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THE BUTLER

COLLEGIAN

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER

9 2009

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Indianapolis, Indiana

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Vol. 124 Issue 13

BUTLER FOOTBALL 2009 Gridiron Classic Champions

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

TROPHY HOIST: The Butler football team beat visiting Central Connecticut State University in the 2009 Gridiron Classic 28-23 Saturday. The win gave Butler (11-1) its school record 11th win of the season. The game was the Bulldogs’ first playoff appearance since moving up to Divison 1 FCS. Butler was also champion of the Pioneer Football League. For the complete story, see page 9.

500 H1N1 vaccines distributed on campus New communication college proposed to commence next fall Grace Wallace gwallace@butler.edu

H1N1: It’s real. It’s here. And it’s happening. But there are ways to protect yourself against it.

Last Thursday and Friday, the Butler University Health Center and Healthy Horizons teamed up to administer free H1N1 vaccinations on campus. There were 500 vaccines, all brought in from the Marion County Health Department, and it was free to students and faculty.

Director of the Student Health Clinic Carrie Maffeo said she was very happy with the way the day went and deemed the overall results as “fantastic.”

By about 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, the university had already administered 300 vaccinations between two station sites—in the heath clinic and the Pharmacy Building basement.

Maffeo said most students received the vaccination and headed back to class without any difficulties.

Unlike the chaotic lines and crowded recovery rooms that most students were expecting, the process was smooth, easy and efficient.

She credited the day’s effectiveness to the well-trained and experienced vaccine administra-

tors, many of whom were Butler faculty.

Students also seemed very pleased with the quickness and simplicity of the entire vaccination process. Freshmen Arielle Arzu and Taylor Meador both received the shot and were cleared to leave within a 30minute time frame.

Arzu said she got the vaccination because it was on campus, free and seemed like a good idea since she has been sick several times this year. She described the process as “not painful, and something you just have to do.”

Meador, on the other hand, babysits, and the parents she works for were insistent she get the vaccination. She said she read about the opportunity to get the free ones on campus in the Butler Connection and Collegian photo by Rachel Senn decided that this was the easiest VACCINATED: 500 H1N1 vaccines were distributed last week route to go about doing so. to Butler students and faculty who are hoping to ward off the flu.

Sophomore athlete Kaley May heard about the vaccinations from her coach, who sug- nice,” May said. there is an expected peak of gested that the team receive the Bruce Clayton, professor H1N1 cases within late January shot as a precaution. May, within the College of Pharmacy or early February of 2010. They deciding that it was better to get and Health Sciences, was part said that by having the vaccine the shot than to risk the chance of the university faculty help- available now, students will be of getting sick, headed over ing to administer the vaccine able to build up their resistance after class and didn’t have to Thursday afternoon. He stressed over the winter break, and there wait in any lines at all. She said the importance of the vaccine would be a decreased chance of the shot wasn’t bad, other than now in order to lessen chances transmission when returning to a little soreness, and the setting of an outbreak when students campus. was very comfortable. return after winter break.

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Never Say Good Bye

2009 A&E Highlights

Find out why outgoing editorin-chief Alyson Ahrns will forever be a Collegianite.

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Hayleigh Colombo & Jennifer Pignolet hcolombo@butler.edu; jpignole@butler.edu By next fall, Butler University might have a sixth college: a college of communication.

A committee composed of seven faculty members from the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and the departments of media arts and communication studies is working on a proposal to merge the three departments.

Currently, media arts acts as the broadcast side of journalism and is part of the Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA). Journalism and communication studies are in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). All three are housed in the Fairbanks Center.

While the exact logistics of the proposed convergence are not yet determined, the foundation has been in the works for months.

Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Jamie Comstock organized several weekend workshops early this school year to gather faculty from all three departments to brainstorm on the topic of convergence.

Comstock spoke to the Faculty Senate last week about the proposal and will make a presentation to the Student Government Association today. She said the plan is for the proposal to be finalized around the time students return from winter break.

Comstock, who has a doctorate in communications, said the move comes in the wake of each department’s five-year review. The external review team examined each department and found a lack of consistency across the three departments.

“The organizational boundaries between the two departments made sense in the era of legacy media,” the reviewers said in the See COLLEGE Page 4

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New editor-in-chief brings D.C. experience Alyson Ahrns aahrns@butler.edu Some people discover the thing they are most passionate about early in life. Singers say they knew they wanted to sing the first time they picked up a microphone. Athletes recall knowing they wanted to play when they first picked up a ball.

Senior Paige Chapman, The Butler Collegian’s next editor-in-chief, recognized her love for writing when she first put pen to paper at seven years old.

“I was the only kid who was writing constantly in my class while all the other kids hated it,” she said. “It was natural—an immediate connection.”

Her connection with journalism required a little outside help to discover. During her freshman year of high school, Chapman was required to take a journalism class in order to work at the school’s newspaper and yearbook. To her surprise, the class gave Chapman a course requirement and a future career.

“Journalism went from a practical way to make a living to a passion,” she said.

When Chapman, a journalism major and English literature minor, arrived at Butler University in the fall of 2006, she began to study journalism more seriously and learned how journalists work as public servants through reporting.

“A lot of people consider journalism to be the news, but it’s so much deeper than that,” Chapman said. “It’s a public service that helps inform people about an issue and give a perspective people don’t seek out.”

She also realized the exact source of her passion

for the craft of journalism.

“I love taking different pieces of a puzzle and putting them together to help people make their own decisions,” she said. “It’s rewarding to put information out there and see people’s response to it.”

She started doing just that in the Butler commu-

nity as an assistant news editor and head copy editor for The Collegian during her sophomore year and news editor her junior year. This semester, Chapman spent her time learning and growing as a journalist as a research intern at “National Geographic” magazine in Washington D.C. She

Collegian photo courtesy of Paige Chapman

THE CHIEF: Senior Paige Chapman is the next editor-in-chief for The Butler Collegian.

Chapman, who interned for “National Geographic’” magazine this fall, will begin in January.

plans to bring the lessons she learned in the nation’s capitol back to Butler.

“Everyone there is extremely conscious of what’s going on around the world rather than just their everyday lives,” she said. “It’s helped me be aware of issues around me that are bigger than myself.”

Her time working around professionals at an international magazine has shown her how to manage a large number of people at a publication.

“You see what is working and what is not at a publication that works on a big scale,” she said. “I see how I can bring that to The Collegian.”

But it’s not all about the print side of things. Her time at “National Geographic,” along with past internships in her hometown of Fort Wayne, Ind., have taught Chapman how to manage a Web site and given her ideas of how to market a news Web site specifically.

“On the Web, you need to find information that didn’t fit in print and that you can’t get anywhere else,” she said. “The Internet is great because it allows more room for a lot more coverage.”

This is exactly what Chapman plans to offer through more video and pictures on “The Butler Collegian Online,” as well as exclusive, onlineonly content. Through these additional features, Chapman said she hopes the Butler community will rely on The Collegian’s online component for information as much as they do the print edition.

“Come Wednesday morning, people ask ‘Where can I find my Collegian?’,” she said. “It’s a mustread. I want to make the site something the Butler community checks on a daily basis.”

campusbriefs PRSSA blue jean fundraiser ranks second out of eight schools in Habitat for Humanity campaign Olivia Ingle oingle@butler.edu Butler’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received second place out of eight schools in the nation for their city-wide “Cotton.

From Blue to Green” campaign.

The chapter collected 2,500 pairs of jeans, which provides 5,000 pounds of cotton and 8,300 feet of insulation. The insulation helps

insulate Habitat for Humanity houses all over the United States.

“The coolest thing was that we got to do an actual public relations campaign,” Evan Strange, a senior public relations major, said. “We’re getting to help out a great cause, but at the same time, learning valuable public relations lessons. We’re getting hands-on experience before we actually graduate and get a job.”

Only eight schools nationwide are selected for this campaign, and there

is a long process for being chosen.

Strange said he hopes Butler will get to run the campaign again.

The kickoff event was at City Market in downtown Indianapolis.

The group gave out prizes to members of the community who donated jeans.

The kickoff event for Butler students was held at Noodles & Company in Broad Ripple. Students received free meals for jean donations.

The campaign also sought the involvement of Key Clubs at Ben Davis, Avon and Lawrence Central high schools. The schools were encouraged to be creative and make the campaign their own.

A student at a high school in Portsmouth, R.I., also contacted Butler’s PRSSA chapter about doing the campaign as her senior project.

“It was really awesome meeting these juniors and seniors in high school and seeing how passionate

they were about these jeans,” Strange said.

He said Ben Davis collected 1,000 pairs, the most out of all three schools.

“The biggest result of this campaign, though, was that we did an actual national campaign at a local level,” Strange said. “It was our first time doing it, and it really shows the strength of the journalism school and public relations program.”

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Student hopes to say farewell FIRs add to campus life by to childhood blue spruce tree interacting with students Caitlin O’Rourke corourke@butler.edu

The year Marisa Cocokios was born, she received an unusual present from her parents for Christmas.

Her mother, Colette, had just lost her job, and the family, including her father, George, had moved from Naperville, Ill., to Tinley Park, Ill., with their old house still on the market. To add to this, Marisa had been placed in a brace because of a problem with one of her hips.

Despite all of this, the Cocokios family decided that was the year to use tree conservation as a way to make a difference in Marisa’s lifetime. Instead of purchasing a new tree every holiday season, they bought a very small Colorado Blue spruce to plant outside the house that they and Marisa could decorate every year.

George described the tree as “dead or close to dying.” The people at the nursery told him there was no way the tree would grow more than 12 feet.

