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early a decade ago, the IPFW Men’s basketball team set a record. In the inaugural season of IPFW Division One basketball, the 2001-2002 men’s basketball team went 7-21. Coincidentally, Dane Fife, a guard at Indiana University, was playing his final season at that same time. Records, at least the one set at the Gates Center in that season, were recorded so that they may be broken. One year later, the Mastodon men broke that record, going 9-21. Two years later, head coach Doug Noll led IPFW to a 3-25 record, raising eyebrows. It was time for a change. A new era. It was time to bring in someone with experience; someone who has been to the big dance, learned from the best, and had the ability to turn things around. All eyes turned to Dane Fife. Dane Fife had the experience. He helped lead the Indiana Hoosiers to the 2002 National Championship game with Indiana University. Dane Fife had learned from the best. He played under Bob Knight for four seasons. Dane Fife turned things around. He was the 2002 Big Ten defensive player of the year, and he holds the record for all time steals to this day (180). In 2005, IPFW turned Dane Fife into Coach Fife. In his first season, Fife coached his way to a record ten wins. In his second season, Fife broke his record and coached the Dons to twelve wins. The season after that, and the season that followed, Fife broke the record again and won thirteen games in each season. Last season, the 2009-2010 Mastodons were coached to a 16-15 season; the first season over .500 in IPFW Division 1 Basketball history. They had the work ethic, the talent, and the determination. Those qualities nearly landed the Dons in the NCAA Tournament. Now, it is all back. This season, the 2010-2011 men’s basketball team is bringing back nearly all their talent, all their hard workers, and all their determination. They have lost some size, some talent, and most importantly, some baggage. There are no attitude problems on or off the court. All lights are green, and all signs say go. Leading the men this season will be the seniors. Ben Botts: the 6’00”, 170 lb. guard from Muncie, Indiana. Oleg Kovalov: the 6’8”, 220 lb. forward from the Ukraine. Zach Plackemeier: the 6’3”, 190 lb guard from St. Charles, MO. These three men have what it takes to take the team deep into the Summit League Tournament, and possibly flirt with the school’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. What more could you want than
Logan Pea to scribble IPFW into your bracket in March? An elite team is just around the corner. This season, the men will take the floor with four players over 6’6”. Trey McCorkle, the main man in the middle this season, stand just less than seven feet tall. Running the show in the paint along with McCorkle will be Junior John Peckinpaugh, who is healthy and ready to go, unlike last season when he battled a concussion injury for a portion of the season.
YOUNG PLAYERS AND EXPECTATIONS IPFW is returning two out of their top three scorers from last season. Botts averaged 11.0 ppg and Plackemeier tallied 8.6 ppg. Talking with Plackemeier, it is evident that this season is going to be the best one yet. On his relationship over the past four years with Coach Fife, Plackemeier explained that, “It’s definitely gotten better each year. Especially this season, I’ve found myself in his office at random times not only talking about basketball, but about everyday life.” Plackemeier also believes that there is nothing holding the team back this year, and there is no reason why they cannot win the Summit League. “We really have a certain togetherness that we’ve lacked in previous years. There are no bad attitudes like we’ve had in the past, and we all get along on and off the court, which is really important.” Always one to step up when the team needed to be lead, Plackemeier recalls “definitely the shot I hit at IUPUI last season” as the biggest shot he has ever made. There are surely more big shots left in his arsenal. The Dons will also be looking for big things from sophomore Brandon Gaines. Gaines, a Florida native, saw playing time here and there last season, which was featured by high-flying slam dunks. Gaines plays with authority, and you will not forget who wears number four for the Dons this season. When speaking of Gaines, Plackemeier simply said, “He can fly.” The Dons will feature skill, athleticism, and a work ethic that Fort Wayne has not seen IPFW put together in such a way to this point. In a recent tweet from Coach Fife, he said, “Interested to c how our men respond to a very good test during the next 17 hrs. How bad do we wanna be champions? How bad do we want 2 be good?” Even though IPFW is projected to finish sixth in the Summit League, it is obvious that the goals are set much higher than that.
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Genocide Awareness Brings More Than Photos, Displays Maja Sljivar
On Monday, Nov. 1 and Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Science Mall was not a place for the squeamish. Students for Bioethical Reform hosted a graphic anti-abortion display titled “Genocide Awareness Project.” SBR president Jami Beer considers the display a wake up call. “Americans need to see it. We used the violent images on purpose to stir up a debate. History has proven times and times over that people needed to see the horrors in order to act against them. This is the truth behind abortion” she stated. Jessica Dettmer and several of her friends from the organization “A Safe House” came all the way from Bluffton to show their support for the SBR efforts. “I have heard a lot of things from friends, but this is the first time I was actually able to see the display in person,” she said. “The images are very graphic, but that is necessary to motivate us beyond this current apathy”. The viscerally violent display shocked and divided the passing onlookers. Andrew Stackhouse, English major senior and president of United Sexualities openly expressed his outrage. “This is a ridiculous and above all a political act – especially the use of photoshopped pictures next to real ones to scare and stir up the student body the day before the elections. To claim what, that everyone that is not directly against abortion is a criminal capable of terrible evil?” he asks. Even some of the students that share some of the values SBR is attempting to represent are put-off with the visceral nature of the images. “I don’t agree with abortion at all, but I don’t agree with their tactics at all”, said Tanya Valdizon, Political Science Sophomore. “I feel they are too drastic and people are automatically turned off. They should try another approach”, she states. For some, SBR’s efforts are too scandal-oriented and narrow. “You cannot be pro-life and just focus on
the period from the conception to the termination of pregnancy” said Chris Johnson, Philosophy senior. “We must be concerned about the quality of life, not quantity. Without focused efforts to improve the sexeducation and the standard of living overall, the only thing we will be left with is poverty and the hordes of fatherless children. Graphic images were not the only problem that was brought up by the student body. Organization’s choice to compare abortion to genocide was questioned throughout the day. “There are so many legitimate reasons to get an abortion that displays like this do not take into account” stated Jessica Cary, Education sophomore, “The use of that particular word is nothing but a scare tactic because of its immediate negative connotation”, she noted. Several students appeared openly distraught upon seeing the images on their way to class. Smokers, in particular were disgruntled, as the display was set up directly in front of the smoke hut. Kayla Wheeler, English major, junior, whose friend was in the hut throughout the day mentioned taking the matter to the Dean of Student Affairs. “I understand their freedom to express is protected by the law, but so is our right to go to class without feeling sick”. Hopefully, the administration will listen to both sides of the issue and find a solution that will appeal to everyone. For more information, visit our website at www.ipfwcommunicator.org
