Volume 41 Issue 03

Stop Dating

Find out what Wil and Bernadette have to say about the online dating experience.

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Devin Seven

See what writer, Devin Middleton, recommends in this week’s playlist.

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Shaky Start

Check out coverage from the women’s volleyball matches last weekend.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Collaboration Continues Between IPFW Political Groups

By Amanda Morningstar McCann

Parties might be polarized in Washington, but on the IPFW campus, political polar opposites can often be found partying together.

Last year, the IPFW College Republicans and the University Democrats joined forces to raise money for Haiti, wrote a letter to the editor criticizing the actions of IPFW Student Government’s Senate and Judicial Court concerning the funding of a religious conference, and even

nominated each other’s presidents for the Student Leader of the Year award at the 2009-2010 Student Achievement Celebration.

Noticing these examples of amicability and bipartisan effort, IPFW’s Political Science Department sent Professor Michael Wolf and the leadership of the two organizations to Pennsylvania for a Conference on Civility at the end of spring semester. There the groups bonded even more,

and were surprised to find how unique their co-operation was compared to the hostilities rampant on other campuses. “It’s really not that hard to get along,” said then College Republican President, Joe Menze.

“It isn’t,” agreed Leyla Mansour-Cole, President of the University Democrats. “When necessary, you just change the subject to something you have in common besides politics.”

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►Collaboration From Page 1 Some might argue that the general political apathy on campus is responsible for throwing these organizations into each others arms; after all, while they may disagree over issues, at least they know what the issues are. Most of both this year’s and last year’s leadership are working towards degrees in political science, and can find common ground in gossiping over favorite professors and class experiences. Less intuitively, a totalitarian (and slightly geeky) insistence on good grammar has also served to unite the groups. The co-written letter to the editor made a point to disdainfully highlight the grammati-

cal errors and misspellings ubiquitous in the 20092010 Judicial Court’s rulings.

There have been incidents of good-hearted jibes between the parties as well. Obama, Palin, and Socialist jokes are by no means considered taboo. Last year one of the members of the College Republicans ran for Student Government, and some of her campaign material was absconded with and prominently placed in the College Democrats office in the Student Organization Suites. Such incidents are undertaken and interpreted as all in good fun, however, and there has yet to be example of either group

crossing the line.

Can we expect to see these organizations continue to get along so well? Representatives of this year’s leadership from both parties spontaneously organized together to watch Obama’s Oval Office Speech on August 31, where the mood was laid-back and light-hearted. There are reports of the group running through the IPFW Alumni Fountain afterwards.

These rumors cannot be substantiated, but if true, they bode another bright year of collaboration and mutual appreciation between the campus Republicans and Democrats.

Salsa and Reggaeton Dance Lessons Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

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By Jesus Rosario

t’s that time again--Conga Time! Hispanic Heritage month kicks off September 15 and continues through October 15. Join us as IPFW celebrates this colorful blend of cultures with music, dancing, lectures and many other events.

All festivities and venues are to be held at IPFW, throughout Fort Wayne and in Chicago.

City.� On Friday, October 1, the DuSable Museum of African-American History will display paintings, sculptures and much more about African influence on Mexicans. “Hispanic Identities, Hispanic Voices� is co-

ordinated by Christopher Riley and sponsored by the IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs; all events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted.

IPFW kicks off the celebration themed “Hispanic Identities, Hispanic Voices� on Tuesday, September 14 in the Walb Ballroom. Beginning at 8:00 p.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m., enjoy music by DJ Phat Sound , traditional salsa, meringue, bachata, and reggaeton dance lessons.

Food will also be provided. Following the beginner lessons, there will be a small dance contest judged by audience applause.

On September 15, U.S. Senator Richard Lugar will host the Second Annual “Celebracion Latina� at The Lugar Community Center in Covington Plaza from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Celebracion marks the first official day of the Hispanic Heritage Month. There will be a presentation from Fort Wayne Museum of Art Executive Director Charles Sheppard, as well as traditional local food and traditional Hispanic dance routines from K. Monique Dance Studio and KN Latin Dance.

Beginning in October, museums in Chicago will host several Latin inspired exhibits in an exhibition called “An Excursion to the Windy

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worldandcampus The rundown on what is happening on campus and in the world Compiled By Hana Al Hawash

White House Improves Our Infrastructure Obama has decided that it is time to work on our nations infrastructure. In his proposal, he suggests that $50 billion would be the total necessary to improve our roadways, airports and railways.

According to Julie Pace of The News Sentinel, his plan includes “rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads; constructing and maintaining 4,000 miles of railways, enough to go coast-to-coast; and rehabilitating or reconstructing 150 miles of airport runways, while also installing a new air navigation system designed to reduce travel times and delays.” This is just one part of a package proposal from the White House that is targeted towards raising the economy.

