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Snowcoming still brings out students Scaled down week of events lessened stress, increased participation in Snowcoming 2011

BY KATE SIEGFRIED ksiegfri@butler.edu | staff writer

SNOW WHITE: Juniors Ronald Nored (left) and Shelvin Mack (right) take the court Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs battled to a 66-51 victory over the Detroit Titans in the annual Snowcoming Game. The “white out” night was the conclusion of the week’s events. (Photos by Erin Drennan)

What Snowcoming lacked in Butler royalty, it made up for in relaxed, fun events. Cutting the kind and queen competition didn’t stop students from enjoying Snowcoming 2011 all across campus.

Junior Brittany Dorsett, special events co-chair, explained that because students are already so “over-programmed” the special events committee wanted this year’s Snowcoming events to feel more relaxed and voluntary.

She said they made the decision to eliminate the king and queen competition because there was no official king and queen competition two years ago, and students did not seem to mind since there is still one in the fall during Homecoming.

Eliminating the competition took the focus off of pressuring students to participate in something and created a more relaxed week for everyone, Dorsett said.

Dorsett and special events co-chair sophomore Michael Couch designed Butler sweatshirts, tumblers and thermoses to sell throughout the week. The sweatshirts were $5; nearly 300 sold out in four hours. Because of such high deman, 175 more were ordered and went on sale today.

“The sale items for the week were a huge hit,” Couch said.

“I have seen many students already wearing their sweatshirts around campus.”

The week of events kicked off Feb. 5 with the women’s basketball game against Wright State, and the men’s basketball game Feb. 7 versus UIC. On Wednesday, Java Jams took place in the Reilly Room, complete with hot chocolate, coffee, a chocolate fountain and an abundance of musical talent from Butler students. Ten students preformed and the top six students will compete in the second round of the event to be held today.

“I think the students who came really enjoyed Java Jams,” Dorsett said.

Snowcoming continued with the men’s basketball game last Thursday versus Wright State. The Bulldogs defeated the visiting Raiders, 71-63.

On Friday, nearly 100 students traveled to Perfect North Slopes for snow tubing.

The week of events concluded Saturday with the “white out” at men’s basketball game. The Bulldogs beat Detroit, 66-51.

“We did not have very many events or an official king and queen contest,” Couch said, “but I think that those few we had were enjoyed by all the students who attended.”

Johnson recognized for mentorship Named finalist for Inspire Awards

BY SARA PRUZIN

expand on these roots during his time at Marquette University and then at Butler, since Levester Johnson, vice president for stu- both institutions have service as part of their dent affairs, was recently named a finalist for main tenants. the Inspire Awards, which College Mentors Working as an advisor to Student Governfor Kids present to individuals who excel at ment Association and class officers has given mentoring in their workhim a perspective on place or community. what mentoring enJohnson said he was tails. He said that he surprised when he saw likes working through the first congratulatory eproblems with them, sharing advice and mail pop up in his inbox helping them come to a explaining that he had been nominated and was decision.

Ginger Lippert, who overwhelmed when he now works as a mareventually received more keting MBA project than a dozen nominations.

Levester Johnson manager in the College of Business, said she While he has had amVICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS nominated Johnson for ple opportunity to mentor his willingness to give in his position at Butler, he said his initial desire to mentor came from his back to the Butler community.

Lippert interacted with Johnson as SGA minister father and the example he provided.

“That was what you do, you serve others,” president from 2003-04, but said his influence he said. “Especially as related to youth and began her freshman year when she went to a making sure they are involved and engaged student lunch he hosted.

“I thought that it was a really neat thing, and given the knowledge to create their own that he was going out of his way to make sure path towards success.”

He said he was given an opportunity to he was getting to know not just student leadspruzin@butler.edu | asst. news editor

I like going there and being involved.

ers, but new students,” Lippert said.

Even though Lippert has graduated, she said that Johnson stays in touch and holds reunions for former student leaders to promote connection.

“I don’t think it’s normal for a vice president of student affairs to do that much in terms of keeping former student leaders engaged,” she said.

Johnson said that interacting with and getting to know leaders like Lippert on a more personal level is also key to building such relationships.

“I believe in not being just an adviser in name, sitting around a table or in this office coming up with plans and programs,” he said. “I like going there and being involved in it.”

Karla Cunningham, director of residence life and one of Johnson’s nominators, said Johnson has been a professional and personal mentor to her in her role as director and during her pursuit of a doctorate. She especially sees his impact on students when he interacts with resident assistants during their training sessions.

“I’ve seen how he relates to students and how he connects to and inspires them,” Cunningham said.

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LEVESTER JOHNSON To Johnson, a good mentor is someone who is not only physically available, but someone who also understands that mentoring is a two-way street. He said that he enjoys learning from his mentees as much or more than they do from him, and the best mentors understand this give and take.

“We all have these intrinsic qualities we need to fine-tune, and to do that for an entire lifetime,” he said. “Having others involved in our lives so that we can smooth the edges out is very important.”

He also said that mentoring, even in the smallest way, is something everyone should pursue.

“Everyone has that ability to share something, so everyone should be a mentor or be in a mentoring kind of role.”

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STRESSING INCLUSION: Chris Stedman, an atheist, speaks on the importance of interfaith community involvement. He said society excludes people who are religiously diverse and it is not right. (Photo by Maria Porter)

Non-believers welcome CFV speaker says everyone should be included

BY AJA CACAN acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

On Feb. 11, as part of its “Big Questions” series, the Center for Faith and Vocation welcomed interfaith activist Chris Stedman to campus. The title of his talk was “Secular Humanism and Interfaith Action: Is There Room for the NonBeliever?”

Stedman serves as an interfaith and community service fellow at the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. He regularly writes a blog, “NonProphet Status,” and is working on a book due to be released in 2012.

Stedman is currently on an eightstop college and university speaking tour.

As a self-proclaimed atheist, he discussed the importance of interfaith community involvement, and the cost of radical atheism versus

the benefit of working for interfaith cooperation.

He spoke of his difficulty of relating to the atheist community, many of whose members hold a strictly anti-religious worldview. Stedman believes that this radical approach only undermines the effort to build bridges, and that in order to be taken seriously, atheists must show respect for other religions.

“Religion is not monolithic, nor is it inert,” Stedman said.

He believes the United States is both religiously diverse and religiously illiterate, and that both secular and religious Americans need to engage in a constructive and respectful exchange.

One of the issues he pointed out is our society’s irrational exclusion of those who are religiously, culturally or ethnically different. This results in a wall of separation to keep

THE “HUMANIST”: Stedman takes time to talk to audience members at the Center for Faith and Vocation. He said he sees understanding other’s religions will solve the world’s problems. (Photo by Maria Porter)

out others, which only further disintegrates society.

“We must create an expanded network that is truly inclusive and inviting to all people,” he said.

Stedman’s personal experiences color his approach to faith. His speech was interspersed with interesting stories and anecdotes about reconciling his identities as a former Christian, a gay man and an atheist.

Stedman described himself as “humanist,” or someone concerned with establishing a positive life for all. This is reflected in his interfaith work and political advocacy, which includes causes from transgender rights to promoting a national interfaith dialogue.

“I would love to see our politicians talk about faith in a different way,” Stedman said. “The interfaith effort should become more of a national priority.”

When asked how to best relay the importance of his cause, Stedman said people’s negative attitudes toward religion either stem from personal experience or witnessing others’ negative experiences. Because of this, it is important to get people of diverse worldviews to interact with one another and understand the importance of bridging these divides.

“I see interfaith cooperation as a way to solve the world’s problems,” Stedman said.

The topic of the speech drew many students and faculty members not just from Butler, but surrounding universities as well.

Director of the Center for Faith and Vocation Judy Cebula said bringing Stedman to campus was an important first step in initiating this kind of dialogue.

Part of the initial idea came from

Single women start more businesses Pharmacy professor explores idea in sixth book

BY SARA PRUZIN spruzin@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Erin Albert’s résumé must look a little crowded.

She graduated from Butler University in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and went on to earn her doctorate of pharmacy at Shenandoah University in Virginia and a master’s degree in business administration at Concordia University.

She is currently pursuing a law degree and has been an assistant professor of pharmacy since 2006.

She runs two businesses, a pharmacy consulting company called Pharm, LLC and an information portal for young professionals called Yuspie, LLC. These ventures partially inspired her new book, “Single. Women. Entrepreneurs.”

It is her sixth book.

Her other inspiration came from a reading a Kauffman Foundation report on a trip to China. One part of the article compared gender, marital status and entrepreneurship and showed that single, divorced and widowed women start more businesses than men in their respective categories.

Albert wanted to know why.

She utilized her contacts across the nation and interviewed 30 women who were single when they started their business. She asked why they started their businesses, what obstacles they faced and how they measured success. Those interviewed were also asked what advice they would give to other single

NOT JUST PROFESSOR: Erin Albert’s latest book explores gender, marital status and entrepreneurialship. (Image courtesy of Erin Albert) women.

“They all said, basically, ‘go for it,’” Albert said. “But in the sense that you need to do your homework before you go for it.”

Becky Ruby, a 2005 Butler graduate and one of Albert’s featured entrepreneurs echoed this idea. She said her job never feels like a job because she loves it so much.

She said Albert’s book also gave her time to reflect on her choice.

“She was the first person to sit down with me and talk about these labels [of single, woman and entrepreneur] and what that meant to my success,” Ruby said.

One trend Albert uncovered through talking to wom-

en like Ruby is that many of the women have multiple careers going on simultaneously.

