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Thefts off campus worry students by allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

Butler University students living behind Greek Row have been plagued with a series of thefts this week, ranging from an iPod to a car.

Senior Richie Giannotti, a resident of Berkley Road, said his 1996 Saab 9000 was stolen from behind his house sometime between Sunday and Tuesday.

“The fact that it could have occurred while I was just yards away in my room at night and surrounded by not only people in my house but people I know in other houses on the knoll and on 44th Street is kind of disquieting,” Giannotti said.

Senior Madeline Barnas said she knows that discomforting feeling.

Her Dodge Neon was broken into while it was parked in the driveway behind her 44th Street home. The intruder took an iPod and removed knobs from her CD player.

Barnas said that she wasn’t surprised that something like this happened.

“Not that this was necessarily bound to happen, but I was kind of waiting for it because we live in kind of a bad neighborhood,” she said.

Barnas said she still feels safe in her home, but the ongoing thefts have left her feeling uneasy.

“It just makes you feel violated,” she said. “This whole thing has made me feel on my toes a little bit more.”

Butler University Police Department (BUPD) Assistant Chief Andrew Ryan said that he doesn’t want students to feel like Butler is an unsafe environment.

“We’re trying to be visible and mobile as much as we can,” he said. “We’re extending our patrols, not only on the center part of campus but also being visible on 44th Street, on Berkley and on Clarendon Place.”

Ryan said now is a common time for thefts.

“Now that there are more people back on campus, it means that there are more cars and more opportunity for someone who wants to steal something,” Ryan said.

Catching the culprit is harder than it seems.

BUPD’s Sergeant Mike Banner said, “It only takes a second for somebody to open a door or smash out a window and they’ll be gone before anybody even realizes it.”

Ryan said BUPD encourages reports from students and other members of the community if they witness anything suspicious.

“We really need to rely on the community to keep an eye out for us,” he said. “If you see someone looking in cars, call the police department. Give us a description and at least let us come check it out.”

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Butler collaborates with IPS

COE students to complete on-site training by jill mccarter

jmccarte@butler.edu | news editor

Butler University has teamed up with the Indianapolis Public School System (IPS) to open the new Reggio Magnet School in 2011.

Butler will play a role in the Reggio Magnet School through the College of Education (COE). Education majors will train on-site at the school.

COE Dean Ena Shelley, along with IPS Superintendent Eugene White and Butler University President Bobby Fong, have developed a program that combines traditional laboratory features and the specialized curriculum aspect of a magnet program for the school.

“Not all students learn in the same way, so if we include features from here and features from there, it gives all students a better chance to be successful, no matter how they learn,” White said.

The new school will operate under the Reggio Emilia philosophy.

Shelley said the philosophy is grounded in exploration and discovery based on the interests of the children through a self-guided curriculum.

The curriculum for the new program will be characterized by the numerous opportunities for students to explore and use creative

thinking, Shelley said.

The teachers involved will observe and question the students about a topic that might be of interest. Based on the students’ responses, they will introduce materials, questions and opportunities that provoke the students to explore the topic.

“The philosophy really allows the children to be more hands-on in the things that they learn, and those in the education field are finding that idea to be more and more important,” Shelley said.

Shelley has studied and introduced the philosophy to many Central Indiana schools over the past 13 years.

“During their freshman year, students will be in the classrooms. They’ll be able to see not only the IPS instructors, but also Butler instructors, modeling professional best practices,” Shelley said.

Having COE students working at the school will give them a better chance to see the Reggio Emilia philosophy at work.

“We want this program to really flourish,” Shelley said.

“Hopefully, if our students are surrounded by this philosophy, they will be able to pass it on as they go out into the working world.”

All of the teachers at the new program will be employed by IPS and will be

New school option: The new Reggio Magnet School, opening in 2011 will operate out of the current William A. Bell School 60. The school will eventually serve students in grades K-5. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) trained through Butler’s metropolitan School District participate in research projCOE. of Warren Township in India- ects at the elementary school, Butler alumnus Ronald napolis and will hold this po- White said.

The new school will operSmith will serve as principal sition through the 2010-2011 ate out of the current William school year. of the new school.

A. Bell School No. 60 at 3330 Smith will hold a non-tenSmith is currently the ure track faculty position in N. Pennsylvania Ave. principal of the Warren Ear___________see IPS school page 3 the COE and will teach and ly Childhood Center for the

Bookstore welcomes new clothing line “Alta Gracia” promotes anti-sweatshop work environments by grace wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Want to be a hero?

Shop at the campus bookstore.

Starting Sept. 15, the Butler University bookstore will carry a new clothing line that is part of the Knights Apparel, Inc.’s commitment to promote an anti-sweatshop work environment.

Knights Apparel, Inc.— the nation’s largest supplier of university garb—set up a factory called Alta Gracia Apparel in Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic that ensures employees a living wage, worker’s rights and a safe and healthy worksite.

In a press conference held Aug. 31, Knights Apparel CEO Joseph Bozich said his company has an obligation to pay their workers a wage to live on, instead of the minimum wage.

“This truly can be a pathway out of poverty and lifechanging not just for the people making the apparel, but for their families,” he said. “I believe it can be life-changing because, to my knowledge, this is the first apparel brand that’s compensating the people for making the product not based on upon what is required, but based on what is calculated.”

Far above the minimum, a living wage enables workers to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care

and education for themselves and their families.

For the employees of Alta Gracia, this is the difference between the Dominican Republic’s legal minimum wage of 80 cents an hour and Alta Gracias’ employee wage of 3 dollars an hour.

Bozich said the idea of paying living wages for workers started in 2005. He has been working closely with the Worker Rights Consortium to help establish the factory, determine how much a living wage is and to help make sure the factory is in compliance with those terms.

Theresa Haas, director of communication for Worker Rights Consortium, said, “By paying a living wage and respecting the right to organize, Alta Gracia is making a huge difference in the lives of the workers at its factory. Alta Gracia is head and shoulders above the rest of the apparel industry.”

It is a risk that involves paying its employees 338 percent of their country’s legal minimum wage and producing high-priced clothing.

Bozich said the economic success of the Alta Gracia factory is questionable.

“There’s been a lot of debate with the tie-in between doing good and good business,” Bozich said. “We’re hoping [to show with] the Alta Gracia project that do-

A Better work environment: Alta Gracia employees are paid a living wage, receive workers’ rights, and are guaranteed a healthy and safe work environment in the Dominican Republic. (Photo courtesy of Alta Gracia) ing good is good business and it’s not mutually exclusive.”

Bozich said the success of the company will depend on the students, alumni and fans’ willingness to pay similar prices as premium brands, such as Nike or Adidas, in support of employee betterment.

Therese Cheng, international campaigns coordinator of United Students Against Sweatshops, said, “Once students become aware of what Alta Gracia means, then they’ll buy Alta Gracia and all parts of the university community will

really recognize the significance of what is a really historic breakthrough.”

Butler University Bookstore Manager Janine Frainier said she is very excited to bring the Alta Gracia clothing to campus as the bookstore has supported a vendor-labor code of conduct for several years now.

Frainier said the prices were very competitive to other university apparel and she is “hoping it is embraced by the college community and we can expand the collection in the future.”

The bookstore will be selling two short-sleeved t-

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shirts ($18), one long-sleeved t-shirt ($22), and a hooded sweatshirt ($36) in both the men and women’s departments under the Knights Apparel, Inc logo that will come from the Alta Gracia Factory, Frainier said. She said there would also be signs and rack ‘toppers’ to help customers find the clothing.

Frainier said, “It would have been of interest to me when I was in college and I hope students realize it is a way to use discretionary income in ways that also support their views of the world.” _________see Alta Gracia page 3

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Large class brings big changes to freshmen advising appointments by aja cacan

acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

This year’s large freshmen class has forced Butler Universityto re-evaluate how academic advising is handled.

With changes being made to the core curriculum and class requirements, proper advising for the new freshmen on campus is more imperative than ever before.

Jennifer Griggs, director of the Learning Resource Center, said there were some adjustments Butler had to make to the standard advising process as a result of this year’s large incoming class.

Griggs said Butler has had to utilize less common methods of advising, such as e-mail and telephone scheduling, which in the past were reserved for students with extenuating circumstances that prevented them from attending a registration session on campus.

“With the incoming class we’ve used the same process of early registrations, and we had some very large ones,” Griggs said.

“Over the course of the summer we did a lot of registrations long-distance, using phone and email.”

She said part of the issue this year is that students took longer to decide where they wanted to go to school, meaning Butler then had to provide those students with options to register for classes after all the initial registration dates had passed.

“I do worry that a student who registers that way may not feel so connected,” Griggs said.

Students in these long-distance scenarios have an even higher need for a personal connection with their adviser, she said.

Griggs said because these methods inGriggs said the success of these methods volve a less personal approach, Butler has at- can only be evaluated after this class’ freshtempted to make new students comfortable man-to-sophomore retention rate has been with their environment through Welcome calculated.

