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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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When it comes to college classes, students do not expect to find themselves in an episode of Gossip Girl, especially not in as difficult and prestigious a class as Arabic. But last school year, some students felt as though they were placed in some pretty gossip-dense situations.

The Arabic program is a new language program that IPFW’s Dean of Arts and Sciences, Carl Drummond, is thrilled about bringing to our ever-expanding campus.

Unfortunately, the new class has already experienced a roller-coaster ride of emotions in its first two semesters.

Cynthia Brandenburg was hired as the Arabic professor for the first year, but her job was not tenured and had no guarantee of stability. Though the class was initially met with great enthusiasm, a majority of the students began to fall behind because of enormous amounts of homework. Arabic is Language Fallout: Page 2 ►

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not a class that one can slack off in, which is apparent by the four consecutive days that it needs for class. Students were inexperienced in the language, and underestimated the time needed to prepare for the class. Unfortunately, it seems that students became aggravated and started to be disrespectful to their professor and give up on the class; some students only came one or two days out of the four day week and a few quit entirely.

Even worse, students felt not only left behind, but left out as well. Some students felt that Brandenburg singled out a select few in her classes and favored those few, inviting them to coffee houses for outsideof-class meetings. However, one student, Wesley Haffenden, reports “Everyone was invited to those meetings, most chose not

to go.”

Another student, Tiffany Kravec, was said by another student to be disrespectful towards the teacher and always showed up late to class, one day by forty minutes.

“I showed up forty minutes late that day because my kids had the H1N1 virus.

When I opened the door Brandenburg told me ‘Tiffany, don’t bother,’ so I left. I told Professor Brandenburg that I would be ten minutes late every Monday and Wednesday because my kids have school.”

Although some students were saying that Brandenburg was let go because of personal dislike by staff members in higher positions, the Dean stated that, “No that’s not correct, all decisions were based on professional matters.”

In the end, one student, who remains anonymous by choice, left IPFW entirely because of the lack of respect he felt from his superiors for himself and his professor.

But this is not the case for all; most students who struggled have plans to retake the first semester.

Drummond insisted that there would not be much to tell in respect to Brandenburg, since it was an issue concerning personnel. He did, however, have great things to say about this year’s program.

“We’re very happy with the person that we’ve hired. She comes to us with three years teaching experience from WestPoint Military Academy. She’s an outstanding person and we’re looking forward to moving forward with the program.”

Letter to the Editor: I recently sent two letters to Senator Tom Wyss, who I am challenging for the State Senate Seat in Fort Wayne, District 15. One was a pledge for a clean campaign. The other was a request for a series of debates on the vital issues facing residents of our district, our city, and our state. I heard no response until reading an article in the Journal Gazette on Sunday, August 22nd, titled ‘No Debate for You’. Mr. Wyss referred to telephone calls which he attributed to my campaign addressing his travel on taxpayer money. He used these as justification to ignore my debate request. I am troubled by his response, but consider it an opportunity to address the legitimate questions of how our representatives are spending our taxpayer dollars and the public’s right to know.

Recently, I pledged my full support to create an online, checkbook view, of our state budget which would make state income and spending reviewable by anyone. The goal is to make the state budget transparent. I believe this issue is important if we are ever going to assure our government functions appropriately and our officials are held accountable. The need for this stems from a recent, non-partisan study, which gives Indiana an F in transparency. Indiana is one of the few states whose budget is not online for citizens to monitor.

There is absolutely no reason why citizens of Indiana cannot go online and review the financial dealings of our state, which of course, are funded by tax-dollars. Further, having many watching eyes (voters) may create immediate savings as our legislators take this into account when passing any spending bills.

In this time, when faith in government officials is so low, elected officials and candidates need to be even more open. Personal attacks should not occur but we should not be offended when asked to explain why any taxpayer funded expense is justified. In this setting the fact that Mr. Wyss felt justified to “ignore the debate request” based up anyone raising the issue of travel on taxpayer money is troubling.

I will be focused on proactively seeking long-term jobs which pay fair wages; fighting for our children by fighting for properly funded education; and, creating transparency in our government. We need to do all this within our means which requires scrutiny of all expenditures. Expenses must be for essentials and, even then, we must ask if can we afford it or would the money be better spent elsewhere. I plan to give the citizens what they deserve: an open, honest, substantive, and clean discussion of these issues throughout the campaign.

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CONGRESSIONAL CONTENDERS

By Joe Townsend

When both political parties nominate quality candidates, it makes it that much harder to decide where to place your vote. One race worth watching is the race to fill the Indiana House of Representatives seat vacated by Randy Borror in the 84th district. Both the Democrat candidate Evan Smith and the Republican candidate Bob Morris are quality candidates who deserve being looked at seriously.