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any people were told not to let the bed bugs bite when they were going to sleep as a child. For most, that was never a concern, but “the United States is one of many countries now experiencing an alarming resurgence in the population of bed bugs,” according to a statement by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Although the specific cause of the resurgence is unclear, it is suspected that it is because of “increased resistance of bed bugs to available pesticides, greater international and domestic travel, lack of knowledge regarding control of bed bugs due to their prolonged absence and the continuing decline or elimination of effective vector/ pest control,” the CDC and EPA continued. Bedbugregistry.com has an interactive map of areas that have reported bed bugs. The map of Indiana showed 71 reports, most of which were in Indianapolis. Fort Wayne is shown, however, to have at least one report. “Capable of reaching the size of an apple seed at full growth,” the bugs are typically associated with a red-brown hue which turns bright red after feeding on human and animal blood until full digestion, according
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to the National Apartment Association. The National Pest Management Association Inc. (NPMA) said that bed bugs are “elusive, nocturnal creatures,” in that they can take cover in small crevices, furniture, mattresses, and bedding, as well as unsuspected areas like picture frames or wallpaper. “Bed bugs are also known to survive in temporary or alternative habitats, such as backpacks and under the seats in cars, buses and trains,” according to NPMA. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) said that bed bugs are found largely in multi-residential buildings, “such as apartments, dorms, prisons, hospitals and hotels.” However, ISDH said that infestations are not limited to those conditions. The ISDH recommended prevention by checking hotel rooms for signs of bed bugs, keeping luggage off the bed when travelling, and not taking items placed on curbsides. Getting rid of a bed bug infestation is “difficult and should be performed with the help of a professional pest control company,” ISDH said; however, select things that cannot be treated by pest control, such as toys, clothes, and bedding, can be placed in bags and washed. Items that are not washable may also be placed in a dryer. Photo courtesy of noordinaryhomestead.com
OMNIBUS DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL Kristan Mensch
IPFW holds an Omnibus lecture series annually, and is currently in the middle of its sixteenth year. Wednesday, November 10, Andrew Ross Sorkin, reporter and columnist, will present as one of this year’s Omnibus lecturers. Sorkin wrote a New York Times bestseller, “Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System – and Themselves,” which was the first true detailed account of the global financial plunge. Sorkin is scheduled to speak about his new book as well as focus more prominently on the “larger story of the Wall Street breakdown and bailout,” according to Louise Teague of IPFW University Relations and Communications. Teague mentioned that each Omnibus lecture is meant to pertain directly to one area of study on campus – with Sorkin pertaining mainly to Economics students. However, all interested parties are encouraged to attend and learn from the lecture.
►The free event will begin at
7:30 p.m. in the John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center’s Auer Performance Hall.
It was for just a brief moment that the military policy was lifted. On October 22, Lt. Dan Choi tweeted from his Twitter account, “Army The military policy known as “Don’t Ask, recruiters are shredding my enlistment papers, Don’t Tell,” which bans openly gay individuals despite no official recruiting policy change. I from military service, has undergone some am now in the same recruiting category as those applicants who did not graduate high school. major changes in recent weeks. On October 12, 2010, Federal Judge Virginia Unqualified status.” Activists who are in favor of the repeal have Phillips ordered an immediate injunction prohibiting the Department of Defense from reacted with resounding discontent towards enforcing or complying with the DADT policy. President Obama’s ‘slowly but surely’ attitude. Judge Phillips’ ruling also called for the military Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research to end any investigation or discharge that was Council, opposes the repeal of DADT and bases his opposition in the belief that, if repealed, it presently taking place. “It’s one of those things that makes me will restrict the religious freedoms of chaplains within the military. The really happy. It’s a step in the Pentagon, however, says, right direction. I think it’s great It was for just “chaplains’ religious beliefs that it was repealed but we still and their need to express have some fights ahead,” states a brief moment them would be respected.” Andrew Stackhouse, President of that the military The Pentagon is expected IPFW’s United Sexualities group. to give a report on December With the repeal of DADT and policy was lifted. 1 on a 550,000-person survey the Pentagon alerting recruiters of the troops and their that the policy was lifted, openly gay individuals immediately began families. This survey will gauge the attitudes to enlist. Notable gay activist, Lt. Dan Choi, of service members and their families toward was discharged from the military this year, but the repeal of DADT. It is only until after reading this survey that moderate Republicans, like Sen. attempted to re-enlist October 20. The Department of Justice, however, is in the Susan Collins (Maine), will decide which way to business of enforcing and protecting its own vote if the bill is brought to the house floor for a laws. The DOJ did just that when it requested a second time. For now, the policy is still in place. stay and appealed Judge Phillips’ ruling. Phillips denied the request, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted it on October 20, 2010. Azariah Southworth
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TWENTY WINS? The schedule makes a twenty-win season very doable. The schedule features fourteen games to be played in the Memorial Coliseum, IPFW’s home floor, which provides a free shuttle to and from campus on game days. Eight of those fourteen home games will be against Summit League opponents. Other home games will bring in Chicago State, SIU-Edwardsville, UT-Martin, Judson University, and Toledo University. There are also some big name road games this season. Even though IPFW will no longer play Michigan State, they travel to Ohio for games against Cincinnati and Xavier. IPFW will also travel to West Lafayette over Christmas break for a huge, winnable match at Purdue. Action kicks off tonight, November 6, at the Memorial Coliseum with an exhibition match-up against Olivet College.
