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THE BUTLER

COLLEGIAN

9 2009

Indianapolis, Indiana

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Vol. 124 Issue 3

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER

Strategic plan in place to steer Butler Grace Wallace gwallace@butler.edu The new five-year strategic plan, Dare to Make a Difference, kicks off this fall with a plate full of incentives to create better opportunities and environments within Butler University.

The strategic plan, written by a steering committee comprised of top administrators across the university, is comprised of various initiatives and goals to be met or progressed toward within a five-year period of time.

University President Bobby Fong said he thinks Dare to Make a Difference is an opportunity for Butler to build on the strengths it has gained in recent years.

May 2009 marked the end of the Dare to Lead strategic plan, which was implemented in 2004. The goal of this plan was to stabilize the university as a whole and improve those areas with the most need.

The Appendix of the Dare to Make a Difference document states that Dare to Lead was a success, touching on all 34 recommendations included in the plan. Just a few of the improvements that resulted from the plan are the new Apartment Village, Health and Recreation Complex and Fairbanks Center.

Fong said the Dare to Lead strategic plan was a way to address pressing needs, focusing on issues like the core curriculum.

The new plan has nine priorities and 38 goals on the agenda to be completed by 2014. The plan focuses on increasing the possibilities

made available through a liberal arts education, specifically in areas such as technology, student retention and local/national collaborations.

Fong said the university would like to focus much more on escalating academic possibilities in specialized areas of the classroom.

“We’d like there to be an integration between curricular and co-curricular lives and an increase in learning through experience education, international education and service learning,” Fong said. “Our academic vision is to use servitude, leadership and volunteerism to grow in an educated way through a mobile curriculum.”

Fong said about 90 percent of university students have cars on campus, which allows for classes to be held at off-campus sites and for high levels of volunteerism outside the community. The plan would create more opportunities for such off-campus offerings to be incorporated into the university curriculum, he said.

John Hargrove, chairman of the University Board of Trustees, said he agrees with the importance of expanding student life in association with academics beyond the limits of campus facilities.

“Great cities are often associated with a great local university and vice versa, great universities help to build a great city,” Hargrove said. “We have to think of this plan as a thoughtful collaboration effort of the extended Butler community, which is the greater Indianapolis.”

In addition to broader academic involvement in the Indianapolis

Goals of the Strategic Plan - Undertake planning for a Learning Commons to bring together facilities, programs, and services of the Library, Learning Resource Center and Internship and Career Services.

-Attain an average freshman to sophomore retention rate of 90 percent and a six-year graduation rate of 75 percent.

-Expand horizons nationally by developing experiential learning opportunities in other U.S. locations.

-Bolster existing global education efforts by establishing the Center for Global Education as the intellectual and physical home for academic global initiatives.

-Sustain full-time undergraduate student enrollment in the range of 3,750 to 4,000.

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Grant to fund Butler scholarships for IPS Rachel Brummer rbrummer@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

TAKE-DOWN: Redshirt sophomore linebacker Andrew Cottrell reigns in an Albion College wide receiver during the Bulldogs’ 42-3 victory over the visiting Britons Saturday. Butler finished with 529 total yards in the game, which was the season opener for both teams.

Butler University has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to give scholarships to students from local schools.

Students attending an Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) or Pike Township High School are eligible for consideration of the grant.

The grant, worth $561,983, will be distributed among 20 financially disadvantaged students who are looking to pursue a major in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math.

The grant application was co-authored by associate chemistry professor Anne Wilson and biology professor Michael Zimmerman.

“Given Butler’s recommitment to their academic heritage and bringing in students regardless of color, gender and religious affiliation, it just seemed like a reasonable time to pursue a grant such as this,” Wilson said.

The purpose of the grant is to increase college attendance of students in inner-city school districts.

“It provides significant dollars to help us reduce the See GRANT Page 4

R.E.A.C.H. Ethnic Fest brings authentic culture to Butler campus Hayleigh Colombo hcolombo@butler.edu For junior Ana Baracaldo, the allure of this year’s annual Ethnic Fest wasn’t just exploring other cultures.

Baracaldo, co-chair of special events for Reaching, Embracing and Achieving Community Harmony (R.E.A.C.H.), which sponsored the event, said students were thrilled about new highlights, including an African drum band and a Chinese calligrapher.

“People kept going up to [the calligrapher] and asking him how to write their names and other sayings,” Baracaldo said. “One person went up to him and asked him to write ‘big sexy’ in calligraphy. It was so funny.”

Ethnic Fest, which took place last Thursday, was livelier than last year because of R.E.A.C.H.’s efforts to improve the event, Baracaldo said.

“We improved the venue this year to increase student attendance,” Baracaldo said. “It was on the

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steps of Atherton, so it was more visible and accessible to students.”

Baracaldo said it rained last year, which affected student attendance.

However, there was no rain this year, senior attendee Amy Kellough said. She didn’t come to the event last year because of the weather.

“There couldn’t have been a better day to do it [this year],” Kellough said. “I was riding by on my bike, and I heard the music, so I decided I had to come check it out.”

Claire Dean, associate director of the counseling center, said she thinks the event was better attended this year because of the effort R.E.A.C.H. made to include more ethnicities.

“I think they did a great job representing a lot of cultures,” Dean said.

Baracaldo said the most important part of increasing student attendance was advertising, which she was in charge of this year along with organizing the food.

“Advertising is key,” Baracaldo said. “The trick See ETHNIC FEST Page 4

Battling Back

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

INK FEST: Henna artists were on hand at Ethnic Fest Thursday to accompany the many activities planned by R.E.A.C.H., including an African drum band and a Chinese calligrapher.

Finding Joy in Life

Columnist says Pres.

Obama, Gen. McChrystal deserve time to win Afghanistan.

Butler alum Mary C. Woolling publishes the “Here’s to Life” book series, pointing out the goodness living.

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Season Opener Success Butler football opened the 2009 season in the Butler Bowl with a 42-3 win against Albion.

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Students produce online outlet Lack of respect affects classrooms Rachel Brummer rbrummer@butler.edu Butler University’s Media Arts Department will soon be giving students something new to chew on.

Welcome the Butler Canine Account—a convergence of online and on-air journalism presented as a studentproduced television show aired on an exclusive Web site.

The mission of the new project is to inspire all of campus to express its opinions on topics pertaining to news and interests at Butler, world news, local news and entertainment.

Senior Kate Kersey is the head of the production lab’s operation.

“It’s more of an entertainment and news style, not as much of a formal format,” Kersey said. “We want to find out what Butler wants to talk about.”

The home page will feature headlines detailing weekly subjects, polls, opportunities for response to discussion topics and blogs featuring student opinion.

It will also function as a way for students to stay updated with the production, since the show will be aired on the Internet. The content on the Web site will serve as the material aired on the show.

“We’re trying to post questions that will prompt students to participate,” Kersey said.

However, the Web site’s content will be monitored.

“It’s not like Juicy Campus where you can post anything you want,” Kersey said. “We’re not utilizing this as something to find judgment upon things.”

Involvement is also not limited to media arts students. Other majors, such as journalism, public relations and advertising, are needed to contribute to the overall product. Members of the team will earn one hour of class credit.

The show is neither a talk show nor a news broadcast. It can be categorized as a cross between the two with a special focus on generating opinions on

issues relevant and interesting to Butler students.

“It’s beneficial since it’s student-run and not in a print sense, more focused on what’s happening right now, what’s popular on campus, and it’s looking at presenting in an edgier way,” sophomore Mallory Winters said.

The media production will feature two anchors with a third, go-to subject anchor. Though a teleprompter will be used, the entire show won’t be scripted.

“We can talk about whatever’s highlighted in our local news all day, and that’s fine, but it’s boring,” Kersey said.

Three segments will be the basis of the show. The first is called the Mutt Market, a student panel where the purpose is to discuss or debate weekly topics and blog subjects highlighted on the Canine Account’s Web site. It will consist of four to six people with different majors to facilitate conversation.

The Alpha Dog segment will serve as the show’s spotlight on a specific individual. The show will feature content concerning the Alpha Dog’s daily life and his or her fascinating characteristics.

The Web site will have an option to nominate someone for each week’s production.

“It’s celebrating our students,” Kersey said.

The third segment is unnamed, though it will speculatively contain some sort of funny or random content.

Possible topics include myth-busting or awkward social situations.

The television production will also contain a live band and a studio audience.

“We want to be edgier, we want to be creative, we don’t want to be too safe all the time because that’s not fun,” Kersey said. “I definitely want to find some questions that will challenge people to think of what their opinion really is.”

The Canine Account is still in its developmental stages.

“We’ve never had something like this before,” Kersey said. “It’s in the works; it’s a challenge.”

Lisa Black MCT Lee Shumow doesn’t want to text her students or be their friend on Facebook, but to their chagrin prefers an old-fashioned way to communicate: e-mail.

The educational psychology professor at Northern Illinois University appreciates when students take the time to reply.

It’s an extra treat when they don’t begin their message with, “Hey, Lee.” She and many of her colleagues believe such informality has seeped into the college classroom environment, citing student behavior that’s best described as rude or oblivious. As students begin a new semester, instructors bracing for yet another onslaught blame technology for creating a disengaged generation whose attention is constantly diverted by laptops, phones and iPods.

Others point to the unruly classroom as a reflection of an increasingly ill-mannered society. Nearly 70 percent of Americans polled in 2005 said they believe people are more rude than they were 20 to 30 years ago.

“I literally cannot imagine having addressed any teacher I had in my career as ‘Hey’ and then their first name,’” Shurmow, who has a doctorate degree and has taught 15 years at NIU, said. “Man,

the world has really changed from when I was a student.”

Yet, professors also find they must devote space in the syllabus to ask students to refrain from surfing the Web, texting or answering cell phones during a lecture. Some have to remind students that, when making a presentation, they should remove the backward baseball cap and save the bare midriff for a beach party.

Others complain that students randomly leave and enter the classroom during class.

Some blame high schools for lowering the bar on classroom conduct, while others say the problems begin at home, when families fail to instill in children basic skills such as how to say “please” or “thank you.”