Bob Morris, the Republican nominee, is no stranger to the Republican Party. Morris unsuccessfully ran in the caucus to fill Mark Souder’s Congressional seat; however, Marlin Stutzman won that seat. Morris is a business owner in Fort Wayne and says “Thank God that in the state of Indiana, it is in our Constitution that the state cannot operate unless we have a balanced budget.” On social issues, Morris is seen as more conservative,

or at least more outspoken, than his predecessor.

In the forum before the Republican caucus, Morris was very outspoken about his anti-abortion beliefs. His outspokenness could have been a factor in why he not only beat out the foreseen front-runner, but did so by a large margin. Within a week of winning the caucus, Morris took over as representative of the 84th district. Many predict that as long as he does not do anything to anger constituents between now and November, he will have an Election Day victory.

Evan Smith, the Democrat nominee, is new to the political scene. For those tired of politics as usual, he is someone who will be strongly considered.

He is pro-life and describes himself a conservative Democrat. As a teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools, he understands many of the concerns people have with the way teacher unions oper-

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classes get more pages able to print for free.

Supporting 1300 computers, 35 labs, and 52 printers, IT Services’ Glenn Morgan, Customer Service Manager and Kathy Skurzewski, Student Computer Labs Supervisor, have been working to make changes. This semester and into the future, a quota of 800 pages has been applied to all students, faculty, and staff for printing. The change has in part occurred because a small portion of students were being wasteful with existing printing privileges.

Last spring, IT Services loaded software, appropriately named “PaperCut,” which they are now using to monitor print usage.The department tested out the “PaperCut” system starting in February of last semester. The results were surprising to Morgan. The average number of pages per student per semester was 346. IPFW printed 4.741 million pages in spring of 2010.

“It is our observation that in the majority of printing, students are doing what they are supposed to,” Morgan said. “But students are doing things outside the bounds of school work.

We know there are people printing out reams of paper for their church groups and businesses,” he said.

Morgan says the “decision wasn’t made in haste,” and that many other colleges that already have print quota systems in place were consulted in the choice.

But Morgan said the issue isn’t about collecting money from students if they go beyond the 800 page limit.

ate. Smith has made it clear that he will be a voice for his constituents, even if he has to go against the Democrat party to do so. In a race that might otherwise be considered a sure win for Republicans, look to Smith to keep this race competitive.

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One Student Government Officer also welcomes suggestions and intends to evaluate the change carefully.

“Let’s have a good tone and attitude towards the print quota before we pass judgment,” Vice President of Legislation Anthony Decker said.

Overall, Morgan expects a 20 percent decrease in the usage of paper with PaperCut system.

“The most important thing I want people to know is that we are not doing this for money.

We’re going to take the savings and we’re going to get color printers for the students,” he said.

“I would be 100 percent happy if we don’t collect a penny off this from students. That would be ideal,” he said.

Morgan welcomes student support and suggestions.

With both money and the environment in mind, the print quota has been helpful to other campuses in Indiana.

“We did a lot of talking with our peers at West Lafayette. Their experience was an immediate 30-40 percent reduction in print usage as soon as they implemented it,” Morgan said.

The group also talked with Ball State, Indiana State and IU Bloomington. Bloomington has a 650 page quota. Purdue North Central has a 400 page quota and also differentiates according to course load, which means students with more

Students in the computer lab.

Katie Mall using the printer.

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OLD SPACE NEW FACE STUDENT ORGANIZATION SPACE RECEIVES MAKEOVER

By Thomas Motter

In a message posted on Facebook, IPFW’s Office of Student Life wrote:

“Student Org Members: The current Student Organization space in WU 214/218 may be revamped to accommodate more of the continually growing Student Organizations.

To have an input on this process, join us for a meeting on Friday, February 19th at 10:15am in WU 227. Hope to see you there!”

The event has been long coming. With anticipation building, the introduction of IPFW’s new Student Organization Resource Center (SORC) open house came with great pride for the Student Life office. On August 25, SORC officially opened their doors to Student Organizations. The room has been remodeled to provide space for student organizations to do a variety of different things. The SORC office has

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many resources available to organizations on campus. Student organizations will now have “access to computers, a telephone, printing, and other necessary tools for continued success.” A long with these amenities, organizations are allowed to file a Supplies Requisition form to receive many free office supplies for club use. Another new feature SORC brings with them is a Student Organization Consultant (SOS). The SOS is a student with extensive knowledge and experience with student organizations.

An SOS will work with Student Life to help student organizations with “general questions to specific hurdles…S.O.S. is able to offer you the level of support you need.”