THE WOMEN For the women, the story is much the same. Chris Paul, a St. Francis University graduate took the head coaching job in 2006 with high expectations. Coach Paul started his time off right. He won his first game. Then his second. Then his third. In just his first season as Women’s Head Basketball Coach, Chris Paul won a record setting thirteen games for Division 1 IPFW. In 2008-2009, he coached the women’s team to thirteen wins once again. Last season, Coach Paul and the women’s basketball team set a record for wins. Fourteen. This record will be broken again. The women’s team is returning three key seniors who are bound and determined to exceed last season’s win total. The Mastodons did lose two key seniors in post player, Eva Ivonova, who is a student assistant coach this season, and Courtney Reed. Although Ivanova and Reed are gone, their shoes are being filled with experience and focus. Jordan Zuppe, Sarah Haluska, and Chelsey Jackson are all returning to the hardwood for their final seasons in IPFW uniforms. In front of them— a monster-sized task.
YOUNG PLAYERS AND EXPECTATIONS Key for the Dons this season is going to be the play of the younger women; one specific example is freshman Amanda Hyde. Hyde is a 5’10” freshman from Finley, Ohio, and is coming
into this season as the sixty-fourth best guard in the country. “Hyde has really impressed everyone in practice, she hasn’t been playing like a freshman and she’s maturing really fast and has the ability to step up for us,” Zuppe said of the guard. Much like Plackemeier on the men’s team, Zuppe’s relationship with her head coach is also special. Zuppe says,“Our relationship has also gotten better as each year went on, he’s always there to help us with anything even if its not basketball related.” Last season, Zuppe averaged 9.3 ppg for IPFW, just a shade under double figures. This season, with her experience, Zuppe will likely exceed double figure in ppg. She was second on the team in steals with thirty-one, just four behind defensive specialist Chelsey Jackson. Zuppe, who knows how to dish out an assist or two, also led the Dons in that category, handing out one hundred and one assists last season, the only Mastodon in triple figures in the category. Zuppe’s free throw percentage was second on the team, 79.1 percent, giving her credibility and dependability at the free-throw line. She is currently just seventy-seven points shy of the 1,000 career point mark, and will most likely reach that mark early on in the season.
TWENTY WINS? This season, the women’s team is projected to finish fourth in the Summit League, the same place they finished last season. Much like the men, the women have a very good chance of finishing much higher in their respective divisions. The women have a very winnable schedule this season, with just one game against a national powerhouse. The season opens with an exhibition match this Saturday, November 9, against Manchester College in the Gates Center at 7:00pm. After the exhibition, the women are on the road to East Lansing, Michigan for the season opener at Michigan State on November 13. From that point on, it is nothing but possibilities. The home games, which will be played in the Gates Center, are highlighted by a big matchup on November 29. The Louisville Cardinals come to town for a Monday night showdown against the Mastodons. As with men’s basketball, your student I.D. gets you into all the games free of charge.
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Not Just For Vegetarians
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ou do not have to be a vegetarian to appreciate true vegan food. I recently paid a much-needed visit to a curiously overlooked restaurant here in Fort Wayne – The Loving Café. Situated on Coldwater Road, directly across from Stone Pointe Village apartments, this vegetarian bistro is home to a myriad of delicious vegetarian and vegan delicacies that you will not be able to find anywhere else. The menu is ever-changing, which is a pure delight since you will be hooked on these mouth-watering entrees and will be left yearning for more. The Loving Café, which opened its doors back in 2009, sports a delightful selection of foods ranging from appetizers to entrees and even to desserts – all diligently prepared to meet a person’s vegetarian or vegan needs. You will not find a single piece of meat in this café, so if you have got a hankering for anything that comes from an animal, you are in the wrong place. Most people expect healthy foods to be overpriced and expensive, but you will be shocked to see the competitive – if not cheap – price tags for these treats. As I stated above, I am neither
a vegetarian nor a vegan, but that was not a problem because anyone can find something up their alley at The Loving Café. After cautiously sifting through the many choices on the menu, I finally decided on a gyro that they referred to as the Happy Gyro: a hefty tortilla stuffed with shredded romaine heart, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, vegan chicken strips, vegan smoked turkey and topped off with a delicious cucumber sauce. Feeling the need to try more of this interesting vegan health food, I ended the meal with a strange, but very appetizing, dessert: a zucchini cupcake made with fresh zucchini, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, egg substitute and organic sugar and flour. It may sound a little funky, but you should not knock it until you have tried it for yourself. The Loving Café is not only a tantalizing restaurant for vegetarians and vegans alike, but it is also a hip hangout joint for nearly everyone else as well. With a menu chock-full of curious and interesting meal choices at low prices, even those on a strict budget can afford to indulge in some healthy snacking. The Loving Café is a must to check out, even for those diehard meat-lovers.
Arts&Entertainment MOVIE REVIEW
Music Movies Alex Richardson
The Communicator | November 3, 2010
6-7
Theater
NOT MY FAVORITE COLOR
R.E.D, released to theatres on October 15th, 2010, with high expectations from the general public. It stars few A-list celebrities and some B-list celebrities for backup. Such A-listers as Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis make you believe that this movie is really going to knock your socks off, but don’t be too fooled. The better roles in this movie actually go to Helen Mirren and John Malkovich. The movie’s premise is, a group of retired C.I.A agents labeled as R.E.D (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) are being targeted by the C.I. A for the secrets they know. The movie starts off kind of slow, a fight scene here a fight scene there and not enough Morgan Freeman. Before I get much further I would like to officially label this movie as a “shoot-em-up”, and warn you that if you don’t enjoy shootem-up’s, than ignore this movie completely. There was a loose plot to the movie, some romance, and comedy but
mostly just a lot of shooting and not a lot of people getting shot. This aspect of the movie really disappointed me, for the numerous bullets that were flying, and miniscule area to hide, almost no one in the entire movie got shot and killed. Someone needs to realize that people get shot when you shoot at them. On a better note, my favorite part of the movie was defiantly Helen Mirin and her exceptional skills at looking awesome while shooting a gun or beating someone with her purse. For all the action this movie has, none of it is really too exciting. I was entertained enough to keep watching but when the movie ended I wasn’t blown away by it. I would say it was worth the money to go, but may not be worth the money to go buy the dvd. This movie gets a big ole B- from me, it was mediocre at best. ‘Till next time.