Week activities and by remaining focused “We have very good freshman-to-sophon adding the personal touches in the future omore retention and I think that is partly that were initially lacking in advising. due to the fact that our faculty members unFreshman Ian Ray said his first group ad- derstand the importance of that first year,” vising experience was Griggs said. not what he expected, She said the concern but in a good way. this year is that more “I expected it to be students translates to simply a boring lecture a higher number of about classes or our students per adviser, major,” Ray said. “But which raises the questhe activities we did as tion of whether faculty a group turned out to have the opportunity be very fun and also efto give each student the fective at breaking the necessary individual ice amongst the people attention. in the group, which “It may mean that was very important in they’re advising more making the experience students and I think as a whole an enjoythat distribution comes Jennifer Griggs across depending on able one.”

Director, Learning Resource Center what the student’s maRay said he also thought the move jors are,” Griggs said. to use technology rather than face-to-face Certain departments have seen increased conversation was the most efficient way of student interest, but this year has brought an keeping students and advisers connected influx of exploratory majors as well. throughout the school year.

Griggs said exploratory majors usually re“I think that would be the most critical quire more specialized advising, which has singular change that the advising program created additional demands on the process as could make,” he said. “While at times face- a whole. to-face conversations can serve a certain pur“We have a very structured and intenpose, following the technological trend will tional exploratory studies program that be integral to keeping students connected now suddenly has a lot more students in it,” with their advisers.”

Griggs said.

We have a good process, what we’re doing is just accomodating the class.

She said although the process of scheduling and advising is rarely ideal the first year, all the necessary classes are available and it is just a matter of coordinating students’ time schedules.

“There’s always a difference between what you want in your ideal schedule and what we can deliver and still keep you on track,” Griggs said. “We did try to promote all the first year seminar classes so that if you came to them later you still had options available.

“We were very intentional this year, because of the big numbers, to make sure we had seats in the classes.”

She said the advising system that has always been in place at Butler is a good one despite a few minor adjustments that had to be made this year.

“We have a good process,” Griggs said.

“What we’re doing is just accommodating the class.

“We’re strained this year to provide the same level of support to a student population who we really want to spend a lot of time with so that we can advise them appropriately. We were able very well this year to deliver what was needed.”

Griggs said that although the current methods do work well, they can always be adjusted and improved to deal with unexpected circumstances, as experienced this year.

“With academic advising, there’s always potential to do better,” Griggs said. “I think the institution is always looking for ways to better train advisers, to better communicate information. We’re always looking for ways to improve.”

White River cleanup scheduled for Saturday by sarah holcombe

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Butler University students will be invading the Indianapolis community next weekend in support of an environmental cause.

The annual White River Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday.

Communities along the White River have formed groups to participate in the cleanup, including groups from Fishers, Noblesville and Carmel.

The cleanup is part of the, Adopt-a-River Program.

Butler has adopted a 1.5mile stretch of the river that runs from Rocky Ripple to the Michigan Street Bridge.

There will be two crews helping with the river cleanup.

One crew will be picking up trash on the banks, and the other group will consist of 16 students in eight canoes picking trash out of the river.

Senior Kari Maxwell is one of the students from the Center for Urban Ecology (CUE) who is helping to organize the event for students

on campus to participate.

Maxwell said that the students involved with the clean will probably find some interesting items in and around the river.

“My freshman year, I was on the land crew and we found a lot of random items,” Maxwell said. “We found bikes, a giant patch of broken glass. And then, of course, there was just basic trash. There were lots of cans and bottles.”

As of press time, there are 30 students signed up to participate in the cleanup.

Students who are looking for some extra volunteer hours, wanting to meet and network with other Butler students or just simply wanting to help out for a great cause still have time to sign up for the river cleanup.

Students will depart from Butler at 9 a.m. and should plan on getting dirty for about three hours while they clean the river.

For more information or to sign up, contact Kari Maxwell at kmaxwell@butler. edu.

rundown river: The White River Cleanup is an annual event put on by CUE as part of the Adopt-a-River campaign to preserve the natural beauty and diversity found within the waters. Turtles, fish, ducks and cranes are just some of the animals that call the river home. (Photos by Jill McCarter)

The life and times of a Butler transfer student: University makes transfer process ‘easy and simple’ by molly kordas

mkordas@butler.edu | staff writer

Significant improvements to the Butler University transfer student process have created a more efficient registration and integration period.

“Before the university made changes, transfer students would go through a more complex registration process than freshmen because they had to figure out which of their credits transfer and how they transfer,” Student Development Specialist Jennifer Kaschner said. “This process was not only confusing for the students, but also for the departments as well.

“It was not a bad process, except that different departments handle things different ways and some didn’t always get in touch with the student right away, and the students were left to wonder, ‘Am I going to be registered for classes? What’s

happening here?’”

Kaschner said the Admissions office now sends all the students’ paperwork to the Learning Resource Center where advising files are compiled.

Then Kaschner and Program Coordinator Cara Cima split up the files and begin contacting the transfer students.

Once a transfer student is accepted to Butler, they immediately begin to get acquainted with their new university and where they fit in Kaschner said.

“We try to move the transfer process along a little faster, so it’s not as regimented as the freshman admission process,” she said.

Kaschner and Cima contact the students to see if there are any questions or confusion about any part of the transfer process.

Kaschner said that at the beginning of the semester, transfer students go through

a much more abbreviated orientation program than freshmen do.

They pay an orientation fee and are encouraged to participate, but are free to do what they want.

Kaschner said that there is one required lunch program on Academic Day before classes start.

This is an opportunity for students to meet with staff and faculty, associate deans and veteran transfer students in order to network and ask any questions they still might have.

In the fall orientation process, she said there has also been an optional transfer student orientation group as well as social events to ease the tension of starting at a new school as a transfer student.

When sophomores Dan Klipper and Travis Brown came to Butler University as transfer students, they found the process to be both

a simple and positive experience.

“I really didn’t have to do a whole lot,” Brown said. It was very easy and simple.

They just helped me right along. I mean, they helped us move in and get used to being here.”

Both students applied, were accepted and followed through with the transfer process.

They said transferring could have been difficult but that the people they met at Butler helped them and made the process as easy and painless as possible.

“I was close to going to Ball State University because it was a little cheaper, but the big reason I came to Butler was that they actually responded to my emails,” Klipper said. “When I e-mailed someone they emailed it to everyone else and just did all this stuff with trying to get me situated as easily as possible.”

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Butler professor assists with local civic theater

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IPS school: School option to open next year

continued from page 1 Students living near the school and children of Butler employees will be given priority in terms of acceptance.

“It’s important to me for employees to keep their children in IPS schools,” Fong said. “We have to be part of this community.”

Fong also said the program was developed as an example for other members of the community and the university.

“We always tell our students to be citizens of the world, and if they have opportunities like this one, they will be able to be a part of that lesson,” Fong said.

“This opportunity provides a way so that they can not just learn about it in the classrooms, but they can be a part of it.”

The new program will only be applied to students in kindergarten and 1st grade when the school opens in the fall of 2011. Grades 2-5 will be introduced to the program in consecutive years.

“If we spread the program out one year at a time, it gives us a chance to be more efficient,” White said.

“We can look at the program and decide what is working and what is not working and make changes accordingly.”

Another reason for the transition period is to promote and encourage growth of the program through word-of-mouth.

“We want people to start talking about this and wanting this to be available for their students,” White said.

“If we open it all up right now, we may end up with 50 students for six grades, and that just wouldn’t be beneficial to the students.”

Funding for the program has been difficult.

“We’re in a world where it’s difficult to get funding for public education and in order to do new and innovative things like these, you really have to get everyone on-board,” White said.

In order to cover the funding necessary, White said the school corporation has applied for federal magnet school grants.

Butler’s only expense is to pay half of Smith’s salary.

Both White and Shelley said they hope the program will show innovation in education and set an example for schools around the nation.

“IPS has always been innovative and on the cuttingedge of new ideas in the classroom, and this certainly isn’t an exception,” White said.

“Butler should take pride in its part in this program,” Shelley said. “My hope is that other school systems around the state and around the country will look at this program and say ‘Wow, I want to do that with our corporation.’”

very rarely came out of her house, and for the last 10 When she’s not teaching years of her life, not at all. at Butler, English Depart“There has been a lot of ment Chair Hilene Flanz- speculation about what her baum takes a step outside deal was, but people really the Butler bubble and serves do not know. They are just as a consultant to the Booth guessing.”

Tarkington Civic Theatre.

Flanzbaum said Luce’s “A former student wrote play is creating another theto me and asked if I remem- ory about Dickinson’s life. bered her,” Flanzbaum said.

“I talked with the direc“She said she was now the tor about what I think about executive Dickinson’s director of life or what the Civic she was like Theatre and then I and that talked about they were some readdoing this ings of the producpoems,” tion [of Flanzbaum The Belle of said. “SomeAmherst] times her and asked poems can if I could be very difDr. Hilene Flanzbaum ficult and come and ENGLISH DEPARTMENT very cryptic. help [with it].”

“The diAccordrector was a ing to the really smart Civic Theatre’s Web site, the guy, so we had a lot of conauthor of the play, William versations about what the Luce, uses the poems, let- poems mean, how to portray ters and personal accounts her and how to read certain of Emily Dickinson to write lines.” a one-woman play that is, With the opening night “an inspiring, poignant and (Nov. 4) approaching quicktruthful biography of one of ly, Flanzbaum reflected on America’s greatest literary how this opportunity with women.” the Civic Theatre has reviFlanzbaum is an expert talized her appreciation for on Dickinson’s literature.