Political Cartoonist Passes Away Political cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad died last Saturday, September 4, of natural causes. For the last half-century, Conrad has been mocking political figures such as

George W. Bush and Harry S. Truman, and even made it on the enemy list of Richard Nixon, his favorite to tease.

When Nixon resigned, Conrad drew a cartoon depicting Nixon in a helicopter leaving the White House with the caption reading: “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest.”

Conrad, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, died of natural causes at the age of 86 in his Los Angeles home.

Palestinian-Israeli Peace Talks Finished Already?

Just days after the beginning of mideast peace talks began, problems are already beginning to arise. Israel began a slow-down on settlement building ten months ago, and with the expiration date on the 26th of this month quickly approaching, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is left with a difficult decision to make. He must either renew the slow down or let the settlements continue to be built at the rapid pace they were formerly being constructed. Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, warned that if Israel continues construction of settlements,

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he would pull out from the peace talks.

If Netanyahu renews, he risks breaking down the tough coalition. If he removes limitations, he risks taking the blame for disrupting President Obama’s efforts with mideast peace. The Palestinian side feels that whether Israel continues to hold back on construction or not will show their true intentions, “Why the Fuss about Darwin and Evolution?”

The IPFW College of Arts and Sciences’ will kick off the Distinguished Lecturer Series with Eugenie C. Scott, a former professor. She has a Ph. D. in physical anthropology from the University of Missouri, and she has been an activist in the creationism/evolution issue for over 25 years. She has covered many tiers of this controversy, many of which include educational, legal, scientific and religious. She is also the executive director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization that provides

information for anyone interested in the continuation of evolution being taught in public schools.

Scott will be discussing this issue in her lecture entitled: “Why the Fuss about Darwin and Evolution?”on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Walb Student Union Ballroom. This is a free event, also open to the public, and Scott will also be selling and signing her book after the lecture.

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Letter to the Editor: As an IPFW alum who recently visited campus, I looked for ward to again reading the Communicator. I was surprised to read the “Judicial Review” column in the August 25th issue, because I’m not sure I saw much reviewing of the candidates for Allen County Superior Court Judge. The piece was biased, and gave no credentials for the t wo candidates for office.

The piece did mention that Judge Scheibenberger has had t wo reprimands from the Supreme Court of Indiana, but did not elaborate on those reprimands. Also mentioned was that some Davis supporters felt this was reason to keep Judge Scheibenberger off the ballot.

Without exploring this further, you potentially bias the reader, which I believe was the point of the piece.

Wendy Davis is quoted as saying she wants to keep “Allen County Safe,” but no mention of how she intends to do this is made. I do not see any comment from Judge Scheibenberger, or his supporters, as I might expect in a “review” of candidates or a balanced news piece.

What does Scheibenberger wish to accomplish as judge? No mention is made of this, or of his actual record.

Finally, after reading the article, I went to both of the websites you listed in the article, and the website for Judge Scheibenberger is incorrect. (The correct website is www.reelectjudgekens.com). This seems a blatant attempt to sway readers.

I understand that journalists have opinions. But the place to share those opinions is the “op-ed” section of the paper, and not the news page. Mr. Townsend has every right to his opinion, but I expect that when a journalist writes a news piece, he keep his opinions out of it. When I want opinion, I’ll seek it out in the appropriate place.

The Communicator conducted a poll of IPFW students for a grasp of the voice on campus. Students were asked questions and given Yes, No, and I don’t know/I don’t care for response choices. When asked, “Do you approve of President Obama’s job in office?” 38% of polled students answered “no they do not approve.” However 29 percent of students were either undecided or indifferent leaving much to be decided. Students were also asked “Do you approve of the war in Afghanistan?” 59% of students polled said they disapprove.

Do you approve of president Obama’s job in office?

Out of 126 people polled:

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Do you approve of the war in Afghanistan?

Out of 126 people polled:

32 74 20 yes

no

don’t know/ don’t care

--Laura Kline Poll taken by Thomas Motter

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Letter to the Editor The article “Cutting Paper,” published in last week’s Communicator regarding IT Services rationale for changing the printing policy in IPFW’s computer labs, was completely biased and presented only one side of the controversy. This article presented, perhaps, two reasons for the change: one being the waste of paper and two the perception that every other or most universities are making the same type of change in their printing policies.

A Message from the Student Body President

At the same time that IT Services was instituting the computer program to secretly monitor students’ paper use, they could have undertaken a program to communicate to students the need to conserve and the necessity of students ending their wasteful practices. This could have taken the form of signs in all the computer labs letting students know that a change in printing policy was imminent if a reduction in paper use was not accomplished. IT Services chose to do nothing, I repeat, they chose to do NOTHING!!! It is a well-known management tool that you should let people know when their performance is not acceptable before you institute any disciplinary action. This is the same thing since IT Services chose to change the printing policy without even giving students the opportunity to change their ways. This is strike one against IT Services.