They were wrong.

The tree now stands more than 25 feet tall in their yard, and the family is going to have to give it up because of the roots possibly causing a problem. The S outhtown S tar, the Cocokios’s local paper, found the story so intriguing that two stories have now appeared about the famous tree.

“We didn’t expect this at all,” Marisa, a sophomore secondary education major, said. “In the beginning, it was kind of like, why is this article being written? We didn’t expect it would get so much attention.”

After the first story, which focused on the tree and how it had to be moved, was published, the Cocokios’ received several offers to take the tree. A second article was written about what the Cocokios family had decided to do with the tree because the story had received so much feedback.

Since the tree was obviously not without sentimental value, the family was not completely eager to give the tree away. However, Colette finally found a suitable and nearby new home.

“They live about five blocks away,” she said. “The family plans to decorate every year like we did, and they even said Marisa could come and visit it anytime she wanted.”

Colette also said that she is happy that, even though the tree is being moved, the original intent of planting a tree to decorate will not be lost.

Marisa seemed a little more wistful about the departure.

“Growing up, it was always my tree,” she said. “Any bird feeder I made would be put up there. I made popcorn chains and put up ornaments on it.”

Colette said there is no move date yet, but it’s just a matter of time.

“I just hope it’s not removed before I get home,” Marisa said. “It would be really sad. I’d like a chance to say goodbye.”

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For students living in the residence halls, Butler’s Faculty-in-Residence program offers opportunities to develop student-faculty relationships and broaden the students’ exposure to different cultural, social and educational experiences.

Faculty-in-Residence are full-time staff members who live in apartments within the dorms. There are four in ResCo and one each in Ross Hall and Schwitzer Hall.

“This program is in place to give faculty a more one-on-one approach with students,” Diedra Tate, the residence life coordinator of ResCo, said. “It’s a way for them to connect with students and for students to connect with faculty on more of an intimate and personal level.”

The primary goal of the Faculty-in-Residence is to organize enriching events that may not have been experienced before by students. Past events have included outings like attending Pacers or Colts games, eating out at ethnic restaurants or activities hosted at the faculty member’s apartment. A minimum of two events are planned each month.

“It’s to get students out of their comfort zone,” John Esteb, associate professor of chemistry and a ResCo Faculty-in Residence, said.

The events are also designed to increase students’ familiarity with the community.

“We live in Indianapolis, but we’re in this little bubble of Indianapolis,” he said. “We’ll do a lot of events downtown and get people to see what the city has to offer.”

Sophomore Cierra Coffman participated in a gokarting outing earlier this semester. She also went to a Kiln Creations event in Broad Ripple before Thanksgiving break.

“There were only six of us that went, but it was really fun,” she said.

Esteb and his family have been living in ResCo for about seven years.

He has two children: Scott, 8, and Ava, 4. He said it is beneficial for them to grow up in an environment surrounded by college students.

“I think a lot of students see them as little siblings a lot of the time, and they get excited when the students come over for different events,” he said. “It’s an interesting way to grow up.”

Before becoming a Faculty-in-Residence, Esteb lived about 20 minutes from campus. Since he was on campus for the majority of the day fulfilling his teaching responsibilities and other obligations, he said he never got to see his family.

“By living here on campus, I can go home and eat dinner and then come back for a review session because home is a two-minute walk away,” he said.

“It made it a lot easier to be a family and do my job well.”

The apartment is set up like a townhouse: two stories, three bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. There is enough space so the family of four doesn’t feel crowded, he said.

One may think living in a building with a large amount of college students would come with its share of problems, but Esteb said it’s surprisingly quiet.

“We have all that stuff out front, and it never goes anywhere,” he said. “Butler students are pretty respectful and very good individuals as a whole.”

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

CHILLIN’ AT RESCO: Living on campus makes Esteb more available to his students.

To become a Faculty-in-Residence, interested staff members can contact Irene Stevens, the dean of Student Life, to put in an application. In addition, suggestions are taken from current Resident Assistants. Candidates go through a formal interviewing process along with being subjected to questioning from students.

“We want to make sure that we have student input,” Tate said.

Having the opportunity to see and interact with faculty members outside of the classroom is beneficial for students because they get to see them as more of a person than a faculty member, Tate said.

“It helps to break down some of the perceptions students may have about faculty,” Esteb said.

Students are encouraged to take part in the programs. Esteb said he wishes more people took advantage of them.

“More often than not, you’re going to get something out of it that you probably wouldn’t have got otherwise,” he said.

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BUPD Beat Dec. 2 7:51 a.m. – CLOWES HALL PARKING LOT An officer took a report of a hit-and-run traffic accident.

10:23 p.m. — UNIVERSITY TERRACE An officer took a report of a fire alarm activation.

Dec. 3 1:19 p.m. – CROWN STREET An officer took a report of a hit-and-run traffic accident.

7:06 p.m. – JORDAN HALL An officer took a report of damage to university property.

Dec. 4 9:06 p.m. – HRC An officer took a report of an injured person.

3:52 p.m. – OFF CAMPUS An officer arrested an individual for drunk driving.

7:29 p.m. – PHARMACY BUILDING An officer took a report of a welfare check.

Dec. 5 1:06 a.m. — SCHWITZER HALL An officer took a report of a fire alarm activation.

1:55 a.m. — 44th STREET An officer took a report of a liquor law violation.

11:05 a.m. – 49th STREET An officer took a report of a hit-and-run accident.

Dec. 7 2:00 p.m. – LILLY HALL BIKE RACK An officer took a report of a theft of private property.

4:18 a.m. – BUPD An officer took a report of a medical run.

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COB student turns project into composting business Hayleigh Colombo hcolombo@butler.edu One afternoon every other week, Butler University College of Business (COB) junior and entrepreneur Conner Burt climbs into a white pickup truck and drives all over greater Indianapolis.

He hops out every few miles at a house and switches the plastic lining in a large, white, five-gallon bucket, holding his breath to try to avoid the familiar stench. It’s the premise of his new business.

To anyone else, it’s just garbage. But that’s not how Burt sees the heap of stale groceries, freezer-burned broccoli, weeds and eggshells.

Burt and his partners in Back to Earth Compost, the business he created last spring as part of the program called Real Business Experience (RBE), see the heap as potential. It’s garbage that will one day become new soil.

Burt and partners David Dolins and Chris Clark, both juniors, will take the food scraps they’ve collected, mix it with yard waste and, next spring, return compost to their clients.

Back to Earth’s more than 15 clients pay $5 a week for this service.

“It’s been cool to create a project that encourages sustainability,” Burt said. “[Back to Earth Compost is] about finding creative solutions.”

Dolins, Back to Earth’s chief financial officer, is responsible for letting his partners know the business’ profits and

losses. He said the experience of learning the accounting software has been invaluable.

“I see how transactions are processed in real time by a database system,” Dolins said. “This further affects how I do accounting in my other classes, knowing the computerbased side.”

To create Back to Earth, Burt had to first come up with the idea and business plan in a course last semester.

When Burt first thought of the idea, he only knew of one other residential composting business. He wasn’t threatened, though: The business is located in Montreal, Canada.

Compost Montreal thus became the springboard idea for Back to Earth Compost, which has expanded from doing residential pickup.

Richard Halstead, lecturer for the COB, said Burt and his partners have learned through their RBE experience that things don’t always go according to their business plan, such as profitability.

Right now, Back to Earth is trying to make its business more economically viable by limiting the distance traveled for pickups.

Next semester, rounds will be conducted earlier in the day and not on Fridays.

“We didn’t realize how bad the traffic would be,” Burt said.

“Everyone’s out in Indianapolis at two o’clock.”

Back to Earth Compost has also had to deal with issues with potential clients. Burt remembers an experience when he was riding his lime green bike around the Rocky Ripple

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Clayton said there would be another shipment of 750 vaccines arriving to campus next week, and he encourages all students to take advantage of the availability. If students don’t begin taking precautions now, the potential January outbreak of H1N1 could be a more extreme version of last year’s dreaded Norovirus, he said.

“Many students claim that they aren’t getting the vaccine because they don’t get sick often, but this flu is something that is totally foreign to your body, and there lies the need to protect yourself against it,” Clayton said.

The opportunity to receive the vaccine was part of the federal immunization cause to help prevent a pandemic flu, and it should be taken seriously, he said.

Many are worried about the side effects or the possibility of getting the sickness from the vaccine, but Maffeo and Clayton both said the H1N1 vaccine is extremely safe.

“I’m a big advocate for vaccines and what they do,” Maffeo said. “This vaccine isn’t any different from the others—it went through the same development process as the seasonal influenza vaccine. People are worried about how quickly the solution arose, but there weren’t any corners cut in the development, and that’s why we are just getting the vaccines now as opposed to months ago.”

Clayton described the vaccine as essentially

report, parts of which are included in the draft of the proposal. “At this point, they are anachronistic and self-defeating for both units (not to mention significantly costly to maintain for the exclusive use of a single academic unity).”

This is not the first time Butler has considered a college of communication. The idea came about in the 1980s but was never pushed through the required process in order to be implemented. Since JCFA was added to Butler in 1951, the university has had five colleges.

David Waite, chair of the communication studies department, said the separation among departments has posed problems in the past.

“When students come to Butler,” Waite said, “you frequently have situations where a student will say ‘I’m really excited to be in Comm.

Studies. I’ve always wanted to be an on-air personality.’ And we say ‘Wait a minute—that’s downstairs.’”

He said there are several advantages to a college of communication.