Albert has always worked while pursuing her degrees and said she had different motivations for all of them.

As an entrepreneur and writer, having a law degree helps her understand contracts. As a pharmacist, it helps her to advocate for and understand the industry’s regulations.

“We have to have a cadre of pharmacists that can explain what we do back to the policy makers, who are mostly lawyers” she said.

“You have to be able to play in both sandboxes.”

She said that having multiple skill sets and careers can

also help people survive the difficult economy.

“My new safety idea is for people to have multiple careers going on simultaneously,” she said. “If you get one pink slip and you have one job, how many jobs do you have left?”

She said writing is one job she can do for hours and never notice the time passing.

She uses this insight to help guide her students when they are trying to discover where their interests lie. “[I tell them] when a day goes by and you’re doing something and you don’t even notice, that can lead you to your passion,” she said.

While she spends most of her time studying and teaching, Albert has three upcoming writing projects as well.

She is assisting Butler pharmacy, JCFA and education students in writing a children’s book about pharmacy to educate and get children interested in pharmacy and medicine.

She is also working on the next edition of “Indianapolis: A Young Professional’s Guide” and a book about the roads in and out of different career choices.

Even while she is embarking on new endeavors, Albert said she wants to maintain connections with women entrepreneurs through the book and bring them together.

“I wanted to create a tribe of support around these amazing women and what they’re attempting to do,” she said. “Because these days, it’s not pretty being a business owner.”

students who saw Stedman speak at the Interfaith Youth Core Conference in Washington, D.C. “It’s the topic that we really liked,” Cebula said. “We usually look for something that students at Butler would be interested in.”

She hopes to see this movement progress and is happy to see a significant level of interest from students.

Senior electronic journalism and marketing major Ann Govert, who helped market the event as an intern for the Center for Faith and Vocation, said that the event was a success and the turnout was great.

“A lot of ‘Big Questions’ are bigger than usual, and we were at capacity for this event,” Govert said.

She is currently working to plan the next two events in the series, which will take place later this semester.

Side Notes: 7 questions and answers with the author Collegian: What has been your proudest accomplishment?

ALBERT

Erin Albert: I don’t know. An easier question for me to answer is, ‘What is the hardest thing you’ve ever accomplished?’ My answer to that would be 1) getting through pharmacy school (the first time) and 2) starting a business.

C: What is your favorite book?

EA: Ever? Tough call. My favorite book of 2010 was Tony Hsieh’s Delivering Happiness.

C: What would the book about your life be called?

EA: Adventures in Rockstar Anthropology: How I Studied The Awesome (Autobiography, of course) C: Who inspires you?

EA: Everyone. When you meet someone new, it is like opening a door to another world.

C: What object could you not live without?

EA: Sadly, my iPhone. Technology gives us freedom, though!

C: If you had a year to spend doing something, what would you do?

EA: I’m pretty much doing cool stuff now that I love to do. But, if I didn’t have to be anywhere at any certain time, I might go to Europe, travel, eat, read and write. Paris would definitely be my home base.

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Campus farm sells produce shares

CAMPUS FARM PRODUCES: Consumers can now purchase enough produce to feed two people for $17 per week. The produce will range from carrots to peppers and squash, depending on the season. (Photos by Rachel Senn)

Program promotes farm’s relationship with consumers

BY ALLYSON DOBBERTEEN adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

The Butler Campus Farm is starting a program to develop relationships between people and the food they eat.

Consumers can purchase “shares” of produce for as little as $17 per week, which provides enough produce to feed two people. Each week, shareholders will receive a crate of fresh produce grown at the Campus Farm.

The program will start in June and last 16 weeks.

The produce will vary throughout the growing season, but a variety of lettuces, carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers are all among the potential crops.

Tim Carter, the director for the Center for Urban Ecology, said the program’s consumers will have the chance to be connected with their food source.

“In today’s world, there is not a lot of opportunity to be connected to the people growing your food unless you grow it yourself,” he said. “You have a relationship with the people growing it, you know

how it is grown and where it is coming from.”

Senior economics major Conner Burt, the intern heading up the Community Supported Agriculture program, said he sees these relationships as one of the biggest benefits of the program.

While Burt was discussing the benefits of fresh and local food for consumers, a potential shareholder came in to reserve her spot.

As she left, Burt sincerely said, “Look forward to seeing you around!”

“Just like that, you get to meet who is growing your food,” he said.

Burt said the relationship with consumers is also beneficial to the farm.

“If there is a drought and we can’t grow as much, there is an understanding between both parties,” he said. “On our end, it is good because we share liability in that way.”

Junior biology major Demetrius Fassas, an intern at the CUE, said he hopes the CSA program helps people to realize the benefits of fresh and local food.

“A lot of people don’t realize what goes into the produce that you buy at most stores,” he said.

Junior science technology and society major Sam Erdman, another intern at the CUE, said that there is a noticeable d i ff e re n c e between food grown without chemicals, like at the campus farm, and produce you buy at a typical grocery store.

“With the farm, you are getting very nutrient-rich, dense foods that are grown within the United States, not tomatoes that are grown halfway across the world, then picked prematurely, shipped over, and ripened with methane gases,” Erdman

said. “There actually are nutrient differences between those tomatoes in comparison to tomatoes grown locally without chemicals.”

Carter said this idea of communitysupported agriculture isn’t new to the Indianapolis area, although this is the pilot program at Butler.

“In a lot of conversations we’ve had with other farmers, they Tim Carter just talked how DIRECTOR, CUE about valuable it was to have a CSA program,” he said. “It seemed like something that made logical sense because we have this giant captive Butler audience right here.”

Carter said the program also provides the farm itself with many benefits and opportunities for

In today’s world, there is not opportunity to be connected to the people growing your food

growth.

“For us, it is really helpful to have capital up front and have that guarantee so that we don’t have to have out of pocket expenses that aren’t paid for, he said. “A lot of the planting and supply costs come at the beginning of the year, so this gives us that up front assurance that we will have some revenue.”

Fassas said that assurance is helpful to increase the efficiency of the farm as well.

“You don’t have to wait until you produce in order to sell it to make gains,” he said. “It’s a way for us to get money and turn that around immediately in order to produce more efficiently.”

Carter said a stable economic plan allows the farm to explore other things.

“There is the production based side of the farm, which includes the CSA program, but then there is all of the educational programs we have as well,” he said. “The focus of this year is to get the economics sustainable and also have those educational opportunities like beekeeping workshops.”

CFV funds more internships Paid internships to focus on faith

BY GRACE WALLACE gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

The Butler University Center for Faith and Vocation is happy to announce it will continue its tradition of offering paid internships in faith-based fields for students.

From 2004-10, the CFV was given grant money from the Lilly Endowment fund to sponsor students seeking internships in a religious field, Judy Cebula, CFV director, said.

She said an anonymous Butler alumni suggested continuing the paid internships by obtaining faith-based sources to endow students.

“Butler should give students a chance to work in a nonprofit setting,” Celuba said.

“Not just as something on the side, but for a chance to experience a career calling.”

Cebula said their goal is to have four interns each semester to work in different faith fields such as Catholicism, Judaism, Protestantism and Hinduism. She stressed, however, that students did not need to have a religious affiliation to receive an internship.

“Certainly we know they will be drawn to affinity to your own faith, but [the positions]

will be open to all students,” Cebula said.

She said there are a large number of service organizations funded by religiously affiliated groups that would not only diversify students’ education, but also put them into a real-life situation of making a difference.

“There is a rich tradition of Jewish philanthropy and service not only in Indianapolis, but across the world, and we want Butler students to see that part of the world,” she said.

Cebula said their goal is to be strategic with the funding received for the internships to ensure that students are placed in applicable and educational sites that will increase their college experiences.

“Most importantly, we want to be engaging with the religious groups on campus and see that reflected in our internship sites,” she said.

The internships will be offered in both the fall and spring semesters and students are eligible to receive academic credit.

Cebula said the opportunity for a Catholic faith-based internship is now available to students through finding sources to endow

the internships with the help of the Butler Catholic Community and local parishes.

Paula Trzepacz and her husband, Robert Baker, are among the donors in newly founded Fund for Discernment in the Catholic Tradition, which sponsors the CFV in providing paid Catholic-based internships for students.

“I had been involved with Providence Cristo Rey High School and because of the excellent work they do with underprivileged high school students wanting a private school education, I wanted to find a bridge to Butler students in some way,” Trzepacz said.

Trzepacz is a member of Butler’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors and works as a Senior Medical Fellow in Neurosciences with Eli Lilly & Company.

Trzepacz said she was drawn to the cause after watching a CFV Butler intern work with the students at Providence. She said she and her husband also endowed a premedical scholarship fund at Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio) and provide support for a new high school in Bassin Bleu, Haiti.

Trzepacz said she believes the intellectual self is not separate from the spiritual being

and the intellectual being can either aid in understanding one’s life purpose or be a “barrier” if rationality overrides spiritual beliefs.

“The intellectual self is a divine gift that enables us to develop and function, and to serve others according to the talents we each uniquely have—I believe that distinguishes a vocation from an occupation,” she said.

“Our intellectual self is nourished and given meaning and balance by our spiritual self.

Humans are at our very best when we focus on helping others in selfless ways. “ Trzepacz said that she and her husband plan to continue donating to the Fund for Discernment in the Catholic Tradition in hopes that more Butler students will have this opportunity to broaden their intellectual and spiritual lives.