The second putative reason for this change is that campuses like IU Bloomington and Purdue-West Lafayette have restrictive printing policies in place and that, therefore, IPFW must follow their lead. This is laughable; my dead mother used to say something to the effect of, “Pat, if John and Jimmy jump off a bridge, would you do it too?” The argument that everyone else is doing it so IPFW should do it too is clearly so lame that you shouldn’t even have to bring it up in an intelligent conversation. This is strike two against IT Services.

The third point to be made is that this policy hurts students, at least some of them, when it prevents them from accomplishing their academic goals. For example, one of my friends is a nursing student and she told me that on Friday of the first week of classes she had only $6 left of her allotted $40 quota. She is a very careful student and not one who would use paper in a wasteful manner.

It might be useful to point out that about two and a half years ago the Nursing Department went from having course packs where all the PowerPoint slides were purchased in the bookstore to using Blackboard and having all PowerPoints there for students to print at the computer labs since the printing was unlimited. This is only one example of students who will be hurt by this change in policy.

This appears to be a back door attempt to raise tuition, which should be illegal without the Purdue University Board of Trustee’s approval. I plan on writing Dr. Cordova, President of Purdue University, to see if the Purdue board of Trustees approved this increase in fees. Strike three and IT Services is OUT of here!

Another disturbing aspect of this issue is that IPSGA is advising doing nothing about this issue. This seems to be a trend since in the last year we have seen the closure of the IPFW Child Care Center and its outsourcing to a private firm off campus, the freezing of the IPSGA activities budget, and the recent change in printing policy with them seemingly not representing IPFW students effectively. As was pointed out, the response from IPSGA was “Let’s not pass judgment.” If Dr. Martin Luther King had this kind of attitude, there would still be segregation and Jim Crow laws in the South instead of the progress that we’ve attained in this country since the 1960’s. This policy needs to be rescinded and studied with the input of all students on campus. This would be the right thing for IT Services to do in this situation. However, I do not expect them to admit their errors and re-study this issue without concerted action by a large number of students.

Please let your Student Senators how you feel about this negative and ridiculous change in the printing policy. Thanks for letting me express my opinion on this issue.

Patrick Deady Senior- Anthropology Major deadpa01@students.ipfw.edu

Hello All, My name is Terel Lynn and I am your new Student Body President here at IPFW. I am looking forward to meeting everyone that I see or just being around. I have quite a few things that I would like to accomplish this year and with your help, we can do that. I would like to make student government BIGGER. Now, when I say bigger I mean that I would like to get more people involved with Senate and Student Activities Board (SAB). This is going to be a great year for all of us. I can feel it right now. My office is on the second floor of Walb. I would love to see all of your smiling faces. The rest of my co-workers would love to see you as well.

We are good people waiting for you to visit and if that is not how you are programmed, then I will reach out to you. Remember, College is what YOU make it, so take my advice and make this the best years of your life.

Quote of the week: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”. –Eleanor Roosevelt

Much Love Peace….Your friend, Terel

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Stop Dating I got to know a woman online and after having a fabulous time chatting and texting for a few weeks we decided to meet. Things seemed to be different in person, though, and now it’s awkward. Is online dating a bad idea?

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--Vanik, New York Spending time with someone online can be a very rewarding experience, and recent research into the psychological effects of online social networks demonstrates that they can fulfill some of the same needs as our offline friends. We are not opposed to spending time with people online as a component of relationship maintenance, but there are some potential problems in attempting to form and explore a new connection online if you hope to translate that to offline success. There is more here than one column can bear, but we explore a few of the most important considerations below.

As our column last year about Facebook demonstrated, the Internet creates new (if not unique) potential barriers to establishing and maintaining effective connections with others. For instance, when communicating online we lose much of the nonverbal component of interaction.

Tone of voice, posture, and gestures are important ways that we get to know people and come to understand their emotional state. These are often more effective messages than the words being used. Text chat can provide many of the same functions through smileys, typing patterns, and other cues, but still lack the depth and nuance of face-to-

face interaction. I can type a smiley no matter how sad I am, but you will probably know if I am faking a smile right in front of you!

Another potential barrier to forming a connection online is the lack of immediacy. Immediacy is an important component of any relationship, as it helps give us confidence in where we stand with the other person.

Have you ever wondered why it took someone so long to respond to a text or email? Or what they were doing while you were having an online conversation with them? Those questions are the tip of a worrying iceberg that grows because of the lack of immediacy with online communication.

The last thing we will address today is an oldie but a goodie: control. Longtime readers (and Facebook followers of The Stop Dating Show!) know that a significant part of our core philosophy has to do with getting busy in the things you can control and leaving the rest behind. We will do an entire column on dating sites later in the semester that will explore the pitfalls and good parts (there are some!) of using these sites, but for now they are convenient ways to represent the illusion

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of control that we feel online. They sell the idea that we can get past the messy part of actually getting to know someone, but it is that process that helps knock down barriers to establishing genuine connections.