The attitude often is: “I don’t need you, I have the Net,” P.M. Forni, director of the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins University and a professor of Italian literature, said..

“These are students for whom the computers are the training wheels of their knowledge since early childhood,” Forni said, “Many of them will think nothing of starting to text as you convey a commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy.”

Although the decline in classroom manners has not been documented in evidence-backed research, Forni said, the

“anecdotal evidence is so massive it becomes rather reliable.”

“The prestige of the teacher and the professors as providers of knowledge and wisdom has decreased as the importance of the information technology has increased. Professors should set a tone of relaxed formality and define boundaries from day one,” Forni said.

For instance, he begins his classes by explaining that he grew up in Italy during a different generation, when wearing caps in a classroom was considered rude.

He considers it a distraction.

“I say, ‘Listen, I cannot enforce this. I am just asking you as a favor not to wear a cap in class for this reason,’” Forni said. “Nobody from that moment on wears his cap in class.”

Students usually respond well, teachers say, when they understand what is expected of them and what they can expect from the professor, including respect.

“I think it’s all in the way the instructor approaches the particular situation and addresses students,” Kerry Lane, assistant English professor at Joliet Junior College, said.

“When we are 18, we may not be aware of how different our views are from others,” Lane said. “I find it is interesting and worthwhile territory for us to cover, but at times it can be challenging.”

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GAINING RESPECT: College of Education professor Lee Shurmow is shown here with NIU students.

Shurmow has seen a decline in classroom etiquette, especially in students’ treatment of professors.

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Butler’s GALA adds Latin America Caitlin O’Rourke corourke@butler.edu

Museum of Anthropology, which Auchter said is one of the best in the world.

The trip will wrap up just before Thanksgiving, giving students the option to go home or continue their travels. Auchter will be doing research during the trip and plans to go on sabbatical for the rest of that year in order to continue.

Students who do decide to do the GALA Latin America program will not be going blindly.

“Students admitted into the program will be doing a one credit course in the spring of 2010 on four Wednesday evenings to introduce them to the cultural, social and political dynamics of

the four countries they will be visiting,” Auchter said.

Students will have to decide for themselves whether GALA is the right program to enrich their learning experience.

“For me, it’s a no-brainer,” McKinney said. “Would I rather study core classes here, or in the actual places that I’m learning about?

“It’s a very different feel to experience things where they actually happened,” Briley said.

Several interest sessions for the GALA trips are being offered throughout this month.

For more information, go to www.butler.edu/global-education.

Spanish-speaking students who are unsure where to study abroad might be in luck next year.

Butler’s Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts (GALA) program, which was stationed in Europe last year and will be there again during the spring 2010 semester, will go on a semesterlong trip to Latin America next fall.

The trip, scheduled for the fall of 2010, will travel to Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico.

For students who are curious, nervous or indecisive about study abroad programs, GALA may be a useful option.

“GALA is designed for students who want to study abroad but don’t know where to go and don’t really know any foreign languages,” Jill McKinney, associate director of the Center of Global Education said. “They can travel many places, are taught

by Butler faculty and don’t have to know the language.”

“It was a really cool experience,” David Briley, a senior psychology major who went on the GALA trip last year, said. “I was torn between picking places, and I finally found a program that let me do multiple countries.”

Students pay their regular Butler tuition and can access 100 percent of their scholarships, McKinney said.

GALA offers the core curriculum classes and is intended for, but not limited to, sophomores.

In Latin America, students will take an environmental biology class, a Global and Historical Studies class on frontiers in Latin America, a history class on the Mexican Revolution and a Texts and Ideas course on Latin American cities. Also included in the semester is a two-week home stay with a local family and an internship.

“There’s nothing quite like being in the country that you’re studying about,” Craig Auchter, a Butler political science professor who will be the director of the trip, said. “We get to talk with community leaders, artists, intellectuals and political leaders and get to understand their complex reality.”

The students will get to see many historical sites as part of Collegian photo courtesy of the Center for Global Education their studies. These include the Panama Canal, an organic coffee GOING ABROAD: Butler students explored Europe through Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts (GALA) last spring. farm, rainforest, the ruins of Palenque and the Mexico City Next fall, GALA begins a trip to Latin America, where students visit Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico while taking classes.

Journalism school enhances non-profit outreach program Caitlin O’Rourke corourke@butler.edu The Indianapolis Opera wants to attract a younger audience, so they turned to the Butler University Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism for help.

Journalism students in the newly formed JR 426 class (Strategic Communication Practicum) have created the Center for Strategic Communication for Non-Profits, the journalism school’s new organization to involve students in the Indianapolis community.

The program goes back about 10 years to the first time professor Rose Campbell’s Public Communication Campaigns class was offered. In the past few years, the students started questioning why they were unable to implement the campaigns they made in class for the non-profits that inspired them.

Journalism professor Ed Kanis, the head of the Center, said the proposal came after independent research performed by Campbell, former Butler student Nicki Parsons and School of Journalism Director Nancy Whitmore.

The new course was first taught last spring, taking two dif-

ferent organizations that the students had made campaigns for in JR 424 and allowing students to follow through with their ideas.

The program was then proposed to Provost Jamie Comstock who said that the program had real value. Whitmore said that Comstock was very excited about the idea and put the two-year funding behind it.

The main goals proposed in the grant document were to enhance the journalism school’s already established non-profit outreach program and increase experiential education opportunities for Butler students, Campbell said.

“We really wanted to enhance the education that our students receive,” Whitmore said. “Students will have professional work for their portfolio. In some ways, it’s beyond an internship because you get to implement big parts of a campaign, like media kits or creating Web sites.”

This semester, the Center will be taking on the Indianapolis Opera.

“The overall goal of our group is to get younger people to go to the opera,” Kanis said. “There is research that says there is an opportunity there.”

The first idea is to host a YouTube-based “Opera Idol” cam-

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paign, working with WDNY-TV and one of their on-air personalities. Specifics are being discussed in the class about how to encourage people to submit videos and determine prizes.

The opera will also launch a program that sells $10 tickets to the 25-and-younger crowd. The students will work on naming the initiative and how to advertise it beyond the traditional news, Kanis said.

Along with helping the opera, the Center has been reaching out to advertising and public relations agencies.

“We’re saying that we have this new venture, and we want to be of service to them,” Kanis said. “We know that agencies can’t always give non-profits pro-bono services, so we can give them a place to turn to or someone they could refer non-profits to.”

As of right now, there are seven students in the class, but Kanis, Whitmore and Campbell said they hope more students hear about the Center and gain interest. Students who have taken basic courses in public relations or advertising will be allowed to enroll.

“I’m extremely excited about this,” Whitmore said. “I think it builds on our already strong relationship with the community, and I’m excited for what it will do for our students.”

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NEWS PLAN: New five-year strategic plan addresses issues of enrollment and retention Continued from Page One

BUPD Beat Sept. 1 8:30 p.m. – ROSS HALL An officer took a report of a chemical odor.

Sept. 2 10:34 a.m. – FACILITIES MANAGEMENT An officer took a report of a theft of university property.

7:23 p.m. – ATHERTON UNION An officer took a report of a sick person.

7:27 p.m. – HINKLE PARKING LOT An officer took a report of damage to private property.

Sept. 4 1:50 a.m. – ROSS HALL BASKETBALL COURT An officer took a report of a liquor law violation.

12:10 p.m. – JORDAN HALL An officer took a report of a non-forced burglary.

1:26 p.m. DELTA GAMMA PARKING LOT An officer took a report of a hit-and-run traffic accident.

Sept. 5 12:57 p.m. – BUTLER BOWL An officer took a report of a sick person.

7:00 p.m. – APARTMENT VILLAGE An officer took a report of a fire alarm activation.

9:42 p.m. – BUTLERTARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD An officer arrested an individual for violation of a traffic misdemeanor.

Sept. 6 2:17 a.m. – ROSS HALL An officer took a report of a liquor law violation.

community, the strategic plan focuses on improving the academic areas on campus.

“Brilliance takes you only so far,” Fong said. “It’s the ability to follow your talFong said the plan called for both campus expansion and remodeling in areas such as ents that makes you truly remarkable.” technological advancements, modern science facilities and art facilities.

Dare to Make a Difference also strives to increase the retention rates of freshman In terms of student admissions, the plan calls for a more select class with an admis- and sophomore students. Fong said keeping Butler at a smaller enrollment size will sion cap of 4,000 undergraduates. Last year’s incoming class marked the first time a allow the university to offer more financial aid to students and, in turn, more students waiting list has been instituted, which means the university can be will be able to stay at the university.

“We want people to selfmore selective.

Dare to Make a Difference is a campus and citywide effort.

“It’s important that we do not confuse growth for growth’s sake, University officials want students and faculty to become involved select Butler as their which would be a qualitative measure,” Hargrove said. “At 3,800 to with making the goals and initiatives a reality.

4000 students, we are at a critical mass and full enrollment. We are “We need to view [Dare to Make a Difference] as something to institution of education.” implement rather than just something on an official document,” now no longer focused on a qualitative basis, but rather a quantitative measure which shows a much bigger picture.”

Hargrove said. “The plan is designed to draw on all the elements - Bobby Fong When asked about what kind of students the university is looking of what makes up a university and is democratic in form for the President, Butler University to enroll, both Fong and Hargrove stressed the importance of lookcommunity. These are not lofty goals but doable steps with an ing at a student’s potential to grow academically and personally rather than test scores. organized effort.”

“We are searching for students who have high prospects of graduating,” Fong said.

Fong said students, faculty and staff would be able to join a review committee of “[This typically applies] to students who have their own ideas about life. We are not the different initiatives as representatives. The representatives will then work togethlooking to become more elite, but for people of ability in all circumstances. We want er through their input and power to achieve each initiative. This will give members people to self-select Butler as their institution of education.” of the Butler community an opportunity to form an institution of education that Fong also said that test scores generally predict success in a student’s freshman year, focuses on aspects that are important to them.

The full text of both the Dare to Lead and Dare to Make a Difference five-year plans but it’s the activities and perseverance shown throughout high school that really show can be found on the president’s page of the Butler Web site. what sort of career students will have in college.