SORC can be found in Walb Student Union, room 214. The resource center is “accessible to all student organizations whenever the Walb Student Union is open both on weekdays and weekends.” The room’s normal business hours are MondayFriday 9-6pm. The faculties are open to all members of recognized student organizations at IPFW. Sharing the space with

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SORC is also a newly remodeled Student Organization lounge open to organizations Monday-Saturday 8:00am-10:00pm. The lounge is equipped with a microwave and refrigerator to increase the students comfort.

Student Organizations are also able to reserve this space for meetings.

Staffed by Ian Hunter, Office Manager and Kody Tinnel, Interim Student Organization Coordinator, SORC staff is excited to see how the new space gets used. Both Kody and Ian invite Organizations to drop by and check out the space, talk with them and really use the space to its fullest potential.

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The new student organization space in Walb.

WE REGRET THE ERROR

In the August 25 issue, the Web site for Judge Scheibenberger in the article “Judicial Review” was incorrect. The correct Web address is:

► www.ReElectJudgeKenS.com The Communicator apologizes for this error.

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Motivation is key to a good year

By Dan Cleveland of The University of Dayton College News Network

Here we are again. Back to this beautiful university that we call home. And I can’t even believe it. It seems like just a few weeks ago, I was back at home for the summer, with boat loads of fun planned; I was going to get up early, start working out again and find a great new job for the summer.

I’m sure all of us had our own list of things to do, and we all probably discovered the unfortunate reality of summer: No one gets around to every last thing on his list. In my situation, I ended up at the same low-paying camp counselor job as before; I didn’t take any classes, and I didn’t really get around to working out much.

But now, we’re back. Walking around the student neighborhood and seeing so many smiles, feeling renewed freedom from parents and just seeing the campus again all feels great. And as I passed through Humanities Plaza during Up the Orgs and checked out all the different extracurricular opportunities, I realized that it’s time to get involved and get some work done.

Just as many of us did at the beginning of the summer, it’s now time to set some goals for the semester. We need to expect the best of our own academic abilities and step up our efforts to make the most of our time here. Better organizing class notes and assignments into folders can help. So can using the syllabus that the professor gives you on the first day to plan study times for tests and quizzes. And it couldn’t hurt to write down your weekly schedule somewhere and put it where you’ll see it every day. This will allow more free time to join an extra-curricular, run to the RecPlex to work out, or to study and meet with friends.

We have such valuable opportunities at this university. Everything about the campus is pretty and the facilities are extremely useful. But if we plan ahead and ready ourselves for the year, we can make so much more out of it. Summer was refreshing, and it’s always hard to see the end.

But it feels good to be back, doesn’t it? We’re all going to have a phenomenal year, and I know that everyone is excited. Let’s get the year started and have an excellent time doing it.

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Stop Dating I have no idea where to meet people to spend time with, especially with a busy life including school, work, and family. What do you suggest?

--Emily, Indiana

Hi Emily, thanks for your question (especially for taking time out of your busy schedule to send it!). One of the great advantages of “spending time” is that it meshes so well with you living the life you want to live. We acknowledge the difficulty that anyone with a full and rewarding life of family, work, and school responsibilities will have in finding time to meet people in social situations. In your case, a little planning is probably necessary!

In situations like yours, we find that the time pressure often increases the tendency to use checklists. After all, you don’t have a lot of time to waste. Try to resist doing this! It may seem like a time saver, but in reality it is a time waster.

First, think about the time you’re spending creating your checklist, which is really imagining what you believe to be your “dream match.” While it’s good to understand your boundaries and to benefit from self-knowledge and the wisdom of past experiences, attempting to match real people to a mythical template creates problems when you’re spending time with someone else.

One of the things we stress to people is to be present with the people in your life. This means that you’re giving them your attention, you’re truly listening to what they have to say, and enjoying what they have to offer in that moment. The checklist can distract from that, as your mind is busy categorizing everything they say into one of the line items on your list.

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Second, one of the consequences of the global reach of our communication technologies, and even just the ease and speed with which we can reach people locally through our cell phones, is that we are increasingly victimized by “analysis paralysis.”

Don’t get us wrong, we think you should take advantage of technology to increase the efficiency and scope of your life. That’s especially important when you’re as busy as you are.

Bringing this back around to your question, there is no handy list to tell you where to meet people you’ll enjoy spending time with. That will be determined by you, by your interests and by you coming to understand (or discover) the things that connect you to who you are.

Pursue those things, and in doing so you’ll open yourself to finding people to share your journey with. Some of them will turn out to be friends, some will fade from your life as quickly as they entered it, and hopefully at some point one may turn out to be something more. But by focusing on something you can control—how and where you spend what free time you do have—you’ll be creating a fulfilling life for yourself, which is something to treasure.