Dickinson.

“I am sharing what I “I have taught courses on know about her life, which is Emily Dickinson,” Flanza lot,” Flanzbaum said. “Her baum said. “This opportunilife was very complicated. ty reminded me how much There have been lots of writ- I love her and how much I ings on what her deal was. really want to teach on her “She was a recluse. She again.” by amber sapp

asapp@butler.edu | staff writer

Crash course: The greenhouse behind Gallahue Hall that is usually used for biology and botany classes, was damaged when a student fell through the roof costing $377.15 in repairs. (Photo by Erin Drennan)

by Allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

An unknowing freshman fell through the roof of Butler University’s greenhouse last Saturday.

Butler University Police Department Sgt. Mike Banner said that the student sat on the greenhouse roof, thinking it was brick, and fell through the glass.

BUPD withheld the name of the student involved.

“It’s hard to say how far he fell,” he said. “If he fell the entire way, it could have been close to 20 feet.

“I noticed several cuts on his hands, arms, legs and a cut on his lip.”

Medics from Wishard Hospital treated the student.

“They put a few small bandages on his cuts,” Sgt. Banner said. “He had one cut on his leg that might have needed a few stitches.”

Banner said the student refused to go to the hospital with the ambulance but that his friend would take him later.

“He had been drinking,” Banner said. “But I don’t

think that was a major factor in why he fell through the glass.

“I think he thought it was concrete because it was painted gray.”

Footprints can be seen on the glass where paint once was.

The manager of the greenhouse white footprints surround the floor of the greenhouse in the area where the student fell.

He said he also noticed a smear of blood on a nearby sink and was skeptical that the student simply sat on the roof.

BUPD Assistant Chief Andrew Ryan said he doesn’t know whether or not the student sat or stood on the building but he doesn’t believe any of the student’s actions were meant to damage the building.

“I’m not of the opinion that he was maliciously trying to cause damage to the greenhouse,” he said. “He just made a bad decision.”

Banner said another factor may have been the student’s unfamiliarity with the build-

ing.

“If he would have been on campus a few years, he would have know that the building was made of glass,” he said.

Banner said BUPD didn’t press any criminal charges.

“Our report was generated and it was forwarded to student affairs to decide what kind of discipline there will be,” he said.

The greenhouse is used for biology classes such as the Principles of Biology and the Principles of Botany. It is also used for some art classes.

Jerry Carlson, director of maintenance at Butler, said maintenance responded to the call from BUPD about someone falling through the roof.

“We asked an employee to come in ASAP early Sunday morning to board up the broken glass,” Carlson said.

“We then contacted a glass replacement company to replace three panes of glass on Monday, Aug. 30.”

Carlson said the total cost of the glass replacement and repairs was $377.15.

come together: Participants of the 2009 Out of the Darkness Walk gather for the ceremony to start the 3.1 mile walk. The walk is put on by the Indiana Chapter of The AFSP (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kimble Richardson)

CAMPUSBRIEF

Walking to bring others out of the ‘dark’

by Tara Mcelmurry

tmcelmur@butler.edu | news editor

Suicide is the secondleading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old: an age range that includes collegeage students.

On Saturday, Sept. 11, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Indiana Chapter will be just one of the sponsors for the Out of the Darkness Walk in downtown Indianapolis.

Walk Co-Chair Dr. Kimble Richardson has been involved with the walk for five years.

He is the physician and referral liaison at the St. Vincent Stress Center.

“I got involved with the walk when Eli Lilly staff contacted many of the mental health organizations in town to form a committee and bring the walk to Indianapolis,” Richardson said.

He said, there may have been an unofficial Out of the Darkness Walk put on by In-

diana University-Bloomington students, but the official designation of the Out of the Darkness Walk was in 2006.

“It was brought to Indianapolis by Eli Lilly representatives of the Neurosciences division with the help of local health organizations,” Richardson said. “This was done to bring awareness and funding to local suicide prevention efforts.”

The walk is a sort of supplement to the Out of the Darkness Overnight, which is a national walk put on by the AFSP. It is an 18-mile walk through the night and will be in New York.

Richardson said the national walk was so popular that other communities around the country were willing to sponsor daytime walks, such as the one in Indianapolis.

The walk goes along the White River Canal from Celebration Plaza north to the Buggs Temple bend where there is a suicide memorial,

and back to the Celebration Plaza area, he said.

The walk is 3.1 miles long.

Every 16 minutes in the United States, someone dies by suicide, Richardson said.

More than 20 million people suffer from depression each year.

The AFSP’s mission is to understand and prevent suicide through research and advocacy.

“We’re bringing together friends, family members and loved ones whose lives have been touched by suicide or depression,” he said, “[We are] giving a voice to issues that have previously been kept in silence and an opportunity to reflect and share with others touched by this tragedy.”

Richardson said students who want to help the cause can register to walk, start a team, volunteer or decide to participate in the opening ceremony.

To register, go to outofthedarkness.org.

“I am sharing what I know about [Emily Dickinson’s] life, which is a lot.”

alta gracia: working for a difference continued from page 1 The difference Knights Apparel, Inc. and the Alta Gracia factory has made for its employees has already become evident in the few short months of opening its doors for production, according to some of the factory workers who were able to speak at the press conference.

Employee Santa Castillo said, “We never had the opportunity to make wages like this before,” in reference to her $500-a-month income. “I feel blessed.”

“I am proud and happy to sew Alta Gracia clothes. Alta Gracia clothes are made in a totally different kind of factory where we earn a living wage and have the right to form a union,” Elba Nuris said.

“Thanks to the living wage, I know that we will always have enough food, and I can go to the supermarket and know I can actually buy what I need.

“My two daughters just went back to school and this was the first year we didn’t have to struggle to find a way to pay for their school supplies.

“For the last year and a half I couldn’t save up enough money to finish constructing my house, but now, thanks to the living wage I have been able to put in a floor, glass in our windows, a bathroom and a safer front door.

“Every purchase of Alta Gracia means that we will be able to make our dreams come true. Thanks for supporting Alta Gracia, which is giving our community hope for a better future.”

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PrintSmart keeps students environmentally conscious OUR POINT THIS WEEK: PrintSmart is a step in the right direction, but we wish the faculty would get on board | VOTE: 21-0, with one abstaining To print or not to print—that is the question.

Many students at Butler are facing this issue as the university experiments with the new paper allocation program, PrintSmart, which was unveiled this year.

The Butler Collegian believes this program could be beneficial to the university as a whole. We are optimistic about giving PrintSmart a try this year.

With the “Butler Goes Green” movement on the rise, we understand and appreciate Butler’s focus on the environment.

Butler is heading in the right direction by adding the PrintSmart program to the campus’s green initiatives.

Most importantly, the program forces us to think about the mark we make on the environment.

With some students printing needlessly large PowerPoint slides and forgetting about half of the papers they print, we understand why Butler

wants us to consider our paper usage—just take a look in the recycling bins in campus computer labs.

Though we like the program, we do have a few minor issues with it.

In classes where we are asked to print articles and essays each week, we wonder if staff are on the same page as the university.

Some professors still do not accept work electronically, leaving us to worry whether classes with large paper loads will use up all of our 1,200 credits and our pocket change.

Though this year is a pilot year and we will not be charged for overuse, it could be an issue in the future.

This does not seem fair to us.

While we are doing our best to change and accommodate this new program, it seems that some faculty members have not done the same.

If they do not change their ways, how can we be

With the “Butler Goes Green” movement on the rise, we understand and appreciate Butler’s focus on the environment.

asked to change ours?

Not only should the university get everyone onboard, but the reason for the program should be more prominent.

Many students thought the new PrintSmart was put in place in order to save money.

When The Butler Collegian spoke with Project Manager Tyler Johnston, he said that the reason for the program was environmental. It was also reported that Butler is one of the few schools without a paper credit program.

If one were to click on the link on PrintSmart and go to “my account,” they would find the reason for the program evident.

The account page informs the student how much paper he or she has used. It shows the environmental impact students have via carbon, trees and energy.

We at The Butler Collegian feel that if we saw that we used a part of a tree every time we printed an article for class or knew how much electricity is equal to the paper we print, we would be more apt to take PrintSmart’s lesson to heart.

When we only see how many credits we use, our brains do not even consider the environment.

If Butler uses this test year to work out the kinks, PrintSmart seems to be an innovative idea, so long as everyone on campus is involved.

A new drug abuse on campus by tara doerzbacher

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Prescription drug abuse has been a rising problem among college students for several years, according to researchers at the University of Kentucky.

Though it is the second highest drug problem in the U.S. today, prescription drug abuse has received little media attention compared to abuse of other substances like marijuana and cocaine.

Recently, campaigns against prescription drug abuse have been forming around the country on college campuses.

Indiana is on the verge of spreading such campaigns after conducting a survey over the past few years.

These campaigns will involve most of the colleges in Indiana, but their intensity is decided by each school.

Most schools, like Butler University, only have a certain amount of money each year that goes towards health-related campaigns.

For example, according to Vicky Rosa, director of health services on campus, Butler only has about $1,000 to $2,000 this year to implement all of its health campaigns.

A recent article in Science Daily explains the increase in prescription drug use and lists the factors that have lead to it.