“We would like to see people from other faiths endow similar internships through the CFV,” she said. “And wouldn’t it be great if there were so many internship opportunities that an internship experience of integrating intellect, faith and service became part of the cultural fabric at Butler. “

Texting and driving law passed to the House MCT A bill to ban texting while driving recently came one step closer to becoming a state law. The Indiana General Assembly voted 10-2 in favor of a law making texting while driving illegal.

House Bill 1129 seeks to ban sending and reading text and electronic messages while behind the wheel of a car making it a class C infraction. Thirty states currently have laws in place that ban texting while driving.

A similar bill was introduced last year but was blocked in the state senate by Sen. Brent Steele, who said such a law would be hard to enforce. Steele says he will now drop his opposition to a full senate vote.

In similar fashion, Rep. Mike Speedy was one of two dissenters to Wednesday’s vote, saying education is the best way to making good decisions behind the wheel.

According to AAA Hoosier Motor Club, texting and driving is considered to be just as dangerous, if not more so, than driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It say driv-

ers who text, on average, take their eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds at a time. At 55 mph, that equates to a driver traveling the length of a football field without ever looking at the road.

A study by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation found that text messaging causes reaction times to decline by 35 percent and steering control by 91 percent.

The current law in Indiana bans only teens from texting and driving. House Bill 1129 would make electronic messaging while driving illegal for all drivers.

A bill has also been introduced to make talking or texting while driving a felony if it causes bodily injury or death to another person. Drivers would face up to three years in prison for injuring someone, or up to eight years for causing a death.

House Bill 1129 moves forward to the House for a second reading and would need a third before it could move to the Senate for review and a potential final vote. Gov. Mitch Daniels has said he will approve legislation from the General Assembly regarding distracted driving.

NOT ONLY FOR TEENS: The cell phone ban that was once only for teens could be changing after it gets passed further. (Photo by Maria Porter)

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PRSSA students apply classroom experience

BY KATE SIEGFRIED ksiegfri@butler.edu | staff writer

Members of Butler University’s branch of Public Relations Student Society of America are currently participating in the Bateman Competition, a nation-wide case study competition for public relations students.

The purpose of the competition is to give students “an opportunity to apply their classroom education and internship experiences to create and implement a full public relations campaign for a national client,” according to the Bateman Competition page on prssa.org.

Participation in the competition teaches students realworld experience that could be useful in future jobs and its involvement to add to their resumé and portfolios.

All teams work with the same client, and this year’s client is Ally Financial, formerly GMAC. Unlike most public relations competitions, the Bateman Competition asks students to actually execute a campaign instead of just planning one.

Past Bateman Competition clients have included the U.S. Census Bureau and Habitat for Humanity.

“The purpose is to inform a target demographic about how to establish good credit, manage a budget and evaluate financing and insurance options,” junior integrated communications major Courtney Scott said.

Butler has two teams, each made up of five students, both finding their own means to publicize the campaign.

Teams are expected to conduct their planning from November to January, carry out their plan in February and final entries are due in March.

PRSSA members and other professionals will judge them on creativity, effectiveness, cohesiveness within the team and how the campaign targeted their audience.

After the first round of judging, three teams are picked to advance and present their campaigns to sponsor representatives in May. At the competition, which takes place May 12-13, all teams will present a plan book, which will give an overview

of how they executed their plan.

More than 60 schools are competing nationwide.

First place wins $2,500 along with a trophy; second place wins $1,500 and a plaque; third place receives $1,000 and a plaque.

The top three teams are then recognized at the national conference.

To execute their plan, Scott’s team will be holding five information sessions, one of which will be held at Butler, to educate others on finance.

They need at least 150 people to attend the information sessions.

“We’re not promoting Ally’s financial services or promoting their products,” Scott said. “We’re educating for financial literacy.”

The target demographic is low-income communities, women and minorities.

The financial information session will take place March 3 in Gallahue Hall 108. All students are welcome to attend.

CUE director guides interns, campus farm

BY ALI HENDRICKS

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contributing writer

nder the twinkling carousel lights at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Tim Carter held his smallest daughter on a horse and smiled as his other two children beamed at the sight of all the bright carousel animals.

“We’re just going to do one more ride after this one,” he said.

Carter allowed his children to run freely through the museum while doing his best to keep up with the small legs of his 2-year-old.

Ada, Carter’s oldest daughter, wanted to go to the Barbie exhibit first, and Carter was all for it.

Whatever the children wanted to do, he wanted to do.

“Go walk on the runway, Haven,” Carter said to his youngest.

After the Barbie exhibit, it was time for Townes, 4, to see his favorite exhibit: the trains.

While Ada played with the plastic Chihuly pieces, Carter, Townes and Haven marveled at the train exhibit.

The way Carter handles his children is no different than the way he deals with the interns who work for him at the Center for Urban Ecology. He’s laid back, patient and willing to do whatever it takes to help them learn and grow as people.

Ashlee Cerda, a senior biology and Spanish double major and intern at the center, said that Carter, the director of the center, is one of the most personable bosses she’s ever had.

Cerda said that while Carter doesn’t just hand over help to her, he allows her to work through things on her own and helps to cultivate her passions.

Instead of telling the interns what needs to be done, Carter asks what they would be interested in helping with, Cerda said.

The laid-back approach Carter uses paid off for Cerda, who is currently working with Indianapolis’ Hispanic population and attempting to discover how the food they eat affects them and their bodies.

Carter helped her develop the program, which will be beneficial to her future career in food health.

Junior science technology and society major Sam Erdman, another CUE intern, had equally good things to say about Carter.

Erdman said he appreciates the time Carter spends with them, figuring out their passions and giving them jobs that are enjoyable

A JACK OF ALL TRADES: Between acting as the director of the campus farm and helping students with internships, Tim Carter is able to spend quality time with his children and his wife. (Photo by Rachel Senn) and educational.

Carter juggles his three passions daily— husband, father and director for the center.

He’s juggling a few large projects at the center, as well.

Along with the interns, he has been working on putting bluebird boxes at Butler’s intramural fields and at local elementary schools.

The center has also partnered with the Indianapolis Museum of Art to create a mobile application to promote river awareness. This innovative project will allow people to see where their water comes from and where it goes.

One of the most notable projects the CUE is working on is the Butler Campus Farm.

Earth Charter Butler, a student-run, oncampus organization, proposed a community farm to the university last year. However, the university would not approve the project without a stable group of adults helping.

Earth Charter Butler asked for the help and the CUE accepted the challenge.

Carter and his co-worker, Margarie Hennessey, spent the spring of 2010 preparing the ground for seeds and eventually planting on the Butler Farm.

The two could not run the farm on their own, so Butler’s Student Government Asso-

ciation and the center came together to hire a summer farm manager, Kaitlin Haskins.

With the help of volunteers and other interns, Haskins, Hennessey and Carter reaped enough produce to begin selling it to Aramark, Napolese and at a farm stand on Butler’s campus this year.

On Nov. 4, the farm hosted a Fall Flavor Fest at the farm stand on campus.

Carter and a group of the center’s interns were handing out mulled cider, sweet potato soufflé, pumpkin seeds and butternut squash soup to everyone who attended the event. It was all made from Butler farm produce.

A tall, thin Carter stood talking to guests and volunteers who had helped to make the farm the success that it is.

Carter is not one to boast his own suc-

cesses, but he often talks of the triumphs of others.

Daughter Ada, 7, read all of the museum signs without a struggle.

“You got moved up a reading level this week, didn’t you Ada?” he asked as Ada skipped happily down the museum ramp.

Going to the Children’s Museum is a weekly outing for the Carter family.

Carter takes the children out on Saturday mornings so that his wife, Katie, can have a break from being a stay-at-home mom.

With such young children, almost everything the Carter family does is done together.

Supporting local farmers and knowing where their food comes from is something the family enjoys.

Carter’s wife Katie writes her own food blog where she discusses where food comes from and how to best utilize fresh produce.

Even the smallest Carter, Haven, wears cloth diapers.

Whether it be through eating fresh produce, helping others do the same or wearing cloth diapers, the whole family strives to be earth-friendly.

“Ok, guys, we only have about two more minutes,” Carter told his children, nearing the end of their museum stay.

Two hours at the museum wore Carter out.

He had pitched an idea to a committee the night before in attempt to receive a grant and didn’t get to bed until midnight. He realized this was too late when his middle child, Townes, came in at 5 a.m. with a stomach ache.

Not only did Carter have an event to go to after the museum with the children, he needed coffee too.

Carter pushed a stroller that held Haven, while Ada walked in front talking about books and Townes attempted to jump over the stripes of the museum carpet.

It was time to go home.

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OVERTIME

Coaches struggle with superstars

BY STEVEN PEEK

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

Men’s basketball back in mix to host HL tournament

BY COLIN LIKAS clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

In the final five seconds of play last night, senior Matt Howard single-handedly won the game.

A dunk off an inbounds play and an intercepted pass moments later sealed Butler’s 64-62 win over Green Bay. Three consecutive conference victories have vaulted the Butler men’s basketball team into third place in the Horizon League and kept its hopes alive for hosting the conference tournament.

The Bulldogs (19-9, 11-5 HL) are now one game behind first-place Valparaiso and half a game behind second-place Cleveland State.

The game against the Phoenix (12-15, 6-9 HL) was tight throughout, with neither team ever leading by more than eight points, thanks to an onslaught of 3-pointers.

The Bulldogs held a sixpoint lead at the half, but Green Bay wouldn’t go away. Phoenix freshman Alec Brown kept the his team close, tying the game on two separate occasions in the second half, once at 55 and once at 62.

