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Where Can You See the Best Karaoke in Town?

Fet Fit at Boot Camp:

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A&E Editor Dan Mohr reviews local hotspots.

IPFW students get a serious workout throughout campus.

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Kristan Mensch

Ethe past three weeks, we learned about six of those suicides alone, ranging in

ach year in the United States alone, more than 34,000 people die by suicide. In

ages of 13-18 years old. According to reports, what drove these teenagers to suicide was because they were bullied for being gay or perceived to be gay.

“Those youth are Asher Brown, 13, of Houston; Seth Walsh, 13, of Tehachapi, Calif.; Billy Lucas, 15, of Greensburg, Ind.; and Tyler Clementi of New Jersey,” stated an article on dallasvoice.com, which was posted Sept. 30. Now the most recent victim is Caleb Nolt, 14, of Ft. Wayne.

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Nolt was a fresman of North Side High School. According to his obituary, “He enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend Lexy and attending church with her.” A memorial page has been created on Facebook to remember Caleb Nolt. One member of this page, who knows the Nolt family comments, “Work sucked today. I stood in his (Caleb’s) mom’s office, saw all her pics of her kids and just cried. As a parent, I became angry. Bullying is wrong!” Although Nolt was not gay, regardless of one’s orientation, anyone can be a victim of anti-gay bullying.

“This is a moment where every one of us – parents, teachers, students, elected officials, and all people of conscience – need to stand up and speak out against intolerance in all its forms,” stated the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.

Many people imagine bullying as older kids forcibly taking younger kids’ lunch money.

Though, it stems much further than that – and often times stems into harassment for those of varying sexual orientations.

The Trevor Project, an organization aimed at support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals, states on its web site that, “86.2 percent of

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U.S.: BE CAUTIOUS IN EUROPE Alan Clendenning & Matthew Lee

Courtesy of College News Network: Daily Illini

The travel alert is a step below a formal warning not to visit Europe, but some experts said it could still hurt a fragile European economy already hit hard by the debt crisis.

“I think if someone was looking for an excuse not to travel, then this is just the ticket,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.

“However, I don’t think most people will alter their plans unless the threat is very specific.”

The State Department alert advised the hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens living or traveling in Europe to take more precautions about their personal security. Security officials say terrorists may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons on public places, similar to the deadly 2008 shooting spree in Mumbai, India.

Without a specific threat, however, American visitors were not letting the alert disrupt their travels.

“We live in New York. So in New York we think about these things all the time,” said Richard Mintzer, a 55-yearold American visiting Italy with his wife. “I wouldn’t say we are particularly worried in Rome, no more than we would be at home, or anywhere in the Western world.”

At Paris’ spring-summer 2011 readyto-wear fashion shows, W magazine fashion market director Karla Martinez said she gets “worried for five minutes, but then I forget about it and get back to the job that I’m here to do.

“It’s a little scary when you’re staying in a big hotel with lots of tourists, because we hear that could be a target, but I try not to get too worked up about it,” she said. “At the end of the day all you can do is keep your eyes and ears open and try not to be naive.”

The nonprofit group IES Abroad sent e-mails Sunday warning about 1,500 college students in its European study abroad programs to avoid crowded tourist spots and hangouts typically frequented by Americans. The message — also sent to the students’ parents — also told students to leave public places if they see signs of trouble.

“We say, ‘Be alert, cautious and

aware of your surroundings,’” IES executive vice president Bill Hoye said.

“It means, ‘Don’t be totally plugged into your iPod.’” Hours after the e-mails were sent by the Chicago-based group, it had no sign of any students who wanted to drop out of the programs.

The impact on travel could deepen if the threat leads to new, tighter security measures, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst for Forrester Research.

But the U.S.-based Air Transport Association, a trade group for the airline industry, said it expects “business as usual.”

United, Continental and Delta said

“the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure.”

“Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks,” it said. “European governments have taken action to guard against a terrorist attack and some have spoken publicly about the heightened threat conditions.”

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., stressed to reporters after talking to State Department and Justice Department officials that the alert “means be careful when you go, but they are not advising you not to go.”

Photo courtesy of mroach via Flickr they were operating as usual on Sunday without any cancellations or delays related to the terror alert. The airlines said customers will be charged the usual penalty if they want to change itineraries.

Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition, said business travelers will likely keep their plans and hold onto nonrefundable tickets as long as the warning remains “fairly general.”

“The biggest impact will be those people who right now haven’t yet made their plans,” Mitchell said. “They’re the ones who will forestall their decision until the situation is a little bit more clear.”

The travel alert noted in particular

U.S. and European security experts have been concerned for days about a terror attack similar to the one in Mumbai, which left 166 people dead and targeted two luxury hotels, a Jewish center, a popular restaurant and a crowded train station.

Britain’s Foreign Office on Sunday began warning British travelers to France and Germany that the threat of terrorism in those countries is high.

Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May said the threat of terrorism in the U.K. remains unchanged at “severe,” meaning an attack is highly likely.

Germany’s Interior Ministry said it saw no need to change its assessment of risks to the country and there were “still no concrete indications

of imminent attacks” there. France’s interior minister said the threat of a terrorist attack is real but that the country is not raising its alert level.

“The terrorist threat exists, and could hit us at any moment,” the French defense minister, Herve Morin, was quoted as saying in the daily Le Parisien. “Networks organizing themselves to prepare attacks are constantly being dismantled around the world. It is good for the French to know this,” A French official said Sunday that Italian police had arrested a Frenchman suspected of links to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan. The man was arrested in Naples in early September, said the official, who was not authorized to be publicly named because terrorism cases are classified.

The U.S. alert is not changing plans for three NBA teams to play preseason games this week in London, Milan and Barcelona, Spain, though Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis said players were getting additional security when they went out.

Kobe Bryant and other members of the Los Angeles Lakers attended a Premier League game between London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal.

Lakers center Pau Gasol said he had no intention of spending his time in London sitting in a hotel room.

“It’s a great city to be out and walk around in, and experience things. It would be a crime to stay at the hotel,” Gasol said.

The U.S. notice said citizens “should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling,” according to the alert.

The alert wasn’t intended to urge travelers to stay away from public places. It fell short of a formal travel warning, which could have had broader implications including a stronger likelihood of canceled airline and hotel bookings and the suspension of many U.S. college and university study-abroad programs.

Despite concerns that the alert could cause a European travel slump, there was no strong opposition to it from European leaders, who were advised privately of the impending action, a European official said.

LGBT students reported experience in being harassed at school.” In turn, the web site reported that, “a third of young LGB people reported actually having made at least one suicide attempt.”

The Trevor Project also organized a Facebook event to hold a moment of silence for the victims, and added that “events are being planned across the country in the coming weeks to mourn the loss of young people, and to take action to stop bullying crimes

that lead to suicide.”

IPFW’s United Sexualities group has planned one of those impromptu events after learning of Nolt’s passing. Oct. 7, a candlelight vigil will be held by the group “to honor those students across the nation who’ve been the victims of [gay or gay-perceived] bashing” the Facebook event page read. Beginning at 8 p.m., the vigil will be by Rhinehart Music Center, and after lighting candles will end by the Engineering, Technology and

Computer Science building.

The Trevor Project’s web site provides a list of suicidal warning signs, which include things as mundane as “change in regular behavior,” to almost tell-tale “expression of lack of future orientation (i.e., ‘it won’t matter soon anyway’).” The site offers prevention techniques, places and phone numbers for support, and asks that individuals “talk to the young people … before it’s too late.”