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is to create a lot of incentive for going and get students really involved.”

Incentives this year included multiple giveaways to students, Baracaldo said, including gift certificates to the vendors at Ethnic Fest and copies of “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Baracaldo said although this year was successful, a drawback was that the event happens in a two-hour window of time where students often trickle in and out.

“It’s not really that much time,” she said. “I wish more people would have been there to see the African drum band because that was really cool.”

Ginny Killila, who has worked for catering at Aramark for about 20 years, said she believes the event has improved greatly in the past few years.

“We have a lot more variety,” Killila said. “I’m seeing a lot more vendors and different vendors. Also, [I’ve seen] more student participation. I’ve noticed bands this year and henna tattoos, and that seems to be new in the last few years or so.”

While the henna tattoos aren’t a new feature this year, Baracaldo said they’re Collegian photo by Maria Porter always a popular part of Ethnic Fest.

FESTIVE: This year’s Ethnic Fest featured a variety of entertainment, including a live African drum band with “The henna line is always crazy,” she accompanying dancers. The event was open for all students, faculty and staff to sample elements of other cultures. said.

Killila said she thinks food is the main vendors, but Aramark also provided a ‘Oh, this is a common dish someone in together how it did this year.” way Ethnic Fest relates students to other Chinese food buffet and an all-American India would eat on a daily basis.’”

Baracaldo also said the event gives stucultures. buffet, which Killila said is important in Kellough said her favorite Ethnic Fest dents a chance to see what R.E.A.C.H. “It benefits helping students dish was the Indian food. is really about and give them a better [students] to get a “I think they could have included a few idea of the types of events the organiza“Some people on campus are realize what might knowledge of difbe common in other more cultures, but the food was good,” tion sponsors. ferent foods, seeethnicities.

Kellough said.

“We’re always looking for more stuscared of the term ‘ethnic.’” ing what their “In America we’re Baracaldo said one of the purposes of dent participation,” Baracaldo said.

- Ana Baracaldo all about burgers, the event is to make students less appre- “We’re excited for this year; we have other classmates Co-chair of Special Events, R.E.A.C.H. fries, have in their chicken,” hensive about other cultures. some really cool things planned.” countries and Killila said. “Maybe “Some people on campus are scared of The next R.E.A.C.H. meeting is what makes them different,” Killila said. their classmate’s version of that is what the term ‘ethnic,’” Baracaldo said. “I was Sept. 29 in Atherton 326 at 7 p.m. All This year Ethnic Fest featured two they can see at the Indian buffet, like, so happy to see such a big thing come students are welcome to attend.

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cost of a Butler education to some high-achieving students who might otherwise not be able to afford a Butler education,” Zimmerman said through e-mail.

In this fall’s freshman class, there are 10 IPS students.

“Typically we were enrolling three to four students from IPS,” Vice President of Enrollment Tom Weede said. “We’re hoping to see that go up even more.”

The grant will be in effect for the next five years. Each year, five science-concentrated students will receive scholarship money. Since this is the initial year, the money set aside will be used to recruit scholarship students and science faculty members.

Of the entire grant, $500,000 will function as scholarship money. The remaining funds will be spent on the management of the program.

Students eligible for this grant still have to

- “Kri sti n’s S tory”part of S exual Assaul t Awareness Week Reilly Room 6 p.m.

- Legacy Leadershi p S essi on Atherton Union 326 7 p.m.

meet the normal criteria of admission and attend one of the specified schools. They also must be a participant in the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program, which aims to make sure all Indiana families can provide a college education for their children.

According to the NSF Web site, the IPS students will have access to an extensive network, consisting of advisors, mentors, support systems and a common housing unit, in order to maintain their academic success. Other opportunities include on-campus research and an offcampus internship with a local partner.

“I am a very strong believer in the importance of science literacy, equal opportunity and working within your local community,” Zimmerman said. “The grant creates the opportunity for Butler to make an important difference in the lives of a significant number of local students.”

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Sexual Assault Awareness Week comes to campus Hayleigh Colombo hcolombo@butler.edu Sexual Assault Awareness week comes to campus this week with several events planned to increase concern and knowledge about sexual assault.

Sarah Barnes, coordinator for health education and outreach programs, said she is excited to promote the week through the various activities.

The week featured a symbolic ribbon tieing ceremony every two minutes from 9 a.m. to noon yesterday to recognize the fact that, on average, a person in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes.

The mother of a girl who committed suicide

- Zheji ang Butterfl y Performance Group Clowes Memorial Hall 7:30 p.m.

-CIRCUS CIRCUS Atherton Lawn, Steps 4-9 p.m.

- Weekend Movi e: “The Proposal ” Jordan Hall 141 8 p.m.

- Karaoke Ni ght Reilly Room 8-11 p.m.

- Indi anapol i s Opera Presents “Hansel and Gretel ” Clowes Memorial Hall 2 p.m.

after being sexually assaulted will speak at 6 p.m. tonight in the Reilly Room for an event called “Kristin’s Story.”

Throughout the entire week, a clothing drive will be held for the Center of Hope. The center supports survivors of sexual assault who seek medical attention after they are sexually assaulted.

Faculty, staff and students can donate new or gently used T-shirts and pants to locations across campus.

The week’s activities are sponsored by the Health Education and Outreach Office, Counseling and Consultation Services, Peers Advocating Wellness, Greeks as Educators, Advocates and Resources and Delta Delta Delta.

- Greek Week Begi ns

- Homecomi ng 2009 Ki ck-off Atherton Steps Early Evening

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Afghanistan Angst With war going poorly, the public owes Obama and his top general a chance.

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Moves to Muzzle

OUR POINT THIS WEEK: The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 and other recent political actions threaten free speech and use of the Internet.

Think of the number of times and ways in which you turn to the Internet each day. E-mail, shopping, news, social connections, work, games, information and entertainment are always a click away on the World Wide Web. But now imagine one person having the power to pull the plug, the authority to disconnect all access indefinitely. Such is the control given to the President of the United States in the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, a bill sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. As unbelievable as it may sound, the text does not lie.

Section 18-2 states, “The President may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the shutdown or limitation of Internet traffic…”

But how does the bill define “cyber”? Surely Sen. Rockefeller means only to give the president power over military and federal infosystems.

Cyber means “any matter relating to, or involving the use of, computers or computer networks.”

So much for the Constitution. As journalists, we value the First Amendment that states, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press.”

Until now, the Internet has always given us that freedom to bring the American people information critical to democracy. Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor any other government agency has ever had the right to regulate or interfere with the online world.

But the Cybersecurity Act would reverse course and advance singular power into the hands of one executive.

Although such an authoritarian measure has been atypical of U.S. history, it sadly has not been atypical of our immediate past.

The National Legal and Policy Center recently discovered a plan by President Barack Obama’s New Media team to hire a third party to collect personal information on both supporters and opponents of the president from Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other Web sites.

In March, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that an Obama appointee, the deputy solicitor general of the United States, approved of book banning. Malcolm Stewart told Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito a book could be outlawed “if the book contained the functional equivalent of express [political] advocacy.”

We at The Butler Collegian are disturbed by the talk of speech regulation in Washington. It is our fervent belief that the Internet should remain the experiment in freedom that it has long been, and that President Obama’s White House should respect our right to privacy and an unfettered public discourse.

No federal official should be granted the power to displace, monitor or disrupt American access to the Internet, books or social Web sites.

At the risk of sounding alarmist, the greatest alarm of all would be the loss of the freedoms we are so privileged to have. Therefore, we should speak up while we still can.

Swine flu uproar falls in line with other federal scare tactics Chris Goff cgoff@butler.edu Halloween may be just around the corner, but that hasn’t stopped the government from starting early on one of its time-honored traditions—the scare tactic.

Think about it. Nearly every time a perceived crisis arises in America—be it economic, health or security-related— the response communicated to the lowly citizenry follows a predictable pattern: Media gurus flood the airwaves with analysis and hype, and public bureaucrats take to their podiums to deliver statements of warning and instructions.

The scare tactics uttered thereafter usually inflate a sense of alarm beyond whatever the crisis itself constitutes. No example works better than the swine flu watch, which has been simmering since mid-April.

Listen to some of the rhetoric unleashed in that time.

A top World Health Organization (WHO) official predicted a “global explosion of swine flu.”

The head of WHO, Margaret Chan, said, “All of humanity is under threat.”

“We want to keep schools open as much as possible. We want to keep students learning,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.

“I would tell members of my family,” Vice President Joe Biden said on national television, “I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places now. If you’re in a confined aircraft when someone sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft. I would not be, at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway.”

British Health Secretary Andy Burnham said pregnant women should leave the house “only if necessary.”

A few weeks ago on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” two journalists had this exchange.

Suzanne Malveaux: “Now on to new swine flu warnings.

It is hard not to get scared when you hear a scenario like this one. You imagine 90,000 people dead from the virus this fall. Health officials say it could happen under the worst possible circumstances. And half the country could be infected.”

Tom Foreman: “This virus really is quite a frightening thing if you look at it and look for the worst case scenario.”

Well, sure, Tom, that’s the case for almost all aspects of our existence. Is it not the nature of human kind to be under threat? Every day theoretically could portend much worse than H1N1.

Is a virus really so frightening when compared to cancer or heart disease? What about asteroids, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, tornadoes or hurricanes?

To be prepared for swine flu, or any similar contagious disease, is one thing. But to have the President of the United

States telling us to wash our hands and stay home if we’re sick is quite another.

The whole spectacle just seems out of hand.

Here are the facts. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 9,000 hospitalized cases of H1N1 have been reported so far in the U.S. The same CDC reports that the regular flu kills 36,000 people every year in America, more than 60 times the number of swine flu casualties thus far.

Put another way: During a flu season that lasts about eight months, 1,000 people will die naturally every week.

Swine flu, in parts of six months now, has played a role in fewer than 600 deaths.

Each of those losses is obviously tragic, and the true nature of the strain is impossible even for experts to know.

Maybe H1N1 goes everywhere and infects everyone.

Nobody knows the future.

But the virus also could turn out to be much ado about nothing, and that would fall in line with many other panics of the past. Remember mad cow disease? The Hantavirus?