“In general, the advantages are synergy, what it can do for the students and what it can do for the university,” Waite said. “Butler is unusual in the sense that it has communication [departments] that, in an organization of our size, would normally be in one department, spread over three departments and two colleges. So that’s an anomaly.”

Schools similar to Butler in size and demographics have been faster to take the steps to ensure that communications departments match the growing world of media.

Elon University in North Carolina has a College of Communication that includes majors in journalism, communication science and broadcast and new media. In Iowa, Drake University has a School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Waite said the implementation of a new college would not mean a major overhaul of programs and classes.

“For a while, everything is going to proceed as it has been,” Waite said. “We have an obligation for any student that comes here in a major or program to have them graduate with that program.

“What happens then is that we can take advantage of the creative activities of the various individuals involved to create new programs and provide the students more than they can get under the present system.

“There’s a potential for new programs, there’s a potential for strengthening the old programs. Certainly it makes it easier for the student to move back and forth among the various areas of communication.”

Ken Creech, chair of the media arts department, is also chair of the executive committee in charge of planning and by-law construction for the proposed college of communication.

The proposal must be finalized and approved by several groups, including the Board of Trustees, before any of it can be implemented. If it is passed, an interim dean would be chosen from within the newly formed college until a full dean search can be executed, Comstock said.

Creech said he has addressed several concerns about the proposed college, including what it would do for JCFA and LAS. “Both of those colleges are saying, ‘Hey, we hate to lose you,’ but they’re not really losing us,” Creech said. “We’ll still maintain all of those relationships.”

Others are concerned with whether faculty positions would be eliminated as a result of the merger, Creech said.

“Every time you make changes to people’s comfort zones, there are times that people wonder if they’ll lose their job,” he said. “The answer is, nobody’s going to lose their job. It may change a little bit, like the kinds of courses, but everybody here has skills and education that will make that happen pretty seamlessly.”

He said students will benefit, among other reasons, from elimination of course duplication. For example, each department currently has its own version of a media ethics course. Students who double major among the three departments are required to tack each department’s ethics course.

“From a recruiting standpoint at the front end,” Creech said, “I think it’s going to make a huge difference in our ability to attract students.

“In recent years, there’s been a lot of change in the media, in journalism and a lot of changes in the way colleges and universities organize themselves. So we thought it was a good time to do this.”

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SIGN UP: Before receiving their shots, students filled out medical information forms. pain-free and very safe. The vaccine is a virus that is injected into the body, and therefore it shouldn’t cause any sort of sickness, he said.

Maffeo and Clayton both stressed the importance of protecting not only yourself but also others around you by getting your vaccine, and said that this is something that cannot be shrugged off or overlooked. An illness such as H1N1 thrives not only within young adults but is also easily spread within the campus environment and living conditions.

And with the efficient opportunities such as the vaccination administration on campus last week, why not suffer through the 30-second shot now and save yourself the week of misery later?

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neighborhood last year trying to spread the word about his service.

“This guy came flying down the street in his car and almost ran me over,” Burt said, laughing. The grumpy, 40something man yelled at Burt, getting extremely defensive about Burt’s advertising methods.

However, Burt’s business has had positive reception from clients as well. Christie McNabb, Broad Ripple Village resident, is a new client of Burt’s.

She’s been receiving the service for more than six weeks and is excited to receive her composted soil in the spring.

“I’m just glad I’m not throwing everything away like [I] was before,” McNabb said. “When I moved to Broad Ripple, [composting] wasn’t an option. I’m really excited to take advantage of it now that it is.”

Burt sees great potential for his business. This fall, Back to Earth Compost partnered with Butler’s Center for Urban Ecology when Burt proposed a composting plan for the university.

Back to Earth Compost now composts weekly for Kappa Alpha Theta, a sorority house on Butler’s campus, and is starting a faculty campaign that will allow professors at Butler to compost their trash by bringing it to a drop-off point on their way into work each week.

“Back to Earth Compost is about ‘making meaning,’” Halstead said. “They are addressing a need or a problem in society and have formulated a business to support their initiative.”

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‘Paw Prints’ What will you miss most about Alyson Ahrns?

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Boiling Point OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Professors

One of the hallmarks of higher education has always been its place as a stage for free ideas. But in the exchange of theory and opinion, how extreme is too extreme?

And how should the free speech of professors be balanced against constructive learning?

These questions recently arose in Indiana. About a month ago, a Purdue University instructor generated controversy after he used his personal blog to post an economic argument against homosexuality. Bert Chapman, a library science professor, said AIDS research and treatment burdens the country with a monetary cost for the acceptance of alternative lifestyles.

Petitions against Chapman were signed, and some students wrote letters to the editor calling for his job, but the university did not punish Chapman in any way. A Purdue spokeswoman indicated the blog post was the professor’s First Amendment right.

Chapman’s remarks might have been offensive no matter

should exercise free speech and free classrooms while separating opinion from fact. his trade, but it is unlikely his view would have generated such heat in another line of work. As an employee of an accredited university, the question is, where does the gray area end and the black line begin?

We at The Butler Collegian feel that two main lessons in regard to professorial license can be taken from the episode our friends in West Lafayette, Ind., endured.

First, in any classroom setting or period of instruction, clear distinction ought to be made by the instructor as to what is opinion and what is fact. Certainly, within a college environment, professors have the room and, in some cases, the mandate to inject their personal whims into a lesson.

But just as good journalism frowns upon editorializing in the news section, so too should members of academia respect their pupils enough to divide accepted doctrine from personal conviction.

While young adults need to form their own conclusions and are capable of doing so, the fact of the matter is that stu-

dents are in college to learn. If they knew and understood every conceivable circumstance, they likely wouldn’t be forking over thousands of dollars in tuition. Professors who don’t pass off opinion as fact will have time to present both opinion and fact in doing their job properly.

The second aspect of our perspective is that, when the aforementioned personal conviction is expressed in the classroom, limiting controversy often borders on the unfeasible. What universities can better regulate is the presence of academic bullying. Students should neither be dismissed or marked down for divergence from a professor’s lecture nor should anything but a free forum with an airing of all sides of a debate be acceptable. Making the learner feel valued and free to speak is key.

With a better understanding of the difference between teaching and musing, as well as a reduction in the suffocation of ideas, perhaps the next situation like Purdue’s won’t play out as awkwardly for all parties involved.

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson talks 2009 in review Chris Goff cgoff@butler.edu Another year is nearly past with the strains of “Auld Lang Syne” not far away.

But what did the whirlwind that was 2009 mean? Here to help put in perspective the year in American news is the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny and syndicated radio host.

Peterson graciously agreed to share his insight with The Butler Collegian. The following is an excerpt of the exchange I had with him (with my words in italics).

We hope you enjoy this year-inreview: Perhaps the first and most significant event in 2009 was the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Barack Obama. A staggering $170 million was spent, $100 million of which was public money. What did you think of the lavishness of Obama’s swearingin?

It was selfish because, according to these same folks, we were having economic problems. Yet they took that money and just wasted it on their own egos. It was sad.

In February, we saw the stimulus bill written and passed primarily by the Democratic Party to the tune of $787 billion. But unemployment still advanced north of 10 percent. Do you get the sense the stimulus was worth anything but debt?

The stimulus was about redistribution of wealth, not about bringing America back to a normal state of being. It didn’t do anything for the economy.

In April, we saw gay marriage legalized in Vermont and Iowa and later approved in New Hampshire, bringing the total to five states

which allow gays to marry. But the movement suffered big defeats in California, Maine and New York. What did 2009 tell us about the movement?

It shows this battle we are fighting is for the soul of America. If you allow people to change the order of the family, the order of marriage, which is between a man and a woman, then it is over. If you look at the black community, they’ve been able to destroy the moral fiber in black people by destroying the family. They took the fathers out of the home. Marriage is between a man and a woman, and we have to keep it that way for the foundation of this country.

An American cargo ship was taken by S omalian pirates.

Bigger surprise: modern piracy or a plane landing in the Hudson River?

Pirates. Can you imagine if these guys with a ship of wood took over a ship like that? It is an embarrassment!

A wave of tea parties occurred on tax day. What did those rallies say about the national mood?

I’ve spoken at several tea party rallies. I spoke [in] Kentucky to 3,000 people, and time and again, they said, ‘Hey [Obama] made me wake up.’ It gives me hope.

In May, the country was treated to Wanda Sykes wishing for the death of Rush Limbaugh at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Sykes got a TV show out of it, but can you imagine if George Bush had laughed while a white comedian wished for the death of Al Sharpton?

It shows the double standard in America. It’s not going to change until white Americans get over their fear of being called racist. I have been called every name in the book and then some. I don’t care what they call me. I love

what’s right. I love my country.

Black racists like Wanda have been encouraged because they don’t expect repercussions.

In June, Obama spoke to the Muslim world in Cairo, calling the U.S . one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.

Yet Indonesia has 200 million Muslims to our 2.3 million. Did that make any sense?

None at all. He tries harder to appease that religion than he does Christians. We had a Muslim terrorist attack at Fort Hood, and not once did he use the word, terrorism.

In July, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made one of the year’s stunning statements.

She told “The New York Times Magazine,” “I thought at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth, particularly in populations we don’t want to have too many of.”

Your reaction?

Margaret Sanger. Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, started this abortion movement in order to wipe out the underclass, which in her mind were black people having too many babies. I was surprised the judge said it out loud, and there was no retaliation.

Every day 1,500 black babies are aborted. You didn’t hear from Jesse Jackson or Sharpton because those guys don’t care.

