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SGA PREVIEW

Fisher releases proposed budget Discussion of yearly budget at the forefront of SGA’s 2013-2014 plans MELISSA IANNUZZI MIANNUZZ@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Student Government Association set a target maximum budget for the 2013-2014 academic year.

SGA’s proposed budget is slightly more than $763,000, according to documents from Craig Fisher, SGA president.

SGA’s approved budget last academic year was just more than $748,000, according to The Collegian’s “SGA assembly approves largest budget in organization history” (Sept. 26, 2012).

SGA’s transportation budget will decrease because of a new, less-expensive contract with a different shuttle service. However, every other SGA board’s budget will increase if the proposed budget passes.

A rise is expected in the available money for the budget this year because three of Butler’s largest-ever classes are currently enrolled and paying activity fees, Fisher said.

Butler students currently pay $288 per year in student activity fees. $189.20 of each student’s fee goes to SGA, according to Butler’s website.

The most significant change in this year’s proposed budget is the increase in funds for generalpurpose grants from $36,000 to $50,000.

“Our grant money is designed to provide programming to all of campus,” Fisher said.

The largest portion of SGA’s proposed budget goes into programming, including Coffeehouse Concerts, Butlerpalooza and Dance Marathon. This year’s proposed allotment for programs, approximately $391,000, is up from last year’s by almost 5 percent.

The proposed budget for this academic year will be presented at the first SGA meeting Sept. 11, and see SGA page 4

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Butler University’s beloved former mascot, Blue II, died on Saturday from complications relating to congestive heart failure.

The news was announced through a press release from Butler President James Danko yesterday.

Over the past few months, Blue’s health took a steep decline as he was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease and a fatal heart condition.

Despite his ailing condition, Blue still spent time on campus alongside his adopted little brother Blue III, “Trip.”

Blue II officially stepped down as mascot on March 9 at the “Changing of the Collar” ceremony that passed the mascot responsibilities to Trip, the

Blue really galvanized the pride and tradition of having a live mascot at Butler.

MICHAEL KALTENMARK BLUE II’S HANDLER university’s current mascot.

Blue joined Butler’s 2013 graduates in crossing the stage, bone firmly gripped in his mouth, to the sound of raucous applause.

Blue became America’s dog and the media’s canine darling during 2010 and 2011 when Butler’s men’s basketball team vied for the NCAA National Championship.

His prolific presence on social media sites such as Twitter, Flickr and Facebook earned him one of the top 10 Twitter accounts representing a college or university and endless followers

and fans.

Closer to home, Blue could always be found in the basement of Jordan Hall surrounded by stuffed toys with his handler, Michael Kaltenmark, close by.

Blue spent his nine years with the Kaltenmark family, including Michael, his wife Tiffany, and their son Everett.

Kaltenmark reflected on Blue’s service in a press release.

“Blue really galvanized the pride and tradition of having a live mascot at Butler,” Kaltenmark said. “His daily presence on campus, online and at everything from athletic events to blacktie galas made him a living and breathing fixture of the Butler brand. He was born for the role.”

In response to the news, students, alumni and campus organizations took to Twitter and Facebook to send their condolences to the Kaltenmark

family and to celebrate the beloved mascot’s time at Butler.

Butler alumna, Lauren Pedigo tweeted, “hurts my heart to read about @ButlerBlue2. Thinking and praying for the Kaltenmark family this week.”

Sophomore Serena Daley tweeted, “Ok. Time for a campuswide group hug. RIP Blue II.” Butler Lambda Chi tweeted “Heroes get remembered, legends never die. Rest in peace, Blue 2.”

Butler HRC tweeted, “@ ButlerBlue2 we send our best.

Thanks for brightening everyone’s day…Now you have an endless supply of bballs.”

In typical Blue II fashion, he took to Twitter for his final social media sign-off.

“How do I know that all dogs go to heaven? Because I’m there now. It’s been a great ride. Thank you all, God bless @butleru, and #GoDawgs.”

PARKING

Construction disturbs Rocky Ripple RYAN LOVELACE RLOVELAC@BUTLER.EDU

MANAGING EDITOR

Rocky Ripple residents have reacted negatively to the construction Butler University brought to their neighborhood and to the traffic that will come from the new long-term parking lot.

“The neighbors there are ready to lynch me over it,” said Rocky Ripple town council member Robert Tomey, who approved Butler’s parking plan. “Actually to the point of wanting to throw a rope around a tree.”

Stephanie, a Rocky Ripple resident who declined to provide her full name, lives on Lester Street next to the new lot under construction. She said she’s worried about the 400 additional cars that will be using the road in front of her house.

“As a parent of a first grader, I’m really concerned about the traffic going through,” Stephanie said.

The I Lot created this fall for long-term parking has permeable asphalt because Butler sought to alleviate flooding concerns and to make the project as environmentally friendly as possible, said chief of staff Ben Hunter.

Construction workers had to dig seven to eight feet below the

surface to build the lot, which brought as many as 80 trucks per hour down Lester Street, Tomey said.

Because of his failure to recognize the entire scope of the project, Tomey said he went door-to-door to apologize for the disruption that the construction had caused.

“When they [Butler] put in the lots, they didn’t give us the full scope of what was happening,” he said.

Hunter said the project received the unanimous approval by the town board, and Butler agreed to resurface Lester Street and 51st Street as part of the agreement. These streets are the only roads by which students will access the parking lot.

In order to assuage residents’ concerns regarding traffic, Butler offered Rocky Ripple the idea of making Lester Street a one-way street, said Rocky Ripple town council president Brad Barcom.

Barcom said he has asked residents to wait before choosing to make Lester a one-way street because he thinks they may regret making a knee-jerk decision that could force them to drive around their entire block to get home.

Stephanie said she had spoken with her neighbors about the one-way option as a tool to cut down traffic.

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The construction of I Lot has caused unrest amongst Rocky Ripple citizens whose houses are affected by the work.

Lester Street has no sidewalks, which is something Stephanie said she’d like to see changed as someone who just moved into Rocky Ripple.

Barcom said he wanted to preserve Rocky Ripple as one of the only places in Indianapolis where one can play in the street without getting run over by a car.

Barcom and Tomey both said Butler’s plan to monitor students’

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entrance and exit patterns to spot “frequent flyers” remains a source of hope that students will not disrupt residents’ lives.

The I Lot opened on Saturday, Hunter said.

Tomey said he wants students to exit the I Lot via 51st Street to reduce the amount of traffic along Lester and because residents are concerned with students’ driving habits.

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CAMPUS RENOVATIONS

CHANGES AT ATHERTON UNION

Nutrition under the microscope ALEXANDRA BODE ABODE@BUTLER.EDU

Photo by Maria Porter

The Health and Recreation Complex uses way too many lights at night and Reid took cool pix of it.

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Students wait for their meals at the rennovated Sandwich Shack located in C-Club.

C-Club changes appearance, menu over summer ALEXANDRA BODE ABODE@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

After a summer of renovations, C-Club unveiled changes to both the infrastructure of the building and the food it serves.

Part of the change is due to the fact that Butler University entered into a contract with a local produce provider, Sally Click, dean of student services said. It is not in dining services’ policy to disclose the names of their vendors.

The new company provides C-Club with a larger variety of grab-andgo items such as salads, sandwiches, fruits and vegetables.

The new food displays nutritional information directly on the packaging.

C-Club also added a larger variety of gluten-free food choices.

These additions to C-Club offer a wider variety of healthy options for students.

The changes also affect those who work in C-Club.

Juan, an employee at C-Club for almost two years, said the addition of healthier food has “made me more aware of health benefits of other people and more aware of how to feed other people. It’s much better.”

This year the most significant changes were the updates to the sandwich station as well as the addition of the f’real milkshake machine.

Michelle Bryant-Jones, dining services director, said the new Sandwich Shack offers sandwiches similar to those at Panera Bread.

The milkshake machine replaced the slushie machine that used to be in C-Club.

Bryant-Jones said studies showed the milkshake

The Atherton Union Marketplace will STAFF REPORTER feature more nutritional information than in previous years.