Butler attempted to pull away again with free throws and more 3-pointers, but the Titans kept pace and Brown sank two free throws to tie

the contest at 62.

Following a timeout, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball to Howard, who drove straight into the lane and put down a dunk with less than two seconds remaining.

Howard’s interception of Green Bay’s resulting inbound then sealed the win for Butler.

Howard finished with a game-high 22 points and eight rebounds.

The 3-point shooting against Green Bay was similar to the action against Detroit Saturday.

The night against the Titans (14-14, 8-8 HL) was highlighted by the return of Howard from injury and the Hinkle Fieldhouse crowd’s ‘whiteout,’ but Mack stole the show.

Mack’s career-high 32 points were nearly half the Bulldogs’ total in a 66-51 victory versus Detroit. “[Mack] is a good shooter and a good player,” Butler head coach Brad Stevens said. “He made big plays and he has played really well for us in the last four games.”

The Titans had no answer for Mack, who outscored Detroit, 24-17, in the second half.

“We witnessed one of the best players in the country,” Detroit head coach Ray McCallum said. “Mack showed why he’s an All-American

and we had no answer for him today.”

The season-high crowd of 9,004 was brought to its collective feet long before Mack put on his scoring display.

As the announcer at Hinkle prepared to call Howard’s name as a starter, the crowd gave the stitched-up forward a standing ovation.

“I felt pretty good,” Howard said. “If anything, I was well rested, and it was good to get the win tonight.”

Howard finished the game with nine points, three steals and 12 rebounds.

A key moment came when Detroit got four free throw opportunities in the closing seconds of the half after a foul by junior guard Ronald Nored and a technical foul on Stevens—his second in as many games.

But the Titans made only one of the attempts to keep Butler within five at the half.

“I got a foul for demonstrating again,” Stevens said. “But our technical foul defense is one of the best in the country.”

The Bulldogs scored the first eight points of the second half and held Detroit without a point for nearly four and a half minutes.

The Titans kept the contest close until midway through the half, when Butler, up 4544 with 9:08 remaining, proceeded to score 15 of the next 19 points, with 10 of them

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MACK ATTACK: Junior guard Shelvin Mack drives on Phoenix forward Jarvis Williams on his way to a 13-point night. (Photo by John Fetcho) coming from Mack.

The Bulldogs eventually pushed their lead to a gamehigh 16 points with a minute remaining, following another field goal from Mack.

They went on to win by 15.

“Our biggest key was going to the glass,” Stevens said. “I thought we made a great second half effort.”

On Feb. 10, again led by Mack, the Bulldogs defeated Wright State, 71-63, to stay competitive in the standings.

“I was proud of our guys coming together under difficult circumstances and doing well without much preparation,” Stevens said.

Those circumstances were headlined by Howard’s head injury, which sidelined the forward and caused the team to play a rotation of

only eight players.

This wasn’t a problem early for Butler, though, as the Bulldogs went on a 13-0 run early in the game.

The Raiders (17-11, 10-6 HL), led by seniors Vaughn Duggins and Cooper Land, went on a 13-0 run of their own and turned what was once an 11-point deficit into a three-point lead.

Senior guard Zach Hahn undid that work, though, when he sank two 3-pointers just before halftime.

The final 12 minutes of the game continued the back-and-forth trend. The Bulldogs maintained a lead throughout and eventually pulled away thanks to strong free throw shooting.

Butler plays at UIC on Saturday at 2 p.m.

W h e n it comes to team sports, coaches are in charge, right?

They build teams, design practices, set lineups, keep morale high— everything needed to guide a team toward being number one.

But Jerry Sloan and Jeff Fisher will tell you that there’s more to coaching than that.

Sloan, who coached for 26 years in the National Basketball Association, resigned as head coach of the Utah Jazz Feb. 10.

Fisher, who was the head coach of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans for 16 years, was asked earlier this year not to return for the 2011 season.

These two long-tenured and well-respected coaches are no longer employed because they had disagreements with star players on their teams.

The modern coaching scene in professional sports is no longer solely determined by winning or player development.

It’s also determined by how well coaches can get along with, and accommodate, their team’s superstar athletes.

Superstars want playing time, a scheme or system which suits their style of play, other stars or producers playing _______see overtime page 7

Top track runners compete out west on deck

BY MATT RHINESMITH

mrhinesm@butler.edu | sports staff writer

With most of Butler’s track and field team at the DePauw Indoor Invitational on Saturday, a group of Butler’s six best distance runners at the Husky Classic in Seattle, knew it would be a tough meet.

But they didn’t let it get to them.

Sophomore Katie Clark, the new Butler record holder in the women’s indoor 5000-meter, beat her previous best time by 17 seconds, the school record by 15 seconds and finished ninth with a time of 16:28.02.

The previous record, set by Genni Gardner in 2007, was 16:43.08.

Senior Justin Roeder is making the most of his final indoor season. He ran in the men’s 5000-meter and finished 10th, with a lifetime best time of 14:13.03.

Fellow senior distance ace Kris Gauson also had a successful meet. He finished third in the secondfastest section of the men’s mile, with a time of 4:01.38. Lawi Lalang of the University of Arizona, who won the section, finished with a time of 3:59.13.

Two freshmen, Harry Ellis and Ross Clarke, also

ran in the Husky Classic.

Ellis ran the mile and finished 11th in his section with a personal best time of 4:11.98. Clarke ran a lifetime best time of 8:02.29 in the men’s 3000-meter, good for ninth in the second-fastest section.

“Ross has established himself as one of the top freshman distance runners in the country,” head coach Matt Roe said.

Sophomore Kirsty Legg was the final member of Butler’s team in Seattle. She ran her specialty: the mile.

Running in the fastest section, she finished 11th with a time of 4:46.24, her third best ever.

“It was a very good learning experience as I was in a race full of girls where the majority had All American status,” Legg said. “It allowed me to race some of the top girls in the country.”

The rest of the team was a little closer to home, but just as successful.

On Saturday in Greencastle, Ind., the Butler men’s team placed 11 out of 21 teams, while the women finished sixth out of 19 teams.

Senior Brent Sever, who won the 55-meter hurdles in under eight seconds, led the men’s team.

“Last week at the Meyo Invite, I ran right next to the defending national champion,” Sever said.

“This week was definitely different, but it was good to get in some more experience.”

Fellow senior Taylor Eaton placed third in the 5000-meter, with a time of 15:34.30.

A pair of freshmen, Andrew Wallace and Nigel Spears, competed in the men’s 800-meter and the long jump, respectively. Wallace was third with a time of 1:59.75, while Spears was fourth with a jump of 20-04.50.

On the women’s side of things, junior Lauren Haberkorn captured one of four individual titles, winning the 5000-meter in 18:13.34.

Also winning her event was senior Rosie Edwards, who grabbed first in the women’s mile with a time of 5:15.70. Sophomores Kaitlyn Love and Shelbi Burnett won the last two events, in the 600-meter and 800-meter, respectively.

“We have opened the season very well, and hope to continue this great form to the Eastern Illinois meet this weekend and the conference meet in two weeks time,” Legg said.

The entire team will be together again for the Friday Night Special in two days. The Horizon League Indoor Championships are in Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 26 and 27.

Women’s tennis tackles Jaguars

BY BILLY KLIMCZAK bklimcza@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The Butler women’s tennis team trounced their cross-town rival IUPUI 7-0 on their home court last Saturday.

When asked about his initial thoughts going into the game, head coach Jason Suscha commented on the mental strength his team demonstrated prior to the start of the match.

“Heading into the match, I could tell that the girls were a lot more confident,” he said. “I think it helped them to think back to when they played [IUPUI] and were successful at tournaments in the fall.”

It became clear early on that the

confidence went a long way.

On the individual side, senior and No. 1 singles player Natali Jaimes won 6-4, 6-2, to claim a win against IUPUI sophomore Shelby Huelett.

Five of six Butler players won in straight sets, including senior Gabriela Bobrowski and freshmen Caroline Hedrick, Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein.

Suscha said a dominating singles performance can mean a lot for the rest of the season and in Horizon League play.

“The fact that we won all but one of our single’s matches very decisively demonstrates our ability to stay calm and adjust to the different players and styles of play,” Suscha said,

“which will go a long way towards the end of the season and Horizon League competition.”

As stated by McLoughlin, the Bulldogs dominated the two-on-two matches against the Jaguars as well.

They attacked quickly as the freshmen duo of McLoughlin and Rubenstein claimed the No. 1 doubles title right off the bat.

That performance was soon followed by Jaimes’ and Hedrick’s efforts at No. 2 doubles.

Moments later, Bobrowski and sophomore Brittany Farmer quickly finished the doubles sweep with an 8-1 win over IUPUI sophomore Jesika Bays and junior Lee Matthews.

After the match McLoughlin said

what an uplifting performance says about her team with regards to the rest of the season.

“I definitely believe it gives us a lot of confidence,” she said. “A performance like this just shows us that what we’ve been working on is starting to come together, and only raises our expectations for the future.”

With a week off, the Bulldogs will look to prepare for when the Lady Muskateers of Xavier come to campus for their match Feb. 23.

“We played [Xavier] in a tournament in the fall, and although we didn’t perform the way we would’ve wanted to,” McLoughlin said, “it just comes down to doing the right thing when we needed.”

Bulldogs at home this week

WEDNESDAY NONE

THURSDAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. UIC 7 p.m.

FRIDAY NONE

SATURDAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Loyola 2 p.m.