(For those of you screaming in your heads, “online dating!,” come back next week where we’ll address a reader question about that topic.)

Substitutions in morning coffee go a long way in keeping a healthy diet

By Felecia Kampf of The Nevada Sagebrush College News Network

Life is hard as a college kid. I have often found myself wanting to eat better, but not knowing where to start or how to afford it. This is a problem I know that many of us will come into conflict with on numerous ocassions. It’s also hard to know where to start when trying to make that step of eating healthier. The trick isn’t some Hollywood-fad diet promoted by some random doctor. To be healthy, no special regimen is necessary; in fact most diets can be anything but healthy, and most healthy diets are best when kept simple.

So how do we eat healthy

without completely overhauling blouse. A great place to start is with our diets full of Port of Subs and your morning coffee. For many of us, Panda Express? It doesn’t take a the day just cannot begin without crazy fixation on what we’re eating a stop at Starbucks or Bytes Café to make better decisions; we can right when we arrive to campus. simply make small changes little It’s not only a morning boost, but for many of us, it by little. As Mark “Even a small change can can be an escape Twain once said, have a huge effect on the from long hours “The secret of way we look and how we feel getting started of studying and is breaking being able to catch about ourselves.” your complex, up with equally overwhelming tasks into small stressed friends. Is it harmful to our manageable tasks, and then start on health and well-being? Or is it really the first one.” Even a small change just the simple push of energy we can have a huge effect on the way need in the morning?

Most experts agree that we look and how we feel about ourselves. And the way we look and moderate amounts of caffeine a day the way we feel are more important will not cause health problems, but than just the size of our jeans or that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an

effect on our bodies. If you are one of the people that coffee helps fuel, some research has also shown that moderate coffee every day could actually increase life expectancy.

Most would agree it also improves quality of life. So what’s the best option when you stop by Starbucks in The Joe? The easiest way to make your coffee drink healthier is to ditch the whipped cream, which can be 100 extra calories a touch of dreaded saturated fat. You can also use those extra options like non-fat or 2 percent milk.

Keeping the size of the drink down is definitely one of the easiest ways to keep things skinny. So, go ahead and explore your options and see what works best for you!

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ON THE SHELVES BOOK REVIEWS BY: Lindsay Sprunger

KANYE WEST FT. JAY-Z, JOHN LEGEND & SWIZZ BEATZ POWER REMIX

SEXUAL SABOTAGE By: Judith Teisman, Ph.D. Published July 2010 Dr. Judith Reisman has been waging war upon sexual amorality in America for decades.

As a specialist in the scientific analysis of images, cartoons, and pornography and a fierce advocate against the sexual harassment of women and children, Reisman gives lectures and offers counseling for organizations. She also testifies in areas related to her fields in courts across the United States. She is a strong conservative voice that speaks out about the “tainted” role of sex in our country. In her newest book, provocatively titled Sexual Sabotage, she continues her crusade, this time concentrated on Alfred Kinsey, naming him and his team responsible for corrupting the morality of America with regard

to sex and for slandering the reputation of the World War II generation, or as she constantly refers to it, the “Greatest Generation”.

Though she appears to be grinding a personal axe for Kinsey, calling him a “sexual psychopath”, her book offers a compelling and provocative question: Did the Kinsey studies depict an accurate portrayal of human sexuality or did they simply cause America to lose sight of sexual decency? This is not necessarily a new inquiry, and scandal has always surrounded the publications of Kinsey’s works. Nevertheless, it is a topic that has been put on the backburner for the past several decades as America regards sex in an increasingly open manner. Dr. Reisman insists that the studies

►A masterpiece! This song is an event in itself, and Jay-Z is opening the show for Kanye, the headliner.

Swizz Beatz is like the surprise guest who comes with something incredible at the end, while John Legend is doing back up vocals for the whole shabang. What a show.

DIGGY SIMMONS FT. LUPE FIASCO & PHARRELL OH YEAH cast American men and women of the Greatest Generation in an embarrassing and untrue light, naming many of them adulterers and sexual deviants (by her standards) due to its publication of high statistics of men and women engaging in such things as premarital sex, homosexuality, and masturbation. Ultimately, Sexual Sabotage offers some interesting substance for a heated conversation about sex and sexual morality, topics which Americans have always already shrouded in controversy.

INSIGNIFICANT MOMENTS By: Jeremy Asher Published 2010 iUniverse Stuffed poignantly with sugary charm, Insignificant Moments, a romance by Jeremy Asher, is a pleasant read with a hint of a storyline that has a whisper of Nicholas Sparks.

Asher is one our own, an Indiana native who grew up in the little town of New Haven and currently resides in Fort Wayne with his wife (an English teacher) and three children.