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“3 Friends” by Michael Burman

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“Habeas Corpus” by Robert Schroeder

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Four Professors Present Work for Prize Maja Sljivar

Art has never been closer to a consumer. The ArtPrize in Grand Rapids Michigan turns the regular folks into art critics as over 1700 artists flock into town for one of the greatest international art competitions.

The sheer number of participants would intimidate just about anyone. But there is no need to panic. Artprize is neither pretentious nor reserved for connoisseurs. It is one of the first art shows where the general public decides the winner. And if this makes you think of American Idol, do not be ashamed - the voting system was established to model the popular reality show.

“The voting system has definitely created a lot of buzz. It is revolutionary, when you think of the usual segregation between the general public and the elitist world of art”, said Dana Goodman, the chair of the

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Fine Arts department. “This new, different way, almost completely bridges the gap, as the general public is allowed into the domain that was previously reserved for professional artists only” Goodman is also one of the four IPFW professors who are presenting their work at the ArtPrize. Associate faculty Robert F. Schroeder, Michael Burman and Sayaka Ganz will be competing alongside Goodman for the $250,000 grand prize. A total of $449.000 will be awarded to the top ten entries.

The monetary prize is only a small part of the ArtPrize’s appeal. With hundreds of internationally renown artists presenting, simple participation in the exhibition is an enormous accomplishment. “Our Fine Arts are remarkably prolific artists. Their work is on par with international artists from around the world.

They are represented by major galleries in New York and Chicago” said Chuck O’Connor, Dean of the

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“Emergence” by Sayaka Ganz

College of Visual and Performing Arts in the press release. “We are the only school in the area with the award winning, internationally acclaimed faculty. It is the best world to be learning in”, said Susan Domer the PR specialist of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Finally, one must not forget about the students. The show is not reserved to the professionally acclaimed artists. Almost a hundred of the participants were undergraduate art students. “It really gives you something to look forward to” stated Hillary, an art major sophomore. She was not among the group of students who went to view the exhibit at Grand Rapids this year, but she is excited about the progress made by her fellow undergraduates from other universities who show alongside their older, more experienced colleagues. It is an exciting, completely different way of experiencing art.

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Celebrity Support for GLBTQ Rights Grows Wesley Haffenden

Daniel Radcliffe, Jason Mraz, Hilary Duff, Lady Gaga, and Jack Black. These popular celebrities have something in common. All of them are supporters of gay rights. Actor Danielle Radcliffe, widely known as Harry Potter, is an outspoken supporter of The Trevor Project. He recently released a public service announcement addressing the issue of suicide of GLBTQ teens. Musician Jason Mraz is all about love, any love. He is an active supporter of marriage equality. Singer/ actress Hilary Duff appeared in the Think Before You Speak commercials, educating people that saying “That’s so gay.� is offensive. Lady Gaga, largely suggested as a leader of the gay rights movement, has made the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell her number one priority. Comedian Jack Black starred in Prop 8 – The Musical, ridiculing gay rights opponents.

Support for gay rights in the United States has grown steadily the last several years. Approximately 7 out of 10 people supports either marriage or civil unions among gay couples. Support from celebrities

is widespread. Even Cindy and Megan McCain, wife and daughter of former Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, support gay marriage and appeared together in the NOH8 Campaign.

Other prominent Republicans have come out in support of gay rights. Including Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck. This is contrary to the Republican Party’s platform, which supports a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage and claims that homosexuality is incompatible with military service. This does not align with the American public’s feelings toward Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Nearly 80% of Americans support repealing the law.

Homosexuals are allowed to serve openly in much of the world, including most of Europe and South America. Internationally, gay marriage is now legal in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Mexico City. Gay marriage in the U.S. is now recognized in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.

Celebrity outreach aids in stopping violence against GLBTQ youth, promoting gay marriage rights, ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and ending the use of gay homophobic slurs like “that’s so gay�.

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IPSGA Budget Focuses on Plan for Future Kaitlyn Lucas

In April, we reported that the 20102011 budget for IPSGA was capped.

The reason for this was that student government had the most money to spare. Administration was looking for little nips and tucks they could make and found this to be one area where they could nip and tuck.

Usually, there is a “40/60� split of the student activities fee, “40%� going to IPSGA and “60%� going to sports. With this capped budget, the $1.2 million that student government is getting is still coming from that “40�. The difference is going into a special account controlled by the Chancellor. He has vowed to use the money to fund programs and student

projects. The money will be used for the McClellan, “but capping [the budget] benefit of the students. didn’t really hurt anything. They can Capping the budget meant taking still do everything.� If they needed more a look at exactly what the money is dollars, it was suggested that “students used for. Now, using the budget mean are very attractive for sponsorships. If carefully evaluating each cost. Says you get a sponsor, you can free up dollars Vice President of Finance for IPSGA and do more stuff.� IPSGA is looking Eric Smith, “We toward being more do a lot more than “IPSGA is looking toward entrepreneurial to hand out free t-shirts being more entrepreneurial to raise extra dollars. and free food. Our “Niki Mathews from raise extra dollars.� budget includes Student Activities other items such as Board has already purchasing student subscriptions for the been looking to have concerts, fitness Communicator, Freshman Fest, Honors and so much more. She wants to see Society, CASA, the list goes on.� So far, events that were great 5 years ago be not much is changing. even better,� according to Eric Smith. “IPSGA is not one of the best According to student government, funded student governments,� said Vice it is not a case of not having sufficient Chancellor of Student Affairs Greg funds. “We have a lot of money to work

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with and are learning how to spend the money wisely and efficiently,� said Eric Smith. Essentially, no money is being lost, none is being wasted. The fact that the budget has been capped, not cut, capped, has had a very small effect.

Things are still happening. Bigger and better things are in the future.

The plan for the future is to go back to the “discussion� table to re-evaluate the budget. Discussion is quoted because IPSGA wasn’t entirely included in the decision to cap the budget. They were essentially told that this change was being made. But maybe the relationship between administration and student government will strengthen and they will both come to the table for friendly debate and compromise. Hopefully, anyway.

What happens when you use your credit card to buy gas Matthew Lash

If you go to the gas pump these days you notice that the prices are up. Well what goes into the price of a gallon of gas? According to nowpublic.com, there is are the usual taxes 13%, distribution and marketing 10%, refining 8%, and crude oil 69%. An unknown actor in higher prices is the extra 2.5% on top of that is added on by credit card company’s fees. Recently local gas distributors have been attempting to inform the public of the breakdown. Some gas stations even sell gas at a lower price to those that use cash only.

Recently, according to foxbusiness.com retailers have tried to fight back by offering incentives to holders of credit cards with lower processing fees. This would then offer the merchants more of an incentive to lower the price of their goods, including Gasoline. This all seems like a good plan, but not when a large credit card company, has a strangle hold merchants. This

is a type monopoly that feeds on consumer constant request for rewards according to WSJ.com. These companies would effectively have to allow merchants the ability to offer discounts to consumers who use credit cards without cushy reward plans as pointed out

by WSJ.com.

This could be a big upset for credit card companies according to WSJ.com. Other credit card companies, Visa and MasterCard, are acting proactively with the justice department hope they might be able solidify market share as well as possibly nullify a American Express’s strangling contracts. They are nearing a settlement that could clear up some of the possible legal questions in the minds of retailers and credit card companies. This could also give consumer more of a choice, whether they wish to use credit cards with rewards, or just pay less in the first place. The impact of this possible decision have yet to be studied according to WSJ.com this will be interesting none the less and hopeful relive some of the stress at the pump.