“These increases are likely the result of many factors, including improved awareness regarding the signs and symptoms of several disorders, increased duration of treatment, availability of new medications and increased marketing,” the article said.

Sharing Medications: Many students have turned to buying drugs prescribed to other people to get through a night of studying, or even worse, an easy high. (Photo from MCT) We watch TV and see the commercials that market new medications.

The more medications that are brought into the prescription market, the more people will be able to get ahold of them.

The more people that are prescribed these drugs, the more potential sellers there are on campuses.

On Butler’s campus, there is a strong presence of medications like Adderall, Vicodin and Klonopin, which when taken recreationlly cause adverse effects.

Students use Adderall to help them stay awake through the night, to study or finish homework lastminute.

Some even use the medication to lose weight because it decreases ap-

petite.

Vicodin, a painkiller, is used for its feel-good effect.

According to one Butler student, who wished to remain anonymous, the stresses of college life are eased with the use of painkillers like Vicodin.

Klonopin, prescribed to those with anxiety, makes the recreational user feel instantly calm and relaxed.

Students use it recretionally for this purpose.

These medications are usually illegally sold to students through other students that are legally prescribed to them by a healthcare professional.

From talking to several students, I discovered that the prices for one prescription pill can range from $2 to

$20, depending on the time of year.

No one I spoke to seemed worried about the ramifications of taking a medication that is not their own.

When I explained that some people our age have actually died from this, they were unphased.

Many said that they didn’t use prescription drugs on a regular basis, so they didn’t think it was a problem.

Is it simply like caffeine or nicotine, or much worse?

The answer is simple. If a substance is prescribed for a disorder but is used recreationally, it is immoral and illegal.

Many people in college do not think about the long-term consequences of prescription drug abuse.

Taking a drug “every once in a while” might not effect you very much now, but it is hard to tell what it could do to your body in the future.

The prescription drug problem needs to be brought to the students’ and the administration’s attention before it becomes an even larger problem.

I think that through everyone’s involvement, it can become a top priority for health departments in colleges everywhere.

It comes down to making sure you are taking care of yourself above everything else. It can be hard to do, but it isn’t impossible.

If we can master time management, Adderall won’t be a necessary crutch for students.

If students can learn to relax in constructive ways, the illegal use of Vicodin and Klonopin will also disappear.

College life isn’t about seeking a high. It’s about learning to be comfortable in your own skin.

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Seriously, too much information

BY JACQUELINE CROMLEIGH jcromlei@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

As an integrated communications major, I am all for social media.

As a matter of fact, I am simultaneously checking Facebook as I am writing this column.

But as much of an advocate as I am for using the great trends of today’s society, I think some people have taken it too far.

Let me paint you a picture.

The other day after lunch, my roommates and I were innocently playing around on our computers. We were checking email, YouTube and Facebook trying to find the best way to waste time before class.

Most of what we found on Facebook was not bad.

Normal status updates about classes, football games, songs and positive things in life—you know, stuff most people would enjoy knowing about on a regular basis.

But then we came across something that disturbed us: statuses and pictures that crossed the line.

We found updates about love, sex and personal things no one would ever want to read about.

We saw pictures of people in inappropriate poses that embarrass themselves and their friends.

We saw pictures of underage drinking posted for the world to see.

To each their own, but I do not think I would ever take it that far.

Why post anything that will get you in trouble or cause problems for yourself or your friends?

Let me fill you in on something—it is not hard to find information on Facebook. In fact, we did not even search for this information. It came up on our news feed.

With information so easy to find on social networking sites, people should not post things they don’t want employers, friends or family to see. Please, for the sake of all of your “friends,” go tell someone in person.

It seems that Facebook is full of people who over share and do not seem to understand its implications.

Now I am not saying I am not guilty of posting too much information. Does anyone really need to know that “Jacqueline Cromleigh loves this fall weather?” Probably not. But I enjoy posting it.

I love Facebook, but I do not abuse it.

In fact many people love Facebook without publishing personal information that no one needs or wants to know.

Do these people not understand that everyone can see this information? If their privacy controls are not set ERIC SCHMIDT correctly, people could CEO OF GOOGLE gain access to things like their profiles, updates and pictures.

Personally, I do not do anything online that would cause an employer to question me.

This was made more certain to me when my dad showed me openbook.org. It’s a Web site that lets anyone search status updates of Facebook members, even those they aren’t friends with.

Though I have not found statuses of anyone I know, it made me realize how much information is actually out there.

Things can be found as quickly as they

I don’t believe society understands what happens when everything is available.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Posting compromising and personal information on sites like Facebook could end in serious ramifications for many people who are unaware of the accesibility of information. (Cartoon from MCT) are posted and quite possibly come back to yourself, but it allows you to connect to othbite you. ers with a faster mode of communication.

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Eric I would never deny the positives of the Schmidt, CEO of Google, said, “I don’t be- Internet, but I am asking those who share lieve society understands what happens too much information to consider the sufwhen everything is available, knowable and fering of their friends and the implications recorded by everyone all the time.” for their futures.

If that is not a scary thought, then I don’t An article on whoswatchingcharlottesville. know what is. org, a Web site dedicated to informing the The article goes on to say, “Every young Charlottesville community about the risks person one day will be entitled automati- and benefits of the Internet stated, “It’s imcally to change his or her name on reach- portant to recognize that once you publish ing adulthood in order to disown youthful something online, it is available to other hijinks stored on their friends’ social media people and to search engines. You can’t resites.” tract it.”

If this is true, would it not be in our best So maybe the next time you post your interest to realize what we are posting could personal information or photographs for someday have harmful ramifications? my roommates and I to creep on, you will Social networking sites like Facebook do realize what you’re getting yourself into. provide great benefits if used in the right Maybe that photo comment is not worth way. the “paper” trail down the road.

Not only does it allow you to express Well, T.M.I., I am logging out.

Backing away from Blackboard

BY LEXIE SMITH

lhsmith@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

Nearly everything I have to read for my classes is posted on Blackboard. Whether I print the pages 10 minutes before class or two days before, finding them on the Web site was never a hassle—not until this year.

The new configuration of Blackboard is confusing, as well as redundant, and has interfered with my being able to complete my reading assignments.

When I first navigated to the new Blackboard site, I figured that it could not have been much more difficult than the site was the previous year, I was wrong.

As I logged in, I looked through the various clickable tabs to find the reading assignment for the following day. I clicked on one tab labeled ‘content’ and found nothing, no assignment, no syllabus, no calendar, no hint that I could even possibly have homework. Then I found another tab along the left hand side of the page labeled ‘content.’ Sure enough, as I click on the second tab, a link to my reading assignment pops up.

As relieved as I was to find my homework, I am still confused as to why Blackboard would have two tabs with the same name, for one class.

After I’d printed my article, I went back to Blackboard a few hours later to show another stu-

dent in my class where to find the reading assignment. She was having the same trouble as me.

As I went to the infamous ‘content’ tabs, nothing popped up. I began clicking vigorously through all of the possible tabs, portals, files and links that could contain my homework and found nothing.

This happened again with an assignment for a different class that I had already printed out and misplaced, so I was printing it again.

However, upon logging in, the document was nowhere to be found. It seems as though the new Blackboard somehow ‘hides’ the document after it has been printed.

Perhaps it is not hidden, it is just listed under one of the five tabs vaguely labeled ‘content.’

It leaves me wondering what prompted the Blackboard upgrade.

“Blackboard was updated because we’re trying to keep current and we get the best support from the vendor if we’re using the latest version,” Joe Indiano, senior director of technology, said.

Last school year, the system seemed to be working just fine.

It was very simple and reliable

to find, print and re-print assignments for class the next day.

The new configuration of the Web site has really thrown me off balance since school started.

When I began receiving emails stating that Blackboard was essentially getting a makeover, I thought nothing of it. Perhaps there would be a new color background or a change in font—not a total overhaul of where assignments could be found.

I am not the only student who has been confused by the new organization of Blackboard.

“One of my teachers took time out of class to explain how to use the new Blackboard because she had gotten so much training on how to use it,” sophomore Caitlin Monaghan said. “Although I don’t think it’s much different and I can figure it out, I think it’s weird that professors got so much training when all students got was an email.”

The way that documents open through the new Blackboard is also much different.

When students have to open a PowerPoint document, it does not

The new configuration of Blackboard has really thrown me off balance.

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“Not breaking out in a sweat walking to class.”

Troy Blewitt senior

open like it did before the configuration.

“You can’t print PowerPoints like you used to,” Monaghan said. “Last year you could choose to print the document as a handout, but now it opens like a web page. Although it’s more convenient to view it online, it’s not when you want to print it out, like everyone does.”

The new configuration causes confusion and frustration at printing time that leaves some students confused and stressed.

Although I like the idea of a new, fresh, more organized Blackboard page, I think the configurations made for this school year are too organized.

However Indiana said, “some things that students and faculty were looking for were in the new version of Blackboard.”

Although it is important for the university to keep up with the demands of students and faculty, I feel as though this new version of Blackboard is more difficult to navigate.

Also, the pages that students and professors see on Blackboard are completely different. So if I can’t find an assignment, I won’t be able to contact my professor and have her walk me through the Web site’s links to find the it.

Instead, I will be forced to contact someone at the help desk and locating my homework should not be so difficult.