After spending much of his life writing for his own pleasure, Asher sent the woman he was dating (his current wife) a short story he had written as means of impressing her. With her encouragement to write a full length book, Asher produced

Insignificant Moments some years later.

Asher’s book takes the reader back and forth over the course of five years into the lives of three seemingly unrelated characters: Jaye, a library worker in the midst of a quarter life crisis, Julie, a young woman trying to find a compromise between love and reality, and Anna, a widowed mother looking to start her life over again. Over the years, they discover that their actions (their seeming insignificant moments) have a huge impact on their own their lives and the lives of others. Companionship, grief, marriage, and love both won and lost lace each of their stories as

The first week of school is over. Books are bought, or not bought, for some of us. Eventually, we will all start having to do homework. We will all have to start studying for tests. We may also have to get that cute girl's number in class to be our study buddy. So here is more theme music to our IPFW afternoons. It’s The Devin Seven.

►Yes, Diggy from Run’s House is rapping now, and he’s actually pretty good. Lupe of course is a genius, Pharrell is witty, and Diggy is surprising. This is probably the Kool-Aid man’s favorite song.

WAVVES – KING OF THE BEACH ►I listened to this on my walks to class and how I kept from bobbing my head and dancing, I’ll never know. The energy with this song is incredible. Its fun and young, and the drums are dope. I’ve actually only been to the beach once, but this song does make me feel somewhat like a king.

ADELE – LAST NIGHT (STROKES COVER) ►Have I ever mentioned how The Strokes are my favorite band ever and I saw them front row at Lollapalooza? I probably did, but, oh well.

Adele is dope. Her voice is lovely, and doing a Strokes cover is not something I saw coming, but she makes it her own with that ballad like intro, and then tears it up with the rock.

KATE NASH I JUST LOVE YOU MORE ►Girls rock, who knew? This song has the simplest lyrics, and also the weirdest chorus, but it is still good, none the less. I can only imagine if she actually sang this to the guy she loved more and rather he would be freaked out and run away or not.

they learn that life so often mysteriously works out for the best.

Though Insignificant Moments does tend to fall into a pattern of predictability that is often found in romances, Asher does a fairly good job of incorporating all loose ends together which ties each all the characters’ lives together in sometimes surprising ways. This is an enjoyable, feel-good book for any afternoon or evening of light reading.

MIKA – ONE FOOT BOY ►The man with the girliest voice, and proud of it, makes something reminiscent of the 90’s. That Akunah Matatah squeal is absolutely lovely, and that’s not sarcasum, that is just plain ole love for the music.

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND HEROIN

►Oldie but goodie. It is a quiet song that after the 5 minutes, turns crazy, but Lou Reed narrates the story epicly. You young folks may not appreciate such fine quality music, but Lou Reed can take me away anyday.

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What You Missed

By Logan Pea

Every day, the lead grows. The Cincinnati Reds are not only looking at, they are smelling the NL Central crown. It is right at their fingertips. All that is left is to finish off the – Oh yeah. It is the St. Louis Cardinals. It is Albert Pujos. It is dominating pitching that seems like they are bound to get on track anytime. It is a toss up. Be excited, sports fans, the most heated competition in baseball is about to get better, regardless of whether or not the two teams knock heads behind home plate again.

College football is now! The wait is over. This weekend, college football starts with a bang.

Although not for Buckeye fans; sure it is a tune up, but the Marshall at the Ohio State game is so unappetizing I cannot begin to explain it to you.

Boilermaker fans, you open the season with a bang. The Boilers head to South Bend for a big state rivalry game against the Irish. This will certainly be one to watch. The game this weekend I would tune in to if I were you comes Monday, September 5.

Boise State vs. Virginia Tech. #3 vs. #10. This game will not disappoint.

The NFL is also just about here. With all the

talk about the league going to an eighteen game season, it is almost hard to explain the hype behind this season. If there were one team to be excited about watching, I would tune in to the New Orleans Saints. I know what you are thinking- just because they have won everything! Well, that is exactly what I am thinking. That and then some. They won it all and also have everyone back. Hoosier fans, remember Tracey Porter? Hopefully not just from the “pick six” in the super bowl last year. He was the very talented wide receiver/punt returner/ defensive back that led IU to the Insight Bowl in 2008. Good news for Saints fans: he is only going to get better, Drew Brees is not going anywhere, and Reggie Bush can still leap from the seven yard line and score.

Sadly, the Little League World Series came to an end on Sunday. An unlikely but talented Hawaiian team represented the United States in the championship game against powerhouse Japan.

Japan took the championship game by a score of 4-1 over Hawaii. Between all the tears, joy, and variety of emotions by both teams at the completion of the game, it was hard to forget the best part about little league- the smiles. The joy the kids get out of doing what the love on national television. It was definitely a LLWS not to forget.