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Stop Dating

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A friend of mine has been talking to this guy that’s already got a girlfriend, and I advised her against that. They occasionally meet for coffee between classes and I’ve seen them flirting.

The Stop Dating philosophy seems to be all about just “hanging out” and so I wondered what the two of you thought about their behavior.

--Eric, Indiana This is a great question that is particularly interesting to approach on a college campus. Here at IPFW, we’re often thrown into situations where we’re working toward common goals with seventy or eighty people of both sexes. This can naturally lead to interaction with members of the opposite sex in work groups and study sessions, or just informal chats about the class, the professor, or the workload. This is one of the great parts of the college experience, and there won’t be a time in most of our lives that we’re not working with or sharing experiences with the opposite sex.

For most of us, the boundary between taskoriented communication, or even normal social talk, is clearly delineated from flirtatious or inappropriately intimate behavior. Sometimes it’s hard to recognize if a line is being crossed when you’re in a situation, though. If you’ve ever tried to tell your friend that someone was into them and had them express disbelief, you know what we’re talking about. Remember, as frustrated as you might be, you can’t impose your values on your friend or force her to change her behavior.

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There are a couple of concepts that your friend might consider in regards to her behavior.

The first concept is the notion of emotional cheating. Even though she may consider their relationship harmless because it lacks physical consummation, it may be damaging her friend’s ability to relate to his partner. If her friend is lying to his partner about spending time with her, or is constantly complaining about inadequacies in his relationship, then it may be a sign that he is becoming too intimately connected to her. She can take responsibility for drawing clear boundaries by addressing it directly with him. It’s always better to be clear about where you stand with someone.

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asking her why she’s doing it, or whether she’s even aware of it. It can function as a psychologically “safe” alternative for those who fear the rejection of pursuing available relationships. We’re not taking your friend’s inventory and cannot ascribe a motive to her behavior, but we encourage your friend to assess her own motives closely and to be truthful with her friend about what she’s feeling.

This will have benefits for your friend. One, it will increase the honesty of her communication with her friend. Unspoken hopes and expectations can lead to miscommunication and endless nights of worrying over things that are out of our control.

It might also wake him up to his own behavior (if there are problems of emotional cheating) and help the situation resolve itself. If your friend is worried about losing the budding friendship, just remind her that if these things aren’t addressed then the friendship may end in an even more emotionally damaging way.

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Enjoying Local Art with a Cuppa Joe The Firefly Showcases Fort Wayne Creativity

Lindsay Sprunger

The Firefly Coffee House on North Anthony has always been a big supporter of local artists. Because the coffee shop is seemingly never waning of traffic, it is an ideal place for artists to gain exposure in the community, especially during the school year when students frequent the trendy coffee shop in between classes or when meeting friends for coffee or tea.

Each month, the artwork of one or two local artists can be found hanging on the coffee house’s muraled walls. The month of September showcased the work of Caitlen Crowely and Kevin Leigh-Manuell, two students attending colleges in Fort Wayne.

“The Firefly is a well-known place when it comes to Fort Wayne art,” said LeighManuell. His creations of mixed media (ink, pencil, water color, and acrylic) articulate a twist of the bizarre mixing with a strong feeling of isolation and even shocks of melancholy. The large number of people and assorted audience that come into the Firefly are ideal for his goal of reaching people as an artist. “I’m fascinated with our value system, and our interactions, and personal fears and ambitions. My art isn’t about me and my opinions so much as it is about us and our opinions.”

The extent of artistic showcase at the Firefly is not

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limited to paintings and drawings. The Firefly plays host to all sorts of mediums from local artists and craftspeople all around the Fort Wayne area. In two

old-fashioned bookcases in front of the coffee bar are an assortment of handcrafted odds and ends for sale: homemade soaps, funky postcards made

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit which sparks interest in the relationship between art and nature.

Artology: The Intersection of Art & Nature, which is being presented by the FWMoA and ACRES Land Trust, consists of works by 20 artists. According to a sign hung in the museum’s Lincoln Auditorium, it is the “6th annual naturebased art exhibit.”

The pieces of art themselves have a

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Six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

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drastic range in media, technique and style.

Notable pieces include Nancy McCroskey’s 3D rendering of leaves and Dick Lehman’s carbonfilm-transfers on ceramics.

Most are scenic views of land from all seasons— although there are also wildlife and quite abstract works as well.

“The artworks of [the exhibit] are available for purchase,” stated the pamphlet accompanying the exhibit. As it is with fine art, many of the pieces

from recycled materials, original jewelry formed with wire and brightly painted beads, coffee mugcandles, and hand-woven scarves to name a few. The musical arts are certainly not neglected either. The Firefly will occasionally book local musicians to play on their little stage in the back of the oblong shop, surrounded by comfy chairs, wooden tables, and usually an audience of collegeage to thirty year-old coffee drinkers. Every Wednesday is Open Mic Night, where anyone may sign up to share a song, a poem, short story, or whatever they would like to offer to the room for the period of about ten to twenty minutes.

It is clear that in a time of music sell-outs, cutting of arts programs in schools, and economic trouble everywhere, the Firefly Coffee House has its priorities focused on fostering the creativity of the community.

Their efforts encourage their clientele to branch out and discover something truly unique and striking created by some of their fellow Fort Waynians.

are rather expensive— the highest asking price being Karen Moriarty’s “Dustin Nature Preserve #1” at three thousand, which has already been sold.

Many, however, were very reasonably priced for the talent that shows through each one.

The exhibit will be on display through October 23, and the pamphlet states, “The exhibition will culminate in an auction and sale at FWMoA to honor the 50th anniversary of the ACRES Land Trust.”

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Best Karaoke In Town

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here’s no better feeling in the world than getting up on a stage and belting out some of your favorite tunes to an audience full of complete strangers. Retract that: actually a better feeling would be the roar of applause and “woo’s” one gets after finishing a song, and completing the “walk of fame” back to their seat. These feelings all sprout from the glory known as karaoke.

Sadly, though, bar crawling for karaoke joints is typically an overlooked activity. This could be because of people’s irrational fears of exploiting themselves in front of an audience, or perhaps they don’t believe they can sing well – whether that is in the shower or in front of strangers. Ask anyone you know, and you’ll probably get the same answer every time: “I just can’t sing, so why would I sing to people I don’t even know?” Never you fear, though. Karaoke bars are almost always chock full of eager (and very amateur) singers. Very rarely will one walk into a karaoke bar and witness the next Mariah Carey – everyone you see sitting in the audience is there to just have a good time, unwind and relax after a backbreaking week of schoolwork and other hardships. So, if you’re one of those people who are deathly afraid of putting yourself out there, so to speak, chill out and have a good time!

Fort Wayne has plenty to offer its citizens as far as nightlife festivities go, and its assortment of karaoke bars is no different. It’s all just a matter of where you look, what your preference in bar is and, ultimately, who you want to surround yourself with. Each day of the week has a different set of “regulars,” if you will, who flock to their respective bar, which means every day of the week has a new singing adventure in store for its peruser. Listed are some of Fort Wayne’s finest karaoke spots – grab a friend and go have some fun!

Crooners is located within Pieres, and acts as its own separate bar from the rest of the club. It’s open every day of the week, including Sunday. Doors open at 9 p.m. each night, and the bar closes at 3 p.m. Pretty standard stuff.

