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WITH BOSTON UIndy campus community tied to the tragedy in unexpected ways Flag photo by Kelbi Ervin. Cross Country photo contributed by cross country. Lower photos by Patrick Whittemore, Nancy Lane and John Wilcox/Boston Herald/MCT.

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR Two explosive devices placed near the finish line of the Boston Marathon detonated on April 15, injuring over 180 people and killing three, which included an eight-year-old boy. This tragedy was declared an act of terrorism by President Barack Obama the following day.

Obama promised during an April 18 interfaith service at Cathedral of Holy Cross in Boston that those responsible would be brought to justice.

“We will find you. We will hold you accountable,” Obama said. “But more than that, our fidelity to our way of life, for a free and open society, will only grow stronger, for God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but one of power and love and self-discipline.”

Federal agents immediately began processing video footage to identify suspects.

According to University of Indianapolis Faculty Adjunct Grant Fredericks, CEO of Forensic Video Solutions, one of the investigators was trained in video forensics at the Digital Media Evidence Processing lab in the Sease Wing of Krannert Memorial Library, and another investigator is an unidentified faculty member.

According to Fredericks, the investigators had a big job. Fredericks said that every route leading to the marathon was recorded by cameras on highways and at stoplights and stores, as well as by television cameras and closed circuit television cameras set up solely for the marathon.

“In addition to all that, they have about 200,000 people carrying cell phones and video taping the events,” Fredericks said.

Although no plans exist to bring the

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Interfaith group presents movie Members of the Interfaith Forum group hosted a viewing of “Kinyarwanda” directed by Alrick Brown.

Experience Design transports students to the Crusades

To present visitors with a hands-on approach to learning, “Crusader’s World” showed what life was like during the Crusades.

UIndy RSO hosts benefit run

Active Minds hosted its third annual 5k run on April 20, which began at 12:30 p.m. in front of Smith Mall.

Active Shooters are a threat

When her mother called, panicking, freshman environmental science major Gwen Debaun already knew why.

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investigation to UIndy, Fredericks said that the video lab located here is the best in the world. According to Fredericks, the process does not stop once the suspects are apprehended, because a case has to be built to convict the suspects.

“Building a criminal case requires that they understand exactly what happens, so they have to go through every pixel on every video and every still image for the entire week or so leading up to the bombing,” Fredericks said. “They don’t just want to know what it looks like when the bomb went off. They want a complete record of any activity these guys had in the days before, leading up to it.”

This part of Boston is an area that Executive Director of the Honors College and Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Amy Allen Sekhar knows well.

Allen Sekhar received her master’s and doctoral degrees from Boston University, and has family who live in Boston. Most years, she said, the marathon route went right in front of her apartment.

According to Sekhar, the Boston Marathon is a special occasion that coincides with the Red Sox’s season opener and the New Engand holiday, Patriots’ Day. The marathon is more than a race, Sekhar said, it is a seminal season marker.

Sekhar said that when she heard something had happened, she immediately began searching for information.

“I got on the Internet, and then I was thinking about all of my people who live there,” she said. “So I just started calling people. And my brother-in-law and his wife are having a baby, so that kind of hit home for us—what it means to have family there.”

As a Boston native, UIndy President Robert Manuel also has a special con-

nection to the city. At UIndy’s Interfaith Peace Service on April 18, Manuel said that children learn when their innocence is informed, but all too often adults do not learn until innocence is demolished. This, Manuel said, is what happened in Boston.

“So the call here is to remember that there are three things, three places, three moments that our society has to address these conversations. One is at birth with the newness of life, one is through church and one is through education,” Manuel said. “But those—church and education—are the two societal things left that we have to have teachable moments that can direct humanity in the right way.”

Sekhar said that the bombing reminded her of another tragic time when she lived in Boston—during the Sept. 11 attacks. She said that the phone lines did not work after both events.

“So I think that sort of feeling was similar, even though it’s not on the same magnitude of 9/11. I think having that sort of feeling of anger and loss of control is similar, for me,” Sekhar said.

Although she had prior engagements, she decided it was more important to make sure that her friends and family were safe.

Sekhar also said that when people live in a place, it becomes a part of their life, and that is how she feels about Boston.

Even though she lived in Boston for less time than she has lived in Indiana, she said she still took the attacks personally.

“I still consider it my city because that’s where all my grad school friends are, or most of them. And I have family there.

That’s where I met my husband. So, you know, it has a place in my heart,” she said.

“I think, especially when you go to school somewhere, that that has an imprint on you in a way that other things don’t.”

Media Relations, Athens campus enrollment has declined 38 percent in the last five years. Hall said that the disparity between enrollment and programs has The University of Indianapolis Athens been a major cause of the financial issues.

“What we’ve seen is a decline in enrollbranch campus has been experiencing ment over the past couple of years. We financial solvency difficulties because of have lots of programs . . . that just aren’t recent declines in enrollment. According paying for themselves,” Hall said. “You to Director of Media Relations Scott Hall, UIndy’s top administrators and officials at just can’t offer a full schedule of courses the Athens campus have been discussing for a particular major if you only have a handful of students in that major.” plans to address the issue.

While the undergraduate programs “Over the last couple of months, the have declined, the graduate programs at administration has decided it [Athens] Athens have grown 200 percent, accordrequires a very serious look and a very ing to media relations data. Hall said that serious analysis of the numbers to see one main factor is that students have been what it takes to keep that campus viable and to continue operating it to the drawn to Athens by the MBA partnerstandards that we [at UIndy] offer and ship with the Saudi Arabian government. the standards that are required by our Hall said that the program is something that provides a certainty for the Athens accrediting agency,” Hall said.

Hall said that if UIndy had to dis- campus and that UIndy is looking into continue a program, the administration pursuing more partnerships in the future.

“Instead of offering a program for would have a responsibility to make sure anyone who wants to enroll, we have an that the affected students would complete their degrees at UIndy or another school. arrangement with students from Saudi Hall also said that there were no concrete Arabia that we know we can count on plans to phase out any program, because a certain number of students for that the administration is still considering a program,” Hall said. “That program is financially viable. We are interested in number of options.

According to the UIndy website, the exploring more programs like that. Maybe Athens campus currently has a wide array there are other foreign governments or of programs, including the Odyssey in other groups that we can contract with.”

The Athens enrollment numbers have Athens study abroad program for UIndy students, as well as 29 undergraduate and dropped in the last year largely because of nine graduate programs in the arts and the plummeting Greek economy.