Helem Mirren. Photo courtesy of movieweb.com
►Fifteen letters long, “uncopyrightable” takes the record for being the longest English word with no letter being the same. ►“Queueing” is the only common English word that is spelled with five consecutive vowels. ►“Facetious” and “abstemious” are among many English words that have five consecutive vowels running in alphabetical order. Spelling plays an integral role in any word. It guides people in pronunciation and can oftentimes give insight into the word’s origin. In addition to these practical considerations, spelling can also be just plain bizarre.
►“Knightsbridge” and “latchstring” are examples of words that have a string of one consonant after another to a total of six. ►Fun facts found on funeasyenglish.com.
TALE AS OLD AS TIME Fort Wayne Youtheatre Presents Beauty and the Beast Louisa Danielson
Devin Middleton
Friday, October 15 – and just how would you escape an evil enchantress when she has trapped you in her garden and turned you into a beast? Sit down and read her book of magic, for starters. At least, this is how Enchanted Prince/ Beast Brock Eastom decided to foil the witch Poison Ivy in the Youtheatre production of Beauty and the Beast. From time to time, Anna Ramsey, as Poison Ivy, would come
becomes so homesick that the Beast sends her home for a week long vacation. But when Beauty decides to come back to the garden, her sisters have already sent the servant back to the garden instead of Beauty! In the end, the servant Billiam (Tyler Cavins) meets the Beast’s housekeeper Mary Ellen (Anna Armstrong) and they fall in love. Beauty is brought back to the garden just in the nick of time and she revives the failing Beast. The witch stomps off in a huff and Beauty’s family is invited to live in the castle by the garden. For Friday n i g h t ’ s production, the audience was extremely attentive to the stage, applauding when Beauty improved the decrepit garden with blooming flowers and Photo courtesy of Fort Wayne Youtheatre. calling on cue with the actors back to the garden to propose marriage to for Beauty to find the garden as the Beast was the erstwhile prince, but she never managed dying. Billiam also garnered several laughs to succeed. for his respectful yet exasperated interaction While the play followed the basic tenets with Mr. Benedict, (Andy Canaveral) of the French fairy tale (the Beast, the Beauty’s father. The costumes were lovely, enchantress, and Beauty), the Youtheatre too, although the Beast’s mask was slightly version of the play took a few unique turns. frightening to some of the younger viewers. Beauty (Olivia Koehler) enters the garden in Overall, this was a fine production of a good exchange for her father’s freedom and she story.
GETTING DOWN WITH WEBSTER Down With Webster is a new band on the scene, and what a band they are. A Canadian rap-rock band from the Toronto area, Down With Webster (otherwise known as DWW for short) is comprised of seven group members; all of which help to accompany the overall sound. The band even has a “hype man:” someone designated to appease the crowd and get them riled up for live performances. DWW hit the music scene when their first single, “Rich Girl$,” debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #47 for the week of October 24, 2009. The song eventually peaked at #21 within the second week of this year. The accompanying video was posted on YouTube on January 12, and finally hit the one million mark in July. DWW then released their follow-up single, “Your Man,” to Canadian radio stations at the beginning of 2010; the song peaked at #12, thus outperforming their debut single. When April of 2010 rolled around, both singles were certified platinum in digital downloads.
The band won the Rogers Mobile/ Universal Music best unsigned artist in Canada award and big names such as Gene Simmons (KISS front man) and Timbaland made it known that they were interested in signing the group to their respective labels. According to Timbaland, “That group is the most amazing and creative, innovative group that’s going to come out in 2010.” However, despite the big names urging them to sign with their labels, Down With Webster had already decided to go with their current label, Universal Motown. Fans of bands such as 3OH!3, Hollywood Undead, Attack Attack!, The Medic Droid and Family Force Five will definitely get a kick out of Down With Webster. The band’s lyrics are anything but
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boring – culturally relevant and downright fun, DWW is a must to check out. Their songs can now be purchased on iTunes, heard on YouTube, and even streamed on last.fm. Down With Webster have just set off on their own tour around the United States and Canada with the up-and-coming rap-rock band, 3OH!3.
LYKKE LI - GET SOME ►She finally returns with some new music. This one is bluesy and the lyrics are very suggestive. This can get repetitive but it is still some new music from a very creative artist. I wonder what direction her new album will go in. You never know what to expect from her.
LUPE FIASCO THE SHOW GOES ON
►This is the new single for his album that is finally being released. I believe this resembles Modest Mouse with some extra horns added into it. It is a very inspiring song and he takes a break from his usual, very encoded, lyricism to just get the point across. If he keeps this up, the world may hate me for writing about him every week from now on. Look out!
JAMIE FOXX - FALL FOR YOUR TYPE
FT. DRAKE
►A snippet of this leaked a long time ago with Drake singing. So apparently it was just a reference for Jamie and now Drake added a verse of him rapping towards the end. If this song becomes big, Drake will be picking up some large royalties. It is smooth and my favorite part is the slightly distorted background singing Drake does during the breaks.
TOKYO POLICE CLUB FAVOURITE FOOD
► It is that soft-spoken teenage indie rock that comes out of nowhere and turns into rebellious teenage garage rock. That is about it.