Crooners is basically an upstairs and downstairs venue, with a large stage that takes up the majority of the space – it’s a dedicated karaoke bar. With very sweet karaoke hosts, some of the best bartenders in town and amazing drink specials (dollar vodka drinks and fifty cent draft beers nearly every night), Crooners is karaoke-central, and a must to check out.

The Neon Armadillo also plays host to karaoke on Wednesday nights. Not only that, but they also have a fantastic array of ways to be frugal with your money if you so choose to be. Long necks are only a quarter, import beers and food are only a buck and free karaoke all night long. This bar also has live music at times, with the most recent big-name musician being Randy Travis. It’s quite clear that the Neon Armadillo is also a top choice for singers and listeners alike.

Another great place to check out is Rum Runners off of Coldwater Road. Karaoke is held every Wednesday night, and they also open up the dance floor for those more courageous beings, or for those who would rather exercise their appendages rather than their voice boxes. Their drink specials are also quite comparable with $1.50 domestic

I recently stumbled upon a website launched by the Oxford University Press, savethewords.org, which asks that people adopt littleknown words by using them as often as possible. According to the web site, “Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language. Old words, wise words, hard-working words.

Words that once led meaningful lives but now lie unused, unloved and unwanted.” The web site is actually quite entertaining, so I decided that the best way for me to adopt a word would be to share it in What’s the Word! So, here are some interesting definitions as told by savethewords.org:

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draft beers, $2.25 well drinks and $3 jager bombs. To top it off, there isn’t even a cover. As it also doubles as a restaurant, Rum Runners is a fairly large venue, so get your group of friends together for a night of fun here.

Just like Rum Runners, Break and Run is also a fantastic restaurant with a great nightlife scene for Fort Wayne folk.

A mega venue for fun, Break and Run features more than just karaoke: they’ve got a large dance floor, pool tables, dart boards, corn hole set ups and jumbo-tron televisions.

So, if you aren’t in the mood to belt out some classic

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JAY-Z & KANYE WEST - I'M SO APPALLED FT. PUSHA T, CYHI DA PRYNCE, SWIZZ BEATZ & RZA

►Amazing song. The Jay-Z & Kanye West “Watch The Throne” EP is going to be something to look out for. Pusha T was kind of boring, Cyhi was pretty good, RZA and Swizz beatz played the background, and Kanye’s verse was already previously released, giving Jay-Z the spotlight.

Jay-Z destroys the whole song. Lyrically magnificent. Also, listen for those triumphant horns in the background. So dope.

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►Colin Munroe is a very talented producer, and this is off his new project called The Re-Vox Suite. Basically he takes vocals from two different songs, remixes the beat and adds his vocals to make a completely different song. Genius.

Photo courtesy of besighyawn via Flickr songs, Break and Run is also just a great place to chill out with some friends. Also, on November 13, they are hosting their karaoke sing-off competition that will open at 8 p.m. with a grand prize of $100. If that isn’t an incentive to get up there and sing, who knows what is!

All in all, if you’re looking for a fun activity to test your vocal chords with, definitely check out the local Fort Wayne karaoke bars. Sick of bowling under neon lights?

Tired of paying eight bucks to see a movie? Exhausted with… strolling around Wal-Mart for the umpteenth time?

Then karaoke is for you. Most places don’t charge for admittance on the weekdays, so bar-hopping for a quick singing fix is an inexpensive delight to us broke college students. The only way you’ll actually end up emptying your pockets of cash is for the cheap drink specials that every bar has. And if it’s your first time singing in front of an audience, maybe a rum and Coke wouldn’t hurt. Or maybe two.

Scaevity

“unluckiness” “After spilling coffee on her blouse, ketchup on her skirt and ink on her jacket, Christine found out scaevity does come in threes.”

Canitude

6-7

“greyness; hoariness; whiteness” “I’m not saying the bride was fat, but the sheer canitude of the bride’s wedding gown could be seen from outer space.”

Boreism

“behavior of a boring person” “I could tell my blind date was only capable of boreism, so I hid in the bathroom for an hour until he left.”

Divinipotent

“having strong divinatory powers” “She discovered water beneath the well and now believes she’s divinipotent.”

Stay tuned, next week we are back to student definitions and English majors everywhere will rekindle their relationships with their beloved dictionaries.

CHRISTIAN RICH – SAY MY NAME FT. COLIN MUNROE

►Christian is kind of like a singer who traveled into the future from the 80’s and does not realize it. Colin Munroe is a Canadian kid who was locked in his bedroom until he learned how to play every instrument and then learned how to sing. I think this should explain itself.

DRAKE – FANCY (REMIX) FT. MARY J.BLIGE & SWIZZ BEATZ

►Not much different from the original version but they have a small intro in which Mary replaces T.I. for a verse. For some reason, the intro sets the perfect tone and Mary just makes this song much smoother than it was previously. I like T.I., but he is a little too much for such a fancy song. No pun intended.

SUFJAN STEVENS – VESUVIUS ►I love songs that are relaxing and beautiful and turn epic. It is the kind of song meant for the ride back from a road trip when everyone has said their last joke, every event has already been talked about and exaggerated immensely, and the only thing left to do is quietly mumble the lyrics to this song until you get everyone else singing it too, and then it is a full-on explosion of sing-along madness. Thanks Sufjan.

LIL WAYNE – WITH YOU

FT. DRAKE

►I am not the biggest Lil Wayne fan, but I am a fan. I do not think he is God. I do not sacrifice lambs to him late at night. I do enjoy his music however. This one is for the ladies who like to be romanced by someone who is not too good at romancing. But Lil Wayne is still kind of a pro. He will whisper sweet nothings in your ear and get Drake to sing in the background to set the mood.

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Music Art

Enjoying Local Art with a Cuppa Joe The Firefly Showcases Fort Wayne Creativity

Lindsay Sprunger

The Firefly Coffee House on North Anthony has always been a big supporter of local artists. Because the coffee shop is seemingly never waning of traffic, it is an ideal place for artists to gain exposure in the community, especially during the school year when students frequent the trendy coffee shop in between classes or when meeting friends for coffee or tea.

Each month, the artwork of one or two local artists can be found hanging on the coffee house’s muraled walls. The month of September showcased the work of Caitlen Crowely and Kevin Leigh-Manuell, two students attending colleges in Fort Wayne.

“The Firefly is a well-known place when it comes to Fort Wayne art,” said LeighManuell. His creations of mixed media (ink, pencil, water color, and acrylic) articulate a twist of the bizarre mixing with a strong feeling of isolation and even shocks of melancholy. The large number of people and assorted audience that come into the Firefly are ideal for his goal of reaching people as an artist. “I’m fascinated with our value system, and our interactions, and personal fears and ambitions. My art isn’t about me and my opinions so much as it is about us and our opinions.”

The extent of artistic showcase at the Firefly is not

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limited to paintings and drawings. The Firefly plays host to all sorts of mediums from local artists and craftspeople all around the Fort Wayne area. In two

old-fashioned bookcases in front of the coffee bar are an assortment of handcrafted odds and ends for sale: homemade soaps, funky postcards made

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit which sparks interest in the relationship between art and nature.

Artology: The Intersection of Art & Nature, which is being presented by the FWMoA and ACRES Land Trust, consists of works by 20 artists. According to a sign hung in the museum’s Lincoln Auditorium, it is the “6th annual naturebased art exhibit.”