In 2012 the American College Health Association conducted a survey revealing a high number of students wanted more nutritional information about the food served on campus.

Butler has already taken steps in its dining facilities to make nutritional information easily accessible, said Sally Click, dean of student services.

One change made for this school year is the “Healthy for Life” board.

The board, located near the rotating dish rack, lists a majority of the menu items along with the item’s nutritional value.

Items that are made in-house, such as the potato bowls, are not listed.

Each item has a card above it, listing its nutritional information along with labels such as “low fat,” “eat well,” “dairy free,” “gluten free,” or “vegetarian” where applicable.

Michelle Bryant-Jones, dining services director, said dining halls are beginning to use a “calorie counter,” which lets students know that a serving of that item is below 300 calories.

Jessica Allen, a freshman who eats in Atherton, uses the cards frequently because she is gluten-intolerant. Atherton is making more gluten-free options available to students.

When students are getting food, they are encouraged to tell the staff working there if they have any allergies that would require them to use a separate pan. The staff will be happy to accommodate those allergies, Bryant-Jones said.

Students can also access nutritional information by downloading the Campus Dish app to their smartphones.

This app provides students with a menu for the day, both lunch and dinner, with the opportunity to click on each item and see the nutritional facts right on their phones.

In the kitchen, butter is rarely used, with the exception of the bakery.

Fried food is noted in the title of the entree, otherwise students can assume the food was baked instead.

“We’re trying to combat the freshman 15,” Bryant-Jones said.

The dining staff is also working to give the students what they want, she added.

The staff encourages students to fill out comment cards if they have feedback.

“We pay attention [to feedback] and try to react to it,” Bryant-Jones said.

Policy to be discussed at faculty senate meeting Photo by Melissa Iannuzzi

The new f’real milkshake machine located in C-Club. machine would be more popular with students.

The machine serves basic flavors like chocolate and vanilla as well as peanut butter cup and mint chip.

It also offers smoothies as a

healthier option.

C-Club workers monitor what students buy each day.

“Any business is trying to keep up with what people want and it is no different here,” Click said.

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Butler University’s first Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for Sept. 10. It appears group members already have an impactful topic to discuss.

Butler’s Board of Trustees approved changes to the school’s tuition remission and exchange policy for faculty and staff last December.

The old remission policy allowed for Butler employees and their spouses, domestic partners and dependents receive an education at Butler at 100 percent tuition remission.

Faculty Senate will use at least part of its first meeting of the academic year to obtain opinions on the changes.

Janis Crawford, director of forensics, sent an email to College of Communication faculty and staff Aug. 28 regarding the discussion.

Included were the policy changes and a request for all opinions on the matter be sent to her or associate professor Carolyn Richie so they could pass thoughts on at the meeting.

The employee needed to work at Butler for nine consecutive months before this could apply to him or her.

Now, employees are applicable for this remission one year after starting employment at Butler, but tuition remission is 50 percent instead of 100 percent.

After three full years of employment, the employee is applicable for 100 percent tuition remission.

There are credit hour requirements for all who are applicable for the policy.

Changes to the tuition exchange program are still being explored, according to the document sent to College of Communication faculty.

The Faculty Senate meeting will take place Sept. 10 at 8 a.m. in room 156 of the Pharmacy Building.

Look for a full report on the policy changes and the Faculty Senate discussion in next week’s issue of The Collegian.

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A reminder from BUPD Assistant police chief Bill Weber would like to remind students that parking violations will begin this Friday.

Citations will be handed out starting at 7 a.m. that day.

Citations will be handed out to a vehicle parked in a permitted area with an incorrect permit, or parked in a permitted area without a permit.

Butler University Police Department began handing out parking warnings Aug. 29, and those will continue through Sept. 5.

Weber said students with questions about ticketing should check the Park Butler online page or visit the parking map on Butler’s website.

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ALCOHOL ON CAMPUS

When it comes to alcohol, no one at Butler has...

FREEDOM FROM RESPONSIBILITY Those of legal drinking age can still face punishment for reckless behavior MARAIS JACON-DUFFY

MJACONDU@BUTLER.EDU NEWS EDITOR

Think you’re home free to drink when you turn 21?

Not exactly—at least not on Butler’s campus.

The majority of alcohol-related ticketings and arrests on Butler’s campus in the past year involved minors possessing or consuming alcohol, according to Butler University Police Department crime logs.

That’s not to say students 21 and older aren’t at a risk of getting in trouble for drinking on campus.

Levester Johnson, vice president of student life, said students of legal drinking age must still hold a certain level of personal responsibility relating to alcohol.

“If you overindulge, you could get into trouble,” Johnson said.

“There are still many ways that students who can legally drink may get in trouble by local, state, federal and university law.”

Students of age can still be ticketed for public intoxication, as some were at midsummer events this last June.

Recent changes were made to the definition of public intoxication as it relates to Indiana state law, according to BUPD assistant police chief Bill Weber.

The definition formerly defined public intoxication as someone who is considered to be drunk and in a public place. Now, the definition also includes that the subject must be a clear danger to themselves as a result of being intoxicated.

Weber said there is no legal blood alcohol level that constitutes being intoxicated.

“A certain blood alcohol level doesn’t make you drunk,” Weber

said. “Different people have different reactions to alcohol. One person may be stumbling at a .07, whereas an alcoholic may be functional at .13, so it’s not totally fair to use one number.”

Johnson also urged older students to become familiar with Butler’s alcohol policy, which can be found on Butler’s website under “Student Life,” “Student Handbook” and “Alcohol Policy.”

Johnson said the alcohol policy page on Butler’s website was updated to include a clearer and more concise version of student conduct rules relating to alcohol.

Students who are 21 and older are still subject to Butler’s open container policy, Johnson said.

This policy prohibits alcohol on main and open areas of campus.

Students may store and consume alcohol in residence halls or campus apartments as long as doors leading to common areas are closed and everyone inside is 21 or older, Weber said. Greek

houses have individual rules for alcohol.

Johnson also warns students of the consequences of serving alcohol to underage students.

“A lot of students don’t realize that they can be personally responsible for purchasing alcohol that is later consumed by someone underage,” Johnson said. “Even if they ask them to buy it, or if they consume it at a party without the host’s knowledge, the person who purchased the alcohol can be found responsible.”

Junior Trey Meehan turns 21 this month and said he worries about how to handle alcohol with underage friends.

“I’m an RA, so I know the rules about alcohol on campus pretty well,” Meehan said. “But what I worry about are my friends who can’t go out and drink legally, and I don’t want to be put in an awkward place and asked to buy alcohol for them. Because then I’m liable.”

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Johnson said “it’s not worth it” is a common phrase said by students who have already faced legal trouble due to alcohol.

“A lot of these students look back and realize that one second and one bad decision has messed up a lot of opportunities in their future,” Johnson said. “Whether it be jobs, having to pay hundreds of dollars for fines or court fees or having to hire someone to wipe your internet history, they’re right.

It’s really not worth it.”

Weber said he also wants students to realize the impact of their actions, and that he doesn’t want students to fear calling BUPD when someone is sick or in trouble.

“My job is really to make sure you get from point A to point B safely,” Weber said. “If that means call(ing) for a ride, that’s fine. Our intent is not an ‘I gotcha’ moment.

I don’t want to work that way, and I certainly don’t want BUPD to work that way.”

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Updates continue for academic buildings

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Yellow and orange detour signs have become a norm around Butler University’s academic buildings in the last year could continue for the next couple of years.

Rich Michal, executive director of facilities, said Jordan Hall’s age and structure call for a unique approach and implementation in the construction aspect.

Built 90 years ago, Jordan was the very first building on Butler University’s campus.

The building features masonryplastered walls and an exterior that displays eight-inch granite stones.

“Jordan Hall was built like a castle,” Michal said, “but even castles require some maintenance from time to time.”

The risk for granite stones to fall increases as Jordan’s structure begins to break down.

The first step of the $2 million maintenance project was to relay and secure all entryways to avoid the risk of falling stones. Now, the crews are working to finish the rest of the exterior within the next two years.

Once the exterior is finalized, crews can focus on interior renovations.