SUNDAY MEN’S TENNIS vs. Toledo 2 p.m.

MONDAY NONE

TUESDAY NONE

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Softball hopes to make ‘Big Dance’

BY MATT RHINESMITH

mrhinesm@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The Butler softball team hopes to do something this season they have never done before—earn a trip to the NCAA tournament by winning the Horizon League tournament.

Juniors Lauren McNulty and Mallory Winters hope to prove to the rest of the league that Butler deserve their preseason ranking of third.

“Our league is going to be tough this year, but we think we have the team to make a run in the tournament at the end of the year,” Winters said.

In the two years they’ve been on the team, Winters and McNulty have never beaten Cleveland State, ranked first in the preseason poll.

“We would love to beat Cleveland State. That would help us get to our goal of winning the conference tournament and making it to the NCAA tourney,” McNulty said.

First-year head coach Scott Hall said he shares many of the same goals as his players.

“Butler softball has never gotten a bid to the NCAA tournament, and I think we have a group that’s

capable of doing that this year,” Hall said. “If we can be more fundamentally sound than Cleveland State and the University of IllinoisChicago, we can be successful.”

The Bulldogs start their season Feb. 18 against Southern Illinois.

That game, and their game the next day against Louisiana Tech, will be played on Mississippi State’s field.

Their first home game is March 24 against Indiana State.

“Our out of conference schedule is going to provide us a lot of opportunities to test ourselves against a lot of top teams,” McNulty said.

“We’re going to concentrate the most on conference play, but these out-of-conference games are still important.”

Junior first baseman Erin Falkenberry played for Hall when he was the head coach at Pendleton Heights (Indiana) High School prior to taking the Butler job.

She said the most unique thing about his coaching style is his ability to not only teach every position, but also demonstrate it to the players.

“During the three years I played for him, the biggest thing he taught

me was how to tweak my swing to help me hit for power,” Falkenberry said. “He’s so involved at every practice that it’s hard not to learn something from him.”

Hall said that if his team is to be successful this season, their pitching staff and pitching coach Casey

Clutch will have to play an important part.

“Our pitching staff has worked really hard this offseason,” Hall said. “Clutch has been working with them on specific workouts, and they’re all looking great.”

Hall also hopes his team can

GETTING READY: New head coach Scott Hall (far left) talks to pitching coach Casey Clutch and sophomore Emily Schrock takes batting practice. (Photos by Steven Peek)

avoid some of the mistakes they made last year and improve in every game they play.

Winters, one of the team’s catchers, said she understands the importance of her position and holds herself to high standards.

“I know I’m going to have to play well this season,” she said. “I’m going to have to call good games and be able to come through at the plate when my team needs me.”

McNulty, who has been a strong outfield presence but may also see time at third base, said she needs to work on getting big hits when her team needs her to. She also said that communicating on the field is going to be a big part of wins this season.

“If we can communicate out there effectively, we’ll be tougher to beat,” McNulty said.

Should his team make the NCAA tournament, Hall believes their regular season schedule will prepare them for the talented teams they are sure to see in the tournament.

“We have a tough regular season ahead of us, but I think we’ll come out of it stronger as a team,” he said.

Women’s basketball splits conference affairs

BY BILLY KLIMCZAK bklimcza@butler.edu | sports staff writer

A career night from senior forward Brittany Bowen wasn’t enough for the women’s basketball team, as Butler lost to Cleveland State Saturday, 69-64.

Bowen led the Bulldogs (15-10, 9-4 HL) with 31 points and 11 rebounds, scoring nearly half of Butler’s points. Two finalminute free throws from Cleveland State junior center Destinee Blue sealed the win for the Vikings (14-10, 7-6 HL).

Head coach Beth Couture commented on why many of her players have had career nights over the past few weeks.

“It’s about match-ups,” she said. “We have many players who are very good offensively and it’s just about knowing when someone has an advantage and exploiting it. “[Bowen] did a very good job of that on Saturday and Chloe Hamilton did as well against Youngstown. We’re just waiting for it to all happen at once.”

The Bulldogs got off to a slow start, facing a 6-0 deficit after the first minute. Couture and her squad would quickly battle back, going on a run to lead, 16-15, just minutes later.

Cleveland State sophomore forward Shalonda Winton would lead the Vikings to a 32-29 lead at the half.

The Bulldogs didn’t fare well after intermission, trailing for most of the second half. However, a Butler run fueled by junior guard Devin Brierly saw the Bulldogs tied with Cleveland State with under two minutes remaining.

With 1:01 remaining, a shot in the lane by senior Alyssa Pittman gave Butler a 64-63 lead, its first advantage since early in the second half.

Cleveland State junior guard Janelle Adams answered with a 3-point play to put the Vikings ahead, 66-64.

With the final seconds ticking away, a 3-point attempt from Bowen was too strong. Butler was forced to foul on the other end of the court, where Blue would make the two free throws to finish the game.

Bowen’s 9-for-19 performance was tops for the Bulldogs, while Brierly finished with 16 points, shooting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Winton led Cleveland State with 20 points. Blue and senior Shawnita Garland both had 13 points for the Vikings, and

Blue also contributed 11 rebounds.

“We had a great weekend,” Bowen said. “We may have lost to Cleveland State, but we were definitely in the game and played well.

“I feel that, if anything, our two losses at home the weekend prior hurt our morale a little more than they should’ve.”

Couture looks to guide her team back to its winning ways as the regular season approaches its end.

“I think we have to get back our edge,” Couture said.

“We’re not always going to do everything right, but I think we need to get back to not worrying about standings, the weeks ahead or the next team we’re going to play.”

The Bulldogs will look to regain their edge against two Chicago teams when they face UIC Thursday and Loyola Saturday.

“We’re going up against two pretty tough teams,” Bowen said. “But I think the majority of practice will be for concentrating on us.

“It’ll be about doing what we need to do to make ourselves better.”

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overtime: HEAD COACHES MUST GET ALONG WITH STAR PLAYERS OR FACE LOSING JOBS continued from page 5 with them and, of course, a wellpaying, long-term contract.

If you think you’ve got it rough, try entering the coaching profession.

For Sloan, the big picture was that his time was up. The little picture though was that his oldfashioned approach to managing the locker room could not help ease tensions with franchise point guard Deron Williams.

Williams and Sloan got in a

THE END: Jeff Fisher was the coach of the Titans for 16 years. (Photo from MCT)

locker room argument after losing to the Chicago Bulls in overtime.

Rumors spread that Williams, who is in his sixth NBA season, told management that the situation was at an “it’s him or it’s me” point.

Williams denies ever making this declaration or implying that this was the case.

“We had a disagreement, because Jerry’s very fiery, and I am too,” Williams said on Salt Lake City’s KFAN radio. “Sometimes we clash on things, but I would never force coach Sloan out of Utah.”

But perhaps Williams didn’t need to force Sloan out of Utah.

Sloan knew that if things came to a boiling point, he would be asked to resign and possibly even be vilified in the weeks leading up to that point of no return.

Sloan instead bowed out quickly and unselfishly. But no matter how quiet his exit, the situation speaks loudly to those paying attention—the old coach is going to be trumped by the young superstar.

But in some cases, neither the coach nor the star wins.

Fisher, whose 16 years at the helm of the Titans made him the longest tenured coach in the league, was fired after he seemingly prevailed in a battle for employment with quarterback Vince Young. Young was released for

TOO MUCH TO HANDLE: Jerry Sloan, the coach of the Utah Jazz for 23 years, unexpectedly resigned from his position last week following a loss to the Chicago Bulls and a locker room dispute with Jazz star Deron Williams. (Photo from MCT) being inconsistent and flaking as a franchise quarterback in Tennessee.

But Fisher was let go because he could not follow through on more meaningful playoff appearances and victories, following the 19992000 season’s “Music City Miracle” and near-Super Bowl victory

same,” does not ring true for professional sports coaching.

The NBA is worse off without a Hall of Fame coach like Sloan, and the NFL is worse off without an honest and intelligent coach like Fisher.

But that’s how the game is played, and coaches usually lose.

Football wins in classroom

Tennis slides again

BY STEVEN PEEK speek@butler.edu | sports editor

BY LANCE RINKER lrinker@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

After a two-week layoff, the Butler men’s tennis team took on three opponents in a four-day span, losing all three matches.

The Bulldogs (1-7) were looking to stop a threematch losing streak, during which they failed to score a point.

Yesterday, Butler traveled to Cincinnati where they lost to Xavier, 7-0.

Senior Brandon Bayliss was outlasted in three sets

by Xavier’s Bobby Deye. Junior Zach Ervin also lost in three sets for the Bulldogs.

Against unbeaten Drake on Sunday, seniors Chris Herron and Bryce Warren teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles. The pair defeated Drake senior Mauricio Ballivian and sophomore Anis Ghorbel in a tiebreaker, 8-7.

Their win wasn’t enough, as Drake (4-0) defeated Butler in all six singles matches, winning the match, 7-0.

At No. 3 singles, Herron

against the Saint Louis Rams.

This situation is somewhat more comforting because both Young and Fisher were let go for not doing their jobs—not because they couldn’t work well together or one wanted the other gone.

The saying, “the more things change, the more they stay the

GOING LOW: Senior Brandon Bayliss returns a shot from his opponent in a singles match against Drake on Sunday. (Photo by Maria Porter) lost narrowly to Ghorbel, 6-4, 6-4. He was Butler’s best-faring singles player.

On Saturday, Butler traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., to battle the Purdue Boilermakers.