The pieces of art themselves have a

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tony Award-winning Musical Williams Theatre

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Contains mature subject matter

Six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

Directed by John O’Connell

Music Direction by Mindy Cox

IPFW students with I.D. is free All Others $16 and under Children 6 and under will not be admitted Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.

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drastic range in media, technique and style.

Notable pieces include Nancy McCroskey’s 3D rendering of leaves and Dick Lehman’s carbonfilm-transfers on ceramics.

Most are scenic views of land from all seasons— although there are also wildlife and quite abstract works as well.

“The artworks of [the exhibit] are available for purchase,” stated the pamphlet accompanying the exhibit. As it is with fine art, many of the pieces

from recycled materials, original jewelry formed with wire and brightly painted beads, coffee mugcandles, and hand-woven scarves to name a few. The musical arts are certainly not neglected either. The Firefly will occasionally book local musicians to play on their little stage in the back of the oblong shop, surrounded by comfy chairs, wooden tables, and usually an audience of collegeage to thirty year-old coffee drinkers. Every Wednesday is Open Mic Night, where anyone may sign up to share a song, a poem, short story, or whatever they would like to offer to the room for the period of about ten to twenty minutes.

It is clear that in a time of music sell-outs, cutting of arts programs in schools, and economic trouble everywhere, the Firefly Coffee House has its priorities focused on fostering the creativity of the community.

Their efforts encourage their clientele to branch out and discover something truly unique and striking created by some of their fellow Fort Waynians.

are rather expensive— the highest asking price being Karen Moriarty’s “Dustin Nature Preserve #1” at three thousand, which has already been sold.

Many, however, were very reasonably priced for the talent that shows through each one.

The exhibit will be on display through October 23, and the pamphlet states, “The exhibition will culminate in an auction and sale at FWMoA to honor the 50th anniversary of the ACRES Land Trust.”

Admission for students is $3 and

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Best Karaoke In Town

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here’s no better feeling in the world than getting up on a stage and belting out some of your favorite tunes to an audience full of complete strangers. Retract that: actually a better feeling would be the roar of applause and “woo’s” one gets after finishing a song, and completing the “walk of fame” back to their seat. These feelings all sprout from the glory known as karaoke.

Sadly, though, bar crawling for karaoke joints is typically an overlooked activity. This could be because of people’s irrational fears of exploiting themselves in front of an audience, or perhaps they don’t believe they can sing well – whether that is in the shower or in front of strangers. Ask anyone you know, and you’ll probably get the same answer every time: “I just can’t sing, so why would I sing to people I don’t even know?” Never you fear, though. Karaoke bars are almost always chock full of eager (and very amateur) singers. Very rarely will one walk into a karaoke bar and witness the next Mariah Carey – everyone you see sitting in the audience is there to just have a good time, unwind and relax after a backbreaking week of schoolwork and other hardships. So, if you’re one of those people who are deathly afraid of putting yourself out there, so to speak, chill out and have a good time!

Fort Wayne has plenty to offer its citizens as far as nightlife festivities go, and its assortment of karaoke bars is no different. It’s all just a matter of where you look, what your preference in bar is and, ultimately, who you want to surround yourself with. Each day of the week has a different set of “regulars,” if you will, who flock to their respective bar, which means every day of the week has a new singing adventure in store for its peruser. Listed are some of Fort Wayne’s finest karaoke spots – grab a friend and go have some fun!

Crooners is located within Pieres, and acts as its own separate bar from the rest of the club. It’s open every day of the week, including Sunday. Doors open at 9 p.m. each night, and the bar closes at 3 p.m. Pretty standard stuff.

Crooners is basically an upstairs and downstairs venue, with a large stage that takes up the majority of the space – it’s a dedicated karaoke bar. With very sweet karaoke hosts, some of the best bartenders in town and amazing drink specials (dollar vodka drinks and fifty cent draft beers nearly every night), Crooners is karaoke-central, and a must to check out.

The Neon Armadillo also plays host to karaoke on Wednesday nights. Not only that, but they also have a fantastic array of ways to be frugal with your money if you so choose to be. Long necks are only a quarter, import beers and food are only a buck and free karaoke all night long. This bar also has live music at times, with the most recent big-name musician being Randy Travis. It’s quite clear that the Neon Armadillo is also a top choice for singers and listeners alike.

Another great place to check out is Rum Runners off of Coldwater Road. Karaoke is held every Wednesday night, and they also open up the dance floor for those more courageous beings, or for those who would rather exercise their appendages rather than their voice boxes. Their drink specials are also quite comparable with $1.50 domestic

I recently stumbled upon a website launched by the Oxford University Press, savethewords.org, which asks that people adopt littleknown words by using them as often as possible. According to the web site, “Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language. Old words, wise words, hard-working words.

Words that once led meaningful lives but now lie unused, unloved and unwanted.” The web site is actually quite entertaining, so I decided that the best way for me to adopt a word would be to share it in What’s the Word! So, here are some interesting definitions as told by savethewords.org:

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draft beers, $2.25 well drinks and $3 jager bombs. To top it off, there isn’t even a cover. As it also doubles as a restaurant, Rum Runners is a fairly large venue, so get your group of friends together for a night of fun here.

Just like Rum Runners, Break and Run is also a fantastic restaurant with a great nightlife scene for Fort Wayne folk.

A mega venue for fun, Break and Run features more than just karaoke: they’ve got a large dance floor, pool tables, dart boards, corn hole set ups and jumbo-tron televisions.

So, if you aren’t in the mood to belt out some classic

Devin Middleton

JAY-Z & KANYE WEST - I'M SO APPALLED FT. PUSHA T, CYHI DA PRYNCE, SWIZZ BEATZ & RZA

►Amazing song. The Jay-Z & Kanye West “Watch The Throne” EP is going to be something to look out for. Pusha T was kind of boring, Cyhi was pretty good, RZA and Swizz beatz played the background, and Kanye’s verse was already previously released, giving Jay-Z the spotlight.

Jay-Z destroys the whole song. Lyrically magnificent. Also, listen for those triumphant horns in the background. So dope.

NO AGE - FEVER DREAMING ►Garage rock at its fullest. It is youthful, it is high energy, and it is sloppy. I need to listen to these guys more.

COLIN MUNROE – BULLETPROOF MONSTER (MASH-UP) FT. LA ROUX & NICKI MINAJ

►Colin Munroe is a very talented producer, and this is off his new project called The Re-Vox Suite. Basically he takes vocals from two different songs, remixes the beat and adds his vocals to make a completely different song. Genius.

Photo courtesy of besighyawn via Flickr songs, Break and Run is also just a great place to chill out with some friends. Also, on November 13, they are hosting their karaoke sing-off competition that will open at 8 p.m. with a grand prize of $100. If that isn’t an incentive to get up there and sing, who knows what is!

All in all, if you’re looking for a fun activity to test your vocal chords with, definitely check out the local Fort Wayne karaoke bars. Sick of bowling under neon lights?

Tired of paying eight bucks to see a movie? Exhausted with… strolling around Wal-Mart for the umpteenth time?

Then karaoke is for you. Most places don’t charge for admittance on the weekdays, so bar-hopping for a quick singing fix is an inexpensive delight to us broke college students. The only way you’ll actually end up emptying your pockets of cash is for the cheap drink specials that every bar has. And if it’s your first time singing in front of an audience, maybe a rum and Coke wouldn’t hurt. Or maybe two.

Scaevity

“unluckiness” “After spilling coffee on her blouse, ketchup on her skirt and ink on her jacket, Christine found out scaevity does come in threes.”