Irwin Library also recieved cosmetic changes in the past year.

In preparation for Irwin

Photo by Marko Tomich

Students walking on this sidewalk along Jordan Hall will continue to be detoured by construction to the outside the building for the near future.

Library’s 50th anniversary coming up next month, crews redid the entry stairs and plan to replace the roof, Michal said.

Craig Hardee, director of planning and design, said all recent campus repairs are programmatic changes that are part of a larger plan to keep campus running smoothly.

With the increases in admission seen by the university in the recent years, an increased number of staff is needed, Hardee said. This calls for renovations that create space for both the students and faculty.

One update in the long-term plan is residence hall restoration.

The bottom floor of Schwitzer Hall has a unit that was newly renovated for the 2012-2013 school year.

The hallways have new carpets, eco-friendly toilets and the ability

to change the thermostat to their desired temperature.

Michal said the modernization is the new standard when updating residence halls.

Updates are projected to begin next summer.

Though this past year saw an abnormally large amount of construction, Michal assures the Butler community progress is being made.

One year ago, Michal and Tom Weede, vice president of enrollment management, walked around campus and identified a list of more than 50 items that needed to be addressed throughout campus.

After a year of construction, that 50-building list now has less than 10 items.

Michal said he is very pleased with the progress made and the end results on campus.

SGA: AIMS FOR TRANSPAENCY FROM PAGE ONE

voted on at the following meeting, Sept. 18.

SGA’s plans for the year involve more than just passing a budget, however.

Fisher said the association will focus more on creating greater transparency, specifically concerning how students’ money is used, than in years past.

“I don’t really know what the money is directly being used for,” senior Ari Kasle said. “(The student activity fee) seems like a lot of money for not a lot of bang for your buck.”

Ellen Larson, SGA’s vice president of public relations, said the main goal for her board this year is transparency. She said the public relations board is thinking of adding a blog along with its current social media platforms.

“We want to give students an inside look at what we spend money on,” Larson said. “It’s an easier way to give news and information to students.”

Up until now, the public relations board has only done promotions through smaller social media platforms. Larson said the blog would be a good way to provide more information to students.

“Transparency is going to create a conversation so we can get students’ opinions on things,” she said.

In an additional effort to create further transparency, SGA will send updates to students via Moodle, so representatives can access topics of concerns, meeting minutes and other discussions held in assembly.

“If there was a rundown, I know that not just myself but a lot of students would be interested to

know what this group of individuals is doing for (students),” Kasle said.

Fisher will also replace traditional office hours with “Coffee with Craig,” a different hour announced each week when he will be available in Starbucks to meet with students.

“I’ll buy anyone coffee and talk about whatever they want to talk about with regard to campus concerns, SGA operations or even Butler basketball,” he said.

Fisher and other members of SGA are currently involved on different subcommittees on Butler’s Board of Trustees to represent student interests.

Fisher said SGA is focused on making sure students’ voices are heard while campus expands and changes. New academic and residential buildings and parking discussions amongs the Board of Trustees have all had SGA representatives involved throughout.

“The administration does understand how important it is to have students involved in these conversations,” Fisher said.

Outside the idea of transparency, SGA also intends to employ new software to track attendance at all its events.

“Programming is SGA’s commitment to providing students opportunities to enjoy things they otherwise wouldn’t,” Fisher said.

This year’s fall concert, the annual Butlerpalooza—will feature rapper B.O.B. SGA will pay for the higherbudget artist by taking money out of the spring concert budget, Fisher said.

During summer executive and SGA retreats, discussions were had about how to improve SGA’s public relations hot to and use the Council for Presidential Affairs to gather input from the student body.

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BEN SIECK BSIECK@BUTLER.EDU ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

SPORTS

Paul Snape: from Britain to Butler

At first glance, Butler men’s soccer coach Paul Snape looks like an ordinary 37-year-old man. His British accent is the only hint that he is a man who regularly went toe-to-toe with the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and some of the other best soccer players England has to offer.

Snape has been around the sport all his life, but his journey across

two continents as a player and coach sets him apart from his peers at the collegiate level.

Senior goalkeeper Jon Dawson said Snape’s background is instrumental in his ability to coach.

“When you get to the higher levels, you don’t take a coach seriously unless you know that they themselves can play, and we know Snape can play,” Dawson said. “His playing background really helps us to trust him and believe in the things he is telling us.”

Growing up in England, Snape has had a ball by his feet since he could walk. He caught the eye of many English clubs, including Liverpool Football Club, his hometown team, by the time he was 14 years old.

Liverpool offered him a chance to participate in its developmental program, a privilege reserved only for the brightest young soccer players, after witnessing Snape in action at a tryout.

Snape would train with his

Photo by Mariah Park

Butler men’s soccer coach Paul Snape (far right) looks across the Butler Bowl before Friday’s 2-1 victory against Western Michigan.

Snape is in his third season at the helm of Butler’s men’s soccer program.

academy teammates two or three nights per week for the first couple of years. As he got older, his training got harder.

“By the time I was 16, I was invited to day-to-day training with the professionals,” Snape said. “I was chosen to go full time at Liverpool, training five days a week and playing on the weekends against some of the best players in the world.”

By the time each academy player turns 18, Liverpool makes the decision whether or not to sign the player to a professional contract.

When Snape’s 18th birthday came around, the timing couldn’t have been worse.

In the spring of 1994, Snape sat out the last two months of the season due to an ankle injury.

After the season ended, Liverpool decided against signing Snape to a professional deal.

Although he may have been crestfallen at the time, Snape said he has made peace with the decision during the years since.

“I’ve heard since then that I was so close to making it professionally, and that would have changed my life in some ways,” Snape said.

“But I look back on it, and I see the guys in the Premiership, and that would have been a bit of a stretch for me. I know I could have played at the pro levels, but that’s life. You have to deal with adversity.”

Over the next two years, Snape played semi-professionally and began working towards attending an English university. However, after hearing about a soccer tryout for an American college team, Snape decided to give it a go.

Snape made the sign up deadline with only a week before the tryout.

Despite being in “absolutely terrible shape” and sick during the tryout, he managed to catch the eye of Oakland University assistant coach Steve Seargeant.

PAGE 5 Snape said he always loved the idea of moving to the U.S. He even grew up a fan of the National Football League. When Snape was a boy, he and his father would regularly watch NFL games broadcast in England. Not a simple feat in a time before satellite TV. “It was hard leaving family behind,” Snape said. “But at the same time, I needed a fresh challenge in my life, and I still believed I could play.”

Snape said the transition from English to American culture was pretty smooth, but some things were lost in translation.

“The distances are huge over here, so when people say something is just down the road, that means three miles, but in England, that means 400 yards,” Snape said.

Snape played four years at Oakland but said adjusting from a nine-month season to a threemonth season was difficult. This led Snape to take a semester off in 1997 to return to England, a decision he said he is happy he made.

“You dream a lot about how great England was at the time, but I went back—and it was probably me who changed—and I wanted a little bit more,” Snape said. “Deep down, I just really wanted to get back.”

Snape briefly looked at playing in Major League Soccer after his collegiate playing career was over.

However, he decided he “wanted to see if there was something else than soccer” at age 25.

After a stint as a substitute teacher, Snape was offered an assistant coaching job by Steve Burns, the University of Michigan men’s soccer coach.

Snape spent eight seasons with the Wolverines, but knew early on that he had found the right line of work. see SNAPE page 7

Hinkle facelift underway AUSTIN MONTEITH AMONTEIT@BUTLER.EDU SPORTS EDITOR

Hinkle Fieldhouse is in the midst of receiving another major facelift that will modernize and help preserve the landmark venue, according to athletics department administrators.

Butler President James Danko announced in May the university’s Board of Trustees approved the $34-million renovation for the fieldhouse.

Funding for the project comes from the Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse. The task began last year with repairs that included refurbishing windows and tuckpointing bricks to Hinkle’s exterior.

Renovation to the fieldhouse is needed to maintain the building and provide the best experience to student-athletes and fans.

“A lot of the work that we’re doing is for the life of the building,” said Mike Freeman, associate athletic director for external operations.