They want black people brainwashed. Had a Republican said that, they would be burning down America right now. But because this woman was a liberal, she was able to get away with it.

Michael Jackson died. Fifty years from now, how will Americans see the funeral?

It’s unfortunate we here in California had to help pay for it.

Those people lied about Jackson.

It was a disgrace. Jackson was not a hero. He was a weak, pathetic

person who lived off drugs. They made him a god-like figure.

S arah Palin resigned as Alaskan governor. Does she want to be president?

I don’t know, but she has the courage to deal with it.

Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in October. How? If I was Obama, I would have been embarrassed to accept that.

He did not earn it.

November was marred by the decision to try a 9/11 terrorist in New York. Didn’t Khalid Sheik Mohammed commit an act of war and not a crime?

Yep, and this guy should be tried in military court not civilian court. I asked some friends of mine, ‘What would happen if the jury is afraid to convict?’ This guy could end up walking the streets here in America. It’s insanity.

December saw Obama’s first big foreign policy decision. What grade would you give his announcement last week?

I give him an F. The speech was boring. It took all I had to stay awake. I thought, ‘It took this guy three months to decide this?’ My grandchildren could have made that decision in an instant.

The theme in 2009 was a sorry economy with hundreds of thousands of jobs lost nearly every month. Bad, huh?

It’s been devastating, a lot of fear and hardship. I talked to people every day feeling fear they’re not going to be able to provide for their families.

Turkey of the Year? Bernard Madoff? The Octomom?

Those two are good ones. I would say the Octomom because she has put children’s lives at risk. What Madoff did was evil as well, but to deliberately bring that many children into the world

because of your own insecurities is absolutely worse. Those kids will suffer.

Who is your Person of the Year in America?

Wow. Rush Limbaugh. And I say Rush because Rush has not backed down in the revealing of this president and administration.

You believe, as I do, that Obama is basically a socialist.

How much of his agenda do you think he accomplished in 2009?

He hasn’t been as successful as he wanted because of people like Limbaugh and my radio show informing people to slow it down a bit. So, he hasn’t been as damaging as he could have been had it not been for conservative media.

What will America remember most about 2009?

They’re going to remember the Obama effect. It’s been hell and destruction upon the economy.

They are going to remember what it felt like when someone tried to shove socialism down our throats.

Finally, reverend, is there an early outlook for 2010?

There’s hope. The tea party rallies demonstrated that. The town hall meetings this past summer demonstrated that. People are fired up. I think in 2010, this liberal administration is out. Then in 2012, I predict that Barack Hussein Obama, the messiah, will become a one-term president and go down in history as the most hated, weak and worst president this country has ever experienced. He’s going to cause us to stand up and save our great country.

For more of this interview, please visit “The Butler Collegian Online.” For more on the work of the Reverend Peterson, visit bondinfo.org.

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Media convergence has been stressful but worth every minute Alyson Ahrns aahrns@butler.edu Change. It’s a word that brings anxiety in nearly every context. One rarely knows if it will have positive or negative effects, how it will be received by others or if it will make any difference at all. But it is necessary to develop and thrive as a society, community and individual.

Coming into the role of editor-in-chief of The Butler Collegian this semester, change was at the top of my priority list.

With the addition of an online version of the newspaper, “The Butler Collegian Online,” many things were going to change and all of the outcomes were to be determined. As the primary executor of this change and an excessive perfectionist, I felt equal amounts of excitement and pure terror.

Many questions cluttered my mind throughout the summer as I configured a game plan: How will this work? Will everything get done on time? Is everything I want to be done within reach? What things can I

lose from my priority list for time’s sake?

Will all this work be worth it?

Now, five months later, the resounding answer to those questions is, “Yes!” And not a single part of it would have been possible without the ever-supportive and hard-working staff around me on a weekly basis in Fairbanks 210 and the always-receptive Butler community who made the change successful.

My fellow staff members experienced a major change this semester as well. As traditional print journalists, thinking of how to tell a story through the eyes and ears isn’t a natural instinct. Everyone is now thinking how to present a story that appeals to both senses, which was one of my personal goals for this semester because that is how news today is told, no matter the medium.

The staff also had to face the change of added weekly work. Readers don’t get to see how much hard work goes into putting out a newspaper. It’s not just conducting interviews and writing a story. There is also a five-person editing process, formatting pictures, writing clever headlines and captions, as well as many nights where stories have to be rewritten in a very short amount of time.

And that doesn’t even begin to cover the stress that comes when

Environmental Tip

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Best Holiday Present: A Green One Lauren Cavers Contributing Writer Trying to find the perfect holiday present? Why not give a green one?

Here are the top five ways to green up your holiday season and save money at the same time.

1. Cards: Forget the traditional Hallmark cards and make your own. This saves money and also paper.

Not very creative or don’t have the time to make your own cards? Send out your holiday wishes online with an e-card. These can be sent out in mass amounts and skip paper use altogether. Between Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, we buy enough greeting cards to fill a football stadium 10 stories high. So skip the Hallmark cards and make your own.

2. Lifespan: When picking out a holiday gift for a loved one, make sure to pick out a gift that has the best durability coupled with the longest life span.

When it comes to electronics, look for the most energy-efficient products. The best way to ensure that you are buying the most energy-efficient product is to check online at different stores and Web sites. This is easy, quick and ensures an environmentally friendly holiday season will be shared by all with gifts that last.

3. Materials: Try to pick out gifts that have the most environmentally friendly materials. Look for

something goes wrong. With the online edition, the staff added writing additional content and another production step to their plates. Everyone handled the new responsibility like pros. They may have larger, darker circles under their eyes and not be as alert as in past years, but the end product has proven worth it all.

We know it’s worth it from the response from you, the readers. Every Wednesday when we’re walking around campus like zombies from being in The Collegian office until 3 a.m., seeing you pick up the newspaper or clicking through the Web site makes us feel proud and appreciated. The additional comments from readers via e-mail or in-person about how much they loved a story or how a particular article warranted a class debate make all the hard work and stress worth every minute.

The rollercoaster of emotions that has occurred for me personally in Fairbanks 210 over the last three years became overwhelming at times, but I am very sad to be getting off. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to the staff, past and present, Butler faculty and readers for allowing me this experience and trusting me to lead the changes that have occurred over the past semester. I will always and forever be a Collegianite.

products that are made from organic or recycled materials. Also, take into consideration the type of packaging that the gift is in. This can be a major factor with bigger gifts, such as electronics. Make sure to dispose of the packing properly.

4. BYOB—Bring Your Own Bag: When it comes to buying gifts, bring your own reusable bag to the store instead of using plastic bags the stores provide for you. This avoids the waste of any plastic and paper bags. These bags can also be used at grocery stores. Next time you are heading out to the store, remember to grab a bag to take with you.

Never again will you be asked the question, “Paper or plastic?”

5. Plan Ahead: Make a list of all the gifts you need to buy for the holiday season and make one trip to the store to get them. This will reduce the amount of energy used and save gas. Ask friends or neighbors when they are going shopping and carpool. Shop locally and look for “green” products.

Not taking many trips to the store, carpooling with others and shopping locally all improve our environment, but the best way to go green is to shop through the Internet.

So just skip driving altogether, head to the nearest computer and complete all of your holiday shopping online.

The best holiday present is a green one.

I am writing to address the most recent of the opinion articles that Chris Goff has written throughout this semester. Chris goes on lambasting how the media has a liberal bias and how journalists shouldn’t have any previous political connections.

So let me first just make that article “fair and balanced” by talking about the overwhelming conservative news bias from that joke that we call Fox News.

First, let’s look at any connections that Fox News might have to the Republican party.

Roger Ailes, the president of Fox News, was a political consultant for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Rudy Giuliani. Karl Rove, a frequent commentator, was George W. Bush’s chief of staff.

Let’s not forget about their A-squad of anchors that includes Bill O’Reilly, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity.

If that wasn’t bad enough, Fox News has continually manipulated and distorted the news in order to promote their agenda.

In November, Hannity reported the robust turnout of a recent tea party protest, when in fact they were using an old video clip of a tea party protest that took place during the summer and attracted a lot more people.

Just two weeks after that, Fox again was caught using fake video clips. When reporting on a Sarah Palin book signing, they commented on how big the crowds were, when their video turned out to be an old video clip

from a 2008 John McCain/Palin campaign rally. Later, Fox apologized, stating that there was a “production error.”

It is pretty sad that in order to obtain some non-partisan news in the U.S., I have to go to international news organizations such as BBC and TV5monde. American news media is as partisan as the environment is in Washington.

Our economy is still fragile, health care reform needs to be accomplished, a sustainable new energy policy needs to be pushed through and we have two wars that are being fought.

The news media needs to try to help solve these problems by presenting both sides and having an intellectual debate.

Is it really newsworthy that Obama gave his wife Michelle a fist bump? Is it really newsworthy to have MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann continuously list the “worst human beings in the world?”

While I disagree with most of the Republican policies, I think their views should be presented and debated. Intellectual debate is not happening in Washington and it is not happening in our news media.

So Chris, please stop being a lackey of Fox and give us something newsworthy. Let’s have an intellectual debate. The ball is in your court.

Michael Blosser Butler University senior

Obama passes major foreign policy test with troop surge in Afghanistan Tom Fryska tfryska@butler.edu Eight years into the conflict in Afghanistan, the American public is rightfully feeling weary of the war. But when President Barack Obama went to West Point to give a speech on the future of American involvement in the Afghan conflict, he managed to achieve several noteworthy goals.