Perhaps fewer tabs and options would make assignments less elusive and make Blackboard more user-friendly.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parking least of our concerns As we head into week two of classes, Butler’s largest-ever freshman class is beginning to familiarize themselves with the campus and its workings. Certainly more than a few of them will pick up the September 1st issue of the Collegian, open to the opinion section, and see that the most pressing issue for the Collegian is that of new University parking policies.

I’m a bit disappointed that the staff didn’t think larger. This is why “The Butler Bubble” has a negative connotation and this is exactly the kind of thing Dr. Fong wrote about in an issue of the President’s Perspective last spring. I can think of a few matters of more significance than new parking rules: the proposed Muslim center near Ground Zero, Israel-Palestine peace talks and the fatal crash involving Officer David Bisard and allegations of an IMPD cover-up.

This is college, the beginning of a new chapter in many freshmen’s lives and their first exposure to a bigger world. Butler University is located in the nation’s 14th-largest city. Surely there are more pressing issues on Sunset Avenue than where to park. For the sake of over 1,000 first-year students, as well as the sake of the remaining 4,000some students who are part of the Indianapolis community, please think about the world around us.

Katie Youngen Sophomore

What is your favorite thing about fall?

“Going to the apple orchards with my family!”

Halie Davila junior

“Celebratingmy birthday.”

Dustin Mares senior

“Finally getting to break out my new scarves and leather boots!”

Rachel Gold junior

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Move over ‘Glee,’ Butler University Show Choir is here Butler students build a show choir from the jazz hands up

by Megan Schipp

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

L

ong before ABC’s hit show “Glee” created a national choral craze, the foundation for Butler University Show Choir (BUSC) was formed in the mind of club’s president, junior Eric Shoemaker.

“I wanted to start a show choir simply because I knew it was something I loved to do,” Shoemaker said. “I knew Butler didn’t have one when I chose to come here, so I decided to change that.”

The show choir is a brand new, completely studentrun organization, created to give those who may have previously been involved in show choir in high school, and first-timers, the opportunity to express themselves through singing and dancing.

Shoemaker and sophomore secretary Doug Smittle were both involved in show choir in high school and

are very enthusiastic about bringing show choir to a collegiate level.

“When I heard there was some interest in starting a show choir here at Butler, I immediately thought ‘I want to help make this happen. I want to be a part of this,’” Smittle said.

Show choir is not very common at the college level and unlike most show choirs where the choral music is usually based on Broadway or pop music selections, the BUSC performance genres will be completely chosen by the members.

The new club has been promoting itself at campus events like Block Party and holding interest meetings, which have been posted in the Butler Connection.

So far, 83 Butler students have signed up to receive BUSC emails and 31 individuals turned out for the club’s first call-out meeting.

The number of people who have been attracted to

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this new organization has far exceeded the numbers Shoemaker expected.

“We had our table at Block Party this year and 83 people signed up, which was more than I ever could have expected,” he said.

If you can’t dance or sing don’t fret, you can still get involved.

The show choir is also seeking people to participate in a few of their other important committees such as those used to choreograph the dances, design and buy costumes, play musical instruments, make choral selections and even plan when the events will take place.

All of the members are an important part of helping the club to run without hiccups.

“We wanted this to be a smooth running club that breaks up the responsibilities among the members so that they take more pride in it at the end of the year and have more of a say in the decisions being made,” Shoemaker said.

Rehearsals for the show choir will start out at once a week, eventually working their way to two practices per week later in the semester.

Because of the incredible amount of time it takes to perfect the singing and dancing, and the groups inability to practice every day like typical show choirs, the BUSC has yet to be able to set exact dates for their performances. Performances will be held at student events, in Lilly Hall and the Reilly Room sometime during the spring semester.

The group also hopes to perform exhibitions at local high school show choir competitions in the Indianapolis area.

Until then, their focus will be on the perfection of the singing and dancing techniques.

bulldog song and dance: Butler University Show Choir has been operating since the 2010 spring semester. The club will determine its own music for their performances on the Butler campus. (Photo by Erin Drennan) “Show choir takes a lot of time and effort, unlike how it is portrayed in ‘Glee,’” Shoemaker said. “We must learn and perfect the music and dances, and since we aren’t meeting every day like a high school show choir, getting ready for a performance will take some time.

We are really excited for this opportunity to have a show choir at Butler.

“It has been one of my biggest goals since I came here, and it is finally happening! Prepare to be amazed!”

The show choir is headed by four executives: President Eric Shoemaker, VicePresident Hali Bickford, Secretary Doug Smittle, and Treasurer Paige Newman.

Keep a look-out for future performances.

While the call-out meet-

ings may have already passed, it is not too late to get involved.

Auditions for BUSC will be held for the next few weeks. If you are interested in signing up contact Shoemaker at eshoemak@butler. edu to set up an audition time.

The BUSC leaders will be choosing a group of about 30 men and women to perform.

Nickel Plate and Handel’s: a dynamic dining duo

Fishers-based restaurants provide perfect opportunity for dinner and dessert by ashleigh taylor

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

Sitting in a cozy brick building right next to the railroad tracks is the Nickel Plate Bar and Grill.

With burgers like the Amtrak, the Rocket and the Chicago Rapid Transit, this restaurant is a favorite spot for all ages on any given day of the week. To start your meal off right, I suggest beginning with an Engine Starter (Nickel Plate’s version of an appetizer). The Engine Starters menu includes choices like

Nickel plate bar and grill | restaurant Review The Nickel Plate Bar and Grill is delicious and filling. An extensive menu provides many choices for appetizers, entrees and dessert. It’s located at 8654 East 116th Street in Fishers, Ind.

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

Handel’s Homemade ice cream & yogurt | restaurant Review Handel’s has over 100 ice cream flavors on top of its selection of yogurts and sherbets. Lines form for this sweet treat, but it’s worth the wait. It’s located at 8760 East 116th Street in Fishers, Ind.

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

mac and cheese wedges, smokestack wings, railroad ties and pretzels.

The tenderloin, an item which can be found under the “Favorites” section of the menu, is definitely the way to go if you come to dinner with an empty stomach.

As my dining partner attempts to eat his Tenderloin sandwich, it starts to fall out of the bun.

“Not only does the tenderloin sandwich at the Nickel Plate satisfy the taste buds, it is so big that it won’t even fit in your mouth,” he said.

Other items in the “Favorites” section of the menu include the bison burger, fish and chips, chicken fingers and Louisiana catfish.

The Dinner Cart, with items ranging from $12 to $15, is available after 5:00 p.m. It includes items like chicken parmesan, grilled salmon and black angus ribeye.

The Nickel Plate also has a Dessert Cart, with a chocolate cobbler, white chocolate raspberry cheesecake and carrot cake, but I suggest holding out for dessert at Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt.

After eating dinner at The Nickel Plate, a three-minute walk down the small, decorated sidewalk in Fishers will put you in front of Handel’s. Due to the constant long lines stretching out to the street, you can’t miss it.

If you’re an indecisive person, then Handel’s is probably not the place for you.

I was thankful for the extensive line. It gave me time to review the menu and make my decision on dessert. There are over 100 ice cream flavors as well as many yogurt and sherbet flavors.

They have plenty of choices for any kind of sweets lover. The menu includes ice cream— over five different kinds of cones —sundaes, 4 scoop samplers, frozen hot chocolate, smoothies and homemade ice cream cakes.

five star treat: Handel’s features over 100 ice cream flavors along with ice cream cakes and other sugary concoctions. A variety of ice cream flavors can be purchased to take home and enjoy. (Photo by Rachel Senn) And if you really love the ice cream, feel free to take home as much as you want! Handel’s offers over 50 different flavors of hand-

packed quarts and pints for purchase. Open year-round, you can count on Handel’s to satisfy your sweet tooth anytime.

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Changing the game: downloadable content takes ‘Dead Rising 2’ to the next level by andrew bindrim contributing writer

With video gaming becoming a more social experience over the last few years, games that are single-player based and don’t feature a multiplayer experience are finding it harder to make the sales they used to.

However, downloadable content (DLC) allows players to buy new feaures for existing games for whatever game system they use.

This feature has breathed new life into games by creating additional content that can be downloaded after the game’s initial release, increasing a games’ longevity.

“Dead Rising 2: Case Zero” is DLC for the upcoming title “Dead Rising 2,” which comes out Sept. 28.

The original “Dead Rising,” released in 2006, is a zombie horror game that places the player in a shopping mall and allows three game days to complete a list of objectives.

These objectives allow one to escape, killing thousands of zombies in the process.

Items like benches, guitars, shopping carts, chainsaws, teddy bears and even the mannequins in clothing stores can be used as weaponry.

“Dead Rising 2” follows the same overall formula, but takes place in the fictional setting of Fortune City, based on Las Vegas, Nev. Its story will center on character Chuck Greene and his search for the drug Zombrex—a drug that will keep his daughter Katey from becoming a zombie.

“Dead Rising 2: Case Zero” takes places three years before “Dead Rising 2,” and begins with Chuck and Katey escaping from Fortune City. After Chuck’s truck is stolen at a gas station, he has to find a new mode of transportation as well as more Zombrex for Katey, since their supply was in the truck.

The game puts the player in a small town on the outskirts of Fortune City that has been swarmed by zom-

bies and gives the player a chance to try out some of the new game play mechanics that “Dead Rising 2” features.