“The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is

really so that the building will last for 50 more years.

“Beyond that, it’s providing a better experience and better service for our student-athletes and our fans.”

The second phase of the process began in May, shortly after graduation ceremonies were held.

Work moved to the fieldhouse’s interior.

The area that formerly housed Hinkle’s natatorium until 2002 is being converted into 17,700 square feet of office space and facilities for student-athletes. The three-story space in the northwestern corner of Hinkle will contain an academic center where student-athletes can work and meet for study tables.

The space will also have a new strength and conditioning room with a new weight room and a new sports medicine center. Coaches and administrators will utilize office space in the new addition to the fieldhouse.

The completion of renovations in the swimming pool area is slated for the end of March, athletics director Barry Collier said.

Freeman said fans attending events at Hinkle will not notice much of the renovation this year.

“A lot of that construction is in the pool area,” Freeman said.

“The vast majority of people who come to men’s basketball games or women’s basketball games, they may know that there’s a pool back there, but it doesn’t impact the game.”

The third and final phase of renovation will commence once basketball season ends in spring 2014. The renovation should be completed by the beginning of basketball season in November 2014.

The most significant change made during this phase will be the installation of a new center-hung scoreboard containing a video board to enable replays.

The sponsor signs along the baselines will be removed due to the advertising capabilities of the new scoreboard.

New chair-back seats will replace the bleacher seats in the lower bowl of the fieldhouse in time for the 2014-2015 season. The

Photo by Jaclyn McConnell

Construction equipment sits behind Hinkle Fieldhouse as renovation to the historic venue continues. A three-story facility that will house locker rooms and office space is being built in the area that once housed Hinkle’s swimming pool.

Photo by Rachel Opperman

Work has begun to widen the main concourse on the south side of Hinkle Fieldhouse. seating capacity will be reduced from 10,000 to about 9,100 seats.

The widening of the south concourse, which started last summer, will be completed during the third phase. Renovation to existing locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball, as well as the addition of new restrooms, will be made during the third phase.

Sarah Hamm, senior center for the women’s basketball team, said the improvements to Hinkle could aid recruiting.

“Hinkle for student-athletes is kind of like a second home because you’re there all the time,” Hamm said. “So just having that extra space and having a new academic center is only going to help.”

Expansion of the Wildman Room hospitality suite is expected to be completed before the 20142015 season.

The Athletic Annex on 52nd Street will now be home to coaches’ offices and locker rooms for the baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and cross country teams. The

building previously served as a daycare facility.

Hinkle’s designation as a National Historic Landmark requires the athletics department to preserve the venue’s historic value.

“It’s really important that we maintain the historic nature of the building,” Collier said. “We have agreed to (not change Hinkle).

We did not want to change that piece of it, so that fits right in. We haven’t been told no because we’re not trying to change what the building stands for and its historic landmark status.”

Hinkle Fieldhouse will not appear much different to fans than it did decades ago, even once the renovation is complete, Freeman said.

“When we have 9,100 people at a men’s basketball game, the only thing that will look different than it looked 50, 60, 70 years ago is that it will have a different scoreboard, and some different video boards,” Freeman said.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Soccer team opens season undefeated STAFF REPORTER

Photo by Mariah Park

Sophomore midfielder Caleb Postlewait dribbles the ball downfield during Friday’s 2-1 win against Western Michigan at the Butler Bowl.

FOOTBALL The Bulldogs scored on Football team drops redshirt senior quarterback season opener Matt Lancaster’s rushing

The Butler football team will play its first home game Saturday with an 0-1 record after losing 55-14 over the weekend to South Dakota State, ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll.

The Bulldogs’ first home game is Saturday at the Butler Bowl against Division III Wittenberg. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

It is Wittenberg’s first game of the season, after ending last season in the second round of the Division III playoffs with a 10-2 record.

On Saturday, South Dakota State came sprinting out of the gates, taking just 39 seconds to score on its first possession.

South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner was the workhorse during the Jackrabbits’ first possession, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.

touchdown on their second possession. This was Butler’s only scoring possession during the first half.

By halftime, the Bulldogs were outscored 31-7.

“I think we got ourselves in some good spots offensively and defensively,” coach Jeff Voris said. “Just [the Jackrabbits] were physically and athletically able to make a couple plays even though we were in good position.”

The Bulldogs were able to score only once more in the third quarter on a five-yard touchdown run by senior running back Trae Heeter.

Lancaster ended up with 140 passing yards, completing 17 of his 26 passing attempts and throwing one interception.

Lancaster also ran for 63 yards and a touchdown.

-Adam Winay

The Butler men’s soccer team opened up its 2013-2014 season with a win and a draw.

Coming off a win at home, the Bulldogs took to the road in their first away match of the season against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (0-0-1) Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a hot start in the match with a goal from Butler senior forward Austin Oldham in the 11th minute of the opening half.

Sophomore forward Jeff

Adkins added another goal for Butler in the 55th minute, putting Butler in front 2-0.

IUPUI sophomore defensive midfielder Lance Davis put the Jaguars on the board in the 60th minute.

In the 81st minute, IUPUI freshman forward Johnny Williams found the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2.

Neither team was able score in extra time, and the match ended in a draw after 110 minutes played.

Butler totaled 27 shots in the match, with six on goal.

Butler remains on the road this weekend, travelling to Louisville Saturday night. The

VOLLEYBALL Bulldogs off to perfect start on court The Butler volleyball team is 4-0 after beating Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in five games last night.

Butler beat the Jaguars 25-21, 28-30, 23-25, 26-24, 15-9 behind 20 kills and 17 digs from junior Belle Obert.

Butler trailed IUPUI 2423 in the fourth set, before scoring three straight to keep the match alive.

Over the weekend, Butler got off to a dominating start at the Cincinnati Invitational in the club’s season debut.

The Bulldogs swept Cincinnati and defeated Morehead State in four sets on Friday, before finishing out the tourney with a sweep of Tennessee on Saturday to improve to a 3-0 record on the season.

“I thought we played well and showed great composure,” coach Sharon Clark said. “We are missing

two players with injuries, but fortunately the young players were able to step up right away.”

Obert was named Most Valuable Player in the invitational for her performance in all three of the Bulldogs’ games, recording a team-leading 32 kills, 21 digs, 16 blocks and two service aces on the weekend. Seniors Morgan Peterson and Claire Randich also were named to the AllTournament Team.

“The tournament was a great way to start,” Obert said. “Our blocking picked up right where we left it last year, and that was definitely a strong point.”

This weekend, the Bulldogs travel to Tucson, Ariz., for the Arizona Desert Classic. They have a match against Arizona (21) on Friday, and matches against Utah Valley (1-2) and Eastern Kentucky (4-0) on Saturday.

-John Yeley

Bulldogs then return home for a match against Houston Baptist Monday night.

The Bulldogs won Friday night by a 2-1 score against Western Michigan at the Butler Bowl.

After a slow start, sophomore forward Jeff Adkins put the first goal in for Butler in the 22nd minute.

Junior midfielder Zach Steinberger added a goal off a penalty kick in the 25th minute and put the Bulldogs up 2-0 going into halftime.

In the 57th minute of the second half, an altercation took place resulting in a red card for Steinberger and

Broncos’ senior forward Oliver Mayer.

“Once we got one sent off, it really rattled us,” Dawson said. “But we showed good composure, settled things down and controlled the game.”

Western Michigan then turned around and scored in the 67th minute on a corner kick goal from sophomore forward Connor Furgason.

“The sending off really affected us,” Butler coach Paul Snape said. “Zach is a very talented player, but it just gave Western Michigan everything they needed to continue to fight for the win.”

WOMEN’S SOCCER scored her second and third Lady Bulldogs goals of the season. She also sweep weekend picked up her fourth assist

The Butler women’s soccer team will head into Friday’s home game against Seattle with a 4-1 record after winning two games over the weekend.

The Bulldogs beat Bowling Green 2-1 in overtime on Saturday behind goals from sophomore Sophie Maccagnone and junior Kelly Mahoney.