Canitude

6-7

“greyness; hoariness; whiteness” “I’m not saying the bride was fat, but the sheer canitude of the bride’s wedding gown could be seen from outer space.”

Boreism

“behavior of a boring person” “I could tell my blind date was only capable of boreism, so I hid in the bathroom for an hour until he left.”

Divinipotent

“having strong divinatory powers” “She discovered water beneath the well and now believes she’s divinipotent.”

Stay tuned, next week we are back to student definitions and English majors everywhere will rekindle their relationships with their beloved dictionaries.

CHRISTIAN RICH – SAY MY NAME FT. COLIN MUNROE

►Christian is kind of like a singer who traveled into the future from the 80’s and does not realize it. Colin Munroe is a Canadian kid who was locked in his bedroom until he learned how to play every instrument and then learned how to sing. I think this should explain itself.

DRAKE – FANCY (REMIX) FT. MARY J.BLIGE & SWIZZ BEATZ

►Not much different from the original version but they have a small intro in which Mary replaces T.I. for a verse. For some reason, the intro sets the perfect tone and Mary just makes this song much smoother than it was previously. I like T.I., but he is a little too much for such a fancy song. No pun intended.

SUFJAN STEVENS – VESUVIUS ►I love songs that are relaxing and beautiful and turn epic. It is the kind of song meant for the ride back from a road trip when everyone has said their last joke, every event has already been talked about and exaggerated immensely, and the only thing left to do is quietly mumble the lyrics to this song until you get everyone else singing it too, and then it is a full-on explosion of sing-along madness. Thanks Sufjan.

LIL WAYNE – WITH YOU

FT. DRAKE

►I am not the biggest Lil Wayne fan, but I am a fan. I do not think he is God. I do not sacrifice lambs to him late at night. I do enjoy his music however. This one is for the ladies who like to be romanced by someone who is not too good at romancing. But Lil Wayne is still kind of a pro. He will whisper sweet nothings in your ear and get Drake to sing in the background to set the mood.

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Wins Coming in for Women’s Soccer Team Logan Pea

This past Sunday afternoon, while most people were indoors keeping out of the cold or watching football, the IPFW Women’s Soccer team was out and about picking up a big win at home. Not only did the Dons pick up a win, they picked up a win against conference foe North Dakota State University. The Bisons, 0-2 in conference play, also came into the match looking for their fist win of the conference win of the season.

Someone had to get the win. It was IPFW. The Dons won the match in dominating fashion, scoring three goals and giving up zero. Thanks to IPFW keeper Erin Nayler and a determined Mastodon offense, IPFW picked up their second shutout of the season, with their first being over Ohio University, also a home game.

Throughout the match, Nayler made five saves on five shots from the Bison, clearly the best game of the season up to this point. Not only did IPFW show great goaltending, but the offense was not bad either.

IPFW also blasted five shots at the NDSU keeper, and three of the tries made it to the back of the net. The first goal, coming just 2:38 into the game, came off the leg of Rhea Proctor thanks to a nice assist by Tara O’Toole. Later on, one minute after an IPFW offside call, at the 23:17 mark, Lisa Underwood, the Dons’ rising sophomore star, gave IPFW a comfortable, but not guaranteed lead. Still looking for that “putaway” goal, the game turned defensive for nearly sixty minutes. With time dwindling, Tylar Allison came up with another big assist, and gave Lisa Underwood the rock in the 86th minute.

Underwood, who seems to be avoiding the “sophomore slump,” scored her second goal of the game to make the final four minutes very tough on NDSU. The final four minutes quickly ran off the clock, and IPFW had a conference win bring their overall record to 4-6 and 1-1 in the conference.

IPFW hits the road for nearly two weeks, taking on matches in Schreveport, Louisiana, and Tulsa Oklahoma before returning home for a Saturday night match against Oakland at 7:00 pm at Heffner Stadium.

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Upcoming Sports Schedule October 5 2010 | 7:00 P.M.

W. VOLLEYBALL

vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN YPSILANTI, MI October 6 2010 | 7:00 P.M. M. SOCCER vs. BOWLING GREEN HEFNER STADIUM October 8 2010 | 7:00 P.M.

W. VOLLEYBALL vs. ORAL ROBERTS FORT WAYNE, IN

October 8 2010 | 8:00 P.M. W. SOCCER vs. CENTENARY SHREVEPORT, LA October 9 2010 | 2:00 P.M. M. SOCCER vs. WESTERN ILLINOIS MACOMB, IL October 9 2010 | 7:00 P.M. W. VOLLEYBALL vs. CENTENARY FORT WAYNE, IN October 10 2010 | 2:00 P.M. W. SOCCER vs. ORAL ROBERTS TULSA, OK October 10 2010 |

W. GOLF

vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (WHISPER CREEK G.C.) HUNTLEY, IL October 15 2010 | 7:00 P.M. W. VOLLEYBALL vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FORT WAYNE, IN October 15 2010 | 7:00 P.M. M. SOCCER vs. IUPUI HEFNER STADIUM

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“What You Missed” Logan Pea

Let us begin in the NFL. The league was filled with both blowouts and thrillers, sleepers and nail-biters. The nail-biter that still has the locals weeping happened down in the Sunshine State. The Jacksonville Jaguars did it again. After a late touchdown from the Colts, the Jags marched down the field and connected on a 59-yard field goal to stun Indianapolis. In other scores, the Jet’s seemed to prove that they are for real again with a 38-14 win in Buffalo. The Browns edged the Bengels for their first win of the year. Apparently T.O. and Ochocinco are not the answer in Cincinnati. The Packers edged out the Lions by two points in Green Bay,

leaving the Lions winless on the season. The Rams took care of business with no messing around as they barreled over the Seahawks 20-3.

It is time to get excited for baseball. It is time to watch players bundle up for games.

Either way you look at it, the playoffs are here! The action kicks off Wednesday, October 6, as the Rangers travel to Tampa Bay for a best of five set. As soon as that game concludes, the Reds and the Phillies will square off, then for the night game, the Yankees and the Twins will battle it out.

Then on Thursday, the Rays and Rangers will play game two along with the Twins and the Yankees, and the Giants and Braves will start their series out west.

It is hard to define Notre Dame this season,

unless you are using the word inconsistent.

Either way you look at it, on Saturday the Irish pounded on the Boston College Eagles on their home turf and picked up their second win of the season, bringing their record to 2-3. The Oregon Ducks overcame a large halftime deficit to beat the soaring Stanford University Cardinal. The win moved Oregon over Boise State in the rankings, even though Boise State destroyed their opponent.

Florida did not score a touchdown, the Tide Rolled, Ohio State survived a scare, and the Hoosiers fell seventeen seconds short at home to Michigan University. Iowa did not let Penn State in the end zone, and there were no major upsets. I say we all just sit back, grab a pizza, and enjoy the MLB playoffs.

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Men’s Cross Country Team Ran Over By National Powerhouses second behind Carbal. Also from Indiana, Dekalb High School graduate Nate Morrow placed 51st overall, also for the The Men’s Cross Country team spent Indiana Hoosiers.