First, the president reaffirmed why this war is necessary. The Hamid Karzai administration is widely (and correctly) regarded as a corrupt, inefficient and bumbling government that does little that actually benefits the Afghan people. Even with U.S. and NATO support, the Taliban is growing in strength and gaining control over larger amounts of the population. Particularly in the southern provinces, the Afghan government is virtually powerless, and the Taliban, through the use of shadow governors, acts as the true authority.

Without U.S. support, there’s little doubt that the Afghan government will eventually fall apart, and the Taliban will once again reassert their control over large swaths of the country. If that happens, there’s also little doubt that al-Qaeda will once again be able to use the Taliban-dominated Afghanistan in much the same manner that they did before 9/11: The country would function as a safe haven where the terrorists can plan and train to carry out attacks against America.

Moreover, the fall of the Afghan government would only strengthen the Pakistani Taliban and throw the region into turmoil.

The president is genuinely committing himself to an effective counterinsurgency strategy so that the broader counterterrorism

campaign against al-Qaeda itself can be successful.

It’s difficult to claim that Obama has done the best job possible in crafting this strategy, yet the final product of this tactical review looks to be a well-balanced strategy that takes into account political, military and practical needs.

For one, the president still gave his top commander in Afghanistan as much as was politically possible while fulfilling the fundamentals of the general’s request. At least 30,000 more American troops will be deployed to Afghanistan; what’s more, these reinforcements are expected to be backed by nearly 10,000 more troops from NATO countries. In the end, this does add up to the additional 40,000 troops that General Stanley McChrystal said he would need to successfully implement his strategy.

Now, certainly the Afghan theater could have used even more than 30,000 troops, but Obama made the right choice by not overreaching. If Congress had pushed back against the president and denied McChrystal the large amounts of money that he would have needed for the deployment of 60,000 or more American troops, then the U.S. presence in Afghanistan would have been placed in a truly precarious position.

After all, even the best laid military plans fall apart if they lack the funding and political support to be implemented.

Despite the controversy over the president’s inclusion of a withdrawal date of July 2011, the date, which is the result of both foreign and domestic political needs, was incorporated for practical purposes.

It signaled to both the Karzai administration and the skeptical American public that the U.S. commitment to the war is not open ended; that is, rather than preparing for an endless war and diving into a quagmire in the Pashtun-dominated territories, the Obama administration has chosen to adopt an exit strategy that

Paw Prints

will leave behind a stable Afghanistan.

Additionally, the actual date looks to be a highly malleable timetable that chiefly exists for the sake of reference. As Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen have both made explicitly clear, any withdrawal of American forces will be governed by the conditions on the ground, not the setting of a date. If the conditions are not right by July 2011, then the troop commitments will not necessarily be drawn down. Additionally, the date, even as a general reference point, does not call for a rapid withdrawal of American forces.

Instead, it notes that once the time comes, the relationship between American and Afghan forces can begin a gradual transition to a state where the Afghan forces will take on a greater role in protecting the security of their own country.

Most importantly, the strategy highlights the fact that the war in Afghanistan is not one which can be won purely through strength of arms. The men and women are going there to create the security conditions necessary to allow for the creation of effective Afghan governance that does not require significant American assistance.

This means that corruption must be combated so that America can have a viable partner in the Afghan government. The country’s security forces need to be expanded in size and properly trained. Ordinary Afghanis need to feel that their government actually governs effectively and is preferable to the Taliban.

After all, any anti-insurgency campaign is truly based upon governance, not combat.

The new strategy looks to be a vast improvement over anything American forces have done over the past six years in Afghanistan.

While the new plan cannot guarantee success, it is a pragmatic step in the right direction.

What will you miss most about Alyson Ahrns?

By Rachel Senn

“I’m going to miss her relating everything to a “30 Rock” quote.”

“The click-clacking of her heels every day! ”

Amy Rensink A&E Editor

Hayleigh Colombo News Editor

“I miss Bob.”

Kelly Patrick Managing Editor

“Her random musical outbursts touch my soul and will be missed.”

Steven Peek Sports Editor

“Her constant discussion of New York, Twitter and Miley Cyrus.”

Rachel Senn Photo Editor

In the Land of Californication David Duchovny stars as Hank Moody in “Californication,” a Showtime original series in its third season.

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The Best of 2009 Courtesy of your A&E staff

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02. District 9 03. The Hangover 04. I Love You, Man 05. (500) Days of Summer 06. Where the Wild Things Are 07. Up 08. Zombieland 09. Fantastic Mr. Fox 10. Friday the 13th

Glee (FOX) The League (F/X) Bored to Death (HBO) 30 Rock (NBC) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Californication (Showtime) The Office (NBC) Modern Family (ABC) Dexter (Showtime)

Films

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (F/X)

#1 Star Trek

02. Handsome Furs 03. Mos Def 04. Raekwon 05. Jay-Z 06. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 07. Julian Casablancas 08. Lady Gaga 09. Norah Jones 10. Passion Pit

“Face Control” “The Ecstatic” “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II” “The Blueprint 3” “It’s Blitz!”

“Phrazes for the Young” “The Fame Monster” “The Fall” “Manners”

#1 Collegian photo courtesy of Brent Smith

NUTCRACKER: Butler Ballet concluded the 2009 Nutcracker season Monday. Seniors Michael Galloway and Sarah Farnsley (pictured above) dance during Waltz of the Flowers.

Music

“Keep It Hid” Dan Auerbach

New Wes Anderson flick brings Roald Dahl children’s book to life Ben Niespodziany Contributing Writer Wes Anderson has many signature filming techniques that differentiate his movies from others—dressing his cast in vintage clothing, using primary color cinematography, slowmotion shots, The Rolling Stones and a folk rock/retro soundtrack and dry, uncomfortable humor. Anderson is known for displaying a flawed family, always featuring inviting colors.

While these aspects defined classics like “Bottle Rocket,” “Rushmore,” “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” and “The Darjeeling Limited,” could Anderson apply his signature style to a film if it were animated? Even if it were based on a children’s book? Of course he could. And he does so, selecting stop-motion animation with “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” a delightfully rich film based on the 1970s children’s book by Roald Dahl. He even perfectly features two songs by The Beach Boys in the film, adding to the lively, enchanting imagination. The film is so Anderson-esque it is scary.

It revolves around Mr. Fox, voiced

by George Clooney. This fox is not just any fox. This fox, my dear audience, is fantastic. How did you guess? Mr. Fox is married to the protective, caring Mrs. Felicity Fox, voiced by Meryl Streep. They have one son, Ash, voiced by Jason Schwartzman, who acts exactly like Schwartzman: timid, nervous, awkward, awesome. The Fox family also houses Kristofferson, their nephew, voiced by Anderson’s brother, Eric Chase Anderson.

While they scurry through their lives like animals with strong humanistic traits, they come across a little bit of trouble: three farmers

named Bean, Boggis and Bunce, who are three of the most evil men of all time. A nursery rhyme used in both the book and the movie goes like this: “Boggis and Bunce and Bean/One fat, one short, one lean/These horrible crooks/So different in looks/Were nonetheless equally mean.”

Unfortunately, Mr. Fox has been stealing from these evil farmers’ farms. And so the battle ensues with flaming acorns, poisoned blueberries and rabid dogs, disrupting everything

around the home of the Fox family.

This includes all of the other creatures roaming in the underground jungle, like Clive Badger, an accountant and demolitions expert voiced by Bill Murray, and the Rat, an evil, alcoholic rodent voiced by Willem Defoe.

Dahl is also the author of such classics as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “The B.F.G.: Big Friendly Giant” and “James and the Giant Peach.” The book was only 96 pages (with illus-

trations), so Anderson was able to add a large amount of additional plot, while still remaining pretty accurate to the original work. The original plot of the book in its entirety is merely the middle point of the movie with a prequel and sequel contained in the work.

While the book perfects the animals in their autumn setting, which was perfect for the Thanksgiving season film release, the movie adds layers. Every character has human flaws that create terrific attachments with

the audience and the screen.

Schwartzman’s character is an unpopular adolescent in search of meaning and understanding, constantly absorbed in his own world. Clooney, or Mr. Fox, is a perfectionist, constantly in search of the neighborhood’s attention.

The characteristics and emotional dialogue allowed most of the audience to be encapsulated in the story, young and old alike. The comedic scenes and, pardon me, fantastical deliveries are painted in an animated form unlike any I have ever seen. It is one of the most original animated features of recent memory, while still remaining very much an Anderson film. He even managed to keep it contained inside of an “acceptable for children” world, while still incorporating thematic elements and adult content. “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a landmark for American icon Anderson. He has created his first animated film, his first PG, “kidfriendly” film, and yet another classic—his sixth to be exact.

“The Fantastic Mr. Fox” MOVIE REVIEW

20th Century Fox Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: George Clooney, Jarvis Cocker, Willem Dafoe, Helen McCrory, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep and Owen Wilson Rated PG Rating: 5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, Collegian photo from MCT

FANTASTIC PHOTO: Wes Anderson used stop-motion for his first stab at an animation film, and it took several years to complete. Anderson casted several regulars from his other films, including Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.

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“Happy Holidays!”

“Last Christmas” - Taylor Swift

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“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” - Bruce Springsteen

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“Winter Wonderland” - Ozzy Osbourne

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“Another Lonely Christmas” - Prince

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“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” - Ray Charles & Betty Carter

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“Sleigh Ride” - Harry Connick, Jr.