Y2K? SARS? Or even the first swine flu outbreak in the mid ’70s?

Although a medical degree won’t be found on my résumé anytime soon, I can’t help but wonder if the symptoms of H1N1 aren’t feelings we all have several times every week.

A little fatigued? A little tired? A bit of coughing? A sore throat or a headache?

Common symptoms of college, work and life are now symptoms of a threat to all humanity. Fantastic. Should we just walk around with masks on? Or is it better to hang out in closets and basements until Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gives the all-clear?

“If you get sick or run a fever, check with a health professional,” Napolitano said.

Well, thanks for the advice. Although I could’ve figured that one out on my own, I sure am glad that the Department of Homeland Security (operating on a $50 billion budget) and the president are spending their taxpayer-funded time on a virus that the CDC reports is most often mild and goes unreported.

After all, it isn’t as if the government’s urgency would be better placed on Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

All kidding aside, however, something is probably lurking in the background of the swine flu hysteria.

Government scare tactics in the big picture are important to understand, as they are often a means to an end.

Both Democrats and Republicans use them. All we can do as citizens is decide when the fear-mongering is justified and when it is being used to take our money or freedom.

George W. Bush used scare tactics after al-Qaida attacked New York and Washington in 2001, leading to patdowns of

senior citizens at airports and Americans having to relinquish nail files and yogurt or take off their shoes to get on airplanes.

Bush also got the country to grossly increase federal spending on security and pay the salaries of 50,000 new bureaucrats.

President Obama has turned the scare tactic into an art form, telling Americans we had the worst economy in 75 years and faced another Great Depression if we did not pass his stimulus package.

The disaster turned out so imminent that five months later the New York Post reported, “Feds are spending tens of millions of stimulus dollars to repair and build toilets across the nation. In New Mexico alone, $2.8 million was spent for toilets in national forests.”

Obama morphed an economic crisis into a banking crisis, an energy crisis and then, finally, into a health care crisis.

He would have us believe that every part of America is in complete meltdown.

The danger, however, lies not in any politician’s words but in our reaction to them. Mistakes such as the stimulus/potty bill occur when irrational fear enters the equation.

Governments both here and abroad use that fear not only to justify their own positions of authority (or, in the case of the WHO, to perhaps obtain greater United Nations funding) but also to seize more power.

Scare tactics are used to incentivize the public to do certain things. If we think rationally on our own, then we aren’t as inclined to hand over health care decisions or other personal aspects of our lives to the government.

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both,” Benjamin Franklin once said.

So steer clear of H1N1. but healthily fear the scare tactic.

This Week in Washington Prime-time Pressure: President Barack Obama speaks on national television tonight at 8 p.m. before a joint session of Congress. It could be a crucial moment for health care reform as the president tries to turn the debate back in his favor.

Quotable: “Given recent revelations concerning the president’s green jobs czar, Van Jones should resign his position. His extremist views have no place in this Administration or the public debate.”—Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana called Friday for the ouster of Obama advisor Jones, a self-proclaimed black nationalist and communist who blamed U.S. imperialism for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Jones quit his position Sunday afternoon.

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Gen. McChrystal’s plan: Give it time Ali demonstrates benefits of plurality Tom Fryska tfryska@butler.edu

traditionally Taliban-dominated areas like Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul and other provinces located in the southern and eastern parts of Americans are growing increasingly fatigued Afghanistan. over the war in Afghanistan and for no small reaWhile this means the scale of combat operason. U.S. military casualties are rising; the recent tions will increase, it also means the Coalition democratic election has been deeply marred by will finally gain access to large numbers of both corruption and fraud; and the Taliban has Afghan citizens who have never been under the become distressingly resurgent. control or protection of the Afghan government As the war approaches its eighth year, both lay before. This tactic is vital because it denies the observers and professional anaTaliban access to the people, “The conflict comes lysts agree on a central point: allows the national government to Any kind of success for U.S. make inroads with its own citizens down to a choice by and, most importantly, provides involvement in Afghanistan appears tenuous at best. security to locals.

Yet, despite the seriousness of The change in tactics also recthe people of the situation, victory is still posognizes the truth of the Taliban. sible. One of the key hinges of Afghanistan: Do they Rather than simply being a homothe victory is whether or not the geneous block of ethnically U.S. public is willing to give prefer the rule of the Pashtun religious fanatics, the Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his Taliban is a patchwork movement new strategy a chance to succeed. composed of a plethora of different Taliban or of a McChrystal has taken the lestribal elders, religious leaders and sons of Iraq to heart: Alone, military commanders who are each democratic Afghan strength of arms cannot win a fundamentally concerned with war that is based on gaining loywhat is in the best interests of government?” alty of the people. Essentially, their own respective people. this war is for the allegiance of Therefore, while some elements the distinct ethnic groups, tribes and factions who of the Taliban will never lay down their arms or make up the fabric of Afghanistan. unite with the Afghan government, others may be With this in mind, the new strategy the U.S. willing to compromise. military has adopted is based on winning over the Furthermore, establishing peace within the ethAfghan people, administrating effective gover- nically Pashtun southern and eastern parts of nance and, most importantly, establishing a pres- Afghanistan requires the addition of at least some ence that can protect Afghan security. of the more moderate parts of the Taliban.

In the past, U.S. military forces used to rely on Otherwise, it will be difficult for locals not to search-and-destroy operations that were inefficient view the foreign forces that are involved as “occuat combating the insurgency. While the operations piers.” did kill a number of insurgents, they also usually Through the use of political compromise, employed indirect fire and airstrikes, which tended appeals to economic self-interest and reminders to kill more civilians than actual insurgents. The that reconciliation with the Afghan government civilians, understandably upset over the deaths of will also lead to the departure of foreign troops, their friends, kin and loved ones at the hands of getting some of the members of the Taliban to flip American fire, became increasingly more sympa- over to the Afghan government is a potential thetic toward anti-American aims or, even worse, option. outright supporters of the insurgency.

Another important aspect of the strategy lies in These operations also suffered from a secondary improving the governance of the country. The curweakness. Because the focus was not on estab- rent Afghan government, headed by Hamid Karzai, lishing a permanent presence or on gaining con- is fragile, inefficient and unquestionably corrupt. trol of territory, any time insurgents were cleared While the increase in military operations will out of a territory, the rebels could simply return as increase security across Afghanistan, many of soon as the Coalition forces left. those gains will be for naught without strengthThe new strategy concerning the fight for ening the government itself. After all, Karzai’s Afghanistan aims at fixing many of the mistakes administration cannot win a war of governance of the past. For one, it calls for a decrease in without first learning how to govern in an effisearch-and-destroy operations and looks to gain cent, fair and transparent manner. command of territory that the Taliban currently In that regard, McChrystal aims at training controls. This means that Coalition and Afghan greater numbers of Afghan police and army forces forces will begin forcibly pushing their way into so that the national government can extend its reach into a greater number of provinces.

Additionally, a growth in government-sponsored economic development programs will drastically increase the incentive for some groups to support the government.

Another benefit of the increase in combat operations is that, once the new territories fall under Coalition control, McChrystal and his allies can begin fresh at building new local and provisional government structures that are effective and not corrupt. One thing is for sure though: the dubious re-election of Karzai has not made the situation any easier.

The war in Afghanistan is a complex conflict that involves numerous ethnic groups, religious factions, tribes and political powers.

For the past few years, the war in Afghanistan was overshadowed, both in terms of resources and manpower, by the more destructive and bloody conflict in Iraq. Now, with the Obama administration putting a reinvigorated focus on the heart of the War on Terror, the U.S. military is finally moving in the right direction.

The task before American forces in Afghanistan is by no means simple, and the conclusion of this conflict is far from certain. In the end, the conflict comes down to a choice by the people of Afghanistan: Do they prefer the rule of the Taliban or of a democratic Afghan government?

The American public should give McChrystal at least one year to do what he can to strengthen the Afghan government and achieve results.

This new strategy is by far preferable to allowing Afghanistan to slide back into the same conCollegian photo from MCT TURNAROUND: Gen. Stanley McChrystal ditions that once allowed al-Qaida terrorists to aims to solidify American efforts in the Middle East. flourish uninhibited.

Paw Prints

Claire Rutledge Contributing Writer

world’s largest religion a cannot go unnoticed.

The diversity he personifies led him to stand up for the plurality he believed in; Ali’s world title In the center of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, was stripped because of his refusal to join the a crowd of a few hundred gathered. Some cheered, Vietnam War, and much was done to prevent him others raised signs, some held out their hands. from regaining his boxing license. Yet, because All gathered to see one man, one long-lost son Ali believed in more than one right, he sets an of the Emerald Isle who was to become the first example of American citizenship. honorary freeman of the town.

Plurality and tolerance are pervasive in One supporter spoke of her great admiration American society; they come with citizenship. for the visitor.

This is unique because this quality is not found A black car arrived, and the cheers grew more someplace like the EU. For the longest time in excited as the man of the hour stepped out and American history, immigration quotas were high calmly waved. That man was Muhammad Ali. enough to allow most anyone to enter. On the Last week, Ali revisited the small town not other hand, the EU has some of the strictest quoout of coincidence. His arrival was designated the tas in the world. same pomp and circumstance as if the Pope himThousands leave Africa for the European coast self had come to Dublin. Ali’s history with each year. This triggers strains in society, quesIreland, especially with the south, is at first sur- tioning what it is to be a citizen of Europe and prising, but, if the history of America is under- values of citizenship. Conflict could be avoided stood, so too is Ali and Ireland. if only the EU followed an inviting policy.