According to data provided by media sciences and in business for Greeks and relations, only 217 undergraduate students students from surrounding countries. attended programs at the Athens campus Despite the number of programs the in 2011, and the numbers dropped to 168 Athens campus offers, not many students, in 2012.

Hall said that this drop is due, American nor European, attend. In fact, according to data provided by UIndy in part, to poor economic conditions in Greece.

“The big, dark cloud that hangs over UIndy students enrolled in everything is the state of the Greek Odyssey in Athens program economy. The fact students are having trouble affording their classes, they may Fall 2011 not see the benefit of getting a job as unemployment is so bad. We need to give them a reason to go to college,” Hall said.

Associate Professor of History and Political Science Jyotika Saksena said Spring 2012 that the Greek government has responded to the economic crisis by cutting social spending, including cuts to financial aid, Summer 2012 student loans and grants.

Saksena said that the education system is different in Greece and in Europe in Fall 2012 general, with more aid coming from the government and more freedom to attend college in another Eurozone country.

Spring 2013 Saksena said that some UIndy students equals may fear studying in Greece because of the rioting in protest of social cuts and one Summer 2013 student the austerity measures that the Greek government has put in place.

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Commencement speakers chosen

Indiana broadcaster and United Way leader will address graduating students

By Kaitlyn Kopetski BUSINESS MANAGER

PBS broadcaster Tavis Smiley and retired president of the United Way of Indiana Ellen Annala will address graduating students at the University of Indianapolis commencement ceremonies this year. Smiley will speak to the undergraduates, and Annala will speak to the graduates.

President Robert Manuel explained the importance of both of the speakers and their relevance to the graduating students.

“You want them [the speakers] to be able to put creative and thoughtful ideas out when they speak to the graduates. You want them to have a life experience that is worthy of addressing that group at that moment in time,” Manuel said.

Choosing the commencement speakers is a lengthy process. A group of faculty puts forward names for consideration, which are then given to the faculty senate for consideration. The faculty senate

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votes, which then goes to the board of trustees, which also votes on the candidates. Finally, the chosen candidates are asked to speak.

Annala will receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree, and Smiley will receive an honorary Doctor of Literature degree during the commencements.

“In general, you want people who are getting honorary degrees to represent either an area that your university studies and has a prominence in—like, for us, communication and service,”Manuel said.

“So, Ellen is a servant leader, and Tavis is a communication specialist.”

Smiley also is the author of 16 books and currently hosts the television talk show “Tavis Smiley” on PBS, as well as “The Tavis Smiley Show” and “Smiley & West” for Public Radio International.

Growing up in northern Indiana, Smiley has his own nonprofit for youth empowerment, which provides youth leadership training and development.

Annala recently retired from the United Way of Central Indiana after 23

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years of service and 15 years as its first female president. She previously served as executive director of Big Sisters of Central Indiana and as deputy director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.

Former University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts will attend the undergraduate commencement ceremony and receive an honorary Doctor of Literature degree, which will recognize her career at UIndy as a professor, administrator, writer, researcher and communications consultant.

Both ceremonies, instead of just the undergraduate ceremony, will be webcast this year, which is a first for UIndy.

Director of Media Relations Scott Hall said that he is looking forward to this big step for the graduates.

“We’ve gotten wonderful feedback each year from parents and grandparents who were unable to attend but were able to watch the ceremony online,” Hall said.

“This year, we were able to negotiate a package with the video production company that made it affordable to webcast

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both ceremonies. So now the graduate students and their family and friends also can watch the ceremony live or watch the archived video later.”

The videos will be viewable at uindy. edu/graduation for up to 60 days after the ceremony.

Manuel said that this commencement, being his first at UIndy, is exciting.

“It’s such a great time to celebrate the accomplishments of the students and the faculty and how they’ve engaged with each other over the years,” Manuel said.

Manuel said he is looking forward to the reaction of the newly graduated alumni, after hearing the commencement speakers.

“It’s a moment for them to hear reflections from people who are engrossed in the fabric of our society, the way I hope our graduates will be,” Manuel said. “It’s just another perspective for them to consider during, maybe, the last moment before they walk out as alumni and figure out how to really engage in the world that they’re going to be a part of.”

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Americans laugh at raised missiles Taking Kim Jong Un’s threats and the Korean missile crisis lightly is a mistake on the part of the American people

By Anna Wieseman MANAGING EDITOR

Cartoon by James Figy

Coaching accountability

Rutgers-Rice incident shows lack of action and involvement by administrators

By Abby Gross EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Aggression and a little trash talk are a part of any good, competitive game. Yelling, shouting and cussing are a part of any intense practice. Good athletes know this and carry a sense of mental fortitude to get through those tough games and practices—it’s all a part of the game.

But these norms are meant to be tamed, not carried to their extreme. There must exist a level of mutual respect—an unspoken contract of trust—among players and between players and coaches—for the aggression and competition to stay in check. Unfortunately, that social contract and sense of trust is often damaged when individuals, both players and coaches, cross the line in their conduct.

Mike Rice, former head men’s basketball coach at Rutgers University, presents the ultimate example of crossing the line of conduct. Rice made headlines earlier this month when his contract with the university was terminated after the release of a video documenting his horrific verbal and physical abuse of players.

The video, which can be found on online news outlets or on YouTube, shows a deranged Rice hurling basketballs, expletives and homophobic slurs at various players during practices.

While Rice’s behavior was inexcusable, the incident has an even darker side that speaks of a university’s hushing of the

complaints and investigation of Rice.

Reportedly, both Rutgers President Robert Barchi and Athletic Director Tim Pernetti were made aware of Rice’s pattern of abuse months prior to the video leakage.

According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Times, Rutgers University hired an outside law firm in November 2012 to investigate Rice’s behavior and compile a report, complete with information from interviews with players and coaches, as well as video footage of practices. In the final report, the external attorneys noted that Rutgers University did indeed have the legal justification to fire Rice, in accordance with the specific details of his contract. Although the report concluded that while “many” of Rice’s actions were intense but permissible in the realm of NCAA Division I basketball training, “certain actions” were unacceptable and in violation of the contract.

Instead of firing Rice then, with the legal justification from the report and exhaustive evidence of a long-term pattern of inexcusable behavior, Rutgers settled on three minor measures of punishment for Rice: fines, a three-game suspension and anger management classes.

