulnerable in this digital age is no one’s fault but their own.

Until we stop being afraid of knowing what our government does and stop demonizing bastions of free speech, we can expect more of the same reckless hypocrisy from our elected officials.

The government must act with a fear that what they do could be exposed at any time.

When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is democracy.

Watching Assange flee his inevitable arrest, reminded me of something Voltaire said, “It is dangerous to be right when established men are wrong.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR King Family says “Thank You”

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to our family and friends who have stood beside us during this time of unspeakable grief.

No words could ever express our appreciation for the love and support you all have shown us after the passing of our son and brother, Cameron King.

It is only the generosity of such great people like you all that have helped bring us through this difficult time.

We want to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for your kind expressions of sympathy– whether it was the kind words you spoke to us, your thoughts, your prayers, your presence, food, beautiful floral arrangements, donations, monetary gifts, sharing memories and stories or your support you provided.

We will never be able to fully express how greatly we appreciated your efforts to help console our hearts.

To the Butler University community, including faculty, staff, students and Lambda Chi fraternity and brothers, we would like to express our appreciation for the care and concern that you have sustained with us during this most challenging time.

The memorabilia, letters of sympathy, lovely flowers, charitable gifts and memories you have shared have provided us great joy in knowing how much Cameron was genuinely valued at your university.

Cameron lived life to the fullest every day and would have been greatly honored to know how many people cared about him.

As we struggle to move forward with our lives, we are comforted by the love and prayers of those around us and we have all of you to thank.

If anyone has any stories they would like to share with our family about Cameron, we would certainly love for you to share these memories with us. Please continue to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers while we remain coping with such tremendous loss.

Sincerely yours, Rob, Missy, Eric and Lottie King

CRU posters offend; lack class

I find the new CRU Christmas posters to be extremely offensive and I sincerely doubt that they are reflecting what the club wishes to be seen as.

The new posters caught my eye with their flashy design, so I stopped to give

one a read. Most of the content is fine, but the final portion of whats printed alarmed me.

As a club within a university free from religious affiliation, CRU should feel free to actively meet and have activities, but printing on campus wide posters a message that clearly condemns any students of non-Christian beliefs is just unacceptable.

Wondering if I was the only one who was put-off by these posters, I asked a large number of my friends what they thought. Many of them, including those who identify as Christians, were uncomfortable with the message printed on the posters.

I’d like to stress that most of the poster is a simple message stating CRU’s religious beliefs, which is entirely acceptable, but ending the poster by telling me that I’m going to spend my life “trapped in my own brokenness” is not only really offensive but also pretty classless, if you ask me.

I totally support expressing your opinions on personal beliefs, but not when you start telling others what will happen to them if they don’t share the same beliefs as you.

Doug Johnson Sophomore

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Americans were better than others, and in the end they commit the same stupidities as everyone else.”

Other leaders made their feelings on the subject clear as well.

Perhaps the most upsetting came from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Chavez praised the website for its courage and said that the U.S. “is a failed state that throws overboard all ethical principles and respect for even its own allies.”

Chavez is a fierce critic of the U.S. and his country’s military doctrine has the U. S. listed as a potential enemy.

The entire Wi k i L e a k s “document dump” has only given him more ammunition in his crusade against the U.S. and he will continue his attacks.

This is why I feel that there needs to be serious consequences for the administrators of WikiLeaks and the website’s future should be in jeopardy. By releasing thousands of confidential documents, the integrity of the U.S. has been damaged.

High-level State Department officials have acknowledged the damages as well.

BY SAM HYER

shyer@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

R e c e n t l y, the powerful online website WikiLeaks successfully released thousands of diplomatic messages that were sent by the United States State Department about U.S. missions around the world.

Many people have begun to scrutinize the website’s founder, Julian Assange, for his actions and the website itself.

Personally, I feel as though the website’s actions were out of line and have caused certain damages in the political world.

While I will admit that the consequences of this recent leak of State Department documents has not been as deadly as many thought it would be, it has still damaged the United States’ reputation in the world community.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva did not hesitate to take this U.S. embarrassment as an opportunity to make a statement. In a recent radio interview, da Silva said, “It was thought that

The integrity of the United States has been damaged.

A spokesperson for the State Department recently said that these documents have had an effect and that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been spending much of her time phoning nations around the world to apologize.

This leak of documents should be viewed as a major step back for America in terms of diplomacy. While the State Department should be focusing its brainpower and resources to addressing issues like nuclear Iran, they are instead busy calling world leaders to apologize.

The WikiLeaks organization is not damging only to the U.S. either.

In the heat of a major war against the drug cartels, the Mexican government has an uphill battle. One of the documents released on WikiLeaks said the Mexican authorities had great unease about their battle against the cartels and that the government was losing ground.

Not only does this weaken the credibility of the Mexican government, it emboldens the murderous drug cartels. It empowers them even more by reaffirming the fact that they are winning and their strategies of undermining the government are working.

Not only does this damage the integrity of our country and other countries; it is downright embarrassing.

In defense of Facebook

BY JILL MCCARTER

jmccarte@butler.edu | news editor

I will be the first to admit it: I’m addicted.

Facebook has found a way to sneak into every single day of my life.

I update my statuses more than any one person should. I upload pictures like it’s my job and I love every cyber-filled second of it.

Whether it’s creeping on the many pictures of parties that I managed to miss, or finding out the relationship statuses of the people I didn’t care to talk to in high school, I have a constant urge to know.

Sure, it’s nosey and it’s creepy. But it’s also a way to keep myself informed about the world I live in, or the world I moved away from.