Clicking those checkboxes that define you and your “ideal mate” feels good; it is like ordering the man or woman of your dreams (and shipping is usually free!).

In reality, though, it is representative of avoidance masquerading as control. It can almost seem too good to be true when both people are avoiding unpleasantness or difficult topics, which is easy online. Those are a part of any relationship, however, and as probably happened in your case, it can be distressing when they emerge.

So by all means nurture your relationship with supplemental online communication, and always be open to a genuine connection that emerges! Just beware the pitfalls of establishing a connection online and be ready to “restart” the process of getting to know someone once the screens are down.

All nighters, frat parties and a diet that consists primarily of Cap’n Crunch.

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Music There are a lot of words in the English dictionary. There are also a lot of English-speaking people who have no idea what they mean.

So, students, faculty and alumni are being put to the test. Without looking up an answer, they were asked to simply come up with what they thought was the definition of a little-known word.

“When Elmer Fudd tries to say ‘rabbit.’”

–Austin Gray, IPFW junior.

“A male rabbit that has been circumcised.”

–Coley Church, IPFW junior.

“A word frequently spoken in a Warner Bros cartoon.” –Steven Carr, Associate Professor, Department of Communication.

“A white rabbit.” – Daylan Woodfin, IPFW senior.

As it turns out, when these people saw a word they did not know, they tried to associate it with words they did– rabbit being one, Elmer Fudd’s pronunciation problem being the other. In actuality, the usage would go more along the lines of “I cannot catch that white rabbit because I am way too wabbit.”

This week’s word:

A&E LETTER Dear Readers, In our first issue, The Communicator contained an article about how the Pizza Hut in the basement of Walb is now serving hamburgers and French fries, entitled “Pizza and a Side of…

Fries?”

Well, this is a quick note to you all to warn you against this scam.

From what we learned in the last article, the meal option was added to bring more variety to the Stomping Grounds menu. As previously stated by Joseph Wright, a Walb Pizza Hut employee, the employees were “…put off at first about the decision, since hamburgers and fries are so vastly different from pizza.”

Although Wright decided that he felt it would be a good decision, he was still “…put off.” Being a faithful IPFW student, I decided to give the burger and fries meal a chance, although I was dubious. Skepticism aside, I put on a smile and paid the almost seven dollars for my burger, fries and medium beverage. As I was paying, Wright commented that the burgers were made from 100 percent Tyson beef, which honestly made me feel a little bit better. Gullible, I know.

The burger, which is normally my favorite food no matter where it comes from, was presented to me in a small foam to-go box. The gracious Pizza Hut employee instructed me to get my toppings at the salad bar. I cut between two hungry students, set down my box, and opened it. To my dismay, there rested six French fries in the tiny compartment next to my broken burger. Six French fries.

Six. I counted, and so did my friends. I paid almost seven dollars for a normal burger and six French fries. I could go to McDonalds down the street and get more food for half the price.

Now, I realize that the convenience is what raises the bar, but we are talking broke, hungry students, man. Though it is enough food, in theory, why should we be paying so much of our hardearned dinero on one meal? That is about an hours work for minimum-wage earners.

On the bright side, a Smoothie King is in the works for Coliseum Blvd. Not that it will be a money-saver, either, but it adds a little spice to lunch, I’d say.

For future reference, here are some money- saving tips for eating out. Instead of a six dollar salad, go to McDonalds and order a plain chicken breast and a side salad, which should be around three dollars. Instead of a getting the meal at any fast-food restaurant, check for a dollar menu. It is cheaper and you get smaller portions, which may not sound great when you are crazy hungry, but it is healthier for you anyway. Instead of Starbucks for a simple caramel Frappe or Iced Mocha, try McDonalds - they are just as tasty if not better. Rally’s also has a great selection of hearty sandwiches on the 2 for $3 menu. But listen, just hit up Wal-Mart, and get your favorite foods in large quantity. Snoop around for good sales. You will save money and it will be better for your health.

Salam, Hana Al-Hawash, A&E Editor

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Photo by libbydorazione via Flickr.

By Devin Middleton

Here at the Devin Seven musical think-tank, life is all work, school, work, school. Sure we’d like to expand our social horizons, but much like cleaning out the backseat of our car, it is just not going to happen anytime soon. In the meantime, at least we have music.

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The Switch: Never get drunk at your best friend's sperm donor party

By Lindsay Springer

With Jennifer Aniston, funnyman Jason Bateman, and newcomer 6 year-old Thomas Robinson who can act a blue streak, The Switch automatically has the potential to be a movie with some real wit and charisma. Bateman does a fantastic job as the socially awkward hypochondriac Wally who tries to convince his 40 year old best friend, Cassie (Aniston), not to go through with having a “seed man” or sperm donor be the father of her child. In a drunken stupor involving a bathroom, Diane Sawyer, and a medical collection cup, Wally eventually swaps the donor’s offering for his own, having no recollection of "the switch” the next

morning. Some years later, after the two friends had lost touch, Cassie returns with her son Sebastian (Robinson) to meet Wally. With the line, “Mom, I think I have cyclothymic disorder” at the dinner table, and his persistently pessimistic attitude, it becomes apparent that Sebastian has more in common with Wally than just their un-

canny likeness in appearance.