Immigration to the United A current alternative idea “Americans buy States began long before there was would allow entry to more a United States. European immigrants from economically diversity because we colonists came first, moving to a downtrodden, politically unstabizarre and unknown land in search ble and socially rigid nations, of, among other things, religious believe in it. We believe just like America has done, and political freedom. Over the especially during the time Ali’s that there is more than ancestor arrived. years, ebbing in and out like a tide, the surges of immigrants came Americans buy diversity one way to live.” from all over. because we believe in it. We In the aftermath of the Great believe that there is more than Famine, an Irishman from Ennis left for America one way to live. We may not agree with it, but pursuing political freedom and economic stabili- we accept it. President Calvin Coolidge’s famous ty. He settled in Kentucky and married a freed quote comes to mind: “My right to extend my slave. His descendants continued living peaceful- arms ends at your nose.” ly in Kentucky until the arrival of Cassius The rights that we have are made of laws, laws Marcellus Clay, Jr., aka Muhammad Ali. that we recognize as inalienable. This is why, for Fast forward to July 1972. Ali went to Ireland more than 200 years, America has had the highfor a non-title fight against Al Lewis. est free immigration rate in the world, taking in While there, Ali came to find a bit of himself, 20 percent of the world’s immigrants. as well. He toured cities and towns, met distant Our rights and our freedom are the bastions family and took hurling lessons from Kilkenny protecting American citizens from what we can legend Eddie Keher. The Cork Examiner—now and cannot expect to arise in our society’s future.

The Irish Examiner— summed up his visit, “Not When faced with difficulties, we must see a since the late President John F. Kennedy was in nation built upon laws—rules that guide how we Dublin in 1963 has a visitor from abroad had as act but not how we think and believe. big a welcome.”

This diversity and plurality allows an AfricanAli’s relationship to the second-largest ethnic American man of humble beginnings to find his group and largest ethnic minority in the U.S, the religion and his way back to Ireland.

Summer films give hope to Hollywood Dan Domsic Contributing Writer

Wrestler,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Gran Torino” did manage to captivate audiences, which leads me to believe that maybe, just maybe, film As the summer movie season grinds to a halt, has become to the modern American what poetry I’m glad to see that for the most part, the agitating and written work were to our classical counterthorn in the movie-goer’s side seems to have faded parts. from the silver screen. What is that thorn? Films A great book draws the reader in and creates that insult the American public’s imagery of the most beautiful facets intelligence (or at least mine). of life, or it paints a portrait of “Modern film has Whether we think about it or humanity’s dark side. And like a not, film reflects our culture and returned to its roots great book, the modern film has thoughts. So why have unorigireturned to its roots and painted us nal comedies like “Date Movie” grand pieces of art. and paints us grand disappeared from the movie theI’m not saying that for a film to ater scene? And is the truly great, be truly great—to reflect the imporpieces of art.” well-made film seeing a resurtant parts of humanity—it has to be gence? an art house indie film. Disney Before answering these questions let’s address Pixar’s “Up” was perhaps one of the more dynamthe films. ic works of the summer. The simplicity of an ani“Scary Movie” (2000), for example, spawned mated film about an old man going on one last multiple knock-off parody films with zero origi- adventure and a child trying to find a role model is nality and zero talent. It seemed like years dragged both heartbreaking and uplifting. by while these sorts of movies went unchecked.

If that film wasn’t enough to renew hope in the Here’s my theory: Teenagers who had just turned film industry, take a look at a handful of other 13 could get into these movies, so Hollywood summer flicks. shoveled more and more coal into the stupid train’s “Star Trek” proves the genre of science fiction stupid engine. can be well-acted and well-written.

What evidence is there to support my claim? Not “District 9” shows that creative camera work even the hit coming-of-age flick “Superbad,” coupled with brilliant story telling will keep audidirected by Greg Mottola, could derail that runaway ences coming back for more. locomotive. Now this formerly young generation “Inglourious Basterds” has already scored more can go see R-rated films and laugh at the same Judd than $59 million and proved that the public appreApatow (producer of “Knocked Up” and ciates the unique vision of a director.

“Superbad”) jokes over and over again as opposed Movies will always be part of our culture. At to PG-13 garbage. first glance their value may only be interpreted as My second theory is a little less jaded than one entertainment, but on a deeper level, they represent generation simply getting sick of the same old our past, our present and our future. There is still tripe. Recent worthwhile movies like “The hope for the return of great American cinema.

What TV show are you looking forward to this season?

By Maria Porter

“‘Grey’s Anatomy’ because it’s something I’ve watched since it came out.”

Megan Veverka junior

“‘Desperate Housewives’; I can’t wait.”

Al Carroll freshman

“‘Degrassi,’ because I think the everyday teenage life is interesting.

It’s a good show.”

Megan Bogart freshman

“‘The Office!’”

Chris Beaman sophomore

“‘Fringe.’ I think it’s awesome, and I love the special effects.”

Marie Boykins freshman

Zoe’s and Frank’s This new pair of Broad Ripple eateries share a kitchen, but offer different treats, from gourmet hot dogs to candy-topped frozen yogurt.

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Playlist of the Week The Butler Collegian kicks off football season with a list of tracks to pump you up.

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Alum shares wisdom, joy through writing Amy Rensink arensink@butler.edu This November, Mary C. Woolling, a 1976 Butler University graduate, will publish her second book in her “Here’s to Life” series. The series includes Woolling’s essays and vignettes about life.

Woolling was a zoology and chemistry major at Butler, a nurse for 20 years and is now a writer and business owner. She found her place as a writer during a time when she lost many of the people she loved. She would post her thoughts in essay form on her Web site and was soon posting writings almost daily per the request of her readers. This made her think, “Maybe I ought to put these in a book.”

The first book, released this past June, is called “Joys of the Journey: An Offering of Essays.” The essays are a collection of the

Collegian photo courtesy of Mary C. Woolling

HERE’S TO LIFE: The second book in Woolling’s series will be available Nov. 1st.

work she has produced thus far—her thoughts on the goodness of life. In between the text there is space for readers to write their personal thoughts as they read along. She wanted readers to document their story.

“We all have stories to tell,” Woolling said.

Writing has become Woolling’s main focus in life, but she is also the president of her company, Communi-cate LLC. After Woolling’s mother became ill and passed away, she found she didn’t want to return to the hospital setting as a nurse.

In 2004, Woolling launched Communi-cate, a business named after her mother’s nickname, Cate. She began by editing newsletters for organizations and writing vignettes about life and posting them on her Web site.

“It’s amazing how many people are uncomfortable with writing,” Woolling said.

Her work eventually evolved into planning events, particularly charity events.

One fundraiser she helped organize was the American Dairy Association ice cream social in downtown Indianapolis. Local celebrities would serve ice cream to attendees to raise money for various charities. In previous years, the proceeds went to the Ronald McDonald House and the Special Olympics.

This is just a cross-section of Woolling’s work. While editing work for organizations and planning events, Woolling found herself writing short essays about the little parts of her life where she was able to find joy.

“Often we’re so hurried, we don’t realize they’re right in front of us,” Woolling said.

Through her own experiences, she said she has come to realize that her calling is to preserve her own story and encourage others to do the same through writing.

“Everything in life translates into an inspirational essay,” Woolling said.

In the long run, Woolling is concerned that there will be no permanent record of our lives due to technology. Her hope is that people will continue to accurately preserve their stories in a permanent medium.

“E-mails and Twitters aren’t in a permanent record,” Woolling said.

The second book in the “Here’s to Life”

Collegian photo courtesy of Mary C. Woolling

ONE DAY AT A TIME: Mary C. Woolling, business owner and writer, decided to release a series of published essays telling her story and encouraging others to do the same. series, “Brightening the Corners: Rays of Hope for Our World,” comes out Nov. 1.

Woolling is working on a manuscript for the third book. She said she did not anticipate the writing aspect of her life to take off as it did, but she is happy with the turnout.

Overall, Woolling hopes that her books encourage people to share their own stories.

She believes that the books will resonate with people of all beliefs.

“I think I found a universal truth,” Woolling said. She said we are all on journeys and often the detours turn out to be the most worthwhile paths.

Music, art expert kicks off Mahler Project Drew Schmidtke dmschmid@butler.edu The 2009-10 Leadership Through the Arts Forum series begins tomorrow with guest speaker Alessandra Comini. Her presentation, “The Two Gustavs: Mahler, Klimt and Vienna’s Golden Decade, 1897-1907,” is part of The Mahler Project, Butler’s celebration of composer Gustav Mahler’s 150th birthday and the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Comini is an expert in the field of music and art history, as well as a celebrated teacher and author. She is the University

Collegian photo courtesy of JCFA

MULTI-TALENTED: Alessandra Comini officially kicks off The Mahler Project to celebrate and honor Gustav Mahler.

Distinguished Professor of Art History Emerita at Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University and has published eight books and numerous articles and essays.

The speech will focus on Mahler and Gustav Klimt, respectively Vienna’s most prominent composer and painter of the time. Both Austrian artists were successful but not always wellreceived.

Comini’s book, “In Passionate Pursuit: A Memoir,” describes the compelling nature of her research. She discovers artists not only by studying their work but also through travel and by connecting with people who knew them.

Peter Alexander, dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) and creator of The Mahler Project, said he is thrilled professor Comini will be a speaker. He describes her as an “art history detective.”

Alexander has been working on The Mahler Project for more than two years. He said his inspiration came from a six-week trip to Germany he took with Butler in the summer of 2007.

The trip helped him develop his previous understanding and interest in German and Austrian culture.

Aside from personal interest and the anniversary-related relevance, Alexander said he understands the part JCFA plays in the community.

“The role of Jordan is to lead and be innovative in the community,” he said.

This idea has been taken seriously. Of all of Butler’s previous interdisciplinary series that have connected to the community, The Mahler Project is the largest. The list of community partners includes the German Consulate, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Max Kade Center at IUPUI, WFYI-FM (90.1) and the American Pianists Association, which began celebrating early with concerts last spring.

The project also extends itself throughout the university. The arts programs will all be participating, and there are even classes offered that tie into the theme. Alexander is teaching a class exploring the overarching themes in German and Austrian art, music and architecture from 1890 to 1940. Kenneth Creech, head of the media arts department, is teaching a class on German expressionist film.

The ultimate goal of the project is heightened education, Alexander said, and the cooperation of the university and the community is helping reach that goal.

“Hopefully, we will come away with a greater understanding of a particular culture,” Alexander said. “That’s the aim.”

It has been almost 35 years since Woolling was a student at Butler. She recalls helping plan homecoming events in 1975, including the Sigma Chi chariot races. She said she looks back at her time at Butler and remembered it passing quickly.