So what’s all this talk about how Facebook is eating away at society? Or that people are losing all social skills? Facebook, if anything, reminds me when I need to get out and talk to people.

Many people are taking the “Facebook challenge” to see how long they can go without logging in.

One friend of mine, sophomore Grace Shelton, recently deactivated her account.

“It feels so weird,” she said. “There are some things that are just difficult without Facebook. I saw a link that I wanted to tell someone about, and I just didn’t know what to do. I had to e-mail him. Who does that?”

In the world we live in today, where everyone is plugged in and connected, you can’t disengage that easily and transition periods can last for quite some time.

The benefits of social networking sites are often overlooked and minimized, much to my dismay.

Facebook is more than an outlet for gossip.

A recent article published on socialmediawatch.com said that while Facebook can be used as a time waster or a distraction from

homework, it doesn’t have to be if the user uses it wisely and responsibly, using it for its most advantageous purposes.

It tells me when there is a play happening that I want to attend. I don’t spend any time in Lilly Hall, so it’s not often that I see posters for these plays.

It tells me when there is an advocacy movement going on, like the “Wear Purple for Victims of Bullying” day. Facebook helped spread the word.

When I received my roommate pairings before my freshman year, I got on Facebook to see what my roommates like, do and talk about.

Police officers have used Facebook to track down suspects in crime and used it as evidence in cases ranging from theft to murder.

Two men who had stolen multiple credit cards and gone on spending sprees were recently arrested in Florida after officers used a tip from the department’s Facebook page.

Past that, many businesses have Facebook pages to help recruit potential consumers or even future employees.

An article published on oregonbusinessreport.com said that some employers were influenced to hire job candidates after showing creativity, knowledge and “class” on their profiles.

“Social networking is a great way to make connections with potential job opportunities and promote your personal brand across the Internet,” Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder, said.

While it is important for people to get off their computers and get out into the real world, there is absolutely nothing wrong with social networking.

Facebook has kept me informed, introduced me to new people and has made sure that I find a way to keep in touch with the people from back home.

That’s my confession. Facebook is my addiction and I’m not sure I want to get help for it just yet.

What do you want this holiday season?

BY: ERIN DRENNAN

“Mostly just some Dr. Dre beats and a new coat.”

WikiLeaks threatens safety, reputation

“I want a purple laptop cover. ”

Kelley Farrell freshman

“Texting for my phone.”

Mit Patel sophomore

“A Red Ryder BB gun.”

David Radick senior

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Reimagining a classic Butler thespians breathe life into Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night’ by brian wanbaugh

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

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hakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to direct, but, if creatively interpreted, they can be highly enjoyable.

Butler theater’s presentation of “Twelfth Night” was spot on.

The play, directed by Professor Elaina Artemiev, is a romantic comedy in which drama, festivity and life abound. Artemiev said those aspects, among others, attracted her to the play, according to the program.

The title of the play refers to the twelfth night of the Christmas season, the Eve of the Feast of Epiphany. In Shakespeare’s time this was a day of revelry and one where cross-dressing was not only accepted, but it was preferred.

The play begins with Viola, played by junior theater major Leslie Lank, ship-

wrecked on the shores of Illyria where she is promptly taken to the Duke’s court as a page. Here the cross-dressing is incorporated with Viola disguised as a boy named Cesario, which creates confusion and some funny situations later in the play.

Orsino, the Duke of Illyria is played by senior theater major Raphael Schwartzman. The duke is infatuated with Olivia, a rich countess

of Illyria, played by senior theater major Jacqueline Vouga. Orsino sends Cesario, who is in love with Orsino, to tell Olivia of the Duke’s love for her. Having recently lost both her brother and father, Olivia is distraught and reluctantly allows Cesario to enter her chambers.

However, Olivia falls in love with Cesario, which is awkward at times, but genuinely funny.

mischevious man: Junior Daniel Barnes filled the role of Sir Toby Belch, one of the conniving players in the comedy. (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

classic comedy: Junior Leslie Lank played the dual role of Viola/Cesario in “Twelfth Night.” The production incorporated extra modern elements and quirks that added new levels of dimension. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) Lank, playing the double role of Viola/Cesario, was particularly fun to watch.

She portrayed the woman in disguise extremely well, while bringing humor to the character by dropping hints about her true gender.

Meanwhile, a group of players, plan against Malvolio. They hatch a plot to convince Malvolio, played by senior theater and digital media productions major Peter Denz, that Olivia is in love with him by forging a letter saying she wishes to marry Malvolio.

Malvolio becomes extremely excited and does

what the letter says: to wear cross gartered yellow stockings and to constantly smile in the presence of Olivia, in the hopes that she will recognize his love for her and marry him.

Those around Malvolio convince Olivia that think he has gone insane and lock him up in a dark cellar.

This sub-plot is done exceedingly well, particularly

by Denz and senior theater major Chris Zieglar, who delivered their lines with a certain comedic effect that truly captured the characters.

The whole production of the play captured the festival

atmosphere with the decision to include modern elements into the play.

Throughout the production, Sir Andrew flies around the stage on a Razor scooter, and in another scene, when Sir Toby calls for drink and cakes, Sir Andrew responds by pulling out a box of Dunkin Donuts.

These frivolous elements were extremely enjoyable and added modern quirks to an already humorous play.

If you did not see “Twelfth Night” this past week, then you missed out on an enjoyable production of a Shakespeare classic.