While Robinson shines in his role as a complex and conflicted youngster who is as adorable as he is thorny, Aniston on the other hand is not given much to work with in The Switch. She seems to have been cast into a role that is tediously common in today’s film and television for actresses her age: a beautiful, botoxed, independent go-getter who unfortunately tops off at two dimensions.

This movie is good for a chuckle, with one or two real laugh-out-loud moments, and several touching scenes between Sebastian and Wally that will have nearly any woman want Jason Bateman in the role of their own “baby daddy.”

The Switch is a light-hearted hour and forty minutes perfect for a date and an endearing addition to the “chick flick” genre.

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►New album, new song. It seems like awhile since they have put new music out, but this is what I love about them. This song is ‘them’ enough to still feel like their signature, but still new enough to progress their music into the next chapter. The trumpets are wild, big, and attention getting. It is nice to have them back.

JUSTIN BIEBER FT. RAEKWON & KANYE WEST RUNAWAY LOVE (REMIX) ►Kanye West, a member of The Wu-Tang Clan, and Justin Bieber. This is

too weird to be made up. Kanye actually put this together over Twitter.

He told Justin he liked Runaway Love and wanted to remix it, and then he called up Raekwon and made it happen. He actually samples an old WuTang Clan song for the beat, and adds some keys himself for the revamp.

You may have to call party foul, but Justin sounds great in this. Sue me!

ALLISON WEISS – FINGERS CROSSED ►Simple, lovely melodies and strong lyrics. Very passionate singing towards the end; it is easy to relate to the subject matter. I think she is onto something here.

And incidentally, I’ll bet you anything this song gets hijacked for use in commercials someday. Will the power of Pinesol clean your floor? I got my fingers crossed. Will the Colts make it to the Super Bowl? I got my fingers crossed. Will The Situation from Jersey Shore dodge more grenades in Miami? I got my fingers crossed.

CEE-LO – FUDGE YOU ►Okay that is not the real title but do yourself a favor and check out the video on YouTube.

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MONSTER ►While this song is not my favorite from Kanye, he gets two swagg points for putting together another odd collaboration (Bon Iver? As if Justin was not odd enough), and for displaying the epicness which is Nicki Minaj.

BIG SEAN FT. SUAI ALMOST WROTE YOU A LOVE SONG ►Big Sean is one of Kanye’s newest signees to his label, G.O.O.D. Music.

This song deals with a torn relationship between Big Sean and his girlfriend after being caught cheating. The way he words both sides of the argument is very clever, and whoever this Suai lady is, she can sing.

BORN BUFFIANS BALLAD OF MOOSE BRUCE ►My friend Azra showed me these guys and I must admit, they are a nice group. While extremely indie, and what I like to call “running through the woods and finding yourself” music, I really enjoy it. It has a certain playful energy. Wild vocals, inspiring lyrics, and a base drum that syncs with your heartbeat and gets you pumped. These guys make a good first impression.

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Music There are a lot of words in the English dictionary. There are also a lot of English-speaking people who have no idea what they mean.

So, students, faculty and alumni are being put to the test. Without looking up an answer, they were asked to simply come up with what they thought was the definition of a little-known word.

“When Elmer Fudd tries to say ‘rabbit.’”

–Austin Gray, IPFW junior.

“A male rabbit that has been circumcised.”

–Coley Church, IPFW junior.

“A word frequently spoken in a Warner Bros cartoon.” –Steven Carr, Associate Professor, Department of Communication.

“A white rabbit.” – Daylan Woodfin, IPFW senior.

As it turns out, when these people saw a word they did not know, they tried to associate it with words they did– rabbit being one, Elmer Fudd’s pronunciation problem being the other. In actuality, the usage would go more along the lines of “I cannot catch that white rabbit because I am way too wabbit.”

This week’s word:

A&E LETTER Dear Readers, In our first issue, The Communicator contained an article about how the Pizza Hut in the basement of Walb is now serving hamburgers and French fries, entitled “Pizza and a Side of…

Fries?”

Well, this is a quick note to you all to warn you against this scam.

From what we learned in the last article, the meal option was added to bring more variety to the Stomping Grounds menu. As previously stated by Joseph Wright, a Walb Pizza Hut employee, the employees were “…put off at first about the decision, since hamburgers and fries are so vastly different from pizza.”

Although Wright decided that he felt it would be a good decision, he was still “…put off.” Being a faithful IPFW student, I decided to give the burger and fries meal a chance, although I was dubious. Skepticism aside, I put on a smile and paid the almost seven dollars for my burger, fries and medium beverage. As I was paying, Wright commented that the burgers were made from 100 percent Tyson beef, which honestly made me feel a little bit better. Gullible, I know.