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“You’re a Mean One, Mister Grinch” - RuPaul

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“Let It Snow” - Dean Martin

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“The Chanukah Song” - Adam Sandler

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“Dominick the Donkey” - Lou Monte

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“Wonderful Christmastime” - Paul McCartney

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“The Christmas Song” - Nat King Cole

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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” - Garth Brooks

GEMINI MAY 21 JUNE 20

NOV. 22 DEC. 20

Workplace relations will be complex and poorly defined over the next few days. Key issues may involve money limitations and yesterday’s promises. Stand your ground. Your creativity and longterm intentions are valid.

Family and social acceptance are on the rise this week. Before Thursday, watch for unique messages or invitations from loved ones. Be flexible. Your reaction is important.

CAPRICORN

CANCER JUNE 21 JULY 22

DEC. 21 JAN. 19

Complex social or family promises may be briefly delayed this week. Go slow and expect unusual home reversals. Key concerns may involve emotional triangles or dependent relationships.

AQUARIUS

JAN. 20 FEB. 18

PISCES FEB. 19 MARCH 20

Health, vitality and sleep patterns will now improve. Over the next few days, watch for loved ones to become involved in unusual leisure activities or complex group relationships. For many Leos, enthusiasm and social optimism are now an ongoing theme.

Welcome new mental and verbal attention this week, but take extra time to evaluate the potential of new relationships. Over the next six days, social and romantic flirtations will be passionate but brief. Carefully consider all invitations and proposals.

ARIES MARCH 21 APRIL 19

Deep emotional changes are now taking place.

Over the next eight days, expect the silent observations of a friend or lover to be easily expressed.

Previous delays or vague promises will no longer create controversy.

TAURUS APRIL 20 MAY 20 Early this week, loved ones may probe for detailed answers. If so, expect recent social changes or family gatherings to trigger unusual discussions.

Group loyalties or yesterday’s emotional patterns may be at issue. Stay focused.

Loved ones may require assistance concerning financial security, business investments or longterm practical decisions over the next few days. All is well, so don’t worry. However, do watch for key home choices to be difficult or temporarily delayed.

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Before next week, business partners and key officials will rekindle interest in outdated projects.

After Thursday, romance is fascinating; expect sensual banter to be difficult to resist. However, go slow, and wait for reliable promises.

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Money restrictions, business schedules and home agreements may cause brief delays. If so, expect improved security to arrive within the next four weeks. Remain patient and watch for loved ones to discuss past mistakes or unproductive doubts.

Loved ones may react quickly to new social facts early this week. Relationships are complex at the moment but highly productive. Wait for others to settle their own thoughts before taking emotional risks.

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Important family information may be revealed before mid-week. Skepticism, doubt and feelings of isolation are all accented. Home relations may be more vulnerable than anticipated. Remain open to unusual proposals.

‘Californication’ returns, retreads Drew Schmidtke dmschmid@butler.edu Throughout its first two seasons, “Californication” has been the type of show to somehow make wholly flawed characters charming and likable. It has been funny, entertaining and, at times, emotionally touching. The third season has not been nearly as successful at achieving this.

The show centers on writer Hank Moody, played by David Duchovny. A native of New York, Hank left for Los Angeles with his daughter, Becca, (Madeleine Martin) and baby-momma, Karen (Natascha McElhone). Also involved are Hank’s friend and agent

“Californication” TV REVIEW

Showtime Created by: Tom Kapinos Starring: Pamela Adlon, David Duchovny, Evan Handler, Madeleine Martin, Natascha McElhone Rating: 5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

Charlie Runkle (Evan Handler) and his wife, Marcy (Pamela Adlon).

The first season follows Hank as he tries to raise his daughter and win back the heart of Karen. Despite numerous sexual meanderings, Hank only has love for Karen. The first season ended with a satisfying, yet slightly vague, finish. It was the perfect ending for the show.

The second season adds the character Lew Ashby, played by Callum Keith Rennie. Ashby is a world-famous rock ‘n’ roll producer whose biography Hank writes during the course of the season. The season ends when Karen is offered a job in New York, but Hank decides to keep their daughter in L.A., where she has made lasting relationships. Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy separate amidst him losing his job and her entering rehab for a cocaine addiction. Although not as great as season one, the addition of Ashby made for an entertaining watch.

The third season picks up right where the last left off. Karen is now in New York, and Hank lands a job as a college English professor.

Meanwhile, he is battling his increasingly grumpy teenage daughter.

The majority of the season focuses on the relationships stemming from his employment. Unable to resist his charm, Hank finds himself involved with three ladies: a student (who also happens to strip to pay the bills), his teacher’s aide and, naturally, the dean’s wife. In past seasons, these types of relationships have usually been interesting or at least entertaining. However, this season simply seems over-the-top. It is almost as if the show has turned into a parody of itself.

Eventually, all the women find out about the others, and all hell breaks loose for Hank. Karen and Becca are left confused and frustrated as to why Hank never learns, grows or changes. Coincidentally, these are the same questions I have for the writers.

It isn’t that the show is no longer funny or entertaining. It is certainly both. I have willingly followed it through the first 10 episodes with full plans to watch the last two. The problem is that it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Hank, and now Charlie, have a variety of sexual

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MR. MOODY: David Duchovny stars as writer Hank Moody in Showtime’s dramedy series “Californication.” adventures and misadventures until they get caught. Then the important women in their lives get mad but eventually forgive them. At what point does Hank damage his relationships beyond repair? This is something the show has hinted at but never fully developed.

Despite his issues, Hank Moody has always been an enjoyable character. The problem with the third season is that he is beginning to become unlikable. It is hard to root for a character who never changes.

With only two episodes left, it will be hard for “Californication” to fully redeem itself this season. It has been renewed for a fourth, so hopefully the show will rebound and grasp more of what made it great the first couple times around.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra delivers symphonic, two-disc album Amy Rensink arensink@butler.edu

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SYMPHONIC ROCK: Alex Skolnick plays guitar on TransSiberian Orchestra’s latest album.

Under the category of symphonic rock, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has made its name famous from its Christmas tour. This year, TSO makes its metal-influences known in its newest two-disc album, “Night Castle,” a highly anticipated release.

The album is TSO’s second nonChristmas-themed album. Listeners can follow the story in the liner notes that read like a book with the lyrics to each song intertwined. While the album is full of dramatic lyricism and strong instrumentation, it fails to connect to listeners.

The album tells a story of a young girl at her family’s summer home who discovers a man building a sand castle one night by the ocean. Her curiosity leads her to his side, where she helps him finish the castle. He tells her the story of his friend, a lieutenant, who lived in New York City.

The first song on the album, “Night Enchanted,” starts off strong but is almost too abrasive. It’s supposed to accompany the first image of the girl at her summer home on a quiet night.

The second song, “Childhood

Dreams,” seems more appropriate,but still lacks enough depth to grab my attention.

“Sparks” picks up the album, describing the story of a drug dealer. telling a man that he saw sparks between a lieutenant and a woman.

This song features much heavier metal influences than the first two.

Other highlights of the first disc include the soft and quiet song “The Safest Way Into Tomorrow” and the last song on the disc, “There Was a Life.” The latter is the longest song on the disc but features powerful lyrics about the lieutenant’s story.

“But if later in life/We should happen to meet/Would you keep me so near/You could hear my heartbeat/There are reasons to live/There are reasons to die/But the end’s not the end/While you’re still alive.”

It’s a strong ending to an otherwise anti-climactic first disc.

The second disc starts off much stronger than the first with the instrumental track “Moonlight and Madness.”

“Time Floats On” follows and features Jeff Scott Soto, who was Journey’s front man for their 2006-07 tour.

Later on the disc, “Father, Son, and

Holy Ghost” features a beautiful piano intro and female lead vocalist.

Jennifer Cella sings, “You had a beauty denied/A glittering moment/But here in this night/Where your dream carries o1n/Never quite there but it’s never quite gone/You are the star that is wished upon forever.”

One of my favorites on the second disc, “Embers,” features harmonizing acoustic guitars. It is by far the most beautiful song on the entire album.

However, “Nutrocker” is the star of the second disc with the obvious melody from “Marche” in “The Nutcracker.” It is cleverly arranged

with battling piano and electric guitar.

Overall, I found the album was far too long. Clocking in at almost two hours, it’s simply too much to cover.

I think between the better tracks of the two discs, it would have made a great single-disc album.

If there’s one thing a fan wants to take away from any TSO album, it’s that epic element of drama and suspense. TSO delivered that with this album but in a suffocating amount. I would stick with the second disc. And for those who aren’t already TSO fans, I would stick to the instrumental tracks.

“Night Castle” CD REVIEW

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Atlantic Records Rating:

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

XC Nationals Andy Baker and Madison Roeder placed 78th and 167th, respectively, in the NCAA Championships.

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Football captures Gridiron Classic Jennifer Pignolet jpignole@butler.edu

It took two decades for Butler football to make it to the postseason, but it took sophomore quarterback Andrew Huck just two hours and 20 minutes to rush for three touchdowns and lead Pioneer League Champion Butler (11-1) to a 28-23 victory over NEC Champs Central Connecticut State University (9-3) (CCSU) in the 2009 Gridiron Classic Saturday.

The win was Butler’s 11th this season, the most in school history and the quickest game since a game against Dayton in 1981. It was also the team’s first playoff game as a Division I Football Champioship Subdivision team. “[The] game was a mirror image of everything we’ve done this year,” Butler head coach Jeff Voris said in the post-game press conference.

Huck was named MVP of the Gridiron Classic. In addition to his three rushing touchdowns, he totaled 182 passing yards with no interceptions.

Senior wide receiver Dan Bohrer led the team with seven catches for 69 yards, making him Butler’s all-time leading pass receiver.