Danny Boyle captures the unthinkable ‘127 Hours’ is gritty, real portrayal of life-or-death decision

by Daniel Domsic

ddomsic@butler.edu | a&e editor

surviving amputation: James Franco stars as adventurer Aron Ralston, who in a real life-or-death situation, cut off his own arm with a dull multi-tool blade. (Photo from MCT)

127 hours | film Review James Franco stars as Aron Ralston, an adventurer in peril in Danny Boyle’s new film, “127 Hours.” Boyle, of “Slumdog Millionaire” fame, has masterfully crafted an artsy film with an all-too real edge. The acting is fantastic, and overall, the film was a spectacular piece of cinema. Audiences should expect the experience to stick with them for days.

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There’s nothing like a good amputation scene.

Danny Boyle’s (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “28 Days Later”) new film, “127 Hours,” is the story of adventurer Aron Ralston and the perfect expedition gone wrong.

For those who don’t remember, Ralston was hiking alone in Utah when a boulder shifted, pinning him to a canyon wall. He eventually, of his own accord, broke the bones in his arm and then amputated it to rappel out of the canyon and walk to find help.

Ralston is played by James Franco, who goes solo for almost the entire movie with little interruption.

Most of the time the people that appear next to the star are passersby, namely two lost hikers (Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn).

As Ralston begins to fade in and out of total consciousness, he begins to hallucinate about his past and other aspects of his life. It is not clear to the viewer what his visions mean until the latter part of the film.

Franco does a great job playing Ralston. He shows a lot of dimension within the character. While critics may applaud Franco for his performance, which he deserves, Boyle deserves a lot more credit.

The world’s greatest actor could have been Ralston, and if the director was visionless, it still would have been garbage.

Boyle pulls it off.

The film comes packaged in a gleaming sheen. It’s a lot like a real-

ly bright candy wrapper, chalk full of vibrant colors. At the same time it can be dark, foreboding and stormy, but that’s to be expected—the movie is about a man who has to do the unthinkable to survive.

Speaking of the unthinkable, the amputation scene was done very well. I’m pretty squeamish when it comes to gore like that, so I was not looking forward to the up-close shots of the dismemberment.

However, Boyle made it seem realistic without making the audience throw up. It is best not to give away all of it, but imagine if Franco was playing the grown-up version of “Operation,” with real pain.

Everything about it is compelling, including the amputation, but the film really didn’t redefine my list of favorite movies this year.

“127 Hours” is an excellent film, but viewers only need to see it once.

The Best Of

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

Details: Huddles Frozen Yogurt 1356 E. 86th Street Distance from Butler: Approximately a 17-minute drive from Butler Specials: More than 20 flavors of frozen yogurt, ranging from ordinary chocolate to extraordinary cake batter Why We Love This Place: There’s just something about Huddles Frozen Yogurt that makes us want to sing. The drive all the way out to 86 Street is worth it for the sweet frozen treat, even in the frigid December weather. Nothing beats Huddles’ velvety frozen yogurt.

Whoever came up with the cake batter frozen yogurt concoction invented a devilishly delightful dessert.

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Piano Studio Recital ES 100: Class Recital Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall 4:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Ryan Draper, percussion 7:30 p.m.

Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall

10 Rejoice! 25th Anniversary Performance Clowes Memorial Hall 7:30 p.m.

Free; ticket required

11 Rejoice! 25th Anniversary Performance Clowes Memorial Hall 7:30 p.m.

Free; ticket required

12 Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah Tabernacle Presbyterian Church 12 p.m.

13 No events scheduled

14 Faculty Artist Series Fall 2010 Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Ford Salon 7:30 p.m.

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wednesday, December 8, 2010

Reflecting on life through art ‘Reflections: All About Sex’ opens at the Art Bank

by Megan Schipp

mschipp@butler.edu | a&e staff writer

Captured within the layers of mirrored images in store front windows, artist Slawek’s “Reflections: All About Sex” displays photographs far from the present day perception of sex. The pictures freeze the rooting of the term as it’s defined in different stages of life, telling a story about the growth from girl to woman.

“Let us look together from the point of view of a young girl as she progresses to womanhood,” Slawek said on his website. “Creatively defining the meaning of the word “sex” in a young woman’s life.”

Slawek’s exhibit begins with “All About Sex 1: Beauty” in which a young girl is caught adolescently sticking her tongue out at the camera. The works are numbered, but they are not followed in order.

Slawek illustrates the girl’s development as he captures the first tests of self-exploration, such as tobacco use, in photographs seven and eight. Soon, she’s buying her first dress, getting her first job and attending her first dance. The observer grows up with the female character.

“Angel in Blue” marks the end of adolescene when the girl enters, for some, life’s next phase: sex, drugs and rock ‘n’roll.

A feeling of unease takes over while the character begins to lose control in “Ecstasy.” With a mirrored image of what could be a brick apartment building in the photo, one may begin to understand the emotions behind the girl’s hidden eyes covered by disheveled blonde hair, given away only by the exhausted expression on her lips.

Toying with creativity, Slawek presents stages of sexual “obsession” and “desire,” as well as possible homosexual activity in his ongoing attempt to define “sex.”

The soap opera continues as the girl reveals her sensual curves while slowly undressing herself by a window in “Being Framed.” A white house built along the side of a road is reflected in the picture, giving viewers the feeling of witnessing the affair firsthand.

The girl-to-woman gap comes to an end when the character finds herself in “Her Style” and prepares for the next stage of her life in “Wife.”

Here the reflections dive deep into the woman’s mind. The photograph displays a well-dressed

mannequin standing in front of a seductive poster in a store window. Peering out into the street, the advertisement’s model proves money can buy love as her eyes lust after the BRINKS armored vehicle, stopped within the window’s view.

Slawek is known most for his passion to mix the new with the old, something that recently caused

a disagreement in a Zionsville art gallery. Gallery Board members removed the word “sex” from his exhibits.