The burger, which is normally my favorite food no matter where it comes from, was presented to me in a small foam to-go box. The gracious Pizza Hut employee instructed me to get my toppings at the salad bar. I cut between two hungry students, set down my box, and opened it. To my dismay, there rested six French fries in the tiny compartment next to my broken burger. Six French fries.

Six. I counted, and so did my friends. I paid almost seven dollars for a normal burger and six French fries. I could go to McDonalds down the street and get more food for half the price.

Now, I realize that the convenience is what raises the bar, but we are talking broke, hungry students, man. Though it is enough food, in theory, why should we be paying so much of our hardearned dinero on one meal? That is about an hours work for minimum-wage earners.

On the bright side, a Smoothie King is in the works for Coliseum Blvd. Not that it will be a money-saver, either, but it adds a little spice to lunch, I’d say.

For future reference, here are some money- saving tips for eating out. Instead of a six dollar salad, go to McDonalds and order a plain chicken breast and a side salad, which should be around three dollars. Instead of a getting the meal at any fast-food restaurant, check for a dollar menu. It is cheaper and you get smaller portions, which may not sound great when you are crazy hungry, but it is healthier for you anyway. Instead of Starbucks for a simple caramel Frappe or Iced Mocha, try McDonalds - they are just as tasty if not better. Rally’s also has a great selection of hearty sandwiches on the 2 for $3 menu. But listen, just hit up Wal-Mart, and get your favorite foods in large quantity. Snoop around for good sales. You will save money and it will be better for your health.

Salam, Hana Al-Hawash, A&E Editor

WABBIT

Photo by libbydorazione via Flickr.

By Devin Middleton

Here at the Devin Seven musical think-tank, life is all work, school, work, school. Sure we’d like to expand our social horizons, but much like cleaning out the backseat of our car, it is just not going to happen anytime soon. In the meantime, at least we have music.

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The Switch: Never get drunk at your best friend's sperm donor party

By Lindsay Springer

With Jennifer Aniston, funnyman Jason Bateman, and newcomer 6 year-old Thomas Robinson who can act a blue streak, The Switch automatically has the potential to be a movie with some real wit and charisma. Bateman does a fantastic job as the socially awkward hypochondriac Wally who tries to convince his 40 year old best friend, Cassie (Aniston), not to go through with having a “seed man” or sperm donor be the father of her child. In a drunken stupor involving a bathroom, Diane Sawyer, and a medical collection cup, Wally eventually swaps the donor’s offering for his own, having no recollection of "the switch” the next

morning. Some years later, after the two friends had lost touch, Cassie returns with her son Sebastian (Robinson) to meet Wally. With the line, “Mom, I think I have cyclothymic disorder” at the dinner table, and his persistently pessimistic attitude, it becomes apparent that Sebastian has more in common with Wally than just their un-

canny likeness in appearance.

While Robinson shines in his role as a complex and conflicted youngster who is as adorable as he is thorny, Aniston on the other hand is not given much to work with in The Switch. She seems to have been cast into a role that is tediously common in today’s film and television for actresses her age: a beautiful, botoxed, independent go-getter who unfortunately tops off at two dimensions.

This movie is good for a chuckle, with one or two real laugh-out-loud moments, and several touching scenes between Sebastian and Wally that will have nearly any woman want Jason Bateman in the role of their own “baby daddy.”

The Switch is a light-hearted hour and forty minutes perfect for a date and an endearing addition to the “chick flick” genre.

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►New album, new song. It seems like awhile since they have put new music out, but this is what I love about them. This song is ‘them’ enough to still feel like their signature, but still new enough to progress their music into the next chapter. The trumpets are wild, big, and attention getting. It is nice to have them back.

JUSTIN BIEBER FT. RAEKWON & KANYE WEST RUNAWAY LOVE (REMIX) ►Kanye West, a member of The Wu-Tang Clan, and Justin Bieber. This is

too weird to be made up. Kanye actually put this together over Twitter.

He told Justin he liked Runaway Love and wanted to remix it, and then he called up Raekwon and made it happen. He actually samples an old WuTang Clan song for the beat, and adds some keys himself for the revamp.

You may have to call party foul, but Justin sounds great in this. Sue me!

ALLISON WEISS – FINGERS CROSSED ►Simple, lovely melodies and strong lyrics. Very passionate singing towards the end; it is easy to relate to the subject matter. I think she is onto something here.

And incidentally, I’ll bet you anything this song gets hijacked for use in commercials someday. Will the power of Pinesol clean your floor? I got my fingers crossed. Will the Colts make it to the Super Bowl? I got my fingers crossed. Will The Situation from Jersey Shore dodge more grenades in Miami? I got my fingers crossed.