“That time is so precious, so special. You’ll remember it all your life,” Woolling said.

Woolling hopes that her “Here’s to Life” series will help readers preserve these joyful moments.

To purchase Woolling’s books, visit http://www.herestolife.us or Holy Family Books & Gifts in Carmel, Ind.

Butler University presents

THE MAHLER PROJECT September Events

Leadership Through the Arts Forum “The Two Gustavs: Mahler, Klimt, and Vienna’s Golden Decade, 1897-1907” Lecture by Alessandra Comini Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Free

Rehearsal: Laban Movement Choir Sept. 12, 5-9 p.m.

Butler Bowl, Free

Laban Movement Choir Performance Sept. 19, 6 p.m.

Butler Bowl, Free

School of Music Ensemble Showcase Concert “Totenfeier (Death Celebration)” by Mahler “Um Mitternacht” by Mahler “Festive Overture” by Dmitri Schostakovich “Country Band March” by Charles Ives Sept. 20, 3 p.m.

Clowes Memorial Hall, Free

Poetry Reading “Buried Treasures: Recovering German Heritage Through Poetry and Music” Reading by Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Robertson Hall, Johnson Room, Free

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“Are You Ready for Some Football?”

01.

“Football Fight” - Queen “San Dimas High School Football Rules” - The Ataris

03.

“What I Almost Was” - Eric Church

04.

“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” - Faith Hill “Rock ‘n’ Roll Part 2” - Gary Glitter

06.

“Football Tonite” - Rugburns

07.

“Mudfootball” - Jack Johnson

VIRGO

This week, take care of your basic, human needs before you water your plants or talk your friends down from the roof. Some plants thrive on neglect, some need to make their own mistakes, but you can’t help anyone when you are hungry and naked.

SEPT. 23 OCT. 22

ARIES MARCH 21 APRIL 19

Your stars look very good for networking this week, Libra. Just be sure to go to the right places.

Do: Career fairs, class, volunteer settings. Don’t: NRA meetings, juvenile detention centers, graveyards.

SCORPIO

Your stars look kind of rough this week, Ram. Finances will be slim, and you are likely to be slammed with extra work around the 10th. A friendly Pisces or Gemini might ask you to run an errand.

To avoid any of this, try not leaving your room.

OCT. 23 NOV. 21

TAURUS APRIL 20 MAY 20

Your finances are on the upswing this week, Scorpy. To keep it this way, cash all your paychecks and sew the bills into your underwear. This is a foolproof way to hold on to your money, as long as you don’t pass out in public.

SAGITTARIUS

by Kelsey Truman Staff Astrologist PISCES FEB. 19 MARCH 20

AUG. 23 SEPT. 22

For some reason, your friends are likely to misunderstand you this week. They will never, ever be straightforward about it. That makes apologizing too easy. Look out for strange body language and mouth sounds.

LIBRA

02.

05.

HOROSCOPES

Do you hang around the elderly a lot? The skies are telling me that if you don’t already, you probably will this week, and boy, are they high-maintenance, especially aged Virgos and Libras.

NOV. 22 DEC. 20

GEMINI MAY 21 JUNE 20

Your financial situation this week looks very good.

The recent full moon might inspire greed, so get one of your Scorpio friends drunk, leave him in the park and steal all the money he has hidden in his underwear.

08.

“Whoomp! (There It Is)” - Tag Team

09.

“Red Football” - Sinead O’Connor

10.

“We Will Rock You” - Queen

CAPRICORN

11.

“Superbowl Shuffle” - The 1985 Chicago Bears

12.

“Must Be the Money” - Deion Sanders

It may be time to cut out a toxic friend. This could mean toxic in the emotionally unhealthy sense or also a friend who kind of smells. Either way, you’re better off without ‘em.

Your significant other will be all insecure and needy this week (maybe s/he’s a Gemini). Try to put up with all those icky feelings and stuff.

13.

“Are You Ready for Some Football?”

- Hank Williams Jr.

AQUARIUS

LEO JULY 23 AUG. 22

Have an idea for our next Playlist of the Week?

Send submissions to arensink@butler.edu.

Uh-oh, Gemini, you are likely to cry a lot this week. Surround yourself with non-judgmental Aquarius buddies who won’t tell anyone how sensitive you really are.

DEC. 21 JAN. 19

CANCER JUNE 21 JULY 22

JAN. 20 FEB. 18

The stars are telling me you may be tempted to bail a friend out of jail this week. Whom are you hanging around? Charge your friends interest.

Be very careful when it comes to school and career this week, Aquarius, double-check all your emails to make sure there is no sexual innuendo. It is very easy to make this mistake with Mercury in retrograde and all.

Frank’s, Zoe’s combine to satisfy Amy Rensink arensink@butler.edu Who would have thought that hot dogs and frozen yogurt would make such a dynamic duo? For Gourmet Frank’s and Zoe’s Yogurt Village, the combination is working.

The two businesses share a building on Westfield Boulevard. The entrance for Zoe’s is on the street, but to access Frank’s, one must walk to the back entrance.

Upon entering Frank’s, my date and I were kindly greeted by the staff.

There were about 15 different choices of links to choose from, so my party and I took our time looking over the menu. The choices include traditional kielbasa, bratwurst and Italian pork sausage. Some more interesting selections included organic chicken and apple, soy-vegetarian link and chicken with feta and spinach sausage. All the dogs cost between $5 and $6, all toppings included. For an additional charge, you can order

RESTAURANT REVIEW Gourmet Frank’s and Zoe’s Yogurt Village 916 E. Westfield Blvd (317) 252-5788 Monday-Thursday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

Atmosphere: Service: Food Quality: Bang for your buck: 5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

sauerkraut, chili or peppers and onions.

Once you choose your meat (or vegetarian substitute), the staff grills the link right in front of you, adding the toppings per request. I picked the organic chicken and apple dog, loaded with mustard, red onions, tomatoes and cheese. My date chose the Italian pork sausage with grilled peppers and onions, ketchup, mustard, tomatoes and cheese.

The range of flavors was intense. My chicken and apple dog was delicious; I could definitely taste the apple. I was concerned about adding too much to the dog, but the staff encouraged me to try anything with it. I was very happy with my decision and would definitely recommend keeping the toppings minimal so as not to override the flavor of the meat.

The Italian pork sausage was also very unique and tasty. The grilled peppers and onions were key; I could have done without the other toppings.

We couldn’t just try the hot dogs, so we also ordered Gourmet Frank’s special fries and home-made potato salad. The fries were waffle-style with delicious, slightly spicy seasoning. The fresh potato salad was also excellent without being too creamy.

Next time, I might venture to try the Mexican special. It’s a Hebrew National dog topped with salsa, tomatoes, sour cream and crushed Doritos. Frank’s also offers pizza, salads, wraps, chili and soup.

The atmosphere was lacking background music, but, other than that, it was cozy and quiet. I imagine on a warmer afternoon, the patio would be packed with people. The only other thing I would change about Frank’s is the selection of buns, perhaps adding a whole wheat option.

After finishing at Frank’s, my date and I walked to the front to try Zoe’s frozen yogurt. A very similar design and setting to Frank’s, Zoe’s had music playing and a brighter atmosphere.

To build your own frozen yogurt treat, you first select a size and flavor and then choose your toppings. There is a small selection of fruit toppings, overshadowed by all the chocolate and dessert-like toppings. I chose vanilla yogurt with Heath Bar and M&M bits. It was very delicious, as expected, but very expensive. My small cup was more than $5.

Next time, I will likely try the fruit toppings if I am going to be paying that much.

Overall, I thought the pair of eateries was impressive. New to Broad Ripple, I think both specialties are tapping into a smart market. I foresee the neighborhood enjoying Frank’s and Zoe’s just as I did.

Collegian photo by Amy Rensink

ONE-STOP SHOPPING: Zoe’s Yogurt Village and Gourmet Frank’s make it easy to grab dinner and dessert.

Jay-Z enlists pop royalty for new album, ‘The Blueprint 3’ Ben Niespodziany Contributing Writer Jay-Z turns 40 Dec. 4. From his debut explosion “Reasonable Doubt” in 1996 to the new, pop-friendly “The Blueprint 3,” the world has seen the most famous hip-hop star age and mature as a lyricist and person.

In the 13 years of his career, Jay-Z has released 11 albums, retired from hip-hop, returned to hiphop, switched labels, started a beef with a rival rapper, ended said beef, married pop diva Beyoncé and sold almost 30 million records.

With 36 hit singles, not to mention his guest

Collegian photo courtesy of Flickr/NRK P3

RUN THIS TOWN: Jay-Z performing at the 2008 Hove Festival in Tromøy, Norway.

features, isn’t Hov allowed to have a little fun?

Of course he is. With his most recent album, “The Blueprint 3,” he throws the biggest party and invites all of his friends.

Opening the album is the vibrant Kanye West beat “What We Talkin’ About.” Featuring guest vocalist Luke Steele of the MGMT-style band Empire of the Sun, the show starts off right.

Next is the brass-heavy “Thank You,” where Jay does what he does best—talk about how awesome he is over a smooth-driven beat.

Eight minutes in and the party is jumping with back-to-back smash singles “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” and “Run This Town.” In the former, Jay-Z tells you that “your clothes are too bright, your jeans are too tight, your voice is too light.” He ponders about wearing black for a year straight or maybe bringing back Versace shades. In the latter track, Kanye and Rihanna help Jay with a masterpiece (and an equally mesmerizing music video) beyond words. And the crowd goes wild.

What could possibly follow these four hardhitting tracks? How about “Empire State of Mind,” a gracious beat that has Alicia Keys begging you to put on your dancing shoes? This track it probably the strongest Jay-Z song on the album. At this point, Jay-Z is bouncing his head so hard that his fat stacks of cash are falling out of his pockets.

Young Jeezy makes a guest appearance on the

next orchestrated track, “Real As It Gets.” The bass is fun, but the adrenaline takes a break with the relaxing, big band production. Luckily, “Real As It Gets” works well in between “Empire State of Mind” and the club banger “On To the Next One.” As his name promises, Swizz Beatz destroys the beat, and Jay-Z proclaims, “No, I’m not a Jonas/Brother, I’m a grownup/No, I’m not a virgin/I use my cajones.”