Maccagnone scored less than 10 minutes after the Falcons got on the board early in the second half.

Mahoney’s eventual game-winner was a header off a corner kick that came in the 99th minute.

On Monday night, the Bulldogs beat Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 2-0 with early goals from junior Elise Kotsakis and Maccagnone.

Maccagnone, a preseason All-Big East midfielder,

of the season on Kostakis’s goal.

Senior goaltender Julie Burton turned away all four shots she faced, picking up her second shutout of the season.

Butler takes its fourgame win streak into the game against Seattle at home Friday night at 7 p.m.

The Redhawks, members of the Western Athletic Conference, bring in a 2-1 record.

The Bulldogs host the Eastern Michigan Eagles in game two of a three-game home stand on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Eagles are 1-2, coming off of back-to-back overtime losses at Ohio State and Michigan. They play at Indiana University Friday night before visiting Indianapolis.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Big East offers new challenges year are the same as they are every year.

“Our ultimate goal is to be a national-level program,” Roe said.

“There will be no complacency. If there’s complacency, you’re going to get beat.”

The women’s field in the Big East boasts four teams ranked in the top 30 nationally, including Butler.

Providence holds the top-ranked team, Georgetown’s squad is No. 6 and Villanova’s is No. 12.

Fifth-year senior Katie Clark said she relishes the opportunity to compete at this level.

“It gives us the chance to race great teams,” Clark said.

The men’s team also has history on the line, aiming for its 16th consecutive conference title across three conferences.

Junior Thomas Anderson said he believes the team has what it takes to make the dream a reality.

“It takes a lot of committed guys with the same mindset to achieve the goals that we set at the beginning of the season,” Anderson said.

Roe said he sees the Big East move as nothing but positive, adding that no pressure is on the team because of the improvement in competition.

“We’re not expected to win now, so hopefully, that gives us hunger,” Roe said. “We have become the hunters instead of the hunted.”

MATTHEW VANTRYON MVANTRYO@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Photo courtesy of Butler Sports Information

Former All-American Katie Clark leads the Butler women’s cross country team into the Big East.

The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams will face their biggest test yet as the program begins its season this Friday.

A move to the Atlantic 10 Conference last year proved to be of little concern, as both teams came away with conference titles. However, the Big East will provide much stiffer competition.

Coach Matt Roe said the level of competition is sky-high in Butler’s newest conference.

“Division I cross country is more competitive now than it’s ever been,” Roe said. “Some of the best athletes between the ages of 18-24 are in the NCAA (cross country) program.”

However, recent history seems to suggest the change will go smoothly for Butler’s program.

Last year, the women’s team won the A-10 and advanced to the national championship meet for the first time since 2001. Their success was noted, as the women enter the season ranked No. 30 in the nation.

Meanwhile, the men’s team won its 15th consecutive conference title by the largest margin in A-10 history, defeating second-place St. Joseph’s by 83 points.

Roe said the program’s goals this

Roe said being a long-distance runner is a challenge to begin with, as a different mentality is needed than in other sports.

“You have to be able to live the lifestyle, which does not necessarily fall in line with the average college student,” Roe said.

Tasks such as maintaining a healthy diet, getting adequate sleep and training rigorously all provide challenges to runners.

Members of Butler’s program excel both on the course and in the classroom despite these challenges. Last year, the women’s team was named an AllAcademic team.

“Great students have great habits.

Great athletes have great habits,” Roe said. “We seek great student-athletes.”

Clark said dedication is not something to be attained solely in competition or in the classroom.

She said dedication is a lifestyle, something she prides herself in.

“I can’t do work that I don’t feel good about,” Clark said.

The team will begin the season Friday at the Bradley Classic. The Big East championship will take place Nov. 2, while the national championship meet will be held Nov. 23 in Terre Haute.

Roe said he expects his teams to make an appearance in Terre Haute.

“Our goal is to race on the last day of the season,” she said.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Bulldogs look to surprise in new conference KYLE BEERY KBEERY@BUTLER.EDU ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Big East coaches have pegged the Butler women’s soccer team to finish seventh in the new conference.

Compared to a fourth-place finish last year in its lone season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, that may seem like a downgrade, but co-head coach Rob Alman said the increased competition is something the team eagerly anticipates.

Alman said the Bulldogs expect to surprise many in their first year in the Big East.

“The nice thing is we had a sort of trial run of it, going from the Horizon League to the A-10,” Alman said. “Having that jump on unfamiliar competition will be extra work, but we have that experience.”

The Bulldogs finished with a 12-

5-4 record last season, the fewest losses the team has ever had in a single season. This year’s roster returns 19 players from that team, including six seniors.

Seven sophomores are also on the team, including preseason All-Big East midfielder Sophie Maccagnone.

Maccagnone was the A-10 Rookie of the Year in 2012, ranking fifth in both goals and assists with 11 and 24, respectively.

Maccagnone said as the competition increases, she expects the Bulldogs to be up to the challenge.

“Switching conferences is exciting because we’ll see better competition,” Maccagnone said.

“We just have to step up the whole year.”

Maccagnone said her role has expanded in her second season to feature her on the offensive attack.

“My role specifically is to work the hardest in the middle,”

SNAPE: BRITAIN TO BUTLER FROM PAGE FIVE

“After two or three years, I realized this could be a full-time profession, but I had to be absolutely dedicated to it,” Snape said.

Snape felt the opportunity was too good to pass up, when the head coaching job at Butler opened up.

“I’d always heard great things about Butler, and I called my friends up who went to Butler, and they just couldn’t say enough good things,” Snape said. “I came down here and visited, and after speaking with my wife, we made the decision to come. I was an associate head coach and had gotten to the Final Four, but I was ready to be my

ON

DECK BUTLER SPORTS THIS WEEK

Photo by Marko Tomich

Senior forward Katie Griswold (left) tries to dribble past her defender during a practice at the Butler Bowl last week.

Maccagnone said. “And we’re trying out moving me up and pushing with the forwards.”

Alman said Maccagnone battled a hip injury over the summer, but she has still managed to have an impact this year with three goals and four assists.

“She’s such a tough kid and so competitive. She’s trying to play herself back into fitness,” Alman said.

The Big East had two teams in

own boss.”

Snape has enjoyed soccer as a player and coach, but the sport is always second to his family.

Snape said he is happily married, with a four-year-old daughter and twin infant daughters.

“Life is incredibly happy off the field as well. I think that’s great for me because I’m real balanced,” Snape said. “Coaches tend to be obsessed and workaholics, but it’s important to have a good family, and I’ve got an amazing family behind me.”

Snape was hired by Butler in 2011 and has already seen his English background pay dividends.

Freshman forward David Goldsmith, who is also from England and who played in a similar developmental system for West Bromwich Albion as Snape, said Snape relates to him more than the typical coach.

the NCAA tournament last season with Georgetown advancing to the second round and Marquette to the Round of 16. Coaches picked Marquette to defend its Big East title in 2013 and Georgetown to finish second.

Junior Kelly Mahoney, named an A-10 second-team defender last year, is the only other returning Bulldog with A-10 postseason honors.

Butler has a 4-1 record after

“He knew the opportunities I had in England, and he knows the opportunities I’ll get out here,” Goldsmith said. “He’s completely honest with me, and that’s one of the big reasons I came here.”

Snape said he is pleased with

beating Bowling Green and Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne over the weekend. The Bulldogs will begin a three-game home stand with Seattle on Friday, followed by Eastern Michigan on Sunday and No. 11 Michigan on Sept. 15.

The Bulldogs’ first Big East game will be at Villanova—predicted to finish third in the preseason poll— on Sept. 26.

The first home league game is against Georgetown Oct. 3.

where he is at and enjoys the rewards of seeing his players’ development both on and off the field. Snape said he told his wife that, “We could be here for the next 30 or 40 years. I’m enjoying Butler so much right now.”

Photo by Mariah Park

Paul Snape leads the Bulldogs onto the field before their contest with Western Michigan.

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Cross country at Bradley Classic 5:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs Seattle 7 p.m.

Volleyball at Arizona 10 p.m.

Football vs Wittenberg 6 p.m.