CEE-LO – FUDGE YOU ►Okay that is not the real title but do yourself a favor and check out the video on YouTube.

KANYE WEST

FT. RICK ROSS, JAY-Z, NICKI MINAJ & BON IVER

MONSTER ►While this song is not my favorite from Kanye, he gets two swagg points for putting together another odd collaboration (Bon Iver? As if Justin was not odd enough), and for displaying the epicness which is Nicki Minaj.

BIG SEAN FT. SUAI ALMOST WROTE YOU A LOVE SONG ►Big Sean is one of Kanye’s newest signees to his label, G.O.O.D. Music.

This song deals with a torn relationship between Big Sean and his girlfriend after being caught cheating. The way he words both sides of the argument is very clever, and whoever this Suai lady is, she can sing.

BORN BUFFIANS BALLAD OF MOOSE BRUCE ►My friend Azra showed me these guys and I must admit, they are a nice group. While extremely indie, and what I like to call “running through the woods and finding yourself” music, I really enjoy it. It has a certain playful energy. Wild vocals, inspiring lyrics, and a base drum that syncs with your heartbeat and gets you pumped. These guys make a good first impression.

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What You Missed The first weekend of college football is in the books, and if you are anything like me, you sat on the couch all afternoon glued to the TV. It was a very entertaining day.

With the exception of Pittsburgh and North Carolina, all of the teams ranked in the top 25 won. Pittsburgh, who was generally expected to lose anyway, dropped a game to Utah 27-24 in overtime. North Carolina, who was short eight starters because of agent-player relationship issues, dropped a game 30-24, in which the Tar Heels nearly pulled off an impressive comeback.

North Carolina was down 30-10 in the fourth quarter and scored two quick touchdowns before marching

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down the field in the final seconds, only to drop a pass that would have won the game at the final horn.

One game outside the top 25, Notre Dame-Purdue, saw lots of action from the two very anticipated teams.

The Irish won the battle 23-12, but both teams showed great defense at times, especially the Irish who stopped the run very effectively for the first time in years.

Michigan took down Uconn in a game that many people foretold the Huskies winning, and now there is nothing left to do but look forward to week two: Notre Dame vs. Michigan. Ohio State vs Miami (FL). It will be another great weekend of college football.

Shaky Start Continues for Women’s Volleyball

Logan Pea

After a long stretch of rough play following two early wins, IPFW headed out to the Xavier Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio looking for some solid wins. Unfortunately, the LadyDons came up emptyhanded. They did not even win a set. In just two days, the women’s volleyball team was swept by Xavier University, Western Kentucky University, and Northeastern University.

Nine straight sets of coming up empty.

Even though the date cannot come soon enough, the Dons return home for a Friday night conference match against Oakland University.

A victory would improve IPFW’s record to 3-5, meaning a loss would drop them to an unfortunate 2-6. The match will be played at 7:00 pm in the Hilliard Gates Center.

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Logan Pea

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SPEA Student Uses Martial Arts for Stress Management Hapkido, a popular form of Ko- tate,” McClendon explains. rean Martial arts, has been helping “Being able to breathe and focus Emery McClendon, a Criminal Jus- really helped my control and made tice major, stay calm and relatively me a much calmer person when tenstress-free. While he has been taking sions got high,” he adds.

Hapkido for seven years, his interest While learning to relax was cruin martial arts began early. cial in his life, he also learned other “I’ve always been interested in valuable skills. martial arts since I saw my first Bruce “I know my confidence has reLee movie,” he says. Several of his ally improved as I have put time into family members are also involved in Hapkido. I know I walk a little tallthe activity. Although he practices er and with my head higher when I at A W New Hapkido Academy on come to challenges. Before I would Lima Road now, his fighting journey just give up or not even give thought began when he was only five years to trying.” old.

McClendon also feels his practive He is currently ranked as 2nd Dan has helped him grow closer to his (degree). He is working on getting family. “I know Hapkido has helped his 3rd Dan and hopes to achieve that my bond with my family to be a goal by August little stronger, of next year. because they see “While taking Hapkido, I McClendon me happier than also has several really got the chance to learn before I started.” awards from He is also how to meditate.” tournaments. one to recomEach year, at A mend Hapkido W New Hapkido, the academy hosts to others, encouraging them to take a tournament where he gets to com- a class and promising them that they pete. will not make fools of themselves if “I have taken first in Weapons al- they do so. most every year,” he says.

“Hapkido really helps in many But besides competing and show- other ways other than just learning ing his knowledge, Hapkido has how to defend yourself. You will taught McClendon much about life. find that you will gain much more “Hapkido has helped me in many than that,” McClendon promises. ways in my life. I have had many All in all, he loves how Hapkido challenges throughout, especially is always providing him with new with my past job. This really put opportunities to push himself. stress on me. There were a few times “I really love a challenge. Hapkido when I was being mistreated so bad- offers many challenges. Once I hit 1st ly that I wanted to hit someone and degree black belt, it was like starting snap. While taking Hapkido, I really the circle over again. There is always got the chance to learn how to medi- something to learn in Hapkido.”