That’s it—that is, until the university fired him, but only after ESPN aired the incriminating video that shocked the nation.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Barchi acknowledged the university’s

inadequate handling of the incident as it evolved, calling it a “failure of process.”

And Barchi was exactly right with these few, simple words.The Rutgers-Rice incident was a failure of process, just as much as it was a failure of character and behavior on Rice’s part.

The real failure lies in the fact that somehow, a university was complacent, keeping an abusive man on staff and enabling the patterns of abuse to continue.

Somehow, fines, a few missed games and a handful of classes, were deemed as sufficient redress for wrongs that could not be undone.

Even worse is the lingering question of how long the abuse would have gone on, unchecked and unaddressed, if the video had not been released.

If the only way to bring true accountability to a university is through the spread of a viral video, then there is something seriously wrong with that university’s oversight and procedures for handling these types of incidents.

Hopefully, the Rutgers incident will prove to be a wake-up call for universities across the country to examine their procedures. No university would like to think it could hire an abusive coach who would cross the metaphorical line in his conduct on the court. But, as we have unfortunately seen, incidents do happen, and institutions must be prepared to face them with policies in place and a commitment to enforcement.

North Korean leaders have been making threats for as long as most people can remember. Recent threats have been amplified and more extreme than before.

This round of threats has involved nuclear bombs and raised missiles, but even during all of this extreme behavior, many Americans have been laughing at these threats.

When it was reported that terrorists had the capability to produce weapons of mass destruction, Americans rallied around the decision to go to war to find those weapons.The nation was terrified by the thought of any other country having such capabilities.

Even though we later discovered that the weapons never existed, we still rallied without any proof. Now that North Korea has shown us that they have working weapons, we laugh.

North Korea should be taken seriously.

The situation should not be dismissed with an “oh you” response to Kim Jong Un’s threats. These are nuclear weapons. Why do Americans not have the same fear of these weapons that we had 10 years ago?

Associate Professor of History and Political Science Douglas Woodwell believes that because North Korea has made threats in the past, we may be used to them. Woodwell also said that past North Korean actions have set them up to be discounted a little bit.

“I think the one distinguishing factor involves the leader himself [Un]. He’s the wild card in this situation,”Woodwell said.

“It’s unclear how much control he has over the country for one. I personally think he probably doesn’t have nearly as much as his father did, just by virtue of his age and by the fact that he’s new.”

Un has a legacy to live up to. His father was held up as almost divine within the country, and Un, who is only 29, has to make a powerful impression on the generals. This need to impress high-up officials can come with a price. An interactive map on the CNN website shows that current North Korean missiles could reach parts of Japan and Guam.This map puts United States bases in the line of fire. Woodwell believes that North Korea, even though it frequently bolsters its weapons, always will find a way to get out of using them.

“They [North Korea] walked up the line a lot. But they’ve always sort of left themselves some sort of out,” Woodwell said. “And with the current leader [Un], he’s not going to just invade South Korea or something like that. But the question is, ‘Is he somebody who might unintentionally, through recklessness, provoke a crisis that the sides can’t step back from?’”

North Korea has had the ability to do damage to other countries even before its most recent round of intense rhetoric.The United States stayed out of its nuclear weapons program because of the capabil-

ity North Korea had to inflict damage on South Korea’s capital of Seoul. Woodwell does not see North Korea as an imminent threat to other countries but recognizes the power the country possesses.

“They could do plenty of nasty things before they had nuclear weapons, and they still can. Again, I think you’re not talking about high probabilities [of attacks], but you are talking about catastrophic consequences,” Woodwell said.

Even though the North Korean threats may seem random, Woodwell believes the most recent threats may have been triggered by recent contact with South Korea. There also is an underlying tone of bitterness to North Korea’s aggressions towards the United States.

“The question is, ‘Why do they do this stuff ?’ The answer is because they consider this basically bargaining leverage.

They want more stuff from us. What they really want more than anything is a peace treaty,” Woodwell said.

According to Woodwell, a peace treaty was never signed to officially end the Korean War. This action, he said, has left the North Koreans paranoid and always on the defensive.

“There has never been an official peace treaty ending the Korean War. So there’s just a cease-fire, and North Koreans want that peace treaty, because a peace treaty would validate their existence,” Woodwell said.“In a way, they’re not really recognized as even having a right to exist by the fact that the Korean War only has a cease-fire.”

North Korea is nonetheless dangerous.

Even if its threats are hollow and for show, their weapons can still level cities. This is what Americans need to worry about.

North Korea’s capabilities now put that nation in a place to create more weapons and stockpile them. This proliferation is what makes that nation a real threat to the United States and gives Americans a reason to stop laughing and start paying attention.

“It [Americans not being scared] does bring up the issue of why are we more concerned with the proliferation of these weapons? That’s really the scary scenario of all the scenarios,” Woodwell said. “It’s really not the missile with the nuclear warhead that’s scary, because we know where that comes from.”

When it comes right down to it, North Korea never has given us a real reason to build bomb shelters. But that is not a reason to push their threats aside. These threats are backed up with weapons proven to reach other countries. Americans should not run to their senators demanding war.

But they should keep up with the news.

Americans need to keep in the back of their minds the devastation that one of North Korea’s weapons could inflict.

We can all get a good laugh from the Korean man with a bad haircut. But what will you think when it is reported that he has weapons that can reach our allies, and he’s not lowering them?

Increasing enrollment is unnecessary UIndy can extend its influence on the south side through a sense of community rather than increased enrollment

By Michael Rheinheimer STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis is currently home to approximately 5,000 students. Higher than the average private university enrollment, which, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, is 1,920.

However, one common question among alumni, students and faculty is whether UIndy should be growing or is the perfect size for its type of university.

We have a student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1. This means that the professors here can become closer to the students. Compare this to Indiana University, where the ratio is 19:1. While this does not seem like a lot, we need to remember that IU reports an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, eight times that of our school. Here at

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UIndy, I know that I cannot get away with slacking off.The professors all know me and know the extent of my abilities.

Another aspect I like about this smaller university is that the introductory courses are filled with familiar and friendly faces and are usually no larger than 30 people.

At a bigger school like IU or Ball State University, introductory and general education classes are much larger, sometimes in the hundreds. At UIndy, we get this sort of small town atmosphere in a big city, which I really enjoy.