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Elmhurst, IL - IPFW sophomore Tessa McGill has earned the season's first Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor after her All-Tournament Team performance at the IPFW Invitational over the weekend.

McGill helped lead the Mastodons to the Invitational title by reaching double figure digs in all three matches of the weekend. She opened the Invitational with 17 digs in the team's three set loss to Tulsa, before coming back with 28 digs against Saint Louis, who is receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll, in four sets. The 28 digs

marked a new career-high for McGill, as it is the highest total ever put up by a sophomore in a five-set match.

The Muncie, Indiana, native saved her best for last on the weekend when she dug up 31 kill attempts in a four-set victory over Milwaukee, topping her previous best set less than six hours prior. The 31 digs are the ninth most in a single match in program history, and the second most ever by a sophomore in program history.

For the weekend, McGill totaled 76 digs, for an average of 6.33 per set.

The Mastodons return to action on Tuesday evening when they travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to face off against the Broncos of Western Michigan University with a 7:00 PM first serve time scheduled at the University Arena.

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Mastodons Fall to Notre Dame in Final Exhibition Tune-Up Gomastodons.com

Fort Wayne, IN - A pair of first-half scores from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were enough to hold off the IPFW Mastodons in the team's final exhibition match, as the 'Dons fell 3-0.

The Fighting Irish's first strike came in the game's 30th minute off the foot of junior midfielder Adam Mena. Mena pushed the ball up the center of the IPFW defense, eventually gathering himself about 25 yards out beforing firing a laser past IPFW keeper Shari Clarke.

Just five minutes later, the Irish would tack on score number two as Notre Dame freshman midfielder Harrison Shipp's fancy footwork paid off. He made a turn inside the box to beat the IPFW defender and fired a left-footed blast past Clarke, giving his team a healthy two-goal cushion.

The Irish's third and final goal came with just 12 seconds showing on the scoreboard as Mena put his second tally of the match on the board with a straighton, right-footed shot from 12 yards out.

Teammate Eric Tilley was credited with the assist.

Notre Dame outshot IPFW 9-7 in a statistically balanced showing from both sides. Junior Colin Helmrich led the 'Dons with three shots.

Freshman keeper Justin Hanford and senior Shari Clarke each posted a save for the 'Dons, who used all four goaltenders in the game.

Every Mastodon player in uniform saw significant action in the squad's final exhibition tune-up of the season, in preparation for Wednesday's regular season opener in Indianapolis against the Butler Bulldogs. Kick-off in that match is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

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IPFW vs. Northern Illinois Huskies goal at the 35 minute when Freshman Kyle Akerman sent a well placed gross into the Huskies box and a Huskie Friday, August 27, at 9 pm, the defender attempted to clear the ball with IPFW Mastodons kicked off against a header but found the back of the net the Northern Illinois Huskies in what instead. Coming into the second half would be a hard-played and very with a score of 2-1, the Dons showed physical match at the National Soccer themselves to be a calmer team. The Festival. The Dons played a hard game second half remained scoreless even but despite Keeper after the Mastodons Donavan Dowling’s gained a one-man “What the game came seven saves, lost advantage when three goals. The down to was defense and the Huskie freshman ability to take shots” Huskies first goal Karim Darbaki got came at the twentycalled for an overly sixth minute of the physical play that first half off of a free kick taken by Tim got him a red card. What the game King who followed his own kick with came down to was defense and the a header to beat Dowling. The second ability to take shots and even though goal would follow just four minutes the Mastodons held the Huskies for the later when Huskies senior midfielder second half, the Huskies outshot the Engebreth Faerden would lead a three on Dons 9-3 and their two goals proved two assault against the Mastodons. The enough to hold off the Mastodons in the Mastodons scored their first and only end.

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IPFW soccer splits week

By Monica Gerdeman The Mastodons hosted their first game of the season, inviting Youngstown State University to Hefner Stadium Thursday, August 26. The two teams took the night into double overtime, and the evening ended with an IPFW victory (3-2).

IPFW’s very own Felicia Jones scored on an assist, placing the Mastodons in the books with a 1-0 lead.

A quick follow up by Tara O’Toole then allowed the score board to read a whopping 2-0, but YSU was quick to even the score out by making it 2-2, throwing the game into its first overtime.

Sophomore Tylar Allison ended the

evening in the second overtime with a goal from 24-yards out.

Moving on to Sunday, August 29, the ‘Dons traveled to Indiana State for a nonconference matchup, but the excitement wasn’t enough to carry over into the weekend as IPFW took a 2-0 loss.

INS scored both goals within the first twenty minutes of the game.