THE WALKMEN - THE RAT ► Fast guitars. Fast drums. Emotional
vocals. It is the kind of song that tells you that whoever wrote it just needed to let something out. Turn the volume up and zone out, but do not get all emo on me.
THE ROLLING STONES SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (NEPTUNES REMIX)
►I am not too big a fan of remixes, but that is only because when they are made by some random techno DJ, they sound like every other random techno DJ song. This was made by The Neptunes, who are hip-hop producers. They change the drums up a little bit and add some guitar. It sounds only slightly different from the original, which is kind of a good thing since this song is a classic.
BOBBY FULLER FOUR LET HER DANCE
► Fantastic Mr. Fox’s best song on the soundtrack. I want to hear this in the club right after Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka.
Arts&Entertainment MOVIE REVIEW
Music Movies Alex Richardson
The Communicator | November 3, 2010
6-7
Theater
NOT MY FAVORITE COLOR
R.E.D, released to theatres on October 15th, 2010, with high expectations from the general public. It stars few A-list celebrities and some B-list celebrities for backup. Such A-listers as Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis make you believe that this movie is really going to knock your socks off, but don’t be too fooled. The better roles in this movie actually go to Helen Mirren and John Malkovich. The movie’s premise is, a group of retired C.I.A agents labeled as R.E.D (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) are being targeted by the C.I. A for the secrets they know. The movie starts off kind of slow, a fight scene here a fight scene there and not enough Morgan Freeman. Before I get much further I would like to officially label this movie as a “shoot-em-up”, and warn you that if you don’t enjoy shootem-up’s, than ignore this movie completely. There was a loose plot to the movie, some romance, and comedy but
mostly just a lot of shooting and not a lot of people getting shot. This aspect of the movie really disappointed me, for the numerous bullets that were flying, and miniscule area to hide, almost no one in the entire movie got shot and killed. Someone needs to realize that people get shot when you shoot at them. On a better note, my favorite part of the movie was defiantly Helen Mirin and her exceptional skills at looking awesome while shooting a gun or beating someone with her purse. For all the action this movie has, none of it is really too exciting. I was entertained enough to keep watching but when the movie ended I wasn’t blown away by it. I would say it was worth the money to go, but may not be worth the money to go buy the dvd. This movie gets a big ole B- from me, it was mediocre at best. ‘Till next time.
Helem Mirren. Photo courtesy of movieweb.com
►Fifteen letters long, “uncopyrightable” takes the record for being the longest English word with no letter being the same. ►“Queueing” is the only common English word that is spelled with five consecutive vowels. ►“Facetious” and “abstemious” are among many English words that have five consecutive vowels running in alphabetical order. Spelling plays an integral role in any word. It guides people in pronunciation and can oftentimes give insight into the word’s origin. In addition to these practical considerations, spelling can also be just plain bizarre.
►“Knightsbridge” and “latchstring” are examples of words that have a string of one consonant after another to a total of six. ►Fun facts found on funeasyenglish.com.
TALE AS OLD AS TIME Fort Wayne Youtheatre Presents Beauty and the Beast Louisa Danielson
Devin Middleton
Friday, October 15 – and just how would you escape an evil enchantress when she has trapped you in her garden and turned you into a beast? Sit down and read her book of magic, for starters. At least, this is how Enchanted Prince/ Beast Brock Eastom decided to foil the witch Poison Ivy in the Youtheatre production of Beauty and the Beast. From time to time, Anna Ramsey, as Poison Ivy, would come
becomes so homesick that the Beast sends her home for a week long vacation. But when Beauty decides to come back to the garden, her sisters have already sent the servant back to the garden instead of Beauty! In the end, the servant Billiam (Tyler Cavins) meets the Beast’s housekeeper Mary Ellen (Anna Armstrong) and they fall in love. Beauty is brought back to the garden just in the nick of time and she revives the failing Beast. The witch stomps off in a huff and Beauty’s family is invited to live in the castle by the garden. For Friday n i g h t ’ s production, the audience was extremely attentive to the stage, applauding when Beauty improved the decrepit garden with blooming flowers and Photo courtesy of Fort Wayne Youtheatre. calling on cue with the actors back to the garden to propose marriage to for Beauty to find the garden as the Beast was the erstwhile prince, but she never managed dying. Billiam also garnered several laughs to succeed. for his respectful yet exasperated interaction While the play followed the basic tenets with Mr. Benedict, (Andy Canaveral) of the French fairy tale (the Beast, the Beauty’s father. The costumes were lovely, enchantress, and Beauty), the Youtheatre too, although the Beast’s mask was slightly version of the play took a few unique turns. frightening to some of the younger viewers. Beauty (Olivia Koehler) enters the garden in Overall, this was a fine production of a good exchange for her father’s freedom and she story.
GETTING DOWN WITH WEBSTER Down With Webster is a new band on the scene, and what a band they are. A Canadian rap-rock band from the Toronto area, Down With Webster (otherwise known as DWW for short) is comprised of seven group members; all of which help to accompany the overall sound. The band even has a “hype man:” someone designated to appease the crowd and get them riled up for live performances. DWW hit the music scene when their first single, “Rich Girl$,” debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #47 for the week of October 24, 2009. The song eventually peaked at #21 within the second week of this year. The accompanying video was posted on YouTube on January 12, and finally hit the one million mark in July. DWW then released their follow-up single, “Your Man,” to Canadian radio stations at the beginning of 2010; the song peaked at #12, thus outperforming their debut single. When April of 2010 rolled around, both singles were certified platinum in digital downloads.