“Men have given this great discovery a childish association with pornography,” Slawek said.

But the exhibit was far from that.

“I loved the exhibit’s story,” junior Tara Harworth said. “At first

glance you don’t always notice the hidden ‘sex’ aspects of the picture.

But once you look into the layers, you begin to understand the story behind it. Sexual references have been used in art for forever. I just saw it as part of the art.”

The exhibit is open Tuesday through Thursday this month at the Art Bank, 811 Mass. Avenue.

Seeing “reflections:” Art Bank, 811 Mass. Avenue, is the current home of Slawek’s “Reflections: All About Sex.” The exhibit opened at the gallery during First Friday, a monthly art event popular in the downtown neighborhood. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

‘Black Swan’ opens Oscar season with dark mystique

by Hayleigh Colombo

hcolombo@butler.edu | managing editor

No one knows how to direct a chilling masterpiece like Darren Aronofsky—his portfolio features movie favorites “The Wrestler” and “Requiem for a Dream”— but this time, he’s making a lot more money doing it.

Aronofsky’s most recent release, “Black Swan,” has brought in more than $1.3 million in its first three days in theaters. That’s about 20 times the amount “Requiem” brought in its first weekend and six times more than “The Wrestler.”

“Black Swan’s” success, despite its limited release, was no surprise—I had been counting down the days to its release since I saw the trailer in early November. But what did surprise me were the lengths to which the actors (Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel) went to put on a haunting, yet beautiful performance.

Unlike a standard production of “Swan Lake,” where it’s obvious whose role is the antagonist or the protagonist, Aronofsky’s rendition leaves it unclear.

The movie watchers must try to guess and re-guess who’s lost their mind, who’s taking advantage of the main character Nina (Portman) or if anyone really has a grasp on reality at all.

Even supposed protagonist Nina, who spends much of the movie as a dancing, perfection-obsessed waif, turns the corner at some point to become the almost-villain of the production.

The performances by Portman and Kunis are superb—but while Portman’s

is unsettling and fragile, Kunis plays her standard wild-child role. It fits so perfectly into Nina’s new reality that I couldn’t help but love Kunis’ portrayal of the dance company’s newest member and Nina’s frenemy.

While critics might say that they were left with less mind puzzles than a selfproclaimed “psychological thriller” promises, I’d argue that I was comforted by the closure at the end of Black Swan. This is true especially after the recent “Inception”-obsessed summer, where it seemed the new bar for a movie to be well-received was to leave loose ends at every possible plot turn and ending.

Black Swan did nothing of the sort. It took viewers along for the ride, as if they were almost part of Portman’s mental unwind, experiencing it with her, as she, bit by tantalizing bit, loses her grasp on reality. In doing so, she ends up fulfilling her childhood dream of being her dance company’s prima ballerina and satisfies the hard-to-please director, played by Cassel.

What Black Swan lacks in mental twists and turns, it makes up for in an all-star cast, stellar performances and an unmistakable, yet hard to watch, magnum opus that is undoubtedly making a few waves just in time for the 2011 Oscar season.

Portman spreads her wings: Natalie Portman, pictured above, plays a ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s new thriller. (Photo from MCT)

Black Swan | Film Review Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star in this pyschological thriller, directed by acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky. Portman and Kunis portray ‘frenemy’ ballerinas while Portman’s character undergoes curious changes, mentally and physically. This is an excellent film and is highly recommended for this Oscar season.

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West’s masterpiece : Kanye West’s new album uses familiar hip-hop elements but his matured style of production, such as adding beautiful string melodies, creates an album worth hearing. (Photo from MCT)

Kanye West’s brilliant ‘Twisted Fantasy’

by Brian Wanbaugh

bwanbaug@butler.edu | asst a&e editor

When it comes to Kanye West, you have to separate the person from the artist. The person may be a “jackass” as President Obama said, but the artist is a borderline genius.

“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” released two weeks ago, is West’s fifth studio album and his best yet. He has come a long way since his famous interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and this album proves it.

The album begins with Nicki Minaj reworking the poetic intro to Roald Dahl’s “Cinderella,” which provides for an excellent begining to the opening track, “Dark Fantasy.”

“Twisted fiction, sick addiction. Well gather around children, zip it, listen,” Minaj says, drawing all attention to a chorus then into the beats. This is where the album officially begins.

The next song, titled “Gorgeous,” is another one of West’s typical heavy beats with special guests Kid Cudi and Raekwon, but West adds a string melody behind the heavy guitar and bass beat that shows a sophistication in his producing talents that has definitely matured since previous albums.

Typical West albums include many samples from old soul songs or even old rock songs and this album is no different. But the difference with West’s samples compared to other hip-hop artists samples, even his previous albums, are his natural talent for adding the beats and lyrics to perfectly supplement the sample.

In “Power,” the sample is “21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson. In “Blame Game,” its Aphex Twin’s beautiful piano piece titled “Avril 14th.” “Blame Game” shows West’s genius by adding a simple bass beat with another piece of a string melody

that perfectly supplements his lyrics and the piano.

Upon listening to this track, you realize how West has created beats and melodies that simply aren’t rap or hip-hop. If you had to put a label on it you could maybe call it progressive hip-hop, similar to progressive rock that was heavily influenced by classical music.

Another example of this new style of beats is his song “Runaway.” This track employs a soft back beat supplemented by piano that is one note at a time. It is simple, but when combined with the string melody West throws on at the end, the track seems so complex.

“Baby I got a plan. Runaway as fast as you can,” West says, including the escapism in his lyrics that he carried out in real life by traveling to Hawaii to record this album.