The ‘Dons were able to hold the score to a 2-0 finish. Sunday’s matchup dropped the Mastodons to 1-3-1 on the season.

Next play-time for IPFW will be Friday September 3 against Valparaiso, at Hefner Stadium. Starting time is 7 p.m.

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Big Wins Give Volleydons Early Season Motivation

By Logan Pea

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Connecticut at Michigan ►Fish-Michigan-Make or break year ►Pea-Uconn-Huskies don’t go quiet

15 Pittsburgh at Utah ►Fish-Pitt-Big road win ►Pea-Utah-Utes surprise

Washington at Brigham Young ►Fish-BYU-Jake Locker slow out of blocks ►Pea-BYU-Washington disappoints

Purdue at Notre Dame ►Fish-Notre Dame-Boilers not enough ►Pea-Notre Dame-Here come the Irish

Rays at Red Sox ►Fish-Rays-Finish of the Sox ►Pea-Red Sox-Still coming

Rangers at Twins ►Fish-Rangers-Riding high ►Pea-Twins-Rangers falter

24 Oregon State vs. 6 TCU ►Fish-TCU-Close until the end ►Pea-TCU-Frogs leap easily

21 LSU vs. 18 North Carolina ►Fish-LSU-Looking for a rebound year ►Pea-LSU- Tigers become a powerhouse

Reds at Cardinals ►Fish-Cardinals-Reds struggle in StL ►Pea-Reds-Cinncy smells title

3 Boise State vs. 10 Virginia Tech ►Fish-Va. Tech-Boise St. dreams are shattered ►Pea-Boise State-Va. Tech shaky

Bouncing back. Getting back up on the horse. Brushing it off and going right back at it. Getting knocked down, getting right back up. To sum it up, the women’s volleyball team is back on the court in 2010 looking for more than just a trip to the NCAA tournament. Last winter, the volleydons took a very impressive team to Illinois for the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The trip was a learning experience, that’s for sure. The ladies were in the border state playing volleyball for just three short sets before hiking back to Fort Wayne with a taste of Big Ten volleyball.

One thing the Dons’ are doing though, is taking it personal. The journey started just last week when IPFW welcomed Tulsa, St. Louis, and Milwaukee into town. After a quick wake up call and a 3-0 loss to Tulsa,

the Don’s pulled it together for a 3-2 win over St. Louis, and 3-1 dominating win over Milwaukee. As if the impressive win wasn’t enough, the Milwaukee match gave IPFW an impressive piece of history. Head Coach Kelley Hartley Hutton became the all time win leader in IPFW women’s volleyball history. She now has 231 match wins, giving her one more than the always impressive Arnie Ball who coaches the Men’s squad.

Throughout the four short sets against Milwaukee, IPFW’s Mary Steenhuysen picked up thirty-eight assists, and Maya Schlindwein of IPFW picked up tournament MVP honors. Impressive stats, and more importantly, impressive play gives IPFW the early season “mo” they need to hit the ground running and reach the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.

The Dons’ are off on the road now to the Xaiver Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio before returning home September 10.

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By Kaitlyn Lucas

When we think hearing loss, we think of old people. But as more and more teens are cranking their music full-blast, hearing loss is now becoming more and more prevalent in younger people.

When you buy a new iPod, you get a pair of earbuds. On the earbuds is a warning not to play music loudly, as it can cause hearing loss. Most people ignore this. According to a study from the House Ear Institute, 5.2 million children, aged 6-19 years, have hearing loss.

Teens are causing this damage all on their own.

Constant exposure to sounds such as your iPod, car stereo, power tools and even hair dryers can cause hearing damage. But hearing loss is so insignificant, many people don’t even notice. According to a recent article in the New York Times, 1 in 5 teens suffers at least slight hearing loss. This is a significant rise from the former 1 in 7 statistic. Teens

surveyed for the study said they played their music at medium to high levels. When asked why, they responded that they liked to be able to tune out the outside world.

The EPA has declared 70 decibels over the course of 24 hours as the safest level to protect the public from hearing loss cause by noise.

But constant exposure is not the only cause of hearing loss. A sudden noise can also cause permanent damage. Some other risks besides hearing damage that can result from a lot of noise, or noise pollution, are a rise in blood pressure due to stress. A rise in cholesterol can also occur. If the level of stress is high enough and people are stressed for long periods of time, more serious health conditions such as a higher risk of damage to your cardiovascular system can occur.

Though noise pollution might not seem like much of a risk to teens, the volume of their music is. If you are a person who likes to tune everything out by playing music loudly, an investment in noise canceling headphones may help.