The over-produced Timbaland track “Off That” comes next. Rookie phenom Drake swings by for a guest chorus, and everyone dances.

Timbaland’s beat might have been a scrapped

“The Blueprint 3” CD REVIEW

Jay-Z Roc Nation Atlantic Records Rating:

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

idea from Justin Timberlake’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds”—fun but dumb.

“Already Home” brings the audience back on their feet, but the bulk of the album seems to have already passed, quickly losing energy.

Luckily, Kanye comes in on “Hate,” and the two clever rappers bounce back and fourth like an old school N.W.A track.

“Reminder,” another overdone Timbaland beat, is borderline obnoxious. Jay-Z’s awful accentuation of the word “reminder” is like watching your son make a layup into the wrong basket.

The final two songs go in opposite directions.

The first song is the Neptunes produced standout track “So Ambitious.” Unfortunately, Jay-Z should have ended with that song. It would have left me satisfied and content.

Instead he throws in the dreadful “Young Forever,” which samples “Forever Young” by Alphaville. It’s sad to see Jay do this to himself.

But Hov is definitely not doing the same old thing. He’s evolving, experimenting and finding joy in his music. He has an absolute blast with “The Blueprint 3.” The few over-the-top beats, corny lyrics and boring tracks assure the audience this is an album that is nothing more than fun. But with those bright, shining moments, Jay-Z helps the audience’s attention enough to anticipate his next release. Even with Jay-Z’s seemingly infinite amount of money, his dynasty continues to grow.

Soccer Scores Success The men’s and women’s soccer teams found success on the pitch this weekend.

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Football starts season with 42-3 win

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

EYE ON THE PRIZE: Redshirt sophomore Andrew Cottrell makes his way to stop Briton freshman Mark McRobb. Cottrell had six tackles in Saturday’s victory against Albion.

Ashley Breitenbach abreiten@butler.edu The Butler Bulldogs faced the Albion Britons for the first game played at the Butler Bowl this season.

Entering his fourth season as the Bulldogs head coach, Jeff Voris is optimistic about this upcoming season with 36 returning letterman players.

“Each year is a new year,” Voris said.

The Bulldogs were victorious over the Britons with a lead at half time of 28-0; Butler finished with a 42-3 defeat.

“For the most part, we played great. We played with enthusiasm,” Voris said. “We made great plays at the right time.”

Voris said he was pleased with the game.

However, with seven penalties and a loss of 85 yards, there were too many penalties. More discipline is needed.

Sophomore and wide receiver Zach Watkins

caught three touchdown passes. Watkins holds the current national record for touchdown passes caught in a single game and completed seven passes to advance the Bulldogs a total of 183 yards single-handedly.

“The offensive line was making great blocks and [sophomore quarterback Andrew] Huck was throwing perfect passes,” Watkins said. “I was just focused on doing my job the best I could and trusting my teammates to get their job done too.”

Huck threw a total of five touchdown passes, tying the record for the most touchdown passes in a single game in Butler’s history. Compiling 327 yards in the first game of the season, Huck said he is thankful for his teammates.

“We are all accountable for our job out there,” Huck said. “I am just one player out of an 11-person [offensive] team. We all needed to do our jobs; mine was to facilitate the ball and get it into the playmakers’ hands.”

Three of Huck’s five touchdown passes led to a

gain of at least 48 yards or more. This allowed the Bulldogs to take charge offensively.

“It all comes down to the offensive line. Them doing their job allows the specialty team to do their job. They deserve a lot of credit,” Huck said.

The Bulldogs offense gained a total of 529 yards, while the Britons gained 160, less than a third of Butler’s.

Butler’s defensive line was a wall, preventing any player from advancing for a large gain on the field and forcing the Britons to punt often.

Butler’s defense helped turn the ball over not just on fourth downs but also with two forced interceptions, one of which gained 22 yards.

Huck has begun to strategize for next week’s game.

“Against Franklin College, we’ll treat this game like every other game.” Huck said. “They beat us last year, so we are looking to redeem that victory for ourselves this year.”

Voris is hoping to compete for the championships. In order to do that, the Bulldogs must have constant preparation and treat every game like it is a championship game, he said.

“Our biggest game is the next game. They are all big in our eyes,” Voris said.

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

GREAT HEIGHTS: Redshirt sophomore Ryan Hitchcock (8) gets up against Albion.

The Bulldogs’ next challenge will come Saturday against Franklin College. The game kicks off at Franklin at 3:30 p.m.

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

IT’S GOOD: Sophomore David Lang kicks one through the uprights to help Butler on its way to a 42-3 victory against Albion in Saturday’s home opener in the Butler Bowl.

Resilient defense, efficient offense earn women’s soccer victory Steven Peek speek@butler.edu Butler women’s soccer won its first road game of the season Sunday by defeating the reigning three-time MAC champion Toledo Rockets.

Resilient defense and efficient shooting led Butler to the 2-1 victory.

The win boosts the women’s soccer team to a 2-3-0 record.

The Bulldogs were able to hold off an aggressive Toledo attack thanks to the play of Jessica Schein. The junior goalkeeper had five saves in 90 minutes and allowed only one ball to touch the net. The game brought her save total to 17 in four starts. “(Toledo) ran a 4-3-3 with high pressure on the goal,” head coach Tari St. John said. “Jess Schein dealt with (the pressure) well and was, in my opinion, the player of the game.”

Schein’s teammates in the field also noticed the effort.

“Toledo was a tough opponent, and

Junior Sarah Phelps played a corwe had solid defensive play all game,” junior midfielder Courtney ner kick to senior midfielder Molly Lord said. “Jess played really great Kruger, who bent the ball into the and had some key saves to keep us in box. Senior defender Abbie Kaul challenged the goalie in the air. the game.”

“I was just there for the rebound,” Schein was excited about the win.

“It was a constant battle. I’ve been Lord said.

St. John praised Lord’s ability to coming back from an ankle injury, so judge the situation so early in the I trained Saturday and played on game.

Sunday,” Schein “It was an said.

“We’ve had a rough start and example of a vet“I had lots of eran player being adrenaline and should’ve beaten some teams in the mix.

She energy to work had the will to with.” that we lost to, but we’re get a foot on the The Rockets ball and put it in had 18 shots in making a lot of progress.” the back of the the game; six Jessica Schein net,” St. John were on goal.

Junior, Women’s Soccer said.

Butler had only seven shots in the Lord’s goal game but used was her first of theirs more efficiently. Five of the the season and changed the tone of seven were on goal, and two crossed the game for Toledo, forcing them to into the net. have more urgency offensively, eviLord struck first for the Bulldogs denced by their 18 shots. in the eighth minute, The Rockets’ Jaimie Morsillo

evened the game with a goal 10 minutes into the second half. But sophomore Mandi Kotynski scored the goahead goal in the 71st minute of play after a Toledo foul temporarily paused play. The Butler defender scored the winner unassisted to bring the score to its final count.

The play of Angie Muir was an additional highlight of the game.

Muir sat out for the 2008 season due to injury, but she has recovered and is contributing on the field once again.

“I think she’s starting to hit her stride,” St. John said. “This off-season, she really committed herself, and she’s been an inspiration to the team.”

Muir’s commitment was rewarded with a midfield start at Toledo.

During her 53 minutes of play, Muir had two shots; one was on goal.

St. John also commented on the development of freshmen players.

“They’re in an ideal situation.

There is a lot of veteran leadership,”

St. John said.

Because of this leadership, freshmen are seeing significant playing time. Freshmen like Katie Griswold, Rachael Melendez and Jess Lowinger can just be “contributors with the ability to compete,” St. John said.

In four games played, Griswold has two assists, and Melendez has one goal and one assist.

“We’ve had a rough start and should’ve beaten some teams that we lost to, but we’re really making a lot of progress,” Schein said.

“We had to ask ourselves, ‘Are we going to be complacent, or are we going to step up to the challenge?’

We’ve responded really well to that question.”

The women’s soccer team continues their season with four road games in the next 10 days, including a match-up at IU next Wednesday.

Their next home game is against Louisville Sept. 20 in the Butler Bowl.

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Women’s Soccer at Indiana St. Terre Haute, Ind. 1 p.m.

MONDAY Men’s Golf at Fairway Golf Invitational Nebraska City, Neb. All Day

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Men’s soccer scores second shutout Emily Newell enewell@butler.edu

The men’s soccer team extended their unbeaten record Sunday evening with a 1-0 win against Xavier in their second game of the regular season.

The Bulldogs (2-0-0) allowed only four shots on goal and added their second shutout of the season.

“I think we’re right where we want to be,” head coach Kelly Findley said. “We have two shutouts and haven’t allowed any goals in the reg-

Collegian photo by Mary Landwer

GAME SAVER: Senior Boris Gatzky scored the Bulldogs’ only goal in Sunday’s game versus Xavier University. He had three shots on goal.

ular season.”

The Musketeers (0-1) held off the Bulldogs until late in the first half, when senior Boris Gatzky scored in the 31st minute off a pass from freshman Jared Isenthal.

Gatzky said he was pleased overall with the team’s performance in the game.

“Of course when you score a goal you’re always happy,” Gatzky said.

“It was my second goal [of the season] in the second match [of the season], so I’m even more pleased about that. I hope to continue scoring goals. I hope to score at least 10 this season.”

Gatzky’s 10-yard kick to the corner of the net would be the only point for either team in a game that turned out to be a battle of defense and stamina.

“I thought at some point in the game we kind of lost our composure,” Gatzky said. “We got stretched on the field, and spaces were a little too big.

“But, we survived [the second] period and came back and finished strong at the end.”

Xavier had a few near goals with five of their eight total shots coming in the second half, but the Bulldogs’ defense was able to make several cru-

cial stops throughout the second half.

Findley said he is impressed the team has not allowed any regular season goals thus far. There are still areas of the game the team needs to improve upon, he said.

“I feel like we had a better first half than second half. I’d like to see what we can do when we put two halves together,” he said.