This album is not just heavy on the strings like “Runaway” or “Blame Game,” but includes songs like the tour de force “Monster,” which represents typical hip-hop songs and includes established artists like Jay-Z, Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj.

“Devil in a New Dress” sounds like it should be on his 2004 album, “Late Registration,” with its soulful beat and funky bass line. This is classic West, which makes me think he threw this on just to show everyone he hasn’t changed too much.

His ego peaks its head out on these tracks, with lyrics that are borderline misogynistic and deal with sex and wealth, like his lyrics of old. But those tracks with the matured production style with the added strings showed how West is, at times, insecure and almost paranoid with the way he is seen in the public eye.

He should never be insecure about his talents, though. West is by far one of the most talented producers and rappers in hip-hop today and showed us all by giving us a glimpse of his beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Album Review West’s fifth studio album is his best yet. He delivers a beautiful album that transcends the defintion of hip-hop. His addition of brilliant string melodies behind catchy beats on tracks shows his artisitc genius that is rivaled by few in music today. With some better lyrics this album would have been perfect.

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wednesday, december 8, 2010

sports the butler collegian

Basketball fails to avenge championship loss Bulldogs start strong, fall short late by arika herron

acherron@butler.edu | editor-in-chief

It wasn’t quite the sweet revenge that the Butler men’s basketball team was looking for in what was a rematch of last year’s national title game against Duke.

The Bulldogs (4-3) fell to the No. 1 Blue Devils (8-0), 82-70, Saturday in the headlining game of the Carquest Auto Parts Classic at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Though the game was billed as a rematch, these weren’t the same teams that played last April. Fresh faces on both rosters, including Duke freshman Kyrie Irving, who put up 21 points for the Blue Devils, meant a fresh game plan too.

“We wanted to make clear from the get-go that it was a different team,” Butler head coach Brad Stevens said.

“They’re playing differently.

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Keep Track of Bulldog Basketball during the Break

Men’s Basketball Thursday — 9 p.m. at Xavier Saturday — 7 p.m. vs. Mississippi Valley State Dec. 18 — 2 p.m. vs. Stanford Dec. 22 — 11 p.m. vs. Utah (in Hawaii) Dec. 23 and 25 TBA (in Hawaii) Jan. 1 — 2 p.m. vs. Valparaiso Jan. 3 — 8 p.m. at Milwaukee Jan. 7 — 7 p.m. vs. Cleveland State Jan. 9 — 2 p.m. vs. Youngstown State Jan. 14 — 7 p.m. at Detroit

Women’s Basketball Sunday — 1 p.m. at Ball State Dec. 19 — 1 p.m. at Coastal Carolina Dec. 21 — 7 p.m. at South Carolina Dec. 29 — 7 p.m. vs. Bowling Green Jan. 2 — 2 p.m. vs. Valparaiso Jan. 6 — 7 p.m. at Wright State Jan. 8 — 2 p.m. at Detroit Jan. 13 — 7 p.m. vs. Cleveland State Jan. 15 — 2 p.m. vs. Youngstown State

They’re better in a lot of areas, so it really changed the way we tried to prepare for them.”

It seemed to work at first.

Butler surprised the Blue Devils early and was first on the board after an opening 3-point shot by senior Matt Howard. A free throw from freshman Khyle Marshall put the Bulldogs up, 10-5, five minutes into the game.

“We felt like we had a system that was going to be different defensively than what Duke had seen so far this year,” Howard said. “For the most part it was and I think it gave them problems.”

The first half remained close throughout, and neither team was able to get a foothold. Butler’s five-point lead was the largest of a half that had six lead changes.

With six seconds on the clock, senior Zach Hahn hit a 3-pointer to give Butler the lead, but Blue Devil senior guard Nolan Smith responded after a quick timeout when he dunked the ball and tied the game at 33 going into the break.

“They were missing some shots and we were able to take advantage of that, but maybe not enough,” Howard said. “We should have been able to go into the half with a lead. Maybe that play at the end gave them a little momentum.”

The battle for the lead continued through the first seven minutes of the second half with five more lead changes. Again, neither team could pull ahead by more than a basket until the Bulldogs’ foul trouble began to catch up with them.

In the eighth minute, a Hahn foul put the ball in the hands of Duke senior Kyle

leading the way: Senior guard Shawn Vanzant drives past Duke’s Nolan Smith and into the lane Saturday.

Vanzant led the Bulldogs’ efforts to avenge their loss by leading them with 14 points. (Photo by Rachel Senn) Singler. Foul trouble held Singler to just 13 points, but he started the run that gave Duke a 10-point lead.

“We knew they were going to make runs,” Howard said. “But they made more extended runs than we did and that may have been the difference in the game.”

Senior guard Shawn Vanzant answered with a run of his own, scoring 10 of his 14 points in the next minute. His efforts pulled Butler within three, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the offensive efforts of Irving and

Smith, who combined for 45 Duke points.

“Foul trouble played a role for us and we had a unique mix of lineups in there, but at the end of the day their players made plays when it mattered the most,” Stevens said.

Through the course of the game Butler committed 24 fouls. Howard and Hahn fouled out while junior guard Ronald Nored finished with four.

The Bulldogs also missed junior guard Shelvin Mack who played only 21 minutes

before leg cramps limited him.

Combined with 50 percent free throw shooting and 15 turnovers, the obstacles were too great for the Bulldogs to overcome.

“There were a couple of turnovers that led to easy baskets and got them going,” Vanzant said. “When you’re playing against a team like that, you can’t turn the ball over.”

The Bulldogs will play their fifth road game of the season at Xavier’s Cintas Center tomorrow at 9 p.m.