The main feature is the new system that allows players to take certain items and combine them into new, more powerful ones.

My personal favorite is one where a rake and a car battery are combined to become an electric rake that shocks zombies.

What makes this DLC

more than a demo for the game is that it allows players to transfer certain aspects to the upcoming game.

In the DLC, players are allowed to level-up Greene by killing zombies and completing secondary objectives.

Greene is then be able to level-up to a maximum of five levels and players are able to import this status to “Dead Rising 2” after it’s been released.

“Case Zero” also features

a surprisingly wide variety of weapons to try out, making the game area so big it takes more than one playthrough to experience everything.

However, like the original, the player is timed, and the playtime only allots the player a little over two hours to play before the game ends.

The player can save at anytime and is given a new “game plus” option, which allows a replay of the game

zombie apocalypse: “Dead Rising 2: Case Zero” features a hero with the ability to combine junk like a can of gas and a super soaker to build a flamethrower perfect for dispatching scores of unlucky living dead. “Case Zero” is downloadable content that bridges the original “Dead Rising” with its sequel due out later this month. (Photo courtesy of Capcom Entertainment)

Machete mixes action, with political satire

New Album, Typical Tankian

Danny Trejo: finally the main man by daniel domsic

ddomsic@butler.edu | a&e editor

by Daniel domsic

ddomsic@butler.edu | a&e editor

Rock and metal singer Serj Tankian is releasing a new studio album Sept. 21.

Expect political outcry, string accompaniment and the ex-System of a Down lead man’s unmistakable croon.

“Imperfect Harmonies” is the singer’s second solo album.

His first album after the hiatus with metal band System of a Down, “Elect the Dead,” featured heavy political condemnations and striking lyrics backed by creative videos.

The video for the song “Empty Wall,” summarizes the singer’s view on the United States’ military actions.

The events of Sept. 11, the invasion of Iraq and Guantanamo Bay are all metaphorically represented by children playing with alphabet blocks, bubble guns and other toys.

His music on “Elect the Dead” was strong enough to

with any assets aquired in the previous run-through.

One issue I found is the narrative is lacking and only really serves to introduce the main characters Chuck and Katey.

Above all, the DLC serves as an interesting marketing idea for the complete game.

It is something I wouldn’t mind seeing more of in the future with other games, especially if there was more content or a decrease in price.

merit playing the entire album with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

So far, the new videos look similar to his typical hyperbole. In a new lyric video for the song “Left Of Center,” a stark and obvious juxtaposition of Nazi soldiers and United Nations soldiers marching leaves the viewer puzzled and disturbed.

Unsurprisingly, the actual music video is even more unnerving.

Tankian is never afraid to push the envelope, often sending shivers down the spine of viewers and listeners alike while making some question authority, and angering a whole lot more.

In fact, that has been his style since System of a Down debuted with their self-titled album in 1998.

The band’s sophomore set of tracks, “Toxicity,” cranked up the heat on U.S. policy, while their third entry, “Steal This Album!” was packaged

in a seemingly generic, clear case and recorded on what looked like a blank CD. System of a Down’s swan song came in 2005 with dual albums “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize.”

Songs like “B.Y.O.B.,” “Cigaro,” “Sad Statue” and several others jabbed at the media, war and the disposition of world leaders.

So is Serj Tankian doing anything new with this album?

Message wise, perhaps not (“We’re bombing your ignorance, defeating your insolence” could not be more clear), but lyrically, the music is much more poetic. Tankian’s new music does not flow like a river. Instead, tunes like “Left of Center” have more staccato-like dynamics and phrasing. The technique creates a jarring effect that some will love and some will hate.

One thing is certain: Tankian is not quitting the music game any time soon.

The Best Of

ndy

Danny Trejo has always been the creepy side character in cheesy action flicks, but he finally gets his shot as the title character in the action-packed “Machete,” a film very fitting for him.

A little bit of background on “Machete”: The film started as a fake trailer in the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature “Grindhouse.” The trailer made for a great laugh, but a couple years later, there’s a feature film to show for it.

The film’s premise is relatively simple.

An ex-Federale named Machete (Trejo) is dragged out of retirement and into a conspiracy to re-elect a Texan senator (Robert DeNiro) who works with murderous, borderguarding vigilantes and drug kingpins.

Machete quickly gets to dismantling the corrupt politician’s work with the help of a revolutionary named Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), the immigration detective Sartana (Jessica Alba) and his brother and priest, Padr (Cheech Marin).

If the cast does not sound ridiculously awesome already, prepare for a mind-blowing list of bad guys and random miscreants.

There’s the lead vigilante, Lt. Stillman (Don Johnson), a goofy and sadistic hit man (Tom Savinni) and an evil drug lord bent on destroying Machete—Torrez (Steven Seagal).

Lindsay Lohan even shows up as the pornstar turned nun, April.

Levels of ridiculousness have not been this high since “Grindhouse.”

Machete spends a majority of the film decapitating thugs with sharp objects, muttering one-liners and, in general, destroying

anyone who gets in his way.

At one point he cuts a two-bit thug’s stomach open and uses the guy’s intestines as a rope, jumping out of a window and swinging through a window a floor below.

What Trejo does not do is spend a lot of time talking. It’s mostly “stab that guy” and “punch that punk in the face” for the entire 105 minutes.

So Trejo can pull off his role just fine; not that it was difficult to do. But how does the supporting cast fair?

De Niro and Johnson are both disgusting villains like they should be. De Niro even puts on a southern accent which is pretty entertaining.

Seagal is hilarious to watch, simply because he is Steven Seagal.

The writing in the film was campy, spoton for what the film should be: a recall of a cheesy, violent and altogether ridiculous cult of films of the 1970s.

There’s some pretty clever plot devices that appear every now and again, like the time the doctor explained human intestines are six times as long as the body and having Machete use the dopey thug’s bowels as rope.

The whole intestines-as-rope bit is a just a sample of the violence in the film. Machete terminates a lot of criminals with extreme prejudice while using his namesake weapon along with other sharp objects.

Gun violence runs rampant, are there are a lot of over-the-top kills that made me want to laugh.

A forgettable score punctuates the action of the film, but is the music the reason you would go see a movie called “Machete?” Absolutely not.

‘machete’ | film review

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

Details: The Egyptian Café and Hooka Bar 6265 Carrollton Ave.

Distance from Butler: 10 minute drive to Broad Ripple

The actors in this movie were goofy and funny to watch. It was entertaining, but if you’re going to watch this movie, I would rent it rather than spending the time and money to see it at the theater.

Specials: The Egyptian features a variety of hooka flavors, drinks, appetizers and food Why We Love This Place: Drop into the Egyptian for a relaxing, yet busy environment for a great selection of food items, drinks and great hookah. It’s a great place to chill after a long week of classes.

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

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Football wins at Albion

page 9 OVERTIME

Karma catches up to Masoli

by Steven Peek

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

bulldogs are victorious: Junior Quarterback Andrew Huck (left) prepares to take a snap. Huck led the Bulldogs against the Albion Britons to their first win of the 2010 season. Bulldogs relay communications to the players on the field from the sideline (right). Butler now has a four game win streak against the Britons. (Photos by Maria Porter) by mike ellis

mellis@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

In the Butler football season opener, the team picked up where it left off last December.

Junior quarterback Andrew Huck passed for three touchdowns and junior wide receiver Jordan Koopman caught nine passes in Butler’s 29-13 win at Albion on Saturday.

Huck, who completed 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, said his offensive line deserves much of the credit for his individual success.

“We missed some opportunities to score early in the game,” he said. “But, [our offensive line] did a good job of protecting me and consistently threw blocks downfield.”

The Bulldogs also showcased their rushing attack, amassing 245 yards on 34 carries from senior Scott Gray, junior Ryan Hitchcock and redshirt freshman David Thomas.

Huck credited the rushing attack with making the passing game so open.

“We take pride in being a good running team,” Huck said. “Our rushing success forced [Albion’s] defense to play more man-to-man coverage, which our receivers exploited.”

After the Butler defense held on to the game’s first possession, junior kicker David Lang’s 22yard field goal gave Butler a 3-0 lead. Lang added a 35-yard field goal on the Bulldogs’ subsequent possession to make the score 6-0 at the end of first quarter.

The Butler offense struck quickly on its next series, driving 74 yards in four plays. The drive was capped by a 17-yard touchdown connection be-

tween Huck and junior Zach Watkins.

The Bulldog defense was strong throughout the first half, surrendering just one first down on the Britons’ first four possessions.

Butler head coach Jeff Voris said his defense’s first-half play was instrumental in earning the win.

“It’s always hard to find your stride in the first game,” Voris said. “The defense did a great job of getting the ball back to us and was really the key to us extending our lead.”

Huck said he is confident that the defense will continue to perform at a high level.

“Going up against this defense in practice, there’s no doubt they’ll be good this season,” he said. “They’ve got good athletes and understand their [defensive] responsibilities.”

Albion scored a touchdown midway through the second quarter but Lang’s third field goal gave Butler a 16-6 lead going into halftime.

Lang’s three field goals earned him the Pioneer Football League’s Special Teams Player of the Week award for the third time in his career.