Coming in 21st, the Dons took a the weekend in Wisconsin along with the women for the Adidas Invitational. lot of positives from the race. Placing Much like the women, the men com- first for the Dons, Randall Quirk ran the peted amongst top teams in the country. course in 26:45, putting him in 140th place, just two placIndiana University, es in front of IPFW Wisconsin University, “Bayer, a Leo High School sophomore Vince CoPrinceton, Syracuse, graduate, placed first overall for rona. After Corona, Oklahoma, and Michithe Indiana Hoosiers with a time the remaining Mastgan State rounded out of 23:29.4...” odons finished one the top seven finishright after the other, ing teams in the huge race. Taking the overall title in the race almost as if they ran in a pack. Cody was Princeton’s Donn Carbal. Maybe Sengthong, Stefan Bolger, Taylor Croweven more impressive than winning the ell, Alex Quick, and senior Erich Camprace, Carbal did it as just a junior. Tak- bell brought in the rest of the pack for ing second place in the meet was Fort the Dons.

The squad is now taking advantage Wayne native Andy Bayer. Bayer, a of two weeks off before returning to acLeo High School graduate, placed first overall for the Indiana Hoosiers with tion October 16 in the Chili Pepper Invia time of 23:29.4, just four tenths of a tation in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Logan Pea

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IPFW Men’s Soccer Falls Short to Bradley in Overtime Logan Pea

On Friday, October 1, the IPFW men’s soccer team traveled away from home to Peoria, Illinois, where they experienced a match full of excitement against the Bradley Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference. In what proceeded into thrilling overtime play, the Dons fell short to the Braves with a final score of 2-1.

In the first half of the game, both teams made a total of 12 attempts.

IPFW made 2 of the overall shots.

However, both teams took a midway break with an empty scoreboard. As the game proceeded after halftime, the Braves held a tough offense as forward Bryan Gaul made a corner kick in the 79th minute of play for his fifth goal of the season. In what initially appeared as a Bradley win, IPFW senior Jorge Ramirez was able to spark the game into

additional play as the Dons committed a foul in the box and he converted a penalty kick with only 13 seconds left on the clock.

With a 1-1 tied score, the Dons and Braves continued their battle on the field through overtime. However, IPFW fell short three minutes into the exhilaration as Bradley senior midfielder Rudy Garcia scored to end the game 2-1 with a victory for the Braves.

The IPFW men were led by Casey Bowman, Jorge Ramirez, Kyle Ackerman, Andy Masteller, and Chris Moreno as they each participated in the Team’s eight attempts throughout the entirety of the game, with Ramirez’s one penalty kick converting into the team’s solitary goal. This match leaves the Dons with a 2-8-0 record for the season.

The team will be back on the field as they face the Bowling Green Falcons at home on Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00 pm at the Hefner Soccer Complex.

IPFW Boot Camp Gets

Serious Logan Pea

What are you doing from 6:30-7:15 in the morning? Probably sleeping.

What could you be doing from 6:307:15 in the morning? Getting in shape. IPFW is providing Boot Camp training in the morning during this time. The camp is open to anybody, male or female. According to those running the camp, it is not as hard as it

sounds. The workouts use hills, stairs, sidewalks, grass, and trees throughout the IPFW campus. The workouts are done outside, so you are encouraged to dress accordingly. The workouts are modeled after the Orange County Adventure Boot Camp for Women but these workouts are open to anyone involved with IPFW or Ivy Tech.

For more information on the Boot Camp, check out the website at www. ocbootcamp.com.

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IPFW Earns Four Championship Wins at Mastodon Invitational Gomastodons.com

The Mastodons won four championships on Saturday when they wrapped up the final day of the Mastodon Invitational.

The invitational was moved indoors to the Pine Ridge Fitness and Racquet Club in Fort Wayne.

Raquel Vescovi and Yuka Kobayashi were the Mastodons lone championship victory in doubles play. Vescovi/Kobayashi defeated IUPUI’s Jesika Bays and Alisha Cummings, 8-2.

In singles play, Vescovi won the No. 3 Singles championship when she won

against Sammi Schoen of Milwaukee, 7-6(2), 6-2.

Also earning a championship win in singles play was Kobayashi. She defeated Kristin Kurer of Milwaukee in a tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-3, 10-4, in No. 5 Singles.

Frederique Sunstrum defeated Evansville’s Jessica Raatz, 6-3, 6-2, to take home the No. 7 Singles championship.

The No. 2 Singles back draw champion was Ingrid Ballus in a victory over Milwaukee’s Kelly Fritz, 6-0, 6-0, respectively.

IPFW will head to the ITA Midwest Regional Championship (October 2126) to close out its fall season.

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By Lucas Fisher and Logan Pea

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Sprint Cup California Race

►Fish-Jimmie Johnson-Stays in front ►Pea-Greg Biffle-Great race out West

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Chiefs at Colts

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(23) Florida State at (13) Miami (FL)

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►Fish-Colts-Manning goes off ►Pea-Colts-Bounce back

►Fish-Miami (FL)-Holds on to win in classic ►Pea-Florida State-Noles’ over Canes

(1) Alabama at (19) South Carolina ►Fish-Alabama-Just too much ►Pea-Alabama-Now for real

(17) Michigan State at (18) Michigan ►Fish-Michigan-Dernard Robinson ►Pea-Michigan State-Sparty cracks top ten

(12) LSU at (14) Florida

►Fish-LSU-Wins in gator town ►Pea-LSU-Florida falls

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Lady Dons Run With Nation’s Best in Wisconsin Samantha Simonson

On Saturday October 2, the IPFW Women’s Cross Country team finished 20th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. Although placing 20th, the Dons ran well against some of the top-ranked schools in the nation, including Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan, Michigan State, and Indiana. All-American Charlotte Browning, a senior from Florida, was the top finisher of the 6K race in a time of 20:14. The meet runner-up, Emily MacLeod of Michigan State, was one second behind Browning as she ran the course in 20:15. Although the collegiate competition was top notch, IPFW ended their day with a number of solid finishes in the invite. Racing at under six minutes per mile, freshman Jordan Tomecek ran a time of 22:11 and crossed the line in 104th place overall. She was

closely followed by teammates Sarah Hutchings (22:41) and Felicia Mondry (22:46). Also scoring for the Dons, freshman Amaya Ayers finished in a time of 22:53, and sophomore Becca Selner completed the course in 23:04.

Team captain and senior Kim Matusik finished in 176th place with a time of 23:32. Commenting on the race, Matusik said, “It was our first 6k of the year. It was a learning experience for many of us and prepared us well for our next meet in Arkansas where we will face at least four other conference schools. We competed with some of the best programs in the nation this weekend and we’ll take a lot from it.”

The IPFW women runners will enjoy two solid weeks off to prepare for their next round of competition on October 16, when they will head south to compete in the Chili Pepper Invitational at the University of Arkansas.

Braves at Giants

►Fish-Giants-Too much pitching ►Pea-Braves-Heyward magical

Reds at Phillies

►Fish-Phillies-Over powers Reds ►Pea-Reds-No letting down Photo Courtesy of Gomastodons.com

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Yankees at Twins

►Fish-Twins-Mauer power ►Pea-Twins-Taking advantage

Rangers at Rays

►Fish-Rays-Close series goes to experience ►Pea-Rangers-Surprise to all

Men's Basketball to Hold Open Tryout Gomastodons.com

Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW men's basketball team will be holding an open walk-on tryout for individuals interested in becoming a member of the 2010-11 squad.

The tryout will be held on Friday, October 15 at 7:00 a.m. at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.

Those interested will need to furnish the following items: A copy of a high school transcript A current class schedule Completion of the NCAA mandated Sickle Cell Test. Click here for the form A completed physical. Click here for the form Individuals will not be permitted to tryout unless they provide all of the required documentation.