One common complaint I hear among my peers is that there is not a whole lot to do on the weekends. This is understandable considering a large number of our approximately 5,000 students are commuters. But would a larger student body really lessen the feeling of boredom? The problem is a

lack of things within walking distance of the school. We have to drive downtown or to Greenwood for any real adventures.

Granted, we have a movie theatre, a Kroger, and most importantly, a nearby Chinese restaurant, but these aren’t really that exciting unless you’re looking for something to do off campus for just a few hours.

We are college students, and going out should not be a chore. But what does that have to do with our school? Because the UIndy is the largest employer on the south side, according to Sue Willey, vice president for intercollegiate athletics, the university holds a lot of influence.

In his inauguration speech, President Robert Manuel spoke about making our school an anchor for the south side rather than an island. We, the student body, can contribute to this in a major way. We have money, and businesses like

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to make money. So we need to remind small business owners that if they build stores, we will come.

We do not need to expand the school to bring in business interests. In fact, 5,000 mouths hungry for different foods and 10,000 hands grabbing for clothes, movies, games, books and Frisbees should be enough to draw businesses.

So why haven’t these businesses arrived already? Probably because they fear that they cannot compete with the downtown flair.

I grew up in Elkhart, Ind. Elkhart can be compared to the south side: few businesses, little to do and little to admire.

Elkhart knows that it cannot compete with the trendy atmosphere of Michiwaka’s University Park Mall. So what does Elkhart do? It finds its niche.

This is exactly what the south side needs. Industry has moved, and our nation

is making the transition into a servicebased economy. The south side needs to bring in businesses that will hire and train people who need jobs, in order to clean up joblessness and poverty.

The second thing we need is a massive campaign of urban renewal. No tour guide ever said to go off campus by a few blocks and admire the “beauty that is the cracked cement, dead grass, abandoned parking lots and run-down houses.”

“But we’re just students,” you may say in a totally understandable moment of disbelief. We need to stop seeing ourselves as just students. We have influence. We fund this school. We can reach out to the school and the city and make this side of town worth seeing.

UIndy does not need to grow its population or campus to become a better school. We need to grow our influence in the south side community.

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(Left) Students take advantage of the newly extended hours at Street’s Corner. (Right) Many students visit The Perk during hours when they used to not be open.

New PFS hours get good results from students

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR

To be more accommodating to students, Polk Food Services extended the hours of The Perk and Street’s Corner to remain open until midnight, Sunday through Thursday.

“The answer is yes. What’s the question?”is the motto of Director of PFS Ted Polk. Polk’s focus on service is part of the reason that PFS extended their hours.

“It [the extended hours] is more for the students. They asked for it, and we’re glad to try and help,” Polk said. “It was one of the things that came up in studies of how to help the student body, and President Manuel was all in favor of this.”

According to Food Court and Perk Manager Lisa Jordan, the extended hours definitely have caught on among students.

“They are getting busier and busier, especially as finals come on. People are staying up later and later to, you know, meet with friends. So this is a good place for it,” Jordan said.

Polk said that the need for extended hours has been demonstrated by the rushes that occur during times when the

locations used to be closed. The current closing hours see about 150 students on average each night. The rushes, according to Polk, are due mostly to how convenient it is for students to come late at night.

“They wanted to have somewhere to go late at night, without leaving campus, to be able to get a sandwich or cup of coffee or something,” Polk said.“Midnight isn’t late for students, and they wanted to be able to get something to eat and use their meal cards instead of using cash somewhere.”

Freshman biology major Nick Beyer said that the extended hours have been helpful to him and other students.

“Many students have busy schedules and different schedules, and the extended hours cater to everyone’s needs throughout the week,” Beyer said.

According to Jordan, the extended hours have not presented many staffing or stocking difficulties, and she is happy to see the extended hours help students.

“A lot of them [students] have such crazy schedules throughout the day. And now at the end of the day, they have somewhere where they can chill, come over here and get something to eat,” she said.

According to Jordan, PFS does have to order more food and schedule more

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people, but the transition has been, for the most part, a smooth one. The only exception has been trying to find people to cover for someone who calls in sick.

In the future, Polk plans to continue to make PFS even more student accessible by having discussions through the summer about what they can do better.

Beyer would like to see more hours, as well as dining options, on the weekends.

“They can definitely be open more on the weekends,” Beyer said. “And I’d like to see them try to make food that I really want to eat at that time. Sometimes I feel like they are not putting in that much effort on the weekends.”

Jordan and her staff also have ideas for how they would like to see improvement.

Like Polk, Jordan plans to continue trying to serve students better.

“I am going to talk to him [Polk], and see if we can get more things in The Perk during the extended hours,” Jordan said.

“Personally, I think peanut butter and jelly would be a nice thing to grab. A lot of times we’re out of the muffins and the bagels by that time of night. So we’re trying to find some things to present to him so that we have a few more options for that specific time.”

“Our enrollment [at Athens] has declined because of the riots that took place last year,”Saksena said.“I know specifically that one of our graduate students was all ready to go and decided not to go because of the uncertainty of the situation.”

The current situation at the Athens campus for UIndy students, although not violent, is equally uncertain. Hall said that most students will not be affected by any pending plans in Athens, but some will.

“Right now there are no plans that would have a specific impact on students in Indianapolis. Unless they had specific plans that would have involved the Athens campus,” Hall said. “For the vast majority of UIndy students, there will be no effect.”

Junior communication major Michele Bates is currently the only UIndy student studying in Athens. Bates said that her experience at UIndy Athens has been more safe than many would expect and that she has had many opportunities to explore Europe, visiting France, Germany and some of

the Greek Islands.

“I think a lot of people are afraid to study in Athens because they believe that Greece is dangerous. However, after living in Athens for over two months, I have never felt unsafe here. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly,” Bates said. “In addition, I enjoy all of the opportunities that this program offers. We have been able to take some incredible trips around Greece, and our professors encourage us to take advantage of travel opportunities.”

Bates said that she would recommend that other students take advantage of the Odyssey in Athens and that her experience should be available for future students.

She said that administrators should take into account the impact that studying abroad in Athens can have on students’ lives before deciding.

“I would like to have the opportunity to meet with administrators and share my experiences,” Bates said. “Athens has had such a lasting impact on my life, and I hope that my opinion would make them reconsider.”

“ ... living in Athens for over two months, I have never felt unsafe here. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly.”

Manuel makes good on attendance challenge

Photos by Kelbi Ervin

During the week of President Robert Manuel’s inauguration, junior communication major Will Schnabel issued a challenge. He said that if 400 students attended the Investiture Ceremony, Manuel should let himself be “pied in the face.” The challenge was met, so Manuel held up his end of the bargain on April 9.