The band won the Rogers Mobile/ Universal Music best unsigned artist in Canada award and big names such as Gene Simmons (KISS front man) and Timbaland made it known that they were interested in signing the group to their respective labels. According to Timbaland, “That group is the most amazing and creative, innovative group that’s going to come out in 2010.” However, despite the big names urging them to sign with their labels, Down With Webster had already decided to go with their current label, Universal Motown. Fans of bands such as 3OH!3, Hollywood Undead, Attack Attack!, The Medic Droid and Family Force Five will definitely get a kick out of Down With Webster. The band’s lyrics are anything but
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boring – culturally relevant and downright fun, DWW is a must to check out. Their songs can now be purchased on iTunes, heard on YouTube, and even streamed on last.fm. Down With Webster have just set off on their own tour around the United States and Canada with the up-and-coming rap-rock band, 3OH!3.
LYKKE LI - GET SOME ►She finally returns with some new music. This one is bluesy and the lyrics are very suggestive. This can get repetitive but it is still some new music from a very creative artist. I wonder what direction her new album will go in. You never know what to expect from her.
LUPE FIASCO THE SHOW GOES ON
►This is the new single for his album that is finally being released. I believe this resembles Modest Mouse with some extra horns added into it. It is a very inspiring song and he takes a break from his usual, very encoded, lyricism to just get the point across. If he keeps this up, the world may hate me for writing about him every week from now on. Look out!
JAMIE FOXX - FALL FOR YOUR TYPE
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►A snippet of this leaked a long time ago with Drake singing. So apparently it was just a reference for Jamie and now Drake added a verse of him rapping towards the end. If this song becomes big, Drake will be picking up some large royalties. It is smooth and my favorite part is the slightly distorted background singing Drake does during the breaks.
TOKYO POLICE CLUB FAVOURITE FOOD
► It is that soft-spoken teenage indie rock that comes out of nowhere and turns into rebellious teenage garage rock. That is about it.
THE WALKMEN - THE RAT ► Fast guitars. Fast drums. Emotional
vocals. It is the kind of song that tells you that whoever wrote it just needed to let something out. Turn the volume up and zone out, but do not get all emo on me.
THE ROLLING STONES SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (NEPTUNES REMIX)
►I am not too big a fan of remixes, but that is only because when they are made by some random techno DJ, they sound like every other random techno DJ song. This was made by The Neptunes, who are hip-hop producers. They change the drums up a little bit and add some guitar. It sounds only slightly different from the original, which is kind of a good thing since this song is a classic.
BOBBY FULLER FOUR LET HER DANCE
► Fantastic Mr. Fox’s best song on the soundtrack. I want to hear this in the club right after Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka.
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Lady Dons Volleyball Falls to Oakland Grizzlies Samantha Simonson
On Friday, October 29th, the IPFW women’s volleyball team fell to Oakland University after four sets in 25-22, 25-19, 14-25, and 25-22. This broke the Lady Dons’ 10 match winning streak and their 17 match streak over the Grizzlies. Although junior Alli Hook accomplished a career best effort with 14 kills, and Maya Schlindwein added an additional 14 kills that continued her double figure kill streak and left her one kill short of matching the fourth place spot on the IPFW all-time record list, the IPFW women still lost to Oakland. Also adding to the team effort, Tessa McGill and Taryn Parker had eight kills each, and Stephanie Lamberti completed seven kills. Also successful was Megan Steenhuysen with 49 assists, and Jen Milligan, Stephanie Lamberti, Tessa McGill, and Megan Steenhuysen had 18, 14, 10, and 10 digs respectively. Parker also had four blocks, while
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Steenhuysen and Hook had three each. This loss leaves the Lady Dons in a two-way tie for first place in the Summit League standings with North Dakota State. Both teams are at 11-3 for the season and 17-9 overall. The Oakland win leaves them at 14-12 for the year, and 9-5 in conference play with a close shot at third place in the Summit
League. The Grizzlies were led by Meghan Bray, Allison Bell, and Brittany Dunn. The IPFW women’s volleyball team will host their next two games, as conference rivals Western Illinois and IUPUI will travel to Fort Wayne on November 5th and 6th. The games will be held at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center at 7:00PM.
“What You Missed� Logan Pea
In the fall season in South Bend, for once, the most important thing on peoples’ minds’ isn’t the football teams’ record. It’s the families, players and student body who were effected by a tragedy last week. Declan Sullivan, a twenty year old Notre Dame student fell fifty feet from his watch tower where he films football practice, and died. Winds that day in South Bend were exceeding fifty miles per house. Just before practice, Sullivan tweeted, “Gusts of wind up to 60 mph well today will be fun at work... I guess I’ve lived long enough. :-/ “ and at 3:06 p.m.: “Holy [expletive] holy [expletive] this is terrifying.� The accident occurred at 3:50pm. There was discussion on whether or not Notre Dame would play their game Saturday against Tulsa, but decided it would be best do play. Before opening kickoff, there was a moment of silence held in honor of Declan Sullivan. Notre Dame lost the game in the final seconds. Indiana officials are investigating whether or not the University violated safety laws by allowing Sullivan to be in the old tower with winds that strong. On the way to the road where the tower landed, it destroyed a fence and some brush, leaving items of the structures scatter along the road.