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“Shoes for Hope”

Drive Helps Recognize Impact of Suicide Dan Mohr

On October 14th, Shoes for Hope, a charity drive organized by IPFW students Colleen Schulte and Courtney Trout, will be displaying donated shoes that will stretch from Kettler Hall to Walb Student Union.

Schulte and Trout, both members of the IPFW Health Peer Education program, hope to collect a total of 1,088 pairs of donated shoes to show off in their presentation. Each pair of shoes represents one life lost to suicide.

“The shoes will provide a visual display to help students recognize the impact of suicide on college campuses. I hope that it encourages students to get involved in an effort to reduce this number, and to empower others to seek the help that they need,” Schulte stated.

Following the display, the shoes will then be donated to Charis House and the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.

“1,088 college students die each year as a result of suicide. By donating the collected shoes, we hope to continue the message of hope.”

Any students who might be interested in this cause can get involved by donating any extra pairs of shoes that they have lying around the house, or by collecting unwanted shoes from friends and family members. These shoes can

then be donated to any of the green collection boxes or blue collection barrels found scattered around campus. These drop boxes can be found scattered around Walb Student Union, the entrance to Gates Sports Center, the Science Building lobby, in the basement of Kettler near Subway, within the Liberal Arts Building and in the Engineering Building beside Higher Grounds.

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Exploring the Best Haunted Houses Looking to spook yourself silly? What better time to do so than the coming of fall when the area’s scariest ghouls and ghosts come back into town. From now until the end of the month, you and your gutsiest friends can once again trek through such haunted areas as the Columbia City Haunted Jail, the

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Haunted Cave in Fort Wayne, Huntington’s Haunted Hotel and Auburn’s Haunted Castle and Black Forest. All of these scary venues have returned for the month of October and beginning of November, and what’s hiding in the shadows can’t wait to scare the pants off of you.

The Haunted Jail, located at 611 E. Market St. in Columbia City, is open from 7 – 9 pm on school nights and 7 – 11 pm on Fridays

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and Saturdays. Tickets are $10 a piece.

The Haunted Cave, located at 4410 Arden Dr. here in Fort Wayne, celebrates its lucky thirteenth season this year. The Cave’s hours are 7 – 9:30 on school nights, and 7 – midnight on the weekends. Regular admission is $10, and a fast pass is $13. Those interested can bring one canned food item to be donated to the Community Harvest Food Bank and receive $1 off the price of admission. On top of that, college students can receive $2 off the price of admission just by showing their Mastodon Card.

The Haunted Hotel, located at 515 N. Jefferson St. in downtown Huntington, is open from 7 – 10 pm on school nights and 7 – 11 on Fridays and Saturdays. Standard ticket prices are $10 while VIP tickets are $15.

The Haunted Castle and Black Forest, located at 1720 E. Wallen Rd. in the parking lot of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Auburn, celebrates their 31st year of haunting this year. They are open every Friday and Saturday in October from 7 – 11 pm, and every Thursday and Sunday this month from 7 – 9 pm. As for tickets, scaregoers have the choice of exploring either the Haunted Castle or the Black Forest individually for $9 a piece, or can purchase a combo ticket to enjoy both for only $15.

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Out on the Open Road

Two students spent their summer biking across the U.S.

“We were interested in something more than simply riding across the country,” Paino said.

The program is a nonprofit that raises money and Not every college student can say they biked from awareness for affordable housing by having youth South Carolina to California during their summer participate in the biking trips. Bike & Build began vacation. For history major Tyler Bowers and English in 2002 and since then, they have donated nearly $3 major Paul Paino, a summer trip with a group called million dollars towards affordable housing, he said.

Bike & Build allowed them to do just that. Doing so The pair chose the Charleston to Santa Cruz route turned out to be quite the experience. because they had never seen that part of the country “In a lot of Bike & Build’s advertisements they before. stake the claim that Bike & Build will be the best “Each state we rode through (South Carolina, summer of your life, and they weren’t lying,” Paino Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California) had their own unique characteristics that made them gorgeous to see - and not just from a plane or car, but on a bicycle,” he said.

But, just like everything else, not all of it was entirely exciting.

“Texas may have been the worst state to ever ride through. Everything there is so flat, and the heat is tremendous, and the wind was relentless,” Paino said.

“However, after all of the long, hot, and windy days in the South, it all seemed worth it once we got to the mountains of the West. There’s definitely something about the West, the wilderness that still exists there, being in the mountains that is simply majestic, and it’s stupidly contagious. Fort Wayne seems pretty dull after experiencing something like that,” he said.

Paino said students who might be interested in participating in something similar next summer should check out the program because it “is an amazing organization that is definitely worth taking a look at.

Whether you are considering a trip like ours, or simply Photo courtesy of Paul Paino want a worthy cause to donate to, Bike & Build is a Above: left to right: Tyler Bowers and Paul Paino at the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. great place to start.”

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“It’s hard to imagine meeting 31 total strangers, and then after a couple days of orientation, realizing these are going to be your best friends for the next three months. It really blew my mind how tight knit a group of strangers can become after struggling through something like cycling across the country together,” he said.

Bowers and Paino became interested in going on the trip after they became more serious about cycling last year. They settled on Bike & Build because the organization gives back to the community.

Jamal Robinson is a junior at IPFW, and whenever you see him he is dressed like he has somewhere important to be. And on most days, he does. Jamal Robinson is a business undergrad with a focus in marketing. He also heads a number of businesses. His day is filled with phone calls, meetings, running place to place, and also a few classes here and there. Just to name a few, he helps run OMG Media Marketing, Novis Communication, Stick Up Kids Clothing, Desiar Eyewear, 777 Accessories, and a few others. He designs his own sunglasses which have been worn

by Soulja Boy and seen in his videos, and has shaken hands with some of the top executives in Fort Wayne and many other places.

While he told me his official first business was shoveling snow in his

neighborhood, his first big break came when he moved to Florida. “I went down to Florida to play soccer in 2008,” he says, “And the first thing I learned is that people in Florida are rich.” Jamal began to network and eventually met a man named A. Ray who was heavily involved in real estate.

“He approached me about doing a clothing line for girls, and I told him my interest in making it with him.” This break started his streak. Promoting the clothing line, he went from Florida to Los Angeles to New York.

He even held events promoting the line at Club Paris, Paris Hilton’s old club before it shut down. Now, he works with the Vivian Lamarr Fashion Group designing with his own signature sunglasses, watches, and clothing.

Jamal Robinson is a 23-year-old college student living an executive’s lifestyle. He is wearing ties and carrying briefcases well before his time, but it is working. While some of us can barely find the time to buy books the first couple weeks of class, Jamal

finds the time for school, work, family, and on occasion, fun with his friends.

“My friends would tell you I’m lying, but I spend as much time with my friends as I can,” he tells me. Every mogul needs a break to gather himself and prepare for the next week so he does not lose his hair ala Donald Trump. Jamal assures me that he never works on Sundays.

When asked why continue with school with such success already at his doorstep, he said, “Business or not, education is key.”

Makes sense, seeing as how his dad is a well-known faculty member of Northrop High School. Jamal’s appreciation for education can be seen in his charity foundations Believe In A Dream and A Better Fort. He speaks at schools and tries to inspire as many kids as he can. “If you can dream it and believe it, you can do it‚” he says. “Never forget how to dream. When you have a dream you have something to go for, and if not you’re just reaching for nothing.”