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National Endowment for the Humanities invites two UIndy faculty members

By Wade Thiel DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Two University of Indianapolis professors will participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and Institutes program. Associate Professor of English Kyoko Amano and Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Jamal Ratchford have been selected for two different NEH programs.

According to the NEH website, the Institute will “examine the two issues in the antebellum period that have had the most transformative impact on American life: anti-slavery and abolitionism, and the women’s rights movement.”

Amano will spend two weeks in Concord, Mass., with more than 20 other participants to study Transcendentalism and social reform.

“I’m actually a little AMANO new to Transcendentalism. My area is later, after the Civil War,” Amano said. “But the writers I focus on are influenced by Transcendentalists. That is why it is important for me to know about them.”

While at the institute, Amano will have the opportunity to study the archives and primary sources at Concord Public Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society.

“Those are the types of things that I

cannot do unless I get this kind of opportunity,” Amano said.

This will be Amano’s second NEH summer institute. She participated in an institute called “Regional Study and the Liberal Arts: Appalachia Up-Close.”

Ratchford will be a visiting fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University. He also will work with more than 20 other scholars, but his institute will RATCHFORD focus on African-American struggles and civil rights.

“What is exciting for me is that it will allow me to be put into contact with persons that are essential to my work,” Ratchford said.

Ratchford said that NEH and programs like it are important for scholars.

He said that students need to know that these types of opportunities are out there and that they should try to do programs like these at some point in their career.

“Don’t ever sell yourself short, no matter what you’re doing,” Ratchford said.

At NEH, Ratchford will conduct research on Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era, the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the impact of both world wars, the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement and the rise of Black Power.

“It is going to be a high level of intensity,” Ratchford said. “These are the leading thinkers in this field.”

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Football previews next season in spring game UIndy fans get glimpse of next year’s Greyhound football team

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR The University of Indianapolis football team concluded its final practice of spring football at 1 p.m., April 13, with its spring game in front of fans at Key Stadium.

The game was played using a modified scoring system, and the UIndy offense bested the defense with a final score of 47-25.

Offensively, the Hounds were led by senior running back Klay Fiechter, who had a pair of touchdowns for the day, including one through the air with a 15yard scoring grab, and one on the ground during the first series with a four-yard rush into the end zone. Fiechter finished the game with 31 yards on the ground in three carries and 15 yards receiving with his one catch.

Defensively, the Hounds had an impressive day, recovering a pair of fumbles and gaining six sacks throughout the game.

After the game, senior quarterback Chris Mills said that overall he was impressed with the things he saw from the offensive side of the ball that day, especially with the running backs.

“Our run game was working really well, I thought,” Mills said. “Klay had some big runs, [redshirt junior Matt] Ripp got a few good ones, and then our young guys, [redshirt freshman running back Andrew] Walker and [sophomore running back Jacob] Moran, had a big day.

So it was good to see them [the running backs] get in the end zone, too, and not just have good runs but actually score and not allow passing as much, which was good.”

Earlier that week, before the spring game, Head Football Coach Bob Bartolomeo said that prior to the start of spring practice, the team had a few areas on the roster they needed to focus on for improvement.

“We had two areas of concern going into spring practice,” Bartolomeo said.

“One was the linebacker situation, and two was the o-line, and both areas have come on pretty good. We still are making some young mistakes in both areas, but we have some good players in both areas.

We feel we can win with the guys we have, and so we’re a work-in-progress.”

The Greyhounds also landed a number of recruits earlier this year, which Bartolomeo said he believes will help address some areas of concern and add depth to those positions.

“You look at the two areas of concern, the o-line, and we’ve got Matt Sinclair and Ruben Holcomb coming in. Two big kids that come from good programs—one from Fort Wayne Snider [High School] and one from Carmel [High School]— along with some other o-linemen that got a chance to compete,” Bartolomeo said.

Along with the o-line, Bartolomeo said, the team also added some quality players in the receiver, defensive line and linebacker positions. He said that overall he believes the team received quality recruits who should be able to come in and compete.

Now that spring practice has concluded for the Hounds, Bartolomeo said that he feels confident about where the team is headed this fall.

“We’ve gotten better, and that was one of our goals this spring, to get better individually every day, and so that as a team we continued to get better every day. So, I think we have done that,” Bartolomeo said. “We’ve gotten more physical. Our strength has gotten better. [Strength and Conditioning Coach] Steve [Barrick] has done a great job in the weight room over the winter. I think we’re going to be fine, I really do. We have a chance, and that’s all you can ask for, a chance to win some games. If we do our due diligence over the summer, then we’re going to be okay come the fall.”

The Greyhounds will begin their 2013 regular season this fall at 6 p.m. on Sept.

7, when they host the Eagles of Ashland University at Key Stadium for their season opener. Meanwhile, the Greyhounds will break for the summer but return to action in August, when they begin their preseason camp.

Mills said that he believes the next three months outside of the school year for the Hounds will be important to the development of the team both offensively and defensively.

“I think the summer is going to be good for us, just as spring was,”Mills said.“These next three months are important to the team as a whole. Not just the offense, but the defense, too . . . It’ll be an interesting summer, and we’re going to work hard.”

Photos by Victoria Jenkins

Above: Redshirt senior wide receiver Tim Jones begins to run his route against redshirt freshman defensive back Korey Rogan during a play at the Spring Game.

Below: UIndy’s defense lines up against the offense shortly before the start of the play. The Greyhound offense defeated the defense with a final score of 47-25.

Baseball wins three games

UIndy wins three of four against Bellarmine University

By Wade Thiel DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The University of Indianapolis baseball team traveled to Bellarmine University this past weekend to take on the Knights in a pair of doubleheaders on April 20-21.

In game one on April 21, the Greyhounds won by a score of 6-2.

In the second game, the Greyhounds shutout the Knights, scoring 10 runs in eight innings.

The Greyhounds got out to a fast start early, putting up four runs at the top of the first two innings. The Greyhounds scored two more runs in the fourth inning, and in the last two innings of the game, UIndy posted another four runs.

Freshman pitcher Matthew Kaplanis took the win for the Greyhounds in game two, allowing five hits and zero runs and striking out three players.

In their first game on April 20, the Greyhounds gave up 12 runs to the home team and only scored two runs of their own in the top of the second and sixth innings.