Finally, for the first time in a month, the for now- open play up against Howard. number one ranked team in the country In the NFL, it got to that point in the lasted! Auburn controlled the game from start season where it almost seemed like it was to finish as they defeated 51-31 to improve “just another week.� Then, out of nowhere, to 9-0. In a game where many experts said the New York Jets, who claim themselves the that the number two team in the country, best defense in the league, and the Miami Oregon, would fall to the number twenty- Heat of football, were shut out at home. If three team USC, the Ducks prevailed 53-20 that doesn’t make you laugh, I don’t know after shutting USC out in the fourth quarter what will. The Oakland Raiders improved to preserve a win. Maybe experiencing the their record to 3-1 at home as they put an “big game hangover,� Missouri dropped a absolute pounding on the Seattle Seahawks big game against Nebraska, which dropped 33-3. the Tigers out of the top ten. In the Big Ten, Michigan State, who had climbed all the way to the fifth best spot, was pummled in Iowa City 37-6, tacking on only two field goals in the final quarter. College Basketball is here, and aside from your Mastodons who Apple & PC Sales and Service open up exhibition play tonight, Apple Warranty Repair there are three top twenty-five teams Apple Certified Technicians opening up action tonight. Illinois Consulting & Networking takes on Toledo, Pittsburgh battles Hardware & Software Illinois-Chicago, and Texas, ranked On-Site & In-House Service twenty-fifth, squares off against Business & Residential Louisiana Tech. From the Hoosier State, Indiana University opens up 1BSOFMM "WF t 'PSU 8BZOF */ play against Florida Gulf Coast on t XXX TJHOBUVSFNBD DPN Friday night, and the Boilermakers-
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Women’s Soccer: WINS 2 OF 3 TO END SEASON In the final weekend of the women’s soccer season, the Dons did not let a game slip away. On Saturday, IPFW battled through over one hundred minutes of soccer before closing in a 0-0 tie. In Kansas City, Missouri, against UMKC, a Summit League foe, IPFW fired nine shots in the match, countering UMKC’s eleven. Each and every single one of the twenty shots were denied by the goalkeepers. Kristen McFadden, the keeper in goal for the Dons, only had to physically save three of the eleven shots. Forward Arianne Mason and Midfielder Felicia Jones accounted for seven of the Mastodons’ eleven shots, with five of them being on goal. Nonetheless, the game featured two terrific goaltenders and two terrific defenses that battled for one hundred and ten minutes and could not decide who was better. It was time to rest; and by rest, that means travel. The Dons stayed out west, but dropped a little south as they made their trip from Kansas City, Missouri, to Cedar City, Utah. In Utah, the shots fired brought a little more fierceness than the shots in Missouri. In a “short” ninety minute soccer match, IPFW defeated the University of Southern Utah 2-1. There was no overtime needed, and even the fans had goals to celebrate. Felicia Jones once again had a good night getting balls to the net as she fired three shots onto the goalkeeper, with one of those shots finding the back of the net. Rhea Proctor only had one shot on the night, and that one single shot also
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found the back of the net. Proctor’s goal came in the 21st minute off an Alaina Jones assist. Just four minutes later, Felicia Jones made the game 2-0 with nearly sixty minutes left to play. In sixty minutes of soccer, anything was bound to happen. Throughout the remainder of the match, the Dons buckled down and relied on their strong defense to close the season out with a win. Southern Utah did manage to make
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the match interesting with a goal just before halftime, but that was all the action they saw. The 2-1 win ended the season for IPFW on a high note. The women’s team finished the season with an overall record of 7-9-1, and a Summit League record of 4-4-1. IPFW will be returning very key players next season, including sophomore Arianne Mason who stepped up throughout the season.
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Dolphins at Ravens
►Fish-Ravens-The D shows up ►Pea-Ravens-Division best
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(21) Baylor at (17) Oklahoma State
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(18) Arkansas at (19) South Carolina ►Fish-S.C.-D stifles Mallett ►Pea-Arkansas-Mallett the hammer
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On Saturday, October 30th, both the IPFW men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the 2010 Summit League Cross Country Championships hosted by IUPUI in Carmel, Indiana. In the men’s race, the IPFW squad finished in 9th place overall out of 10 competing teams. The competition was tough, as South Dakota State University, ranked 13th in the Midwest region, took home the team title for the second straight year in a row. SDSU finished with 43 points, while Oakland followed in second with 58 points and North Dakota State came in third with 77 points. IUPUI (112) and Southern Utah (113) rounded out the top five placing teams, while UMKC (142), Western Illinois (191), Oral Roberts (225), IPFW (260), and Centenary (299) concluded the field. Individually, Cosmas Ayabei of UMKC won the men’s race in 24:31. Ayabei was also named the Summit League Championship
Oakland University, ranked 14th in the Great Lakes region, won the team title for the first time ever with 45 points. Southern Utah was second place with 50 points, while North Dakota State was third with 80 points. UMKC (122) and IUPUI (148) finished in the top five placing teams, while South Dakota State (159), IPFW (163), Oral Roberts (204), Western Illinois (238) and Centenary (311) completed the team scoring. Jamie Smith of Southern Utah won the women’s championship race in a time of 21:17, which was good for the Summit League 6k season best finish. Sheilah Ndasym of Oral Roberts placed second in 21:19, and Erin Hargens of South Dakota State finished third in 21:24. The IPFW women’s team was led by freshman Jorden Tomecek in 22:28, as she crossed the finish line in 23rd place. Junior Sarah Hutchings followed close behind Tomecek for a 24th place finish in 22:32. Senior duo Felicia
Buccaneers at Falcons
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►Fish-LSU-Tigers believe ►Pea-Alabama-Good run LSU
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MVP. In second place was Zack Jones of Oakland in 24:39, followed by Michael Krsnak of SDSU for third place in 24:48. The IPFW men were led by senior Randall Quirk, as he remained the top finisher for the Dons in 45th place in a time of 27:00. Juniors Vince Corona and Alex Quick finished one second apart from each other, placing in 56th (27:38) and 57th (27:39). Freshman Cody Sengthong placed 64th (29:05) and Taylor Crowell finished 67th (29:30), while seniors Erich Champbell and Stefan Bolger rounded out the team for IPFW in 73rd (30:22) and 74th (30:37) respectively. In the women’s 6k race,
Mondry and Kim Matusik finished in 31st (22:47) and 42nd (23:24) respectively. Amaya Ayers, Rachel Zachar, and Kayla Boyes rounded out the team scoring for the Dons as they finished in 50th (23:37), 52nd (23:39) and 53rd (23:49). The roster was missing teammate Becca Selner, as she sat out injured for the last race of the season. However, the IPFW women will have six returning freshman on the young team next season. Both of the IPFW men and women will compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional as the national qualifer meet in Rochester, Michigan on November 15th.