The Bulldogs proceeded to frustrate the Britons’ defense with a 15-play, 78-yard drive that exhausted more than half of the third quarter. Huck finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown pass to Koopman, bringing the score to 23-6.

After running more than 11 minutes off the clock during its next three possessions, Butler put the game out of reach when Huck and Koopman connected on a 26-yard touchdown pass with barely three minutes remaining.

Albion finished with 232 yards of total offense, led by sophomore running back Clinton Orr’s 108

yards and one touchdown on 14 carries.

The Britons’ sophomore quarterback Spencer Krauss struggled to lead the offense against the deficit. He completed just 44 percent of his passes and threw two interceptions. The first pick was made by junior strong safety Logan Sullivan and was returned 31 yards just across mid-field. The other was made by junior cornerback Jack McKenna. Both took place late in the forth quarter.

Voris said he was pleased with his team’s effort in clinching the win, but said his offense needs to do a better job of converting in the red zone.

“We had chances [to score more touchdowns], but we didn’t execute when given the opportunities,” Voris said. “We need to figure out how to get seven points instead of three.”

Butler will face one of its toughest opponents of the season Saturday at Youngstown State.

The Penguins have a rich football history, winning four NCAA Division 1-AA championships during the 1990s under the helm of current Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.

Last week, Youngstown fell 44-14 to No. 18 Penn State.

Voris said he and his team are excited for the opportunity to travel to Youngstown. “[Youngstown State] will be an outstanding challenge,” he said. “There’s such a great history and tradition of football at that school and area of the country.

“We have a lot of work ahead this week to get ready.”

The game in Youngstown, Ohio is slated for 6 p.m.

Student adjusts to role as coach Junior Thorn Murphy suffers four concussions, forced to watch from sideline

by scott schmelzer

sschmelz@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

Thorn Murphy is just like any other Butler University student.

He is a junior finance major from Columbus, Ind., with a 3.9 GPA. However, his junior year is taking a lot of getting used to.

Murphy was a football player for Butler his first two years and received a lot of playing time at strong safety.

Four concussions later, Murphy can’t do anything but stand on the sidelines

and support his teammates in games and in practice.

When the team doctors advised Murphy to stop playing, he had no choice but to listen and take care of his health.

Interestingly enough, all four concussions came during games while playing special teams. “[That] is common because people are running full speed and hitting one another,” Murphy said. “I got my concussions by leading with my head.

“When you are in high

Au natural: Butler Football player-turned-coach Thorn Murphy helps out in practice the week before their win. (Photo By Rachel Senn)

school, you can get away with it because you’re big compared to a lot of people.

In college, people are a lot bigger, stronger and faster.”

Murphy came to Butler for the same reason as many: he knew it was a great school.

In addition to the academic atmosphere, he was able to play football and make an immediate impact on the team.

He did just that, appearing in all 11 games his freshman year with 15 tackles, a forced fumble and a blocked kick.

In his sophomore year he missed three of the team’s 11 games due to his concussions, but improved on his tackle total and had an interception with an eight-yard return.

As a solid contributor for the Bulldogs, his loss is tough on the team, but keeping him on staff as a student assistant was important in keeping his motivational locker room presence.

Although his career-halting injuries proved a huge loss for the team, they were an even bigger loss in Murphy’s life.

“It was devastating,” Murphy said. “All of my life I have played football.

“In high school it was what I did besides school, which in high school didn’t

really require much, so it being taken away from me was a really hard experience.—[It has been] one of the hardest of my life so far, which to be honest I feel lucky.”

The transition to college football, and now into coaching, has been made easier since his parents put him on his older brother’s tackle team when he was in kindergarten.

Starting so young makes him a more credible source to stand on the sidelines everyday.

“I help with the flow of practice and coach the scout team players to give the starting team a good look for game day,” Murphy said, as he explained his roles as a student assistant.

Murphy said not playing at all is really hard for him.

“I always think that to get two years of college football and a great amount of playing time during those two years is very good,” he said.

“Not many people who play four years can always say they saw the field solidly for two years. “So I feel lucky about it.”

Murphy already has seen the field for two years, but now he is seeing it in a different light.

“To be honest, it is not nearly as fun as playing,” he said. “I mean, it is nowhere close to playing. The

main reason I stayed on to help was because the players on the team are my best friends.”

The feeling of being on a competitive team is unlike many other feelings, and Murphy embodies the essence of a teammate in every sense of the word.

“The feeling of winning with your teammates after all we have been through, to know that it was all worth it, is what I miss the most about playing,” Murphy said. ”The friends you gain from football or any other sport, I feel that is where you gain your best friends. You know how they handle adversity and you get a true sense of who that person is, but they always have your back.“ Murphy’s favorite part of his new role on the team is helping the freshmen to adapt to their new surroundings and coaching them into becoming better players.

Murphy’s life has changed a lot in the last year, but he believes that everything happens for a reason.

Maybe not playing football is what is supposed to happen for him, he said.

He holds a strong belief that there are great things to come in his life.

“I felt like when the doctor told me I couldn’t play it was God’s way of telling me to strive for something else.”

Jeremiah Masoli received a heavy dose of karma last Saturday when his new football team suffered an unforeseen loss and his old team achieved the greatest victory in the program’s history.

The beauty of sports lies in its quality of fair play. It is a realm of rules and regulations that levels the playing field.

However, it is not without a sense of humor, as exemplified by the events that unfolded for both the Oregon University and Mississippi University football programs.

Masoli was the Heisman-hopeful quarterback for the Oregon Ducks in 2009. His ability to both run and pass well conjured the possibility of becoming the right-handed Michael Vick.

Masoli threw for more than 2,100 yards and 15 touchdowns and ran for 13 more that season.

But perhaps Masoli is too much like Vick.

During the 2010 offseason, Oregon suspended Masoli for the upcoming season after he plead guilty to felony burglary charges.

On June 9, head coach Chip Kelly dismissed him from the team following a citation for marijuana possession.

Masoli then began looking for a new team and chose to transfer his talents out of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10).

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Friday Women’s Volleyball vs. UNC-Wilmington 11 a.m.

Women’s Soccer vs. Saint Louis 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. Army 6 p.m.

Saturday Women’s Volleyball vs. Xavier 6 p.m.

Sunday Men’s Soccer Marymount 12 p.m.

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Women’s soccer takes care of Redhawks Team snaps scoreless, winless streaks with 5-2 win

by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | staff writer

Women’s soccer earned its first win of the season, defeating Miami (Ohio), 5-2, Sept. 3.

The Bulldogs (1-4) wasted no time getting the early advantage as sophomore Katie Griswold scored two goals within the opening 13 minutes of play.

Griswold’s—and Butler’s—first goal of the season came in the sixth minute after a Redhawk defender slipped and lost possession. Griswold took the ball and beat the keeper on a breakaway.

Just seven minutes later, Griswold recorded another goal. This time, it was with some help from her teammates.

Sophomore Rachael Melendez and freshman Jackie Hafele set Griswold up for a goal in the 13th minute.

The Bulldogs added to their lead before halftime when Melendez scored on a direct kick in the game’s 28th minute to put Butler up 3-0.

Team depth played a factor for the Bulldogs as they went five deep off the bench in the first half.

Freshmen Ali Backscheider, Rachel Sklarski and Anna Dolezal all saw playing time in the first half, as did sophomores Claire Milam and Heather Keiser.

Backscheider and Milam recorded 36 and 42 minutes, respectively.

Butler head coach Tari St. John commented on the important role of her team’s bench.

“Not only is it important for them to get playing time and learn how to win a game,” she said, “but to be able to come back out in the second half with the starters having fresh legs is key.

“It’s not just about getting them minutes off the bench. They are playing a role for this team.”

St. John’s strategy worked.

After being relieved by Backscheider in the first half, Griswold added yet another goal in the 51st minute.

The goal, her third on the day, marked a hat trick for Griswold.

Four minutes later, the Redhawks got on the board, as senior Rachel Byron successfully converted a penalty kick, cutting the Bulldogs’ lead to three.

The onslaught of goals died down and the score remained unchanged until Butler’s Melendez connected on a pass from freshman Anna Ventimiglia to stretch the lead to four.

The goal marked Melendez’s second on the day.

A case of too little, too late for the Redhawks, Miami junior Sarah Dessfelt netted a goal in the 85th minute to make the score 5-2.

The Bulldogs celebrated as the final buzzer sounded, marking the

squad’s first win of the year.

“I think it’s a reflection of the process we have endured and the four defeats we have started off with,” St. John said. “We have learned so many lessons.

“I always knew it was coming with this team. When you start seven freshmen on average, you are going to have some growing pains.

“There are moments of greatness and it was fun to finally see them put it together.”

The game featured impressive individual performances, most notably from Griswold and Melendez, St. John said.

“You saw something special from Katie Griswold in the form of goals,” St. John said. “She does so many other things for us, but the most important thing she can do is score goals and she did that today with a hat trick.”

Griswold was named Horizon League Women’s Soccer Athlete of the Week for Sept. 6.

Melendez contributed two goals of her own for the Bulldogs and assisted on a third.

“Melendez plays like a senior,” St. John said. “She is so savvy.”

Another side story for the Bulldogs was freshman goalkeeper Julie Burton getting her first career start.

Olivia Walter, Butler’s junior goalie, received a red card versus

Indiana, rendering her ineligible.