Senior pitcher Hugo Lalonde took the loss for the Greyhounds, allowing nine hits and 10 runs and striking out one player.

In their second game of that day, the Hounds rebounded from the first game with an 8-1 victory.

The Greyhounds took an early 1-0 advantage in the first and still led at the end of the second, 3-1. UIndy would not allow another run by the Knights and added on to their lead with a run in the top of the fourth and two runs in the fifth and seventh each.

Taking the win for the Hounds was sophomore pitcher Matt Pate, allowing five hits and one run and striking out four players.

UIndy also was scheduled to play the Saint Joseph’s College Pumas in a doubleheader on April 17, but that was postponed due to bad weather.

The Greyhounds went 2-2 the weekend before against the McKendree University Bearcats, losing two games on April 13 and winning two games on April 14.

The Greyhounds were able to get the best of the Bearcats in the first game on April 14. In the first inning, both teams scored one run. The next runs came from the Bearcats during the top of the third inning, when they put up three. UIndy answered with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, making the score 4-3.

The Greyhounds then scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Greyhounds scored one more run in the fifth to win the game 6-4.

Junior pitcher Josh Witt took the win, allowing five hits, and four runs and throwing three strikeouts.

In the second game, UIndy shutout McKendree, with two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and two in the bottom of the seventh. The Greyhounds added another run in the eighth to extend their lead and win the game 5-0.

Freshman pitcher Matthew Kaplanis took the win, allowing nine hits and zero runs and striking out one player.

In their first game against the Bearcats on April 13, the Greyhounds scored first with senior first baseman Jake Hartley’s run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first inning. McKendree, however, responded with five runs in the fifth and

two runs in the eighth, which gave them a commanding lead.The Greyhounds added another single run with junior shortstop Jake Weinzapfel crossing the plate in the eighth. Senior catcher Nick Whitty scored the last run of the game for the Greyhounds in the bottom of the ninth.

However, McKendree won the game, 7-3.

UIndy senior pitcher Phil Wheeler took the loss, allowing five hits and five runs and striking out five batters.

The Greyhounds came closer to beating the Bearcats in game two but still came up short. During the game, McKendree scored first, with two runs in the top of the first. UIndy answered in the bottom of the first, with one run of its own. McKendree scored five more runs in the top of the fourth, to make the score 7-1.

The score would remain the same until UIndy scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth. The four runs were scored by senior third baseman Tyler O’Daniel, junior first baseman Dan Eliopulos, junior catcher Caleb Hallman and Weinzapfel.

The rally was not enough to catch up with the Bearcats though, and the Hounds lost 7-5.

Lalonde took the loss, allowing seven hits and seven runs and striking out one player.

According to Head Baseball Coach Gary Vaught, the Greyhounds have suffered several injuries this season and are just now getting everyone back onto the field.

“It’s been a rough year,” Vaught said.

“It’s not where we’re used to being. We were picked to win it [the Great Lakes Valley Conference].”

Vaught said that the team has not only been having trouble keeping everyone

Photo by Victoria Jenkins

Redshirt freshman outfielder Alex Ritchie prepares to swing at a pitch thrown by the opponent’s pitcher. healthy, but that it also has had trouble getting players home.

“We’ve left over 250 people on base.

We need to work on getting people in,” Vaught said. “It’s not that we’re striking out, we’re just hitting right to people.”

O’Daniel agreed with Vaught but said that the team had similar problems last year.

“The season started out slow, but I think we’re starting to come around,”

O’Daniel said. “To this point, we haven’t really clicked on the same day. When that happens, we’re going to be fine. It’s the same thing that has happened every year. We just need to reach that point in the season.”

The Greyhounds next will prepare for a home weekend series against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers in doubleheaders at noon, April 27-28, at Greyhound Park.

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No. 1 UIndy on 37-game winning streak

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR The University of Indianapolis softball team played at home on April 21 against the McKendree University Bearcats in a doubleheader. The Greyhounds won both games with final scores of 4-0 in the first game and 5-1 in the second.The victories extended the Hounds’ winning streak to 37 games.

Senior pitcher/utility player Jennifer DeMotte took the win in the first game, while Freshman pitcher/infielder Morgan Foley took the second.

The Greyhounds allowed the Bearcats to score just one run on the day, during the top of the seventh inning in game two.

UIndy hosted the Bellarmine University Knights on April 20 for a doubleheader, winning both games by the final scores of 8-3 in the first and 2-0 in the second.

In the first game, the Hounds were tied with the Knights headed into the bottom of the second, 2-2. However, the Hounds eventually pulled away with a run in the second, third and fourth innings, and three more runs in the sixth.

The Knights scored just one more run in the top of the fourth.

DeMotte took the win, allowing four hits and three runs and striking out eight players.

In the second game, not as many runs were scored, but the Hounds still put up two runs in the bottom of the third, which led to another victory for their winning streak.

Foley took the win in the Hounds’ second game, allowing two hits and zero runs and striking out 14 players.

The Hounds traveled to Cedarville University on April 17 for a midweek doubleheader.The Greyhounds took two in the day, winning the first game 5-0 and the second 6-1.

DeMotte tossed her eighth shutout of the season. This was Demotte’s 19th victory, which extended her record to a perfect 19-0. Demotte fanned five and walked none, giving up only three hits on the game.

The Greyhounds put up three runs in the third and added two more insurance runs in the sixth.

Junior infielder Krysta Bradford was

the first to cross the plate in the second round of the doubleheader. Bradford scored in the third inning on an RBI ground ball by freshman outfielder Erika Goodwin.

Goodwin, the Greyhounds’first-year leadoff hitter would also score two runs in the game. The Greyhounds added two runs in the fifth, and the Yellow Jackets answered in the bottom half with their only run of the day.The Greyhounds added three more in the final frame.

Foley gave up one unearned run on four hits. She tallied five k’s and walked two, earning her 21st win of the year.

These two wins stretched the No. 1 Greyhounds’winning-streak to 33. Sophomore outfielder Casey Williamson said that she believes the addition of Foley to the pitching staff and the strong UIndy hitting squad are what make this team even better than it was last year.

“Jen had to throw a lot more games for us last year, more than she probably wanted to. I think that having two strong pitchers has definitely aided us. And we returned almost all of our hitters from last year too,” Williamson said. “Obviously, we’re a little disappointed with how far we got last year at the end of the season, but I think that with the pitching we have this year, it’s [a national championship] a little bit more accessible.”