Bohrer said he was proud of the recognition, but he “tried not to think

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

GRIDIRON CHAMPS: The football team celebrates their 11-1 season after their 28-23 win in the Gridiron Classic.

about it.”

Junior running back Scott Gray led the team’s running game with 88 rushing yards, including a 2-yard run into the end zone in the second quarter.

James Mallory, a senior running back for CCSU, led the Blue Devils with 109 rushing yards.

Butler had the first drive of the game, resulting in a punt that would back CCSU deep into their own territory to the 1-yard line. The Blue Devils marched down the field and converted four of five third downs and one fourth down. Senior fullback Eric Richardson capped off the 99-yard drive with a touchdown.

Blue Devils head coach Jeff McInerney said the drive was a credit to his players and their extensive preparation for the game.

After the 19-play, 10-minute drive, Butler had to find a way to shift the momentum back in their favor. After a key facemask penalty by the defense on third down and 4, the Bulldogs put the ball into the end zone with the 2-yard run from Gray.

“We did a good job of taking that momentum away,” Huck said.

CCSU blocked a 39-yard field goal attempt by sophomore kicker David Lang near the end of the second quarter to leave the score tied at 7-7 at halftime.

The Blue Devils opened the second half with a drive that included a 30-yard run by junior running back Brian Fowler and ended with a 32yard field goal.

Butler answered immediately, going 72 yards in nine plays, including a 29-yard rush by Gray and Huck’s first rushing touchdown of the afternoon.

“We hang our hat on running the football,” Voris said.

CCSU looked like they were prepared to take the lead right back, though. After a 43-yard pass from senior quarterback Aubrey Norris to junior wide receiver Josue Paul, the drive sputtered at the Butler 22-yard line. After three failed attempts to get the first down, the Blue Devils decided to go for it on fourth down. With 41 seconds left in the third quarter, Butler junior cornerback Jacob Fritz broke up a throw from Norris to turn the ball over to the Bulldogs.

Huck did not let the opportunity slip away. Following a 25-yard pass to junior wide receiver Eddie McHale, Huck maneuvered 19 yards through the defense and into the end zone for his second touchdown of the game.

“The [offensive] line picked up the blitz,” Huck said. “I just found a little crease in there.”

Mallory made his presence known on CCSU’s next drive, cutting Butler’s lead to five. McInerney chose not to try for the two-point conversion, which, if successful, would have put CCSU only a field goal behind the Bulldogs with under seven minutes to go in the game.

“I think we did the right decision there,” McInerney said following the game.

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

QB KEEPER: Quarterback Andrew Huck breaks a tackle en route to a touchdown. He had three rushing TDs on the day.

Regardless, Butler promptly pushed the lead to 28-17 with a five-play drive and Huck’s third rushing touchdown of the day.

Richardson’s second rushing touchdown for CCSU came with under two minutes remaining. A fumble on the two-point conversion left the team down 28-23. CCSU then failed to recover the onside kick, ending their hopes at a game-winning drive and the Gridiron Classic trophy.

“I have to give Butler all the credit,” McInerney said. “They are a firstclass team.”

The Butler defense, which came into the game ranked 21st in the country, allowing just 293.7 yards per game, gave up a total of 433 yards Saturday.

But the Bulldogs covered their tracks, converting eight of 12 first downs, scoring four times from within the red zone and immediately recovering each of the offense’s four fumbles before the ball could be turned over.

Butler also did not have any penalties on the day, while CCSU had four for a total of 47 yards.

“It was a great team win,” Voris said. “One we’ll remember for a long time.”

Offense rolls, defense holds as basketball wins big over weekend Matt Lawder mlawder@butler.edu After spending Thanksgiving weekend in the California sunshine for the 76 Classic tournament, the men’s basketball team flew back to the Midwest this week to pick up two doubledigit wins over in-state rivals Ball State and Valparaiso, before flying to New York Monday afternoon for a match-up with Georgetown in Madison Square Garden.

Playing on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the Thanksgiving week, the Bulldogs went 1-2 in the tournament hosted in Anaheim, Calif.

Butler lost to two ranked opponents. Minnesota (#16) defeated the Bulldogs 82-73, while Clemson (#19) barely snuck past Butler 70-69.

Butler’s win came against the UCLA Bruins, whom the Bulldogs defeated 69-67. The two losses dropped the Bulldogs, who started the season ranked 10th in the country by ESPN, to 20th. The team has tried to remain focused on their game and not get caught up in the national media storm that has come with their high preseason rankings.

“I don’t really pay too much attention to those rankings,” senior forward Avery Jukes said.

“Those early rankings are based on talent. In the past, we haven’t been as talented but have played smarter and out-worked other teams and then they didn’t have any choice but to rank us high.”

After losing for the first time in the month of November since 2005, the Bulldogs went back to their basic game plan of playing smart and out-hustling the other squad when they took on Ball State in Muncie, Ind., last Wednesday.

Butler’s defense smothered the Cardinals, holding them to 31.7 percent shooting from the field and only 11.1 percent from the 3-point line.

The Bulldogs ran up an 18 point lead in the half by holding Ball State to only 11 points with their smothering defense.

“Our team’s identity is defense,” Jukes said.

“After we didn’t play so well in Anaheim, we wanted to come out and really focus on our D.” Butler continued to apply their defense pressure and extended their lead in the second half, winning the game 59-38. The Bulldogs outplayed Ball State in almost every statistical category. Butler finished with 29 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals, while the Cardinals managed 22 rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

While the Bulldogs finished with only 59 points, their lowest total of the season, they still had three players in double figures. Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack led the team with 15 points a piece, and Matt Howard added 11 more points.

Butler returned Saturday to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the first time since their season opener against Davidson to open their conference sched-

ule against Valparaiso.

Butler fell behind the Crusaders midway through the first half when Valparaiso went on a 13-4 run highlighted by four consecutive 3pointers from Michael Rodgers and Tommy Kurth. While the Crusaders were sinking threes, the Bulldogs struggled from 3-point range,

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

HANG-TIME: Senior Willie Veasley weaves around two defenders while scoring a layup.

going 1-5 in the first 15 minutes of the half.

“With offense, sometimes your shots go in, and sometimes they miss,” Jukes said. “You can’t always control it. That’s why coach preaches so much about defense.”

After the Bulldogs took a 30-second timeout, the shots quickly started falling for Butler. The Bulldogs added 20 points in the final six minutes and 38 seconds to regain the lead at 38-32.

In the second half, the Bulldogs never looked back, extending their lead throughout the half to win 84-67. Their 84 points are the most they’ve scored this season. While shooting 56 percent from the field as a squad, the team had five players with 10 or more points for the first time this season.

Hayward led the team with 18 points and went a perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line. Coming off the bench, Jukes scored in double digits for the second time this year with 10 points. Jukes has seen his role on the team expand over his three years on the squad.

“My role is becoming more important,” Jukes said. “This is the most I’ve played since I’ve been at Butler.”

The Bulldogs headed back on the road, this time to New York to play Georgetown, last night (article on page 10) and will come back home to face Ohio State and Xavier at Hinkle this week. All three games will be televised by ESPN.

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Men’s BB fouls out against G-town BB loses in Mexico, Arika Herron, Emily Newell and Steven Peek collegian@butler.edu Despite closing a second-half deficit, the No. 22 (AP)/20 (ESPN) Butler men’s basketball team suffered its third straight loss to a top-25 opponent. The Bulldogs lost 72-65 to No. 15/13 Georgetown in the first game of the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden last night.

The Bulldogs shot 31.1 percent from the field, and Hayward led in scoring with 24 points.

However, Georgetown sophomore Greg Monroe achieved a career-high 24 points and collected 15 rebounds to lead the Hoyas past the Bulldogs.

“Monroe took more shots than he’s ever taken,” head coach Brad Stevens said. “He played with a real authoritative spirit.”

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

TALL ORDER: Veasley and the Bulldogs could not get past the height of the Hoyas.

The aggressive play of Monroe led to 30 points in the paint for the Hoyas.

Coupled with the 18 points of Georgetown junior Austin Freeman, the Hoya offense, which shot 44.9 percent on the night, was too much for the Bulldog defense to handle. “[Georgetown] can play,” Stevens said. “Their system is good, and they’re well-coached.”

That system pressured the Bulldogs into committing fouls. Both junior Matt Howard and senior Avery Jukes fouled out in the second half.

Howard finished the night with nine points and six rebounds. Jukes had no points on the night.

Helping Hayward offensively were sophomore Shelvin Mack and junior Zach Hahn.

Mack finished the night with 12 points, five rebounds and two steals, and Hahn finished with 11 points and two steals.

Near the end of the first half, Hahn’s efficiency kept the Bulldogs competitive going into halftime.

While down 24-16, Hahn scored five of the six points that pulled the Bulldogs closer to the Hoyas.

“People talk about their system and how they play, but they have very good players,” Georgetown head coach John Thompson said. “You combine that with their system, and they’re a very good team.”

An area the Bulldogs have shown improvement in is free-throw shooting. Butler shot 86.4 percent from the stripe and used that part of their game to keep pressure on the Hoyas.

“Their team has a knack for getting to the foul line,” Thompson III said. “They have to be one of the top teams in the country in getting to the foul line.”

But making free-throws could not compensate for missing open shots.

“We can’t get down in a hole,” Hayward said. “We can’t get down by 14 or 15 points.”

Butler also struggled defensively. The Hoyas out-

wins two at Hinkle Matt Lawder mlawder@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

HAYWARD HEARTACHE: Even with 24 points, Hayward could not pull out the win. rebounded the Bulldogs 31-18. Offensive rebounding was evenly matched with 12 a piece.