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Brotzman’s kicks expose greed in athletics by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

M e e t K y l e Brotzman, B o i s e State’s senior placekicker and punter.

The former walk-on is the NCAA’s active career scoring leader. Many would have remembered him as the player who faked a punt and threw a 30-yard, momentumshifting pass that led the Broncos to a Fiesta Bowl victory last season.

After Nov. 26, Brotzman will be remembered for what may have been the two most costly missed field goals in college football history.

Through this moment, and the consequences of it, we’ve been able to see that money plays too large of a role in collegiate athletics.

Brotzman trotted out to try a game-winning, 26-yard field goal amidst the hounding and heckling of thousands of Nevada fans.

Coupled with the frigid temperatures, it was a high-pressure kick that had then-No. 4 Boise State’s undefeated season and hopes of a Rose Bowl berth weighing down on his right foot.

The pressure proved too much for the fouryear starter, and with one second remaining in regulation, his would-be game winner sailed just outside the right upright.

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Women’s basketball unable to clinch win at Evansville by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

After winning two of their last three games, the Butler women’s basketball team dropped a close one on the road to Evansville last night, 51-49.

Butler (4-4) won the battle on the boards, 42-29, with senior guard Chloe Hamilton recording 10 rebounds and tying her season-high.

Butler head coach Beth Couture called the game her team’s best rebounding performance of the season.

However, the Bulldogs’ efforts weren’t enough to offset their offensive woes.

Butler, which had been averaging nearly 70 points per game this season, was held to 49 points on 20-of-59 shooting from the field.

Furthermore, the Bulldogs shot 45.5 percent from the free throw line as opposed to the Purple Aces’ 81.8 percent.

Senior Brittany Bowen, who tallied 30 points in a win over Indiana State on Saturday (Dec. 4), was limited to just six versus the Purple Aces.

“As a team, we just couldn’t score,” Couture said. “We missed probably 10 to 15 in the paint that we usually make.

“Brittany Bowen still got to the hole, but the shots just weren’t falling for her.”

Evansville (5-3) made it a point to put pressure on Butler’s backcourt.

With senior starting point guard Terra Burns out due to injury, the Bulldogs were forced to rely on other options at the guard positions.

“Evansville put enough pressure on our guards to keep us from seeing all of our options,” Couture said. “I’m not sure we did a good job as a team to relieve that.”

Despite struggling on the offensive end, Cou-

ture’s squad kept the game close by playing solid defense.

Butler was able to hold Evansville well under their 64.2 points per game average and forced 15 turnovers.

Evansville never led by more than five in the second half and the Bulldogs had more than a few opportunities to take the lead late in the game.

With only 20 seconds of play remaining, Evansville junior guard Staci Gillum split a pair of free throws to give the Purple Aces a 51-49 lead.

On the ensuing possession, the Bulldogs looked to Bowen, their go-to scorer.

Evansville sophomore guard Taylor Ware managed to block Bowen’s attempt.

However, Butler freshman center Sarah Hamm grabbed the rebound for the Bulldogs and put up one final shot.

Hamm’s attempt was off the mark and Evansville secured the rebound along with their fifth victory of the season.

The Bulldogs will look to get back on track Sunday when they travel to Muncie, Ind., to take on in-state rival Ball State (4-3).

Butler defeated Ball State last season in Hinkle Fieldhouse, 82-67, one season after Ball State defeated then-No. 5 seed Tennessee to advance to the NCAA tournament’s second round.

Couture said she knows that her team must improve offensively to beat the Cardinals, who are averaging 61.1 points per game this season.

Hamilton said she is confident that she and her teammates will do just that.

“We know we can play defense and we know we can rebound,” Hamilton said. “We just have to be able to put the ball in the hole, and we are going to do that versus Ball State.”

doing her part: Senior guard Alyssa Pittman’s teamleading 12 points had little support. (Photo by Erin Drennan)

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Dayton demolishes Butler volleyball

Flyers eliminate Bulldogs in first round of tournament

by Colin likas

clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

Butler volleyball’s dream season ended in a flash last Friday in Dayton, Ohio.

The Bulldogs (21-10, 14-3 HL) could never maintain momentum against the Flyers and fell in straight sets 25-17, 25-23, 25-11. The win allowed Dayton (28-3) to move on in the NCAA tournament and face Ohio State for a shot at advancing to the Sweet 16.

The trip to Dayton marked the second NCAA tournament appearance for the Bulldogs’ volleyball team.

The loss abruptly ended one of the best seasons in Butler volleyball history.

“It wasn’t our best [match],” head coach Sharon Clark said. “It still doesn’t make me any less proud of the team.”

Senior Jessie Wolfe led the Butler attack with 11 kills and junior Maureen Bamiro added five.

Sophomore Gina Vera

closed out a strong season with 23 assists, while Katie Daprille had 17 digs for the Bulldogs.

Redshirt senior Lindsay Fletemier had 14 kills for the Flyers, while fellow senior Amanda Cowdrey finished close behind with 11 kills.

Redshirt senior Jessica Yanz posted 36 assists and two service aces.

The Bulldogs struggled out of the gate, falling behind by as many as 11 points in the opening set.

With the score sitting at 21-11, Butler began mounting a late comeback, getting as close as 23-16. It wasn’t enough to take down the Atlantic 10 champions, as Dayton was victorious by a 25-17 margin.

“Dayton is a tough team,” freshman Claire Randich said. “They have some weapons we’ve never seen before.

“We tried to stop them, but they were just the better team.”

The Bulldogs struggled

with their serving in the first set, committing three service errors. The Flyers, on the other hand, had two service aces, each of which fueled an energetic home crowd.