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Mastodons Suffer 4-3 Loss Against SIU-E Gomastodons.com

Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW women's soccer team suffered a 4-3 loss against SIU-E in a very physical match on Sunday afternoon at Hefner Stadium.

This is the Mastodons third straight loss this season and they are now 1-4. The Cougars have moved to 4-0 overall.

IPFW was able to score at the 16:16 mark when sophomore Arianne Mason came up the left side with a cross pass to Lisa Underwood who then headed the ball into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. Underwood, a sophomore and Bishop Dwenger alum, has had three goals this season for the Mastodons after today's match.

The Cougars tied the game, 1-1, six minutes after IPFW's goal. SIU-E senior Ashley Davidson was able to score from 6-yards out for the Cougars.

SIU-E was able to earn another spot on the scoreboard ten minutes later with Kristen Dailey getting the ball past IPFW goalie Kristen McFadden on a sliding kick with the help

of Brittany Bodziak for the score of 2-1 before halftime.

Underwood was able to find the back of the net once again off of a penalty kick at the 50:06 mark to tie the score 2-2.

Kaci Harkey's shot from the corner of the box 10 minutes into the second period, gave the Cougars another goal for the 3-2 lead.

Mason, with the help of Justine LeBlanc, had a 2-yard shot to tie the game once again at the 61:46 mark.

However, SIU-E was able to come back with another goal for the final score of 4-3 after Dailey was able to head the ball past IPFW goalie Erin Nayler with help from Jenny Humphrey.

A total of seven yellow cards and 25 fouls took place during the intense match. IPFW outshot SIU-E by a 13-9 count.

The Mastodons are looking for a win on Friday (Sept. 10) in an away game against Murray State at 3:00 PM.

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Valparaiso Tops IPFW, 4-2 vs.

By Lucas Fisher and Logan Pea

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Stanford at UCLA ►Fish-Stanford-Pac-10 favorites ►Pea-UCLA-Stanford weak

23 Georgia at South Carolina ►Fish-South Carolina-Upset in SEC ►Pea-Georgia-Bulldogs bite

Cardinals at Braves ►Fish-Cardinals-Must win situation ►Pea-Braves-Rule the yard

Gomastodons.com Fort Wayne, IN. - Mastodons suffer their second straight loss on Friday evening after falling to Valparaiso, 4-2, at Hefner Stadium.

The 'Dons are now 1-3 overall while the Crusaders move to 3-0-1 after tonight's match.

Rachel Hoaglin had Valparaiso's first goal of the evening at the 34:26 mark for the 1-0 lead before heading into the locker room.

Two minutes into the second period, Brooke Henderson with the assist from Sarah Melhorn earned the Crusaders their 2-0 lead from a header off of a free kick.

Just five minutes later, the Crusaders struck again with another goal. Luisa Desario, with the assists from Lauren Gagnon and Catherine

Terrell, put the ball past IPFW goalie Erin Nayler.

Lisa Underwood, with the assist from teammate Tara O'Toole, put the Mastodons on the board at the 57:36 mark for the score of 3-1.

Valparaiso came back a couple of minutes later with the 4-1 lead off of a goal from Casey Pedersen and the assist from Brooke Henderson.

Arianne Mason, with the help of Danielle Bishop, were able to get the 'Dons on the board again at the 70:14 mark off of a goalie miss play for the final score of 4-2.

The Mastodons return to action on Sunday (Sept. 5) against SIUEdwardsville at 1:00 PM at Hefner Soccer Stadium.

Yankees at Rangers ►Fish-Yankees-Injuries hurt Texas ►Pea-Yankees-NY locked in

Michigan at Notre Dame ►Fish-Michigan-Big Blue wins late ►Pea-Notre Dame-Instant Classic

Giants at Padres ►Fish-Padres-Retain division lead ►Pea-Giants-Padres falling fast

20 Florida State at 7 Oklahoma ►Fish-Oklahoma-Sooners hold on ►Pea-FSU-Noles’ lookin’ good

13 Miami (FL) at 2 Ohio State ►Fish-Ohio State-Wins close game ►Pea-Ohio State-Buckeye’s roll

19 Penn State at 1 Alabama ►Fish- Penn State-Joe Pa gets the W ►Pea-Reds- Penn State-Upset of the day

Yankees at Rays ►Fish- Rays-Take back the division ►Pea- Yankees-Still locked in

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Instead of printing articles to highlight and annotate them, use Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader.

One of the common reasons students print out a lot of pages is to mark up an article or source for a research paper. However, because most people do not know what parts of the article they will need, they print out the whole thing, only to use a little bit of it. Annotating on the computer, and then only printing out the pages that are needed, can stop this.

Instead of printing essays to hand in, email them to the professor.

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