“Our defense is the backbone of our team,” Hahn said. “It’s what we have to hang our hat on, and when we don’t, we’re not going to win games.

“If we can make that change, we’re going to have a pretty good year.”

As college basketball fans concern themselves with rankings and tournament seedings, Butler will continue to look at their season one game at a time, Stevens said.

“We live in a world that is always talking about March,” he said. “We have to get better as a basketball team.”

The Bulldogs will face another top-25 opponent Saturday when they host No. 13/15 Ohio State at Hinkle Fieldhouse at noon.

Baker, Roeder race in NCAA Championships Ashley Breitenbach abreiten@butler.edu

The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished their seasons at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet in Bloomington, Ind. The women finished 10th, while the men’s team finished fifth with two individuals qualifying for the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Both senior Andy Baker and junior Madison Roeder finished in the top 10 at the meet. Roeder finished seventh with a time of 31:13, while Baker finished eighth just six seconds back. In order to qualify individually, both runners had to finish within the top four runners who were not on teams that qualified for the NCAA meet. With Wisconsin and Michigan State automatically qualifying out of the region, Baker was the fifth finisher not on a qualifying team. But after Ohio State (which had Jeff See win the individual race) received an at-large bid, Baker was selected for an individual spot.

The women’s team, which was lead by Katie Clark at the regional meet, did not qualify anyone to the national meet.

“It was a great feeling to qualify to nationals as an individual,” Roeder said, “It proved that all my

hard work paid off.”

Roeder, who finished 167 in 31:29, said he is pleased with his performance at the meet. He placed 70 spots higher than the previous year.

The national race got out quickly after the eventual winner, Sam Chelanga from Liberty University, took the lead from the gun, separating himself from the pack. Butler’s runners struggled to stay with the hot pace as the field strung out.

Chelanga set a course record on his way to victory with a time of 28:41 over the 10k course.

Baker—who placed 40th and 28th in the two previous years at the national meet—fell to a disappointing 78th this year, running a time of 30:42.

The meet concluded Baker’s cross country career in a Butler vest. After picking up another Horizon League Championship this season, Baker is the only athlete in Horizon League history to ever win the league’s individual title three times.

As a team, the Butler men’s cross country program barely fell short of qualifying to the national meet.

“As a team, we did not run well at regionals and therefore didn’t make it to nationals,” Roeder said.

“We were fifth in the region and only three teams made it from our region.”

Teams receive at-large bids based on accumula-

tion of wins over teams that automatically qualify for the national meets. Although Butler had several wins, they could not receive an at-large bid because Indiana State, which beat them by nine points at regionals, had no wins and blocked Butler.

This season, however, shows great individual improvement in Roeder’s eyes.

“I am very pleased with my performances this season,” Roeder said. “I made giant strides this year and have realized that I can be a very good runner.

My performances have been lights out compared to past seasons.”

Roeder, who finished sixth on the squad in last year’s national meet, was Butler’s first finisher in the regional meet. Nipping Baker by one spot, he is the only Butler runner ever to beat Baker on a cross country course.

The finale of the cross country season means the beginning of track season.

“I am excited for track because I had such great success in cross country, and I can’t wait to see that success carry over onto the track,” Roeder said. “I look forward to big time smash-ups on the track.”

Butler will kick off their track season Friday in Charleston, Ill., at the Eastern Illinois Early Bird meet.

The women’s basketball team has been busy over the past two weeks with international travel to Mexico for the Cancún Classic over Thanksgiving break, where they lost to Syracuse and UNI, followed by a two game home stand in which they defeated both Evansville and Miami (Ohio).

In Cancun, the Bulldogs could not keep up with the Orange’s size and power, as Syracuse out rebounded Butler 46 to 28 en route to their 80-64 win. The undefeated Orange moved into ESPN’s top 25 this week.

The next day the Bulldogs faced off against Missouri Valley Conference foe Northern Iowa.

Butler’s defense smothered the Panthers in the first half holding them to 22 percent shooting from the field. The Bulldogs led at the half, 22-16, but could not hold onto the lead. Butler had the ball down 63-60 with only 19 seconds to go but could not score and lost the game 65-60.

After returning to the United States, the Bulldogs got back into action against Evansville last Wednesday. The Bulldogs rolled over the Aces 77-41—easily their largest margin of victory this year. The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field and had three players in double digits. Junior Brittney Bowen led Butler with 19 points.

The Bulldogs returned to the court Saturday against Miami (Ohio). The Bulldog bench stepped up in the first half accounting for 23 of the team’s 34 first-half points. After shooting 6-13 from behind the 3-point line, the Bulldogs headed into the locker room with a 10-point lead.

Adding another 19 bench points in the second half, the Bulldogs sustained their lead and won 6860.

The win brings the Bulldogs to 4-3 on the season and 3-0 at home. The Bulldogs play tonight in Terre Haute, Ind., where they take on Indiana State.

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

TOUGHNESS: The women’s basketball battled for two home wins last weekend.

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Three athletes make headlines Steven Peek speek@butler.edu

Arika Herron acherron@butler.edu

Emily Newell enewell@butler.edu

In the early hours of Nov. 27, Tiger Woods crashed his SUV into a tree and fire hydrant in front of his home in Isleworth, a gated community near Orlando, Fla. Luckily, his wife Elin was there with golf club in-hand to heroically smash a window and pull him from the wreckage.

That kind of makes me reconsider my criteria for the women I date. I may be in a serious car accident soon.

Or maybe I should keep my current standards because some originally thought a swing of the golf club by Mrs. Woods was what caused the accident. That may be a reasonable conclusion since the accident is likely linked to Tiger’s marital infidelities.

I didn’t think Tiger had it in him, but when you’re the world’s most well-known athlete, success can go to your head. That tends to happen when people worship the grass you walk on.

It is difficult to say how many women he has had affairs with. Many women have recently come forward to accuse Woods of cheating with them, but it is not a stretch to say that many are vying for the media’s attention—or a new Cadillac from Woods to keep quiet.

The Florida Highway Patrol has closed their investigation, ruling the one-car incident simply a traffic accident. They found no evidence of a crime and confirmed that alcohol was not involved.

Woods is lucky that more negativity has not emerged from this situation. Things may seem like they are as bad as they could be, but he is keeping things as private as possible and attempting to rebuild his life.

However, good can come of this. Woods still has his immortal talent and international sponsors, so he has an opportunity to be humbled by the airing of his dirty laundry and can become a better example for all.

In a recent interview for “Sporting News” magazine, Lakers small forward Ron Artest admitted to sipping on Hennessy during halftime when he played for the Chicago Bulls from 1999-02.

Really? Just while he was with the Bulls? Because if Ron Artest is drunk, it would explain many aspects of his NBA career during that time.

While playing for the Bulls, Artest applied for a job at Circuit City just to get an employee discount. In 2002, he was not so shockingly traded to the Pacers, where he once attended practice in a bath robe.

While with the Pacers, Artest also pulled down the shorts of opponent Paul Pierce during a game—just one strategy used by one of the NBA’s best defenders. But don’t worry, amends were made when Artest sung Pierce an apology prior to the two teams’ next meeting.

But the Pierce incident was the tip of the iceberg. Artest is best known for the “Malice at the Palace.” During a 2004 Pacers-Pistons game, Artest laid down on the scorer’s table after a shoving incident with Pistons player Ben Wallace. That’s when a fan threw a cup of soda at Artest, and Artest responded how any crazy (or perhaps drunk?) person would. He climbed into the stands and began pummeling fans.

Earlier this year, in an attempt to reclaim the title of “NBA’s Craziest” from Stephon Marbury, Artest produced an ode to Marbury’s “Starbury TV.” Artest’s homemade video featured a shout out to the fallen Marbury, followed by a rendition of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.” During the Lakers’ Nov. 15 game against the Houston Rockets, Artest threw opponent Trevor Ariza’s shoe into the stands after he lost it during play.

So here’s to Ron Artest coming clean, cleaning up and still being crazy.

In the city that simply cannot win, Indians’ center fielder Grady Sizemore gave Cleveland and his personal fan club, “Grady’s Ladies,” something to cheer about when semi-nude photos of the player appeared online last week.

It looks like the downtime from two surgeries led to some serious photo shoots.

Sizemore didn’t deny the photos were of him, as many focused on things other than his face but said the photos were for the eyes of girlfriend and former Playboy playmate Brittany Binger only. Sorry, Grady’s Ladies. But hey, with a body like that, who would deny that the photos were of them?

The risqué pictures put Sizemore in the company of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes and placekicker Jeff Reed.

Just who you want to be in the company of—a wide receiver with law troubles ranging from drug charges to domestic issues and a placekicker who’s been cited for destroying a paper towel holder in a convenience store bathroom and public intoxication just hours after a game.

But hey, Grady, don’t sweat it. Just think about how many more seats you just filled with women from all over Ohio.

Heck, with his body, the women will likely flock from all over the Midwest.

In short, the Sizemore photos are the baseball gods’ gift to the championship-deprived city of Cleveland. And with the way the Browns’ season is going, Cleveland really does need a gift.

For the sake of Cleveland and the world at large, let’s just hope the next big story isn’t “Naked Shaq.”

Collegian photo from MCT

Collegian photo from MCT

Collegian photo from MCT

ASHAMED: Woods is trying to handle his scandal privately.

TIPSY: Artest has been known to be off-balance in games.

EXPOSED: Risqué photos of Sizemore were leaked online.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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Collegian illustration by Rachel Senn