Men’s soccer at Louisville 7 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Utah Valley 3:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs Eastern Michigan 1 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs Houston Baptist 7 p.m.

Volleyball vs Wright State 3 p.m.

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Photo by Jaclyn McConnell

The Butler University Marching Band is seen practicing in its new space behind the softball field last week.

Shaken, not disturbed

JACLYN MCCONNELL

JRMCCONN@BUTLER.EDU PHOTOGRAPHER

It’s a good thing James Bond is with the Butler University Marching Band this year.

The band is rolling out a Bond-themed halftime show this academic year while battling through a number of troubles in order to have a successful show.

Besides making an appearance in their show, the marching band has called on the famous British spy’s tactics in taking on a new challenge of their own.

Butler’s marching band joins the ranks of groups that have been displaced because of the university parking changes.

Just three years ago, the band practiced in the Hinkle Fieldhouse parking lot, right in front of the Butler Bowl. The group was then moved to the parking lot between the Butler Bubble and Apartment Village off 52nd Street, behind the Butler Bowl.

Now, the band’s practice grounds have been moved to a space across the Central Canal, behind the Butler softball field.

Sean Meaden, the band’s low brass section leader and the band leadership assembly vice president, has the job of carrying students’ voices to the band’s staff. Meaden said he believes the parking committee had a simple oversight.

“Anytime that you have 10 people making decisions for 100 people, someone’s voice isn’t going to get heard,” Meaden said. “In the case of the marching band, we lost our rehearsal lot. (The decision was) not malicious by any means—they (the committee) weren’t told it was rehearsal space.”

Sophomores Paige Rauschuber, Brenna Giazzon and junior Devon Custer, Butler marching band drum majors, said communication has been a chronic issue.

Rauschuber said Butler’s administration is not fully aware of what the band needs.

“Unless you’re a music person, you don’t really understand the proper facilities that (the marching band) needs,” she said.

“The administration supports us, but they lack the knowledge to support us properly,”

said Andrew Phillips, band leadership assembly president. Phillips is another liaison between students and band staff.

Despite the move, both Giazzon and Rauschuber said they feel very thankful for the new field.

Meaden said the administration has done, “a phenomenal job making it up to the band” since relocating it.

He named several benefits to the new space, including the fact that the band’s practice field is now a full-sized football field. The increase in space allows the musicians to practice exactly as they would perform at the Butler Bowl.

Along with Bond-themed music, the band will play arrangements of Johnny Rivers’ “Secret Agent Man” and Adele’s “Skyfall,” the title song of the newest James Bond movie of the same name.

Every show this year will have a scene or two with the Bond theme, but at the Homecoming performance during the Oct. 12 game against Campbell University, all of the scenes will come together like a James Bond mini-series.

Giazzon said the band wants to make shows more fun for the audience, by adding theatrical elements.

All three drum majors, for example, will leave their podiums and embrace different personas, including “the good Bond girl,” “the bad Bond girl” and Bond himself.

Other noteworthy shows the band will put on this year include the Band Day performance on Sept. 7 and Grechesky’s Memorial Show on Oct. 19.

The memorial show will honor Robert Grechesky—Butler’s wind ensemble director—and his retirement. Four-hundred musicians, including Butler alumni, will be on the field to play for the show.

Spectators at the football games won’t only be seeing uniform clad players, but they can expect to see Bond, brass and Butler students performing at half-time, despite a farther walk to practice this year.

thousands of people on campus hundreds of untold stories 300 words to portray one person’s story

mallory meets a man whose family is his flowers

Dan Leonard waters flowers next to Lilly Hall.

Photo by Mallory Duncan

Butler flowers. Always appreciated but never really thought about. In the case of flora, appearance garners appreciation. If their beauty doesn’t catch the eye, flowers aren’t given a second glance.

One man’s mission is to help Butler’s flowers get that first glance, along with the second.

He has spent most of his life behind the scenes with his handiwork in plain sight.

Working outside has always been the best part of his job.

First as a park ranger in Virginia, and now tending to the myriad of flowers around campus.

With no wife, no kids and no immediate family to go home to, this man pours his life into his work.

You might catch him riding his tractor, pulling a tank of water or watering the vast nursery Butler boasts.

To him, his job is his life, and his flowers are his family.

Flowers, much like kids, need to be nurtured and fed from the day they are born. With a steady hand he meticulously plants them then continues to water them every day. Wind tousling the hair that isn’t trapped under his Butler cap, he

makes sure every bloom is watered.

For 23 years, they’ve grown in his care.

People talk about having different “seasons of life.” His consist only of spring, summer and fall, the seasons his flowers are in bloom.

I guess you could say he does have children. Children of many shapes and sizes that come in and out of his life every few months. His job really is a labor of love. But everyone can enjoy the fruits of his labor. It is in the array of flowers that catch everyone’s breath around campus.

His family really is his flowers, and he couldn’t be happier.

Editor’s note: This new weekly column explores the thought that everyone has a story to share. Most people, however, aren’t asked to share their stories, so these people go unheard and unnoticed. We in “Arts, Etc.” want to find those stories and bring them to light.

We hope to introduce many people to the greater Butler community through this weekly column. The catch is that we are sticking to a 300-word limit to share these stories from across campus.

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Shakespeare specialist returns to theatre department for semester GINNY SPELLMAN GSPELLMA@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Tim Hardy is returning to campus this November, again as the Christel DeHaan Visiting International Theatre Artist (V.I.T.A).

Back in 2009 and 2011, Hardy graced Butler University’s Department of Theatre with his talents and insight on Shakespearean performance. Under the auspices of V.I.T.A., prominent theatre artists from abroad reside in Indianapolis for approximately 8-10 weeks, teaching special seminars in the theatre department and directing a theatrical event.

Hardy is joined by his wife, Alison Skilbeck, who is also an actor. She will be performing “Are There More of You?” in the Schrott Center in late September.

Hardy studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

He has directed and performed in many productions across the Europe and the United States such as “Henry V” and “The Shrew.”

His professional experience with Shakespeare plays makes him a great fit to direct the theatre department’s fall production of “Romeo and Juliet.”

There is a mix of enthusiasm and nervousness in the air as students prepare for the play’s auditions, and it may be heightened by Hardy’s presence on campus.

Sophomore Rhett Dial said he hopes he can learn from and impress Hardy.

“I’m very excited to work with him, but there is also some trepidation,” Dial said. “I have to immediately jump into auditions, so there’s also this nervousness to gain his approval and not have him hate me.”

While some students may be nervous, others look forward to seeing how a professional works and what it’s like to work with one.

Junior Julia Levine said she is eager to work with a Shakespeare expert on a Shakespeare play.

“In one sense, I’m looking forward to gaining more experience with Shakespeare and the production of a Shakespeare work,” Levine said. “But I’m also

looking forward to getting to know Tim and his professional background and to see what network he brings with him.”

Junior Gloria Graham said she is also looking forward to learning from Hardy.

“I think it’s an honor to have someone with his prestige to come and teach us,” Graham said. “It will be cool to see the insight he can give us about professional theatre and how it compares (in Europe) to how it is over here.”

Senior Logan Moore, who was among those able to learn from Hardy in 2011, said he is thrilled for Hardy’s return to Butler.

“Tim is an amazing guy,” Moore said. “The cool thing about Tim is he always brings something new to the table—like the way he thinks about Shakespeare—and he knows what he wants. But he’ll also take people’s opinions and he works with you. That’s something that’s hard to find in a director, I think.”

“Romeo and Juliet” opens on Nov. 13 in the Schrott Center. Hardy is also performing a one-man show about Galileo’s heresy trial, opening on Sept. 20.

“Are There More of You?” Written and performed by Alison Skilbeck.

Sept. 19 and 21 in the Schrott Center.

“Galileo” Performed by Tim Hardy Schrott Center Sept. 20-21, 7 p.m.

“Romeo and Juliet” Directed by Tim Hardy Schrott Center Nov. 13-14, 8 p.m.

Nov. 15, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16, 8 p.m.

Nov. 17, 2 p.m.