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The Science Museum of Minnesota Hosts an Exhibit with the Dead Sea Scrolls

By Louisa Danielson

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There were two, small blanket-like spreads tives of the region competed to find the most behind the plastic casing: one had purple, artifacts. Four of the scrolls were offered for green and orange stripes; the other was green, sale in a 1954 Wall Street Journal as “an ideal yellow and blue. Then, reality set in with the gift to an educational or religious institution.” museum’s label: the blankets were about 2000 Today, the Israel Antiquities Authority has years old. Talk about retro! the guardianship of most of the Scrolls. BeWhile there were clear plastic boxes around cause of the age and value of the Scrolls, the many of the 2000-year old artifacts, there was IAA only allows one display of fragments to be nothing compared to the exhibit room for the on exhibit at a time. Following each fragment’s Dead Sea Scrolls. Flanked by two guards on time in the display case, it is put to ‘rest’ for a opposite ends of the chamber, the Scroll room year in a vault in Israel. A courier is sent with was dim. Bright swatches of lights revealed each display, riding first class and keeping the words inscribed on the walls – translations fragments in a special suitcase. of the Scroll texts. And there, According to Kim Ramsden, mounted in burgundy pedestals “These scrolls were first the Director of Public Relations with golden windows, were the discovered in 1947, when for the SMM (Science Museum some shepherds explored of Minnesota), the IAA only Dead Sea Scrolls.

The ink on the paper was very the caves of Qumran...” allows the fragments to be disdark, as thought the words had played in facilities that have been burned into the page. Distinguishing the excellent preservation techniques. “We are writing from the weathered edges of the paper known for how well we take care of our artiwas difficult. But there they were – excerpts facts,” she said, noting that the SMM has “1.75 from the book of Enoch, an Apocryphal psalm, million objects in our care.” a scroll on Community Rule, and chapters from Six years of planning went into the prepathe books of Genesis and Leviticus. ration of this current display. Special display These scrolls were first discovered in 1947, areas were constructed only for this particular when some shepherds explored the caves by exhibit – “It’s not a typical exhibit for the muQumran, near the Dead Sea. Professor Eleazar seum,” Ramsden explained. “When you build Sukenik of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem it from scratch, it takes a few years. This is the was the first to calculate the date of the scrolls. most special exhibit we’ve ever hosted.”

From 1948 – 1956, scientists and Bedouin na-

Social Network to Learn

By Kristan Mensch

Click. Type. Enter. That is what people do countless times a day to log in to social networking websites.

Social media has quickly become a best friend to college students nationwide. In fact, Nielsen Media Research found that in June, 22 percent of monthly online activity was related to social media.

Among the most popular social networking websites is one that grew from a college dorm room in 2004 to a household name: Facebook. Three simple actions - click, type, enter and anyone can connect to upwards of 500 million active users.

Sharing pictures, videos, comments and messages are a few of the capabilities possible on Facebook, as well as creating and participating in groups and fan pages. For example, one fan page is named “How do you spell ‘procrastination’? F-A-C-E-BO-O-K,” and it has gathered 13,027 fans. Another, named “Sunday Night = Epic Battle of Facebook VS. Homework,” has rounded up 4,825.

Jessica Geyer, an IPFW sophomore, said that the

procrastination which comes along with Facebook - and the internet in general - has forced her to disconnect from wireless networks on days with heavy homework.

“I spend a lot of time logged in,” Geyer said, “Actively using Facebook, I might spend 1-2 hours.”

Many students do find that homework takes a back seat to the constant stream of status updates. The problem resides in the fact that the primary source for studying and for social networking reside in the same machine. Therefore, procrastination and distraction go hand-in-hand.

IPFW has signs posted in the computer labs asking for computer use to be school-related only. However, taking a walk around one of the labs on any given day will often showcase FarmVille players fertilizing crops or albums of summer vacation pictures instead of educational materials.

This is where online social learning steps in. Xplana.com was launched Aug. 9 and has many similarities to Facebook, except videos are mini-lessons and messages are limited to note-sharing and help with concepts.

According to Xplana, students are able to gather and edit resources,

and “add their own content to the platform. This includes notes, study guides, documents, media, Web pages, and flash cards.” In addition, it was stated that a mobile application for iPhones and Androids will be available soon.

Since Xplana is still new, it has a relatively tiny user count. A search for the common name “John” came up with only 67 results. Nonetheless, there is already an abundance of videos being shared, with subjects ranging from agriculture to law.

Undoubtedly, like the computer lab situation, it is difficult to

make anything open to the public and expect it to remain completely limited to educational purposes. Among the subjects provided by Xplana is one for non-school files. One of the featured user-provided links found there is simply named “Facebook,” and contains only a single link, directly to the Facebook homepage.

College students may never be able to break free from the grasp of procrastination or the glory of distraction – but now at least there is a second option available.

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