Herron picked up a win over Purdue freshman Mark Kovacs at No. 3 singles to give Butler its first point since Jan. 23. However, the Boilermakers (4-2) swept the remaining points to clinch a 6-1 victory.

The Bulldogs, on a fivematch losing streak, are in the midst of a tough nonconference schedule.

Butler has already played four Big Ten opponents, including fourth-ranked Ohio State and a Wisconsin squad that advanced to last season’s Sweet Sixteen.

“Our tough schedule, along with some injuries, has lost us some confidence,” head coach Jason Suscha said.

Horizon League play begins Mar. 20 and Ervin said he believes that he and his teammates can salvage the season.

“It only takes a couple of good matches here or there to get that confidence back,” Ervin said. “I think we’ll be fine by the time conference season starts and we’ll be able to turn our record around.”

Butler will look to put an end to the losing skid when the Bulldogs host Toledo Sunday. The Rockets (7-5) will be coming off back-toback matches against Valparaiso and DePaul.

Seven Butler football players were named to the Academic All-Pioneer Football League team on Feb. 9. Four Bulldogs were named to the first team and three to the second team.

Juniors Andrew Huck, quarterback, and David Lang, placekicker, were named FirstTeam Academic All-PFL for the second consecutive year.

Huck, a biology major with a 3.65 GPA, passed for 1,865 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2010.

Lang, who boasts a 3.44 GPA as an exercise science major, led the Bulldogs in scor-

ing last season with 62 points, including a school-record 14 field goals.

Senior offensive lineman Mike Staniewicz also earned first-team honors this season, after being named to the second team in 2009.

Staniewicz, a finance major with a 3.37 GPA, started all 11 games in 2010 and 44 of 45 games during his four-year career.

Butler’s fourth first teamer was sophomore punter Michael Wilson, an economics major with a 3.98 GPA and a 38.5-yard average last fall.

Those named to the second team were junior linebacker Nick Caldicott, sophomore linebacker Jordan Ridley and junior defensive end Grant Hunter.

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‘Red/Black’ provokes thought about race Eiteljorg’s new exhibit presents tangled history of cultures

BY AJA CACAN acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art opened its newest exhibit this past Saturday. “Red/Black” tells the story of the interrelatedness of Native American and African-American cultures in the United States.

“The forces that brought African-American and Native American people into contact ultimately led to an exchange of cultural traditions, mutual reliance upon each other, enslavement, intermarriage and shared conflict within the dominant white society,” reads one of the first boards upon entrance into the exhibit.

The exhibit is informative and engaging, consisting of sets of important historical artifacts alongside signs which detail the historical context and notable people. It represents a chronological account of a cross-cultural journey through American history.

The items on display include quilts, baskets, pottery and clothing. They were carefully selected to show the influence that Native American and African-American cultures had on each other.

The link between the two cultures was first established based on their similar prac-

MAJOR EVENTS OF THE EXHIBIT —MARCH 19, 7 P.M. CONCERT, RADMILLA CORY —APRIL 8, 7 P.M. CONCERT, BLAIR CLARK —MAY 21, 10 A.M. GENEALOGY DAY –JUNE 18, 11 A.M KHABIR THE STORYTELLER —JULY 23, 2:30 P.M. LECTURE, LIKE THE INDIANS THEMSELVES-BLACKS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

tices and attitudes toward their environments. Traditions such as drumming, ideas about ancestors, animal spirits and a relationship to the land were natural points of intersection, bringing the cultures together.

Walking through the exhibit is a thoughtprovoking experience. It forces the observer to reflect upon the similarities that brought the two cultures together, but also the differences that separated them.

As marginalized groups, Native Americans and African slaves found common ground in their opposition to white colonists. However, their cooperation was frustrated by the fact that many Native Americans emulated the Europeans by keeping African slaves of their own.

A major part of the exhibit is devoted to exploring questions of identity, specifically the mixed heritage and cultural identification of people of both Native American and African descent. The tragedy of the Trail of Tears put a massive strain on race relations, as many Native Americans continued the practice of slaveholding until it was outlawed at the end of the Civil War. Traditional music can be heard throughout the exhibit, as well as recorded stories of African-Americans who had been slaves to Native Americans and songs that developed in these slave communities.

External factors often complicated relations between the two groups. Events like the Civil War caused divisions not only between the Native Americans and AfricanAmericans, but within each community as well.

Some Native Americans sided with the Confederate cause, while many AfricanAmericans were part of Union regiments.

Artifacts from this time period include army uniforms, rifles and other battle equipment that show these groups’ active participation

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: The Eiteljorg’s new exhibit explores the combined history of African-Americans and Native Americans. (Photo credit: (clockwise) Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Peggy Fontenot, John Running) in the military.

The exhibit also emphasized the visible and invisible presence of Native American and African-American culture in day-to-day life.

“Red/Black” comes chronologically full circle by giving attention to contemporary racial and cultural matters. Native American tribal nations are known for their exclusive regulations of membership and rights, often resulting in the rejection and alienation of those of mixed ancestry.

Personal stories and biographical descriptions occupy a significant portion of the displays, often including quotes on controversial subjects that represent both sides’ perspectives.

The variety of artifacts ranges from pottery vessels to modern political and activist posters and publications, displaying the full creative extent of two parallel cultures that developed in both integrated and divergent ways.

The exhibit successfully showcases the remarkable synthesis of the Native American and African-American communities in everything including cultural practices, arts and crafts, even language. On the other hand, it emphasizes the significant historical conflicts and differences between the two cultures that persist into the modern era.

“Red/Black” runs from Feb. 12-Aug. 7, at the Eiteljorg Museum, located at 500 W. Washington St.

An egg, some puppets and ol’ Bobby D. How the 2011 Grammys both surprised and underwhelmed

BY EMILY NEWELL enewell@butler.edu | managing editor

BEJEWELED AND BEFEATHERED: Cee-Lo Green pulled out all the stops for his performance of “F--k You” with Gwyneth Paltrow. (Photo from MCT)

“Respect” and diversity shone through at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards with an array of performances by artists from soul to hip-hop, country to pop.

Female artists from all corners of the music world came together for the show’s opening— a power-packed tribute to Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” who underwent treatment for an undisclosed ailment at the end of 2010.

Gospel’s Yolanda Adams, pop star Christina Aguilera, R&B’s Jennifer Hudson, country diva Martina McBride and indie darling Florence Welch provided a moving tribute with group and solo renditions of hits from “Respect” to “Natural Woman,” starting the show with a medley that would prove as diverse as the rest of the night’s lineup.

The Misses: With all the hype that tends to surround Lady Gaga and her performance stunts, I was both shocked and disappointed in her Grammy-night performance. Her lackluster “Born This Way” isn’t nearly as fun as previous hits like “Bad Romance,” and it sounds like it came straight off a Madonna album. Usually dressed to impress—or disgust—Gaga came out of an “egg” adorned in drab nude clothing and so did her dancers. I was bored, and when she did win for Best Pop Vocal Album, her shout-out to Whitney Houston was a major diss to Madonna, whom she’s clearly ripping off.

I’m sure I’ll get hate mail from all those out there with the evercontagious “Bieber Fever,” but his performance alongside mentor Usher and best friend Jaden Smith was one of the night’s low points. Yes, he’s a performing pop star that I’m sure I would have adored if I were 12, but Jaden’s awkward rapping and Bieber’s noticeably deeper voice—oh, the joys of puberty—from the recorded version of “Baby” made for a train wreck of a performance. Let’s not mention those awful skin-tight leopard pants Jaden sported.

The Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gets a big “F” from me for all the accolades received by Lady Antebellum for “Need You Now,” winning Record of the Year over such talents as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind”—even though

it came out a year-and-a-half ago—or Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna. Though my personal favorite, “F-k You” by Cee-Lo Green, may not stack up in the critics’ eyes to Eminiem and Jay-Z’s hits, it should have toppled “Need You Now.” Not to mention, they also won Song of the Year, beating out a crowd equally as good as those in the Record of the Year category. Shame on you, academy.

The Hits: Out “Gaga-ing” Lady Gaga was Cee-Lo Green in his fantastically Elton John-like feathery costume, with backup puppets instead of singers. Big sunglasses, a mirrored and jeweled headpiece and a gaudy piano brought back memories of last year’s Gaga-Elton John duet that opened the show, only Cee-Lo brought the fun and the funk. His amusing and fantastic R&B hit “F--k You” was nominated for four Grammy’s and won only for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, but his live performance came out as the night’s high point. His soulful voice, with traces of the great Al Green, was pitch-perfect. I only wish Gwyneth Paltrow hadn’t stolen half the song with her ho-hum “Glee” version.

The trio medley from Mumford & Sons, the Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan brought folk back in style. Mumford & Sons kicked off the set with a stirring performance of “The Cave” off their 2009 album “Sigh No More.” The Avett Brothers followed with “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise.” The lead-in to the muchhyped performance by Bob Dylan—the original bridge between the folk and rock worlds—was outstanding, filled with energy and great beats. The low point was when Dylan took the stage.

Backed by both bands for a live rendition of “Maggie’s Farm,” Dylan’s vocals came out as a hardly audible yelp instead of a song. I’m a lifelong Dylan fan, but his voice has aged and live performances are no longer the same.

The academy almost redeemed itself with the last award of the night, handing “Album of the Year” to Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs.” Sure, it wasn’t the best album from the Canadian indie-rock group—OK, so it was probably their worst to date—but giving recognition to one of the most innovative and creative groups of recent years gave me hope in a night full of “Need You Now.” I was about to rip my ears off if I had to hear “The Grammy goes to…Lady Antebellum” one more time, so props to you, academy, for finally realizing the greatness of Win, Régine and crew.