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Chicken Chasing Wastelander Preston Patillo
“It was the best of times it was the worst of times.” The phrase from Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities perfectly encompasses the feeling of this holiday release season of video games (Q4). I bought Fallout: New Vegas on October 19th only to put it down for Fable III on October 26th. And I will inevitably put that down for something else in the coming weeks. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. If you know anything about video games you know that a new generation of game consoles is released every five years. The only good thing to come out of the recent recession is that the big three (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft) have postponed this cycle. This is a win-win for an avid gamer, such as myself, because the money I save from not purchasing a new system can go towards the plethora of great new games. It could be argued that this gaming generation (7th Generation) has been the best the industry has ever seen. This can be attributed to mastery the developers have attained from the time spent with the current technology. Five years into past console cycles traditionally see the best games. However, this generation can look forward to seeing truly great games for at least another
year (though I would argue two to three years). If this is not the best then it is definitely a golden age or renaissance. The Entertainment Software Association reported that in 2009 video games brought $10.5 billion in revenue, which was just under movies and more than music. This year should be just the same if not better. In a year that started with triple “A” titles such as Mass Effect 2, God of War III, and
and (who could forget) Call of Duty: Black Ops come out. Even PC gamers, who have been neglected in recent times with the exception of casual Facebook games, have seen the long awaited Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Sid Meier’s Civilization V, and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. I suppose my point is that this is a great time to get into the game. If you even casually enjoy video games or have lacked the funds necessary
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Red Dead Redemption, it marked the first time that the industry has spread this caliber of title throughout the year. The traditionally dry summer period saw the release of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Now 2010 ends with a bang as titles like Fallout: New Vegas, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Fable III,
to get into this hobby there are plenty of great titles that are now within your budget as console prices continue to drop. It is the bad time, however, because there are so many great games and so little time to play it. In my case, I’m a chicken chasing wastelander.
The Dental Education Department’s faculty and students of IPFW well exceeded their goal of collecting 800 tubes of toothpaste for the annual Healthy Cities Health Fair, which is an event in Fort Wayne to help needy families and the homeless. I want to gratefully thank the following people, who without their generous donations, this effort would not have been possible: Dr. Gene Dellinger, DDS MSD and Dr. Robert Ketcham, DDS MSD, at 1120 E. Dupont Rd. Dr. David Slyby, DDS, at 4606 E. State Blvd, Ste. B Dr. John Herber, DDS, at 9925 Coldwater Rd. Dr. Michael Tom, DDS, at 1220 Medical Parks Dr, Ste. 1 Dr. Mark Stetzel, DDS, at 10010 Dupont Circle Ct Dr. David Matthews, DDS, at 3611 Broadway Dr. Michael Thompson, DDS, at 12924 Coldwater Rd. Three Rivers Family Dentistry, at 2828 E. State Blvd, Ste. B Dr. George Cooper, DDS, at 2121 E. Dupont Rd, Ste. E Dr. David Diehl, DDS, at 10215 Dupont Circle Dr. West Dr. Gary Pulfer, DDS, at 1405 Medical Parks Dr. Ryan Clark, Office Manager of Kool Smiles, at 1852 Bluffton Rd. Dr. Charles Middleton, DDS, at 4302 E. State Blvd, Ste. 3 Dr. Robert Scheele, DDS, at 10729 Coldwater Rd. Dr. Timothy Olinger, DDS, at 10211 Dupont Circle Dr. West Dr. James Shupe, DDS, at 3030 Lake Ave., Ste. 15 Dr. Gary Crawford, DDS, at 4116 E. State Blvd. Brendon, Store Manager of Papa Johns at 5440 Coldwater Rd.
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IPFW STUDENT SURVEY With the recent political elections, many people are looking back at what their politicians have done. The IPFW administration is also gauging decisions of the past, examining their effect here on campus. They rolled out a comprehensive student survey this past Monday, inquiring about everything from how your teachers are treating you to the sense of community in the campus. No, you cannot vote to have a certain teacher removed, but you can voice your opinion and hope the administration listens. So this begs the question: do they listen? A survey of similar proportions was done in ‘94, ‘98, ‘02, and ‘06. With this survey as with those past, students who participate will be entered to win something, this time one of three IPads. When checking what percent has been surveyed, Dr. Christopher Tokpah responded, “The factor is not based on percentage of students, but on the reliability of the data based on a representative population.” When asked if everyone would be able to participate in the survey, he said, “No, you have to be invited, we selected a representative sample of students based on a computer program.” When asked what percent of those students that were invited responded in previous years, he said, “Thirty percent.” He then elaborated, “That is why we try to oversample the population, to make sure we get enough information for it to be reliable.” Explaining the motives prompting the surveys, Dr. Tokpah said, “Our goal is to look at the big picture, and work on every single area,” and that “The goal of the administration is continuous improvement.” He said they hope “students will give a
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real perception of experience on campuses what you can use this information to improve services.” This led to the question of how are they doing. Reviewing the document for 2006 on http://www.ipfw.edu/vcaa/assessment/InstitutionalARR.shtml, it was discovered that the administration had improved in almost every area, except in the area of computer lab accessibility and adequateness. When asked to comment about this, Glenn Morgan, the Customer Service Centers Manager said, “I am not happy with that.” He went on to say, “I have only been in this position for 2 years.” He said in order to change perception, “They have installed 4 GB of ram in each computer to increase the speed, upgraded them all to Windows 7, and added a significant amount of them to campus.” It does seem the administration listens, and according to Dr. Kasey Price, the Director of Special Projects/Student Activities, “All responses (in the survey) are eventually tied to program funding.” She elaborated saying, “If they found out that a program was very well received and they were thinking of cutting funding, then the administration would have to say that they can’t cut there.” So the purpose of this survey appears to be student-focused. As Dr. Christopher Topkah and Dr. Kasey Price. Dr. Price said, “We would Photo by Matt Lash. not take the time to do these surveys if we did not care about students.” So for those who received an invitation to participate, please respond and respond accurately. Your answers may effect the rest of us.