From left, theatre majors Veronica Orech, Logan Moore, Sean Caron and Julia Levine work to construct the set of “Romeo and Juliet,” which will play in the Schrott Center under the direction of Tim Hardy.

Glen Thoreson, foreground, supervises.

Photo by Jaclyn McConnell

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mix

This piece was designed and constructed by Taylor Sitorius for Elizabeth Mix’s art class last year.

Elizabeth Mix to direct Art and Design program MARIA LEICHTY MLEICHTY@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Elizabeth Mix has been named director of the Art and Design program after helping build it from the bottom up.

The art program today has changed vastly from what it was a decade ago.

It started as a visual MIX: Appointed director of the Art and arts minor in the Media Arts program, Design program which used to be in the Jordan College of the Arts.

Three years ago, Elizabeth Mix and other faculty built an art and design major, along with a minor.

In 2011, Michelle Jarvis became director and created a five-year strategic plan. The plan included a new building, a larger range of courses, expanded faculty and the recruitment of more students.

This year, Mix steps in to continue growing the program. Mix was an associate professor of art history at Butler University before taking on this new role, and said the essential duties of a director and teacher are basically the same.

“It’s really about helping students find their place in the world and what they are interested in,” Mix said.

Jarvis, JCA associate dean, said having a new director is a huge step for the art program.

“Now that the infrastructure is in place and things are starting to go, it is time for

the art faculty to take over,” Jarvis said.

Jarvis said Mix will be a fine spokeswoman for the program because she is a part of the art world and will be able to recruit more students and expand the program’s vision.

Junior Taylor Sitorius said Mix was instrumental in her decision of becoming an Art + Design major.

“It’s just been good to see how passionate all of (the art faculty) are about making the program something special,” Sitorius said. “They are all so excited, especially Mix, about what the possibilities for the programs are, and (Mix) has helped it grow so quickly.”

The Arts program now has 29 Art and Design majors and 27 with minors.

Eight majors, about 25 percent of the program, were added this year alone.

Jarvis said Mix will also be expanding the program with regard to exhibitions and involvement in the community, especially with regard to student internships.

Mix helped Sitorius get an internship last semester using therapeutic art for developmentally disabled adults.

“I am acting in the best interest of the program and the best interest of the students,” Mix said of her appointment as director.

“I don’t know if I’ll do this forever because the reality is, I really like the classroom and I really like teaching.”

Mix has a great reputation among her students.

“She is always so passionate about whatever she’s talking about and seems to have a wealth of information that is unimaginable,” Sitorius said.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Laura Kramer Class of 2012 ALBERTO MANTOVANO AMANTOVA@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

It is by design that Butler University prepares all students— regardless of major—for the professional world beyond college.

It is rare to see, however, a career that utilizes two vastly different fields of study to accomplish a goal.

Laura Kramer, a Butler alumna, has done just that with business and art.

Kramer graduated in 2012 with degrees in advertising-public relations and Art and Design. Now a professional advertiser, designer and photographer, Kramer works for Ansira Engagement Marketing in St. Louis.

Kramer said her path toward this career started in high school when she took her first graphic design class.

“I found a means of expressing myself without words,” Kramer said.

Kramer enrolled as an exploratory major when she came to Butler in 2008, but she had an idea of what type of work she hoped to do after graduating.

“Going into college, I wondered how a passion and aptitude for art and graphic design could apply to the real world,” Kramer said, “so I began by taking classes in art, design and communication.

“After a while, I began to realize

how they connected.”

Kramer applied to various companies geared toward marketing after graduating. The end result was employment at Ansira, an integrated customer engagement agency that functions to strengthen and develop strong customer and distributor relations.

Her primary role in the company is designing advertisements, both real and hypothetical.

“In both my art and advertising, I try to capture one’s attention by showing the uniqueness of something one wouldn’t normally see as unique,” Kramer said.

Reusing items most people wouldn’t see as unique was the premise of Kramer’s honors thesis at Butler, titled “Kaleidoscope.”

“Conceptualizing ideas and presenting them through visuals of used and seemingly ordinary items is my kind of thing,” she said.

“There’s just a lot out there that people disregard because it’s old or out of fashion.”

Kramer has now worked as a professional marketer at Ansira for more than a year. She said she hopes to continue working there for years to come.

“Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder,” she said. “What you see is not always what’s there. That’s the main message I try to convey to my audience.”

Laura Kramer, a 2012 graduate, now works as an advertiser, designer and photographer with Ansira Engagement Marketing in St. Louis.

Behind her are some of her designs.

Photo and images courtesy of Laura Kramer. Photo illustration by Kevin Vogel

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OPINION

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THE INS AND OUTS OF

THE INDIANA LIFELINE LAW In place of this week’s staff editorial, The Butler Collegian staff decided it would be beneficial to give Butler students an in-depth look at the Indiana Lifeline Law, how it works and what it means for students.

In light of the sudden accident that tragically took the life of 19-year-old Rachael Fiege at Indiana University in Bloomington last month, the staff of The Butler Collegian unanimously decided to repurpose this space—usually used to present an opinion about the university—in this issue.

This week, our goal is to present our student readers with a more clear understanding of the Indiana Lifeline Law and the corresponding university policy regarding alcohol.

The Lifeline Law may or may not have been involved in Fiege’s death. She fell down a set of stairs at a house where alcohol was freely available.

Other people in the house realized hours later that she was no longer breathing. They said they knew of the Lifeline Law but did not know she needed medical attention after she fell. Whether Fiege had been drinking has yet to be determined.

Universities across Indiana are using her death to highlight the Indiana Lifeline Law. The Collegian believes the law itself and its implications for Butler University students are widely misunderstood on campus.

The Indiana Lifeline Law was written into the Indiana Code in 2012 as an amendment to Title 7.1, which lays out alcohol and tobacco

laws. The full text of Title 7.1 can be found at http://www.in.gov/ legislative/ic/code/title7.1.

The full text of the Lifeline Law, as well other information about the law, can be found at http://www. indianalifeline.org.

Students should note that Butler’s specific alcohol policy cannot be found on this site. The university’s policy is printed in the student handbook, and the relevant section has been reprinted in this article.

The amended law provides immunity—barring extenuating circumstances—to students who have committed minor alcohol violations like public intoxication and underage drinking if the students request emergency medical assistance for a person who appears to need it.

In addition to requesting help, the student in question must remain with the person in need of medical assistance until emergency teams arrive and comply with police and medical personnel at the scene, including providing any relevant information sought by officers.

The law’s purpose is very clear: to preserve life.

University policy relating to such a situation is also quite clear in the student handbook.

The handbook states: “The primary concern of Butler University in all cases, including those incidents of intoxication and/or alcohol poisoning, is the health and safety of the individuals involved. Students who actively seek medical attention on the behalf of another due to a concern for that

person’s intoxicated state and wellbeing will generally not be charged with a violation of university policy.”

The Collegian encourages students to drink legally and responsibly. Underage drinking, public intoxication and other alcohol abuses are still illegal. If students are caught violating the law or university policy outside the limits of the Lifeline Law– that is, if they have not requested medical assistance—they may still be taken into custody or cited.

But The Collegian urges its readers to take advantage of the

Lifeline Law if someone is in need of help. If an individual has become ill or has suffered an injury due to alcohol or alcohol poisoning students should be proactive in seeking emergency assistance.

In those cases, the law is on the students side.

Do not rely on others to make the call. Do not let fear of punishment be the reason another student dies. And do not wait until the last possible moment, when the student is absolutely sure he or she needs assistance. Because the last possible moment may be too late.

It was for Rachael.

Lets take a Dawg Ride Many potential benefits are associated with the new service The Butler University Police Department unveiled its newest campus security amenity, Dawg Ride, at the beginning of the academic year.

Dawg Ride is a service that will pick up any student and take him or her to and from anywhere on campus from dusk until dawn seven days a week.

The van is American Disabilities Act-equipped, so handicapped students will have full access to the service.

To contact the van, students should call 317-940-2873.

While this sounds like a campus taxi, the service is actually designed to keep students safe, said Bill Weber, assistant police chief.

In the past, Butler has offered to have an officer pick up students.