Head Softball Coach Melissa FrostFisher said that she believes this is the best team she has ever coached and thinks the amount of talent she has this year is even better than the 2009 team that made its way to the national championship.

“The depth of the team, the versatility of the players, the willingness and the hunger of this team is a little bit different.

They remind me of the team that went to the World Series,” Frost-Fisher said. “We are a much deeper pitching staff, we’re a much deeper hitting staff and we’re much deeper defensively than we were that year.”

UIndy hosted the Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers on April 14 for a Sunday afternoon doubleheader. The Greyhounds maintained their perfect conference record, winning both games in the match.

The first frame concluded with an 8-0 Greyhound lead, and the Panthers would not recover, taking an 11-1 loss in a game shortened by the run rule. Sophomore utility player Taylor Russell collected four RBIs in the game, three of them from a bases-clearing double in the first. Junior

Photo contributed by Steve DeMotte

Senior Infielder Bailey Wittenauer slides into a base for the Hounds during a game against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers on March 29. utility player Alexa Alfaro went deep for a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth, her third home run of the year.

Game two was another offensive display by the Greyhounds, who scored 11 more runs on nine hits, three of which were home runs, two coming off the bat of Williamson. Foley took the win in game two, giving up two solo home runs for the only two runs of the ballgame.

Frost-Fisher is happy with her team’s focus and energy and especially happy that the players are staying on top.

“A lot of people want to take down No. 1, and the target has gotten bigger on our back, but that’s a good problem to have. It causes us to elevate our game and to stay at the level that we have been trying to play at,” Frost-Fisher said.

The Hounds welcomed the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles for two in-conference games on April 13. In game one, the Screaming Eagles pushed ahead 3-0 in the first

three innings, which was the biggest deficit the Greyhounds had faced all year, according to Frost-Fisher.

“They’re the ones who snapped our win streak last year. Everyone just took a deep breath and got back to our game plan. You could see them overcome the adversity of being down three runs, which is the most we’ve been down all year,” Frost-Fisher said.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Greyhounds scored three runs, two coming off of a double by senior infielder Kelsey Rummel. Rummel added a third RBI in the bottom of the sixth, with a single through the right side that scored the go-ahead run. DeMotte collected the win, allowing three runs on eight hits and striking out five players.

The momentum rolled over into the second game as the Greyhounds posted six runs in the bottom of the first. Williamson hit a three-run homer, which was followed shortly after by a two-run shot off the bat of freshman catcher/infielder Jenny Thompson. Foley threw a one-hit, no-run game, tallying eight strikeouts on

the day. The Greyhounds went on to win 8-0 in a shortened game.

Williamson believes her team has all the parts to win a national championship and thinks that the team’s chemistry is what makes it special this year.

“This year’s team is a lot closer overall than last year’s team, even though we were on a 30-game win streak last year as well.

We haven’t made a big deal out of it this year.

Last year, we talked a little bit more about it.

This year, it’s just kind of an expectation of ours to play at that level,” Williamson said.

The only way her team can lose is if it beats itself, according to Frost-Fisher. Frost-Fisher has faith her players have learned from last year and will do everything they can to make this their year.

“We’re more focused on the task at hand.

We really stubbed our toe last year at the end of the season, and we talked about why we did it, how we did it, and what can we do to fix it. And it’s just been a constant reminder for us,” Frost-Fisher said.

UIndy will host GLVC opponent Saint Joseph’s College today, April 24, for a midweek doubleheader at 3 p.m.

Track and Field wins awards in conference Hounds improve NCAA provisional marks

By Chidinma Naze STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis men’s track and field team on April 17 were announced as one of the winners of this year’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Sportsmanship Awards for the winter season.

The voting was done by the GLVC member institutions’ campus SAACs, and with the award, the Greyhounds were honored as the most sportsman-like team this past winter season for men’s track and field in the GLVC. The award was not UIndy’s first of the year, however. Earlier in the year, the football team also received the honor.The university now has two of the awards.

Each team will receive a team award, and an overall ‘Good Sportsmanship’ award will be given to the school with the most points during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Greyhounds competed April 1213 at the Little State Championships at Indiana Wesleyan University. Both the men’s and women’s teams placed first out of 12 and 11 teams, respectively, and took home the championship crowns.

Three Greyhounds claimed National Collegiate Athletic Association provisional marks at the championships, including senior Katy Watson, who put up her first provisional mark of the season, winning in the women’s discus with a throw of 43.86 meters.

Also putting up provisional marks for the Greyhounds were sophomore Farin Hickman in the women’s hammer and junior T.J. Lovejoy in the men’s hammer.

Hickman won the women’s hammer with a throw of 51.19 meters, which improved her mark on the NCAA provisional qualifying list. Lovejoy won the men’s hammer throw with a toss of 60.10 meters, which also improved his mark on the list.

On April 17, Lovejoy and Watson

both received two of the four awards for Outdoor Great Lakes Valley Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week for their performances.

With the two student athletes receiving the awards, UIndy at that point won two of the awards for the second straight week.

A number of Greyhounds have set provisional marks this season, and one of those is sophomore Sydney Weinert, who set the first provisional mark for the women earlier this season in the high jump.

Weinert previously played on the women’s basketball team earlier this year and said that the high jump was something she has grown fond of since she concluded her collegiate basketball career.

“I used to play basketball for the university until I was asked by [Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field] Coach [Scott] Fangman to try a high jump,” she said. “After that, I realized it was something I wanted to continue, and I’ve been doing it ever since.”

Weinert said that differences between track and field and basketball include both the atmosphere and the rules. According to Weinert, preparations for events in both sports differ as well. Weinert said that studying film for their events helps the women in their preparation.

“Watching films of other teams playing helps us prepare for the track and field competitions. It helps us have an idea of what we might expect when we play against them,” Weinert said.

In terms of the team’s preparation, Fangman said that he is impressed with the student athletes.

“I truly believe I have one of the best teams when it comes to meet preparation, and this makes me proud to be a coach,” Fangman said. “Seeing the growth and maturity of the team’s members makes me love my job as a coach even more.”

The Greyhounds will compete at the Hillsdale Invitational on April 27, at a time yet to be determined. Following the invitational, the Greyhounds will compete against other conference opponents at the GLVC Outdoor Championships at a time also yet to be determined.