“The crowd affected us a little, but it didn’t control us,” Randich said. “We stayed calm throughout the match and didn’t let being down get at us.”

The second set started off on the same note for Butler.

Dayton took the first four points of the set and eventually led by a score of 8-3.

The Flyers led by six points at eight different times in the set.

Facing a 20-15 deficit, Butler took the next two points off a timeout to make the set close. The Bulldogs then took five consecutive points with the Flyers looking for their set point, bringing the score to 24-23. However, Dayton was able to close out the set, 25-23, and head into the locker room up two sets to none.

“The team came in con-

fident and stayed strong,” Bamiro said. “The third game was shaky, but we weren’t going down without a fight.”

The third set was rough for Butler, as the Bulldogs again put themselves in a hole early. Dayton scored 12 of the first 14, points in the set.

Dayton closed out the set and match without much issue, taking the final set by a score of 25-11.

Despite the loss, the Bulldogs collected a conference championship and will be returning eight letter winners next season after one of the most successful seasons in Butler history.

“We’ve had a lot of accomplishments that other teams can’t say they’ve had,” Bamiro said. “We want to come back stronger next year and win the [conference] championship again.”

Clark also had a positive outlook on the team’s season and is looking forward to the 2011 campaign.

bumped out: Senior Katie Daprille looks to set up her teammates with a bump. Dayton eliminated Butler in straight sets. (Photo by Rachel Senn) “The seniors have done Dayton] at one point, so this a good job of getting us to was a good experience for where we were in 2004,” them.

Clark said. “We had four “This is a good platform freshmen out there [against for next year.”

Men’s soccer coach prospers at Butler

by Mike Kenna contributing writer

Head coach Kelly Findley put Butler men’s soccer on the map.

Findley has taken the once-struggling men’s soccer program and transformed it into a national title contender.

Since being hired in December 2005, Findley has led the Bulldogs to four winning seasons.

This year, Findley led the team to its first undefeated season, which he attributes to the tight family environment that the team has developed.

Findley said he has been involved with soccer his entire life.

Born just outside Houston in League City, Texas, Findley played for the Claire Creek High School varsity team. At the same time, he played with the Houston Nationals club team before leaving to play for Judson University in Elgin, Ill. Findley was a three-time NAIA All-American, a three-time NCCAA All-American and a two-time NSCAA All-American as a midfielder for Judson. He finished his

Kelly Findley collegiate career by helping Judson to its first-ever NCCAA national tournament championship in 1991.

“Every moment was great,” Findley said. “Playing with my friends and enjoying myself were the greatest parts of being an athlete.

“Being an All-American was a great achievement, but I was happy just to be around the people I loved.”

After graduating, Findley signed a professional contract with the Charlotte Eagles, with whom he won two division championships and posted a national runner-up finish.

Playing professionally was something Findley had wanted to do since he was a child.

“That was a huge moment for me,” Findley said. “Since I was 6 or 7 years old, I had always wanted to play professionally and the Eagles gave me that opportunity.”

Findley’s enthusiasm and appreciation for soccer kept him with the sport after playing professionally for six years.

The Eagles hired him as an assistant and three seasons later, he was promoted to associate head coach.

Butler hired him as a head coach two years later.

“The opportunity to become a head coach and build a program at Butler was too good to pass up,” Findley said. “I had a great experience at Charlotte and I was ready to move on to a new challenge.”

Since Findley’s arrival, Butler

Twin tandem fuels women’s soccer success by lance rinker lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The 2010 campaign was a historic one for the Butler women’s soccer program.

After winning just three of its first 12 games, the Bulldogs finished the remainder of the season 6-2, and claimed the school’s first regular season conference title since 1996.

Butler head coach Tari St. John earned Horizon League Coach of the Year for it, but she didn’t do it alone.

Among a youthful starting lineup, which included on average seven freshmen, were the first two sets of twins in program history: Mary and Molly Allen and Jackie and Nikki Hafele.

The Allens, identical twins from Cincinnati were three-year letter-winners at St. Ursuline Academy.

Similarly, the Hafeles were standouts at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Ky., where they led Sacred Heart to three state championships.

When St. John began recruiting the four girls, she curbed her expectations.

“I didn’t think that we would land all four,” St. John said. “I joked with my staff that it was very economical recruiting.”

Luckily for St. John and her staff, both sets of twins were drawn to Butler.

“For me, I liked the campus and the small class sizes,” Nikki said. “You get a lot of attention.”

As fate would have it, each twin decided to share a room with her sister.

Not only that, but the Allens and Hafeles were assigned to be next-door neighbors. That close proximity on and off the field, paired with being able to relate to one another, allowed the twins to develop a special friendship.

“Sometimes, we all four walk around campus together,” Jackie said. “People are just like, ’Whoa, what’s going on?’”

Despite their many similarities, St. John has noticed some differences when the girls are on the field. “[Jackie] is wise beyond her years and provides a certain steadiness for our team,” St. John said. “Nikki, on the other hand, is more of a free spirit.

“She is very expressive while playing, which is funny because she is very low key and quiet off the field.”

As freshmen, the twins made a drastic impact for the Bulldogs.

Jackie was named Hori-

zon League Newcomer of the Year and Nikki joined her on the All-Newcomer team.

With help from the Allens and Hafeles, Butler was within a single game of clinching a berth in the NCAA tournament.

St. John’s squad is primed and ready for another strong season in 2011 and she recognized the tight-knit bond that the twins have helped the team achieve.

“Having that faction of our team that is related has provided a family-like community for our team,” St. John said.

St. John had never before coached a set of twins prior to this year.