BUPD is now in the process of hiring two public safety officers whose full-time job will be to

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RHYAN HENSON

operate the van.

Hiring two full-time drivers will allow BUPD to keep more boots on the ground to attend to normal police responsibilities.

The additional manpower will also decrease the amount of time public safety officers need to pick up students.

Ben Hunter, chief of staff, said administration plans to utilize technology to increase the program’s efficiency.

Hunter said Information

Technology and administration are looking into using a phone app that would track the bus’s whereabouts.

This will lower the waiting time and make the experience more efficient for students, he said.

Hunter said no timeline exists for when this phone app might be available.

The initial use of the van is a big step in the right direction, but BUPD should expand the service to nearby neighborhoods.

That way, those who work late on campus but live off campus could easily return to their houses after a long night of studying or working.

Expanding the program to nearby neighborhoods could also decrease the amount of commuter stickers purchased by students, resulting in more parking spaces that could be reallocated to oncampus residents.

Officers say a lot of students use the van, and more are expected to use it once students realize the service is available.

Administrators expect to make minor tweaks to the program as the school year progresses.

“We will see how this program works out. If it is successful, it is extremely possible that this program will expand,” Weber said.

Weber said the two biggest problems holding back the programs expansion are money and manpower.

An additional fee of $20 charged to each student’s tuition would generate more than $80,000 to hire two additional workers. This additional fee is not much more than a cab from Broad Ripple, and it would be money well spent.

Contact Opinion editor Rhyan Henson at rhenson@buler.edu.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 11

Media outlets not attempting to deceive Research should replace arguments over media bias

in September 2012, told Fox News, “It goes without saying that there is definitely media bias,” Ryan said. “ I think most people in I believe it is alright the mainstream media TONY to have an opinion and left of center.”

ESPINAL areToday, to take sides on issues. accusations I do. of bias from political But it’s not alright to the parties and the public to continue to allow pursuit of information. seem careless, and I ourselves to be fooled It is the belief that news think they effectively into believing the myth media are willfully undermine the role that the media is out misinforming the public of journalism, which to get us, to keep us for the benefit of specific Journalism.org states misinformed so we can’t persons, political parties is “to provide citizens accurate and make the right decision. or stakeholders—and with information Research is key, it’s an ever-growing reliable they need to function in and we put faith in complaint.

During the last a free society.” the veracity of various Recently, Gallup sources of information. presidential election, the I think most of us will Media Research Center posted the results of never make major penned a letter that said, a survey that shows decisions without “This election year, so only 20 percent of sufficient research and much of the broadcast young adults age 18trust in our sources. And networks, their cable 29 place any trust in even then, we will often counterparts and the television news, and double- and triple-check major establishment only 30 percent trust the facts before we act. print media are out of newspapers.

So I find it very ironic control with a deliberate We have decided that we continue to have and unmistakable leftist not to trust individuals trained to bring us debates about media agenda.”

R e p u b l i c a n pertinent, unbiased bias instead of applying our everyday behavior Congressman Paul Ryan information.

Gallup attributes part of this mistrust to the rise in social-citizen and user-related media such as personal blogs.

This has led to struggles within the news industry and, therefore, has eroded consumer confidence.

Mediabistro recently reported the ratings rankings for the major cable news networks.

These rankings judge how many viewers watch these networks.

FOX News ranked No. 1, followed by MSNBC. Interestingly, those ratings peak at prime-time hours when those networks are anchored by commentators and not Photo courtesy of sxc.hu journalists.

Media consumers should follow the lead of journalists by asking FOX News questions and doing research. spikes between

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when conservative commentators Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity take the stage.

On MSNBC, ratings are highest when Rachel Maddow is on.

We have put our trust in political commentators, social media sites and Twitter users.

If you don’t believe me, check out the comment thread of a news site sometime. I think we trust Facebook postings and personal blogs more than we trust CNN or The New York Times.

Some of the people who work in media today began by writing for their college newspaper. They gave their time to provide information so we could make informed decisions.

We live off information.

As students, we need information from our professors to complete assignments.

When we graduate, we will need information to make choices of where to work, where to live, how to buy a home, when and how to invest, and so on.

So when you are questioning the objectivity of news media, do what any good journalist does – ask questions, research and check your facts.

Contact columnist Tony Espinal at tespinal@butler.edu.

Be happy with yourself before seeking out a relationship More effort needs to be put into finding oneself before complaining about partnership Go to Twitter, search “#TeamForeverAlone” and you will find a seemingly endless amount of boys and girls complaining about temporary problems and concluding these will lead to their permanent destiny: “forever alone.”

However, I am sure most of us do not need to search in order to find these particular tweets.

TORI FARR

I, personally, know that I see a plethora of them on my own timeline.

So why is it that even with all the great things life has to offer individuals, we as human beings feel not only a desire, but

a necessity to be partnered with another?

We can focus our energy on a sport, a musical instrument, an internship or career path, or the community. Yet our generation as a whole still tends to radiate a need for companionship before a quarter of our life is over.

And yes, I will admit that, coming from me as someone who is in a relationship, this may sound a little hypocritical.

But I also recognize my own worth as an individual, and I am starting to worry that this generation is lacking in that department.

Photo by Rachel Opperman

Little closure has been offered by the Butler University Police Department regarding sexual assault cases last year.

Sexual assault: statistics versus stories Sexual assault policies and education at Butler University need to change Butler University needs to look deeper into the issue of sexual assault on campus.

The statistics available on Butler University Police Department’s Daily Crime Logs indicate sexual assault is not a big part of this college campus. Eight cases of sexual assault, harassment or rapes have been reported from January to September of 2012.

However, senior Kate Siegfried, the student leader of a movement to reform Butler’s sexual assault policy, said, “[It happens] far more often than reported.”

Some people say women should better protect themselves from sexual assault by being more preared and made aware.

Self-defense classes are available through the BUPD and courses taught at the Health and Recreation Complex.

The other side of the story is attacking the problem at its core: those who committ the assaults.

“We need to teach rapists not to rape,” Siegfried said, ”instead of telling girls to dress more conservatively, drink less, walk in groups, etc.”

While preparation and information are valuable, increased Junior Nikki Risselmann said that she has never had a serious relationship.

“I feel like, a lot of times, people desire a partner because they are looking for value in a relationship rather than finding the value in themselves,” said Risselmann.

Does this mean that you should never be in a relationship until you’ve completely found who you are? No. Quite frankly, I don’t believe we ever stop finding out things about ourselves.

But, I do believe we all are sometimes at fault for pretending to have an interest or convincing ourselves that something is our personal interest in order to impress somebody whom we find attractive.

And if you are reading this, thinking, “I have never lied to a crush about something that I like just to get them to like me,” you are either lying or are a lot

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action from the BUPD would also be welcomed.

None of the sexual assault cases from January 2012 to August 2012 have been closed. Four of the cases remain “open,” one has been “referred to the Office of Student Affairs,” and three have been labeled “no further action.”

In order to improve the atmosphere on campus, a group of students, faculty and staff convened over the summer to introduce programming that will be available to the students throughout this semester. “[Organizations on campus, including Demia Feminist Majority Alliance and the new Butler Strong group,] are going to have conversations,” said Siegfried, “about consent, bystander intervention, and sexual inclusivity so that we can have a student body that’s informed, aware and comfortable with their sexual decisions.”

Contact Opinion assistant editor Delaney Barr at dabarr@butler.edu. better person than a lot of our generation—including me.

Yes, we all complain about relationship struggles at one point or another in our lives. But making a habit of it or suggesting that a relationship defines us is a problem.

One college girl on Twitter went as far as to put “#TeamSingle” and “#TeamForeverAlone” in her twitter bio, as if the fact that she is not in a relationship defines her as a person.

If you are going to be happy in a relationship and share your life with somebody, you must first be happy with yourself and have your own life to share.

Contact staff reporter Tori Farr at tfarr@butler.edu.

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“Maliaya. They’ve messed it up so many times, I just give them my middle name, Christine.”

“I usually just say ‘Ace,’ but even when they have me spell it, they end up calling it out wrong.”

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