“I feel like we could have scored one or two more times and put the game away much earlier, but we let them stick in the game until the end.”

The Bulldogs had 16 shots, six of which were on goal. However, they were unable to capitalize on several opportunities, including several open shots that were kicked high and wide.

“The team needs to stay focused for the whole 90 minutes and minimize mistakes,” junior forward Jake Capito said. “We understand that there are games where we may not be the most talented, but we will be the hardest working, and that’s how we win games and championships.”

Findley also said he has a few goals he would like to see the team accomplish before the end of the season.

“I’d love to see us putting some more points on the board,” Findley

Collegian photo by Mary Landwer

ON THE RUN: Junior Kyle Pateros takes the ball down field. said. “I’d love to see us punish teams more.

“I think overall, as a team, we defend very well as a group. All of the players are committed to each other, and that’s creating collective success.”

The Bulldogs travel to Columbia, S.C., Friday to play the South Carolina University Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. The team finishes out the weekend at home verses Presbyterian College Sunday at noon.

Men’s, women’s cross country Volleyball splits at tournament runners place first at Purdue Matt Lawder mlawder@butler.edu

Ashley Breitenbach abreiten@butler.edu

“Going into the race, Roe advised me to run the first half smart and run the second half and that is what I did,” Clark said.

because we were the strongest runners on paper,” Baker said.

Baker took the lead after the The cross country team had first mile and was trailed runners place in both the closely by Purdue’s Caden men’s heat and the women’s Shields until Baker was heat at the Great American “We train for the big meet— able to eventually shake Legends cross country meet him. at Purdue University The Great American the national meet.”

Friday.

Legends cross country meet - Andy Baker is a small invite, and the Senior Andy Baker finSenior All-American, Cross Country men’s cross country team ished first in the men’s race with 12 seconds to spare. only took half of their In the women’s race, members. freshman Katie Clark led the Clark translated Roe’s Despite the small size, the race 30 seconds in front of the advice into a solid game plan: meet was still a hard course pack. Clark was one of four Follow the lead runner until with qualified runners. freshmen for Butler’s women’s the opportune moment to “The Purdue team prepares team who had never run a col- push ahead. really hard,” Baker said. “They legiate cross country race prior Clark sat with the leaders taper down, and we don’t. We to the meet. until the 3K mark, at which went into the race tired and Miles away from her home- time she broke from the field. feeling heavy. This race wastown in England, Clark said This move resulted in the n’t my quickest time, but we the most difficult thing to gold. have bigger fish to fry.” adjust to was the climate.

While she’s running, Clark Coming out of the first “It’s hot and humid here. It’s said, “I think about the finish meet, Baker said his intention hard to run in,” Clark said. line and a drink.” was not to go all out in this However, Clark said she To continue her success, race, but it was harder than loves the team atmosphere.

Clark said she plans to keep anticipated.

“Running in a group is training the way she has been “We don’t train for the small much better than running by and take whatever obstacles meets in (my) mind,” Baker yourself.”

Roe has for her one at a time. said. “We train for the big With hard training in both All-American Baker said he meet—the national meet.”

England and under head coach was not surprised by his first Both the men’s and Matt Roe’s watchful eye, place finish in the race. women’s teams will be back Clark said she feels slight “It feels good to win; with in action Friday, Sept. 18, at pressure from coming in first no disrespect to the other run- the Indiana Intercollegiate place. ners, I was expecting to win meet in Terre Haute, Ind.

The volleyball team continued their early season schedule with a flurry of five games in three days, including four that were part of the Marquette Invitational tournament in Milwaukee.

After defeating Chicago State 3-0 Thursday, the team dropped both their matches Friday—3-0 to Austin Peay and 3-1 to Marquette—but the Bulldogs battled back Saturday to win 3-0 over Binghamton and 3-0 over Texas State.

The only time the Bulldogs were down against the Cougars was when Chicago State scored the first point of the second game. Other than that blemish, the Bulldogs dominated the court and rolled to victory 25-21, 25-13 and 25-12 in three sets. Head coach Sharon Clark said she enjoyed the Bulldog win.

“It felt great,” Clark said. “It definitely felt like we were in control from start to finish.”

But the Bulldogs struggled to carry their momentum into the Marquette tournament. Butler defeated Austin Peay last year in the Kennesaw State tournament, but failed to win even a game against the Governors this year, falling 25-17, 25-23 and 2519.

“We never got going that morning,” Clark said.

“We were sluggish from the start and didn’t keep up with the tempo.”

The first two games of the week highlighted the Bulldogs’ all or nothing play that has been the story of their season so far. The only match that has been more than three games was the 3-1 loss to Marquette this past weekend. Either Butler has crushed their opponent in three sets or dropped all three games.

“We’re a very talented team,” Clark said. “But there is a newness to our chemistry. When we do get clicking and in system, we’re tough to stop.”

Butler’s closest match of the year came Friday against the tournament hosts, Marquette.

After dropping the first game in 25-21, Butler and the Golden Eagles traded off points. Neither team led by more than three points, and Butler had a chance to capture the victory after senior Porshia Allen forced an error from Marquette’s Carol Henney and led 25-24. But Marquette bounced back and won the game 28-26.

The Bulldogs battled in the third set and won three straight points to finish the game, winning 26-24 when senior Stephanie Steele forced an error from Marquette.

Marquette outpaced the Bulldogs in the final game and captured the match 3-1.

“I think Marquette’s game wasn’t as much about skill as it was about presence and intensity,” Allen said.

The team built momentum despite the loss and came out the next morning firing on all cylinders.

Butler rolled over Binghamton, 3-0, holding the Bearcats to hitting percentages of .107 and .024 in the last two games.

Butler came back in the afternoon with another 30 win, this time over Texas State, who made the national tournament last season.

The Bulldogs’ play during the final two games was highlighted by junior Jessie Wolfe being named to the all-tournament team. Wolfe was also named Offensive Player of the Week by the Horizon League.

“Jessie worked really hard this summer,” Clark said. “She has really been maturing and stepping up as a leader.”

The five games bring the Bulldogs’ record to 6-3 for the year. With only tonight’s game against IUPUI and two more tournaments before conference play begins, the Bulldogs are well positioned to take on their Horizon League foes.

“Offensively we’re amazing. We have so many talented people in the front row,” Allen said. “We do need to focus to our serve receive and play scrappy.

But if we take the things we’ve done well at each tournament, we’ll do well.”

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Irish ready to pounce on Wolverines Arika Herron acherron@butler.edu

I can’t wait to watch Notre Dame throttle Michigan Saturday.

It is by far my most anticipated game of the 2009 college football season, and there are several reasons.

First of all, hailing, as I do, from northern Indiana, the Notre Dame/Michigan rivalry is not taken lightly. Where I’m from, this is the kind of rivalry where battle lines are drawn at birth.

There was never any doubt about which side I was on—I wore Irish blue and gold before I could talk.

But the dynamic of the two teams this year will make for a game to interest those outside of “Michiana.”

For starters, both teams have huge, loyal fan bases that are looking for better seasons on both sides of the ball.

This game will give momentum and could be an important step in determining which team has the comeback season it needs and which team flounders in mediocrity for another disappointing season.

Notre Dame finished last season with a disappointing 7-6 record. The only real positive last season brought for the Irish was the final game—the Hawaii Bowl—played in Honolulu on Christmas Eve. Jimmy Clausen finally looked like the quarterback he was recruited to be. He threw for 406 yards and five touchdowns that night and handed Hawaii a 49-21 loss.

Even after a long off season, Clausen returned to South Bend for his junior year and delivered another spellbinding performance, starting right where the Irish left off in December.

“They’ve got a lot of talent, and they’re playing and executing,” Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez said in a press conference Monday. “You can see the bowl game gave them confidence and carried over last week against Nevada, and I’m sure they’re going to have a lot of confidence coming in here.”

While Nevada may have had the worst pass defense last year, and Hawaii the second worst, Clausen’s performance shows promise—even a small Heisman buzz is starting to brew. And I think deservedly so.

In the season opener in South Bend, Ind., Clausen was 15 of 18 and threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns.

The defensive side of things looks to be on the upswing as well. The defense handed Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis his first shut out since joining the Fighting Irish in 2005.

Collegian photo from MCT

TWO AGAINST ONE: Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen (left) will face off againist Michigan’s duo of field generals Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. Wolverine freshmen Denard Robinson (right) and Tate Forcier (not pictured) share time at quarterback.

But believe it or not, the Wolverines fared even worse than the Irish last year, finishing the 2008 season with a mournful 3-9 record. Not that I was mourning much, but it was a tough year to be a Michigan fan. And if the 2007 season taught me anything, it was how it feels to be a fan of 3-9 team.

One of those nine losses came at the hands of the Fighting Irish, a sting worsened by Notre Dame’s mediocrity.

Michigan is definitely looking for a little revenge and to pick itself up this year. They made a step in the right direction with a solid 31-7 win against Western Michigan last weekend.

But they will lose to Notre Dame and here is why: They have two freshmen quarterbacks rotating throughout the game.

Tate Forcier threw a great game with 179 yards and three touchdowns, and Denard Robinson can run the ball well, taking one touch down in himself. While rotating between the two rookies worked last weekend, you can’t pit that kind of inconsistency against the team Notre Dame has shown itself to be already this season. If the same Irish defense from last weekend

shows up in the Big House, the Wolverines’ freshmen quarterbacks will have a long day.

Notre Dame has the momentum coming off of two big wins and last weekend’s shutout. This is probably the best and most consistent Notre Dame has looked since Brady Quinn’s senior season in 2006.

Notre Dame’s a team that’s played together for a while now.

Starting only a handful of sophomores, the Irish are full of seasoned veterans who’ve played at least three seasons together now. With some new faces and open positions, Michigan is still trying to find everyone’s role on the team. Forcier and Robinson are still duking it out with junior Nick Sheridan to decide who this season’s first string quarterback will be.

Notre Dame heads up to Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday for a 3:30 kickoff. The game, which will be broadcast on ABC, promises to be an exciting match-up. Anyone who likes good football should tune in as the Fighting Irish and the Wolverines battle out this storied rivalry.

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Collegian photos and illustration by Rachel Senn