Consequently, freshman Julie Burton was thrust into the starting position against Miami.

While Burton said she felt some nerves during the Indiana game, her teammates and coaches helped put her at ease going into her first start.

“All week in practice, the coaches were talking to me and Olivia was really helpful,” Burton said.

“Everyone is such a great teammate. They don’t make you feel nervous for games.”

big boot: Freshman midfielder Jackie Hafele launches the ball in the direction of a frozen Miami (Ohio) defender at the Butler Bowl Friday afternoon. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

Volleyball earns season’s first wins by matt lawder

mlawder@butler.edu| staff writer

The Butler volleyball team captured its first two wins of the season last week, first taking their home opener against Marian University 3-0 Aug. 31, before beating Cal State-Bakersfield 3-1 Friday, during the University of Arizona Wildcat Classic.

But the Bulldogs (2-5) dropped their other two matches at the tournament, including a match against 24th-ranked Arizona.

They finished 1-1 on the first day.

The Bulldogs battled the Arizona Wildcats first and nearly took the opening set, but Arizona went on an 8-2 run to finish the set and won 25-19.

After losing the second set 17-25, the serving of senior libero Katie Daprile led Butler to a 5-0 lead in the third set.

Arizona responded, earning six straight points, and eventually won the set 25-22.

“The biggest thing for us this week-

end was improving,” Clark said. “I definitely saw a lot of improvement. The team was more cohesive.”

That cohesion showed Friday against CSU-Bakersfield, which is new to Division 1 this season.

After dropping the first set 20-25, Butler bounced back with a five-point victory of its own.

“We have a tendency to start off slow in matches,” Daprile said. “But once we get going, we play our best.”

The hitting of senior Jessie Wolfe (20 kills) and junior Maureen Bamiro (12 kills) allowed the Bulldogs to run away with the final two sets, 25-19 and 25-11, and thus the match, 3-1.

Wolfe’s and Bamiro’s efforts earned them All-Tournament team honors.

The Bulldogs’ final match of the tournament was against Louisville. Butler stayed close to the Cardinals but struggled to find points late in the sets.

Butler was tied at 23 but could not overcome 10 hitting errors and lost the first set 23-25.

Burton had a strong performance, saving four of Miami’s five on-target shots.

After four straight losses, the Bulldogs were able to put the pieces together to knock off Miami.

The season, like St. John’s squad, is extremely young. The Bulldogs have 13 matches remaining before the Horizon League Championship Tournament starts Oct. 31.

Butler will conclude its fourgame homestand Friday when they take on the St. Louis Billikens is at 5 p.m.

“We just had too many errors this weekend,” Clark said. “I think that as a team we are still getting to know each other a little.”

Louisville capitalized on 13 more Butler errors in the second set, winning 20-25.

The Bulldogs rallied and won the third set 25-22 before losing the final set 21-25 to end the match.

“We need to focus on finishing matches,” Daprile said. “We try to break up each set into smaller sets, like the first to five points, but we lost sight of that in Arizona.

“Once we get going and start having fun, that’s when we play our best.”

The Bulldogs host UNC-Wilmington, Army and Xavier this weekend at the Butler Invitational.

Their first match is Friday against the Seahawks of UNC-Wilmington.

Butler’s home winning streak is currently at 10 games. Their last loss in Hinkle came on Nov. 14, 2009, against Wright State.

Soccer wins duel against Musketeers by steven peek

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

The Butler men’s soccer team still has zeros in two key statistical categories: goals against and losses.

Most recently, the Bulldogs maintained these Sept.

4 at Xavier, where a goal by senior midfielder Kyle Pateros and a shutout by senior goalkeeper Fabian Knopfler led the charge.

Pateros found some space in front of the goal and redirected a pass from sophomore defender Jared Isenthal in the 59th minute.

Xavier goalkeeper Justin Marshall was unable to make a save, and the 1-0 Butler lead would become the final.

The goal was Pateros’ sec-

ond of the season The Bulldog lead was not kept easily, however.

The Bulldog defenders held the Musketeers to just five shots, three of which were on goal.

When Butler’s defense was unable to prevent a shot on goal, Knopfler picked up the slack.

All three Xavier shots on goal came in the final 25 minutes of play, putting Knopfler to the test. He recorded saves on all three Xavier attempts.

Butler looks to continue its winning streak at the Kentucky Tournament, in Lexington, Ky., where Butler will face Houston Baptist at 5 p.m. Friday and Loyola Marymount at noon Sunday.

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OVERTIME: Jeremiah masoli Proves that all actions have consequences continued from page 9 glory of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) gave him a second chance.

I’m confident that Masoli was looking for a fresh start with his new team, and playing a team like the Jacksonville State Gamecocks for their season-opener probably made his eyes widen with hunger.

Highly-ranked teams, and those from power conferences such as the Pac-10 and SEC, often like to schedule teams from smaller conferences and weaker traditions as their season opener. The match up often pairs a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team versus a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team, formerly known as Division 1-A and Division 1-AA, respectively.

I think of these as exhibition games that count as regular season games.

The predicted favorites might think of them as ceremonial beatings and an automatic win.

Last Saturday, both Oregon and Ole Miss had this brand of game arranged. Oregon was able to win theirs, while Ole Miss was not.

Jacksonville State University, an Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) team, upset the Mississippi Rebels, 49-48.

A winner was not decided until the second overtime when Jacksonville State had a choice to make: kick an extra point to tie and begin a third overtime or attempt a two-point conversion, regardless of the result.

The Gamecocks went for two and were successful thanks to an athletic throw-and-catch between quarterback Coty Blanchard and running back Calvin Middleton.

The only things that Ole Miss players could do were throw their helmets and put their heads in their hands.

“The coaches called a shovel pass,” Middleton said. “I don’t even know if (Blanchard) saw me, but I knew if I could catch it, I was deep enough in the end zone to score.”

Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt was disappointed in the result to say the least.

“Without a doubt, it’s the worst loss of my career,” Nutt said.

Masoli was somewhat dumbfounded afterwards.

“Crazy stuff happens sometimes,” he said. “I never expected us to be in overtime.”

Perhaps that was the problem— expectations don’t win football games.

Masoli threw for 109 yards, no touchdowns in the game, and one interception. Jacksonville State held the mobile quarterback to just 29 rushing yards as well.

The former Duck made a key mental error when he was forced into a broken (and eventually unsuccessful) play after being ill-prepared for a snap on fourth-and-10.

Granted, Masoli was not the one who gave up 49 points to an FCS team, but the great collegiate quarterbacks are supposed to overcome close deficits.

Perhaps there was a good reason for Ole Miss to be voted last in the SEC’s preseason coaches’ poll.

Meanwhile, the Oregon Ducks were experiencing the other side of the coin approximately 2,350 miles away in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks hosted the New Mexico Lobos, who were the victims of a 72-0 slaughter, one which broke many Oregon records.

The 72-point victory is the program’s largest margin of victory in modern scoring era and the 720 yards of total offense broke the previous record of 694 set in 2008.

The Ducks set a new first-half scoring record of 59 points and the team’s 35 total first downs is a new record in Autzen Stadium.

Also, I find it quite impressive that Oregon did not punt once.

We should now review the lessons to be learned from this story.

First, in hindsight, it probably would have done Masoli some good not to have committed burglary, possessed marijuana and as a result lose his spot on the seventh-best football program in the nation. If he could ever humble himself enough to do it, Masoli could make a wonder-

Golf slow to start in South by lance rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | staff writer

lame duck: QB Jeremiah Masoli, formerly of Oregon and now of Ole Miss, showed fleeting signs of success in the double-overtime loss Saturday. (Photo courtesy of MCT)

incredulous: Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt gives a referee a puzzled look.

Nutt’s Rebels had no answer for Jacksonville State’s will to win. (Photo courtesy of MCT) ful anti-drug commercial about this situation.

Second, the underdog should never be underestimated or overlooked.

Third, it is an absolute certainty

that there is no such thing as a sure thing in sports. Teams change from season to season, players get better or worse and the underdog always has a chance, no matter what people may say.

The Butler women’s golf team finished fifth at the Chris Bannister Golf Classic over the holiday weekend in Glencoe, Ala. The three-day event, which began Sunday, was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes.

The Bulldogs got off to a slow start Sunday, but Mattingly said his team seemed to play more comfortably on Monday.

“All six players were here last year, so they really had no excuse,” Mattingly said.

“I think it was mostly just first-round jitters.”

Junior Michele Nash finished 10th, posting a 73 Monday. She was just one stroke shy of the day’s low round.

Nash followed up her strong effort with a 77 Tuesday, finishing the tournament with a 232.

Three other Bulldogs, junior Clare Cornelius, senior Molly Fields and sophomore Julia Porter, joined Nash in the top 25.

Porter (238) tied for 19th, Fields (239) tied for 21st and Cornelius (240) finished 23rd.

“My attitude was better the second day,” Porter said.

“I recovered from bogeys better than I did on Sunday.”

Sophomore Ali Arends (244) and senior Marcy Moreman (256) also contributed to the Butler team total.

Butler will be back in action Sept. 20 when they travel to Hammond, Ind., for the Chicago State Invitational.

Collegian photos by Erin Drennan Collegian illustration by Rachel Senn