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Composers’ Orchestra Concert Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall 8 p.m.

Butler Symphony Orchestra Clowes Memorial Hall 8 p.m.

19 Manhattan Transfer & John Pizzarelli Clowes Memorial Hall 8 p.m.

20 Butler Wind Ensemble & All Star Band Clowes Memorial Hall 2 p.m.

21 No events scheduled

22 J. James Woods Lecture: Nathan Wolfe Reilly Room 7 p.m.

JCFA Faculty Artist Series Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.

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‘Biggest Loser’ looks for winners in Indy

Bardem gives ‘Biutiful’ performance Actor high point of film that explores life, death

BY BRIAN WANBAUGH bwanbaug@butler.edu | asst. a&e editor

“Biutiful” is the new film from Alejandro González Iñárritu, staring Javier Bardem as Uxbal, a likable man who deals in the underground economy of Barcelona. While the film is confusing at points and deals with some mature subject matter, the title appropriately describes Bardem’s performance in the film.

Set in modern day Barcelona, Bardem plays a man dealing with many issues at once: struggling to provide for his two children, worrying about his health and keeping police away from his illegal operation. While the operation isn’t dangerous—he manages illegal immigrants who manufacture knockoff designer handbags—the illegality of it is obvious and is a constant issue for him throughout the film.

His health is a key issue in the film as well, as you find out about 30 minutes in that he has prostate cancer that has spread to his liver and is only given months to live. His own survival is at stake and as a man who provides for his two children without very much help from his ex-wife, dying is just not an option.

Bardem manages this role brilliantly.

While very few people would know how to portray a dying man, Bardem did it in a way that makes you feel he has been through it before. His quiet stoicism and strength in facing his fate is a moving performance that is truly remarkable. The emotional attachment to the character is present throughout the film, even when he gets in trouble with the law and does some other not so admirable things.

Iñárritu, who has directed films such as “21 Grams” and “Babel,” is a tour de force in Spanish language films himself, just like his star Bardem. These two working together created enormous buzz, but this film didn’t seem to live up to all those expectations.

At times during the film, the story turns toward a plot point that is confusing as to why it made the final cut. It appears that Uxbal has a gift in which he can see and talk

CONQUISTADORS: Alejandro González Iñárritu and Javier Bardem at the “Biutiful” premier. (Photo from MCT) to the deceased to help them in their passing, but nothing is further explained until the very end of the film.

“Biutiful” also deals with very real situations in forced labor and illegal immigration. The workers who produce the knockoff designer handbags work and live in terrible conditions, and one scene in particular is slightly disturbing in regards to those conditions.

While the film was confusing at times, the production and dialogue was outstanding.

Combine those elements with the tense yet elegant piano score and the film did exactly what good films should do, keep you invested from start to finish.

The film has also been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actor in Bardem and Best Foreign Language Film.

While the film does not stand out in the most memorable way, Bardem was superb.

His performance in this film is thoroughly deserving of the nomination and he shows that he is truly one of the greatest actors of our generation.

BIUTIFUL | FILM REVIEW Alejandro González Iñárritu co-wrote and directed ‘Biutiful,’ the new film starring Javier Bardem. The film revolves around Uxbal (Bardem), a loveable but tough man who is involved in the underground economy of Barcelona. As he suffers through hardship and illness, he learns to love this beautiful life.

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

Pretty Reckless work in progress

BY CAITLIN O’ROURKE corourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

Taylor Momsen may not be one of your favorite people, but whether it’s her attitude or her role on the CW series “Gossip Girl” that bothers you, that’s no reason to completely dismiss her band. The Pretty Reckless’s music, although its a little overwrought with drugs and sexual references, it presents a new and compelling sound.

True, it is hard to look at her music objectively when the bio on her website and various news articles about her consistently have her referring to herself as “true rock ‘n’ roll,” or matching the styles of legends like Kurt Cobain and Led Zeppelin.

The Pretty Reckless is comprised of still-jailbait Momsen, along with Ben Phillips, Mark Damon and Jamie Perkins.

Momsen’s voice is perfectly suited for the type of music she wants to produce.

While still sounding young, there is a deeply cynical, throaty feel to her singing voice, somehow managing to growl out the more in-

tense parts of the album. She sings with soul like it’s the only thing she can do.

The Pretty Reckless’s music is good—there’s no denying that fact. Momsen’s trio of dark-haired musicians pound out the rougher tunes, like “My Medicine,” but keep it simple and light to match Momsen’s voice on tracks like “You.” This is what sets the Pretty Reckless apart. Their songs are catchy, and there is no denying the power of Momsen’s voice.

However, the band’s weakness comes from their lyrics, which simply try too hard—not unlike Momsen herself. Every song tries to prove how hardcore Momsen thinks she is, discussing drug use, overtly sexual references and overwrought phrases of teenage angst.

Not paying attention to the lyrics can make the songs sound better, but songs like “Goin’ Down” and “Make Me Wanna Die” are particularly cringe worthy, even if they have great beats and Momsen’s powerful voice.

It’s a pretty heavy negative that is noticeable on

most songs, making some of them sound like a teenage girl talking about things she doesn’t actually have that much experience with. The only song with relatively good lyrics is “You,” and that’s only because it feels heartfelt and sounds like something a 17-year-old girl would sing about.

While it’s good that Momsen is no Taylor Swift, she is simply trying too hard to be the anti-Swift, which lessens her music. There is great potential for the Reckless, with Momsen’s powerhouse, rock-suited voice and excellent use of both guitar and bass, but with lyrics this bad it’s hard to focus on the music.

What the Reckless needs is a few years for Momsen to grow into herself and stop trying to constantly be inappropriate. Real talent doesn’t need to be overshadowed with her kind of behavior, which stops the album from being a success.

The Pretty Reckless will be at the Earth House with Runner Runner & A Thousand Horses on Feb. 23. Tickets are $13.

THE PRETTY RECKLESS | ALBUM REVIEW Taylor Momsen, star of the CW’s “Gossip Girl,” is also the lead singer of the rock band The Pretty Reckless. With raw lyrics but good use of guitar and bass chords, The Pretty Reckless need time to develop before they are taken seriously.

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EVERYONE GETS A STAR: “The Biggest Loser,” NBC’s hit reality show, is coming to the Indianapolis area for a contestant search. They are looking for upbeat individuals who wish to lose 100-plus lbs. (Photo from MCT)

Hit NBC show comes to Central Indiana, holding open auditions for new season

BY CAITLIN O’ROURKE corourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

Get ready to shed some pounds and cry beautiful tears of inspiration, because “The Biggest Loser” is making its way to Indianapolis to see if any Hoosiers belong on season 12 of the popular reality series.

“We love the Midwest,” Barbara Wulff, the casting director for “The Biggest Loser” said in a press release. “We always pay attention to where most of our letters and home tapes come from, and we get a lot of them from Indiana.”

NBC’s popular reality show about contestants trying to lose weight is doing a search in 13 cities to find contestants who have about 100 pounds to lose. All candidates must be 18 years old and legal U.S. residents.

Although the press release says it is searching for “charismatic and outgoing contestants,” Wulff said that the show doesn’t have a “type” and encourages potentials to just be themselves.

“The casting call will be

a long day,” she said. “Ev“The best part of being eryone should be ready on the show was getting my to meet amazing people. I life back,” he said, adding mean, we’ve had people fall that anyone who needed a in love in line.” jump start to changing their “The Biglife should gest Loser” most defitries to help nitely aucontestants dition. regain their Junior life, espeSociology cially as major Emmany on the ily Welshow are ter, who struggling currently with obesity has an acor other sequaintance vere health from high problems Allen Smith school on associated SEASON 8 CONTESTANT the show, with being issued simoverweight. ilar sentiWith $250,000 as an end ments. prize, it adds an extra initia“It’s one of the most intive to drop the pounds for spiring reality TV shows,” contestants, who are provid- she said. “They obviously ed with weight-loss skills have physical development, and resources throughout but they work on personal the show, including profes- development too. It’s kind of sional trainers Bob Harper like emotional therapy.” and Jillian Michaels.

Casting call will be held Columbus, Ind., native at Indiana Live! Casino in and season 8 alum of the Shelbyville, IN on Feb. 26 show, Allen Smith, couldn’t from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For be happier about the change more information go to thethat the show started in him. biggestlosercasting.com.

The best part of being on the show was getting my life back.

The Best Of

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

Details: White Rabbit Cabaret 1116 Prospect St. Indianapolis, IN 46203 www.whiterabbitcabaret.com Distance from Butler: 15-minute drive Specials: Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.

The Burlesque Bingo Bango Show, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.

Tuesdays: $2.50 Pint Night Why We Love This Place: Just the name draws you in. The White Rabbit Cabaret, located over by the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, is full of compelling events that we are absolutely positive you can’t find anywhere else in Indianapolis.

With a more than intriguing page of bios from their workers and a highly impressive list of beer and wine, it’s a guaranteed good time for the 21+ group. The event we’re jonesing to see this month is the Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow, a night promising sword swallowing, stunts with anvils and beds of nails and a cast comprised of aptly-named circus employees, like The Illustrated Penguin, The Baron Von Geiger and Mattersz Squidlig the Impenerable Music Man.