Now, she is coaching two, and the pairs of twins are helping to write an exciting new chapter for Butler women’s soccer.

On the field, the Allens and Hafeles are more than just merely the stereotypical twins, but their background and connections to each other have brought something more to Butler.

“It’s not their identity to be twins,” St. John said.

“But, at the same time, I think there are a lot of good things that come from having a twin sister around to pick you up.”

soccer has made a great amount of progress.

Findley currently has the highest winning percentage of any Butler men’s soccer coach in team history, although he gives all credit to his players, who he takes a lot of interest in during practice.

Findley is commonly seen taking players aside to critique and encourage their play. His respectful coaching style eases players into a comfortable mood so they can express themselves on the pitch.

“The players have gained a lot of confidence,” Findley said. “They’ve been growing and gaining experience by taking things one practice and game at a time and not getting ahead of themselves.”

Butler assistant coach and recruiting coordinator David Costa said Butler’s recent success has much to do with Findley’s passion for the game.

“To him, it’s more than just soccer or winning,” Costa said. “He tries to get the best out of everyone, not just the players but the staff, as well.”

Sophomore goalkeeper Jon Dawson said Findley’s effort to improve the people around him makes it clear that this is more than just a game to him.

“He explains things to the players so they understand exactly what they need to do,” Dawson said.

“His dedication to every aspect of practice pushes his players to want to play for him.”

Senior Dustin Mares described Findley’s coaching style as familyoriented.

“This season’s success was bound to happen because of what he does for us,” Mares said. “He puts his players in a position to thrive and succeed, and he’s guided us all in a positive direction.”

Findley and his squad have begun working toward next fall already and Findley says that he plans to be here and keep winning. “[Butler] is a place where the players enjoy playing with each other and want to succeed with one another,” Costa said. “Coach Findley has built this mentality, and we have a lot to thank him for now.”

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overtime: missed field goals prove that money does the talking at some universities continued from page 9 game winner sailed just outside the right upright.

Brotzman had a second attempt to move the Broncos ahead in overtime, but he overcompensated and booted the 29-yard field goal wide left, opening the door for a 34-31 Nevada victory.

Suddenly, Brotzman’s world was turned upside down. What had been a dream season for the Broncos came crashing down. No longer would Boise State be considered for a spot in the national championship­—or even the Rose Bowl.

Instead, the Broncos are now slated to play against Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22.

Annually, the Rose Bowl pays $18 million per team, while the Las Vegas Bowl pays $1 million.

After that money is split between five other conferences who were not promised bids in the Bowl Championship Series, Boise State

expects to make between $3 and 5 million less than it would have if Brotzman’s kicks had been true.

The Western Athletic Conference is hurting even more. Boise State’s conference would have received around $16 million in bowl-game payouts had the Broncos gone undefeated and clinched a spot in a BCS bowl.

These staggering figures verify an inconvenient truth that many purists of collegiate athletics choose to sweep under the rug.

An old adage goes, “Money makes the world go round,” and money is the common driving force behind nearly all decisions regarding college sports, particularly men’s basketball and football.

Don’t believe me? See for yourself.

Just this past spring, our Butler Bulldogs’ men’s basketball team enjoyed an improbable run and near-storybook ending by finish-

heading east: Texas Christian University is one of several schools changing conferences after this season, primarily fueled by a chance to earn more money. (Photo from MCT)

ing as the national runner-up to the Duke Blue Devils.

Amid their success on the court, many NCAA officials were deliberating whether to shake up the NCAA tournament, one of the most successful and tradition-rich postseason tournaments in all of sports. The proposal was to move from a 65-team field to a 96-team field.

Why would the NCAA propose to make such a drastic change to a tournament that hadn’t seen major expansion since 1985? Dan Dakich, host of an Indianapolis sports radio show and former collegiate basketball coach was willing to guess.

“It is 100 percent about money,” Dakich said. “The NCAA Tournament is one of the biggest money makers there is in college sports.”

Lately, it is commonplace for collegiate officials and administrators to make dollars a priority over textbooks.

Last week, Texas Christian University announced its plans to change athletic conferences, moving from the Mountain West Conference to the Big East. That isn’t a typo. A team from Texas will be competing in the Big East.

What would fuel a move that would put TCU approximately 1,200 miles away from the other Big East schools? The chance to move to a BCS automatic qualifying conference was too much to pass up for the Horned Frogs.

Each of the five BCS bowls, including the national championship, pays out nearly $88 million to its participants. The non-BCS bowls, all 27 of them, collectively pay out around $70 million.

Conference realignment has become an appealing option for some universities and the trend is running rampant nationwide.

Consider the following: TCU is headed to the Big East; Nebraska will join the Big Ten and its national television market next season;

hard times: Boise State senior kicker Kyle Brotzman’s two missed field goals against Nevada will cost the school $3 to 5 million in bowl game payouts. (Photo from MCT) Colorado and Utah have accepted invitations to join the Pacific-10; Brotzman’s Boise State Broncos will move to the Mountain West Conference’s greener pastures.

Altering postseason tournaments and bolting to another conference merely for fiscal reasons is a contradiction of the mission of collegiate athletics. Universities are there to provide solid educations for their athletes while instilling principles and viewpoints that prepare them for life after college—the real world.

Considering that less than one percent of all college athletes go

on to play at a professional level, institutions should be weighing other factors besides revenue when making decisions regarding sports.

Not all schools look solely at how much money they’re making off of various ventures. There are universities that find it important to preserve the original ideals of college athletics, place an emphasis on academics and care about athletes and their futures.

Sadly though, the aforementioned “some” are a minority and in collegiate athletics, in which money talks.

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