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

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Students are being treated unfairly by the university when they are only offered one option for housing on campus. | VOTE: 21-2

Housing trouble for juniors One of the biggest decisions students make is where they will be living during their four years of college.

Butler makes that decision decidedly more limited by requiring students to either live on campus through their junior year, or commute.

Starting next year, non-Greek juniors will have one option—the Apartment Village, unless they can prove financial need.

According to Dr. Levester Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs, the housing policy is clearly listed in the student handbook.

“University Terrace is still considered an option for juniors who petition on ‘financial need’ and remains a sophomore housing option, as well. This rule has been part of the university’s housing policy since the Apartment Village was completed in 2006.”

We here at The Butler Collegian feel it is a flawed policy and that students should be given more living options their junior year.

The people most affected by this policy are the students who chose not to join a Greek house, and those that do not have the option to live in the chapter house during their junior year.

However, with larger incoming freshman classes, it is likely that there will be an increase in those who choose to rush and look to live in the Greek Houses.

“Considering the outcome of formal recruit-

ment, only 39.6 percent of our first year class affiliated this year, compared to 34.9 percent in 2010,” According to Becky Druetzler, Director of Greek life. “Actually, 2010 was a down year for recruitment for whatever reason, we don’t know why. it had been 37 percent in 2009.”

In turn, this could create an overflow in the Greek system, displacing an increasing number of students.

“Chapters are evaluating carefully right now their procedures for determining who lives in and who lives out,” Druetzler said.

On campus housing includes Ross Hall, Schwitzer Hall, Residential College, University Terrace and the Apartment Village. Greek houses are considered to be on campus as well.

This past year, students who are living in single rooms in the Apartment Village paid $7,860 in living expenses for nine month leases.

The fact that juniors are only given this one option, which is exceedingly expensive, is unfair and unacceptable.

There are cheaper housing options on campus.

For example, the University Terrace is $5,770 for students who decide to share rooms and live there.

Living off campus is even cheaper.

For a four-bedroom house on Clarendon Place, a single room costs approximately $4,440 for 12 months, including the cost of utilities, according

to a copy of a Butler student’s 2011-12 lease from MM Weighbright LLC. These new limited housing options are forcing some students to transfer simply because they can no longer afford to live on campus.

“The vast majority of [my friends] cannot afford to live in Apartment Village and will probably have to transfer schools because we don’t live close enough to commute,” said sophomore Heather Iwinski in an article in last week’s issue of The Butler Collegian.

We recognize Butler is trying to accommodate larger classes, but this should be done without sacrificing the satisfaction of older students who were counting on more flexible housing options.

When we pay private school tuition, the university should work to make housing more affordable.

Another private institution that Butler is comprable to is Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

With an undergraduate presence of roughly 3,000 students, Drake has a more liberal housing policy that favors students.

According to their website, Drake only requires that freshmen and sophomores live on campus, while allowing juniors and seniors to live off campus.

This makes us balk even more at the idea that Butler requires us to live on campus for our junior year, just to fill their most expensive housing option.

‘For-profit’ colleges profit off of desperate students

BY LEXIE SMITH lhsmith@butler.edu | opinion editor

We’ve all certainly experienced the pain of trying to pay for college. It’s stressful, exceedingly expensive and the cost only seems to rise by the year.

Therefore, it’s insane that some colleges are charging students for classes they aren’t taking and charging them even after they notify the institution that they are withdrawing.

Lately, these colleges, known as “for-profit” institutions, are charging their students exorbitant fees and often times it is the government stuck footing the bill.

“For-profit” institutions are classified as colleges that are run by private organizations with specific interests in mind. These institutions are generally geared toward making money, and producing their students as commodities. These colleges are often willing to fluctuate the way in which they offer education due to the fact that it is merely a business, rather than an institute of higher learning.

The colleges that fall under this category are universities such as DeVry University, Kaplan University, University of Phoenix and the Art Institutes. One of the biggest issues with these institutions is that they are charging outrageous fees for their students to attend classes. Gen-

THE PRICE OF EDUCATION: Students often struggle when faced with how to pay for college. However, students lately have been roped into paying unreasonably high tuition to attend “for-profit” universities such as DeVry University and Kaplan University. (Photo from MCT) erally, students attending “for-profit” universities end up paying more than students at private and public universities combined.

“Students at for-profit colleges, which rely on federal financial-aid programs for as much as 90 percent of revenue, carry the biggest loans in U.S. higher education,” according to Education Trust, a research and student-advocacy center. “Bachelor’s degree recipients at for-profits have median debt of $31,190 compared with $17,040 at private, not-for-profit institutions and $7,960 at public colleges.”

These “for-profit” colleges end up being insanely more expensive than private and public universities, providing degrees to students that will

not go nearly as far toward building a career or a life.

This idea irks me. I justify the cost of higher education for just that reason; I’m receiving higher education that will help me establish a career and lead a successful life. I cannot imagine the fury my parents and I would feel if we dumped time and money into a university that exists only to suck up my money and leave me empty-handed.

President Barack Obama has proposed a new rule that would keep these institutions from gouging their students and giving them no real results. The rule would say that these institutions could no longer receive Title IV funding if they did not actually train students for the working

world.

This is an excellent idea because it benefits everyone. It helps students and their families from being tricked into spending thousands for a degree that will do nothing for them. It saves students from falling into hopeless pits of debt that will affect their lives for years to come. It also saves tax payers from having to clean up the mess that these “for-profit” colleges endlessly generate.

I would like to see all illegitimate “for-profit” institutions shut down immediately. They give higher education a bad name. Although it is expected that college will be expensive, it should be a worthy investment, not a black hole that students are tossing their—and taxpayer—money into.

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Will Huntsman make a run?

BY SAM HYER shyer@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

With the midterm elections well behind us and the second half of President Barack Obama’s first term underway, rumors have been flying as to who his Republican challenger will be in 2012.

The United States Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman Jr., stepped down from his position last week and rumors are flying about his future aspirations.

In a hand-delivered letter to the White House, Huntsman declared that he would be leaving his post in Beijing and plans on returning to the United States by May of this year.

Obama was quick to make light of the situation and said what was on everybody’s minds.

In the press conference announcing Huntsman’s departure, Obama said, “I’m sure that him having worked so well with me will be a great asset in any Republican primary.”

Basically, the president was saying, “It’s obvious what you are doing, Huntsman.”

Huntsman’s impressive political résumé includes serving as a staff assistant in the Reagan administration and Ambassador to Singapore under George H.W. Bush. He also served in the George W. Bush administration as Deputy United States Trade Representative.

In 2004, Huntsman was elected Governor of Utah and ran a successful re-election campaign in 2008. According to the Pew Center on the States, Utah was the best-managed state in the country during Huntsman’s tenure as Governor.

It’s clear that Huntsman has the experience necessary to expand his political aspirations.

The big question now is whether or not he’ll actually be able to gain enough support in the party to be a legitimate competitor against Obama in 2012.

More important than that, though, is the importance for Huntsman to gain enough support from inside the party base. He needs to get on the ballot first to even run next November.

As of right now, it looks like most of the runner-ups for the Republican nomination in 2008 will make a run again in 2012.

This includes former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Although she didn’t seek the Republican nomination, Sarah Palin is certainly in that mix as well.

The huge advantage that all of these individuals have

HUNTSMAN IN THE HUNT: Jon Huntsman Jr. announced that he would be steppig down from his position as the U.S. Ambassador to China and will be back in the U.S. by May 2011. Many strategists are predicting that Huntsman is gearing up to launch a presidential campaign (Photo from MCT) over Huntsman is the fact that they have networks in place from the last time they ran, including donors, volunteers and name recognition.

If someone wants to run for president in the U.S., he or she need to be a household name in Iowa and New Hampshire, Iowa being home to the ceremonial Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire the site of the first primary in the election cycle.

Both of these are important races to win because it builds national name recognition and momentum.

According to politico.org, Huntsman has hired at least two top advisers to provide insight and advice on major issues.

Once speculative candidates begin hiring people to “advise” them on situations, it’s pretty hard to deny they have big plans in store for the future.

One thing that does set Huntsman apart from the other

PawPrints BY: RYAN LOVE

“My girlfriend actually got pinkeye, so we are postponing our Valentine’s date until the day after.”

Sam Brandt junior

candidates is his family’s exorbitant amount of wealth.

Huntsman’s father has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion. I’m not saying that his family’s riches will get Huntsman to the White House, but it certainly helps when you have a billion dollars to your family name.

Huntsman’s journey over the next few months will be long, strenuous and difficult. He has a lot of work to do in order to get on the same level of political notoriety as Huckabee or Romney.

Once Huntsman’s service as ambassador in China comes to a close, he will have his work cut out for him in the U.S. if he is serious about running.

I wish Huntsman the best because if he runs and loses the nomination, he gave up a highly prestigious ambassadorship for nothing.

What were your Valentine’s Day plans?

“I had to work all night, but when I got home I had a Flying Cupcake waiting for me. From myself.”

“I went to New York for the weekend to visit my boyfriend. ”

“I basked in my loneliness.”

Stephanie Flint

Olive Madigan

Max Williams freshman

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LAST WEEK’S WINNER Name: Laura Renee Spieth Gnome location: Mail Room in Jordan Hall Major: Recording Industry Studies and Sociology-Criminology Home town: Fort Wayne, IN Why you love Butler: Because all of the amazing, friendly people, the beautiful campus, and of course the Men’s basketball team is talented and gorgeous.

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The first person to correctly guess the location of the Butler gnome and e-mail the answer to collegian@butler.edu will be featured in next week’s Collegian!