ENTERTAINMENT

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THE REFLECTOR

REVIEWS

THE RATINGS

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>> When I sat down to watch the MTV Movie Awards, I was expecting the hostess, actress Rebel Wilson, to be the controversial riot she had been billed as in promotional commercials for the event.

The show opened with a spoof of “Iron Man” featuring a parodied dance routine of “Pitch Perfect,” which I thought was impressive. So I expected the rest of the show to be up to the same standard. Well, I was wrong. The celebrities accepting their golden popcorn awards looked bored, with the exception of a tearful Emma Watson accepting The Trailblazer Award for her career. Macklemore debuted his new song wearing a tasseled cape that bugged the fashion policewoman in me. Wilson was no help in bringing the show to life. The jokes were bawdy but nothing exceptional, with many references to Wilson being fat and Channing Tatum’s bare buttocks. If you missed this, I envy you greatly. Seth MacFarlane did a much better job hosting the Oscars, and he did not need to make many references to his anatomy.

>> Like “The Phoenix,” Fall Out Boy rises from the ashes to fill the void in music created by the band’s four- year hiatus. Although haters are going to hate, FOB’s new sound is without flaw.

Several things still distinguish FOB: lead vocalist Patrick Stump’s angelic voice, bassist Pete Wentz’s emotive lyrics and the band’s signature attitude. “Save Rock and Roll” features a wide range of influences from island-flavored acoustics on “Young Volcanoes” to a brief dubstep bass-drop on “Death Valley.” The album has four strong tracks that feature the British singer Foxes, rapper Big Sean, hot mess Courtney Love and music legend Elton John. While the new album is a departure from the punk-heavy albums “From Under the Cork Tree” and “Take This to Your Grave,” true fans will notice that FOB has evolved its sound over time.

Though FOB claimed in “Take Over the Breaks Over,” that “seasons change but people don’t,” FOB has changed and not for the worse.

>> From the outside, Kim’s Kakery Bakery and Café looks a little run-down, but a step inside the café, with the rush of aromas from fresh-baked bread and pastries, confirms the old adage: Do not judge a book by its cover. Inside, the bakery features cutesy décor and a few cozy tables for dining in. But the heart of the place lies behind the glass display case in the tempting array of goodies the bakery offers. Kim’s features all your typical baked goods and more, including specialty “kupcakes” with original flavors like snickerdoodle, buckeye and death by chocolate. But the famous Kim, whoever she is, does not stop there, as the café also offers a lunch menu complete with unique deli sandwiches. I opted for the Pretzel Club, a hearty sandwich served on a pretzel roll that did not disappoint. For dessert, I let my chocoholic self indulge in a few truffles, which were addicting enough to ensure my return. This hometown “kakery” is a Southside gem, and I just might be its next regular customer.

>> Bestselling author Meg Wolitzer’s new book, “The Interestings,” is a story about long-time friendships and envy.

The book follows a group of six teenagers from art camp to decades later, well into adult life with all its successes and disappointments. The book specifically focuses on Julie “Jules” Jacobson as she transforms from an awkward, shy teenager to a woman who is an aspiring comedic actress. Then later in life she gives up her dream and settles down as a therapist with a depressed husband. The friendships endure and prosper, but also emphasize the differences amongst the characters.

Wolitzer has captured the frustrations of drama and the various topics within the book, creating a way for readers to identify with the characters. While the book is definitely interesting, it starts off a bit slow. Regardless, by the end, the book is engaging and enjoyable. Books you may also like include “The Mothers”

by Jennifer Gilmore, and “Life after Life”

by Kate Atkinson.

>> If you are strolling along the canal near Vermont Street, I recommend you veer off and visit the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. His drawings are displayed on the walls, along with as quotes such as “Your planet’s immune system is trying to get rid of you.” Visitors can learn about Vonnegut’s family history, Indianapolis connection and lineage of humanist thinking. His Purple Heart is on display, as well as the Smith-Corona Coronamatic 2200 typewriter that he used during the 1970s. Although this typewriter is in a glass case, there is a similar model that visitors can use in a room that recreates Vonnegut’s home office, equipped with his red rooster lamp. Outside of this room is a framed rejection slip that Vonnegut received, and visitors can scroll through a virtual archive of his rejection letters on the nearby computer. After that, visitors can read the huge mural that details Vonnegut’s life from birth, through war, through his writing career, up until his death in 2007. So it goes.

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UIndy plays series of jazz celebrations

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR

Photos by Annisa Nunn

Top: Vibraphonist Dick Sisto performs with pianist Steve Allee on April 10 during Jazz Week. Bottom: Trombonist Steve Davis performs on April 12.

The University of Indianapolis hosted its sixth annual Jazz Week April 8-13.

The UIndy Jazz Combo kicked off the week, featuring Director of Jazz Studies Harry Miedema on saxophone. On the second day of Jazz Week, the UIndy Jazz Ensemble performed. Other acts included pianist and composer Steve Allee with vibraphonist Dick Sisto, saxophonist Danny Walsh and trombonist Steve Davis. The Midcoast Swing Orchestra also performed, featuring longtime member Music Faculty Adjunct Jack Helsley on bass.

Miedema said that he has been equally happy with each Jazz Week and tries to get the best groups. But when planning the week, he does not use any formula to decide which groups to invite.

“I don’t try to get a group that plays traditional jazz, followed by a group that plays avant-garde, followed by so and so,” Miedema said. “I really just try and get the best players I can, that I would enjoy listening to, and I assume if I enjoy listening to them, then other people will, too.”

Miedema said that he is busy during Jazz Week. But because it has to be planned in advance, he is usually busier planning the next year’s Jazz Week than dealing with the current one.

“Because of our cultural calendar

Students put on their own plays

Short plays work to entertain and initiate life-long reflection

By Ally Holmes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The University of Indianapolis Theatre Department put on the Student Directed Productions April 18-21 and April 24-27.

Student Directed Productions are typically fully staffed and designed by students. The students select the cast, direct the plays, supervise crews, design and construct for the productions.

Sophomore theatre major Melinda Arthur is the lighting designer for the productions. She said that the process for the productions started right before Spring Break, beginning with the design meetings.

“As soon as we got back from Spring Break, we started hanging and focusing everything [the lights], and we’re still tweaking things,” Arthur said. “I’d say two weeks total, not including the whole design process.”

The first production, “417” by 2012 UIndy alumna Kyrsten Lyster, was direct-

ed by junior theatre major Will Schnabel.

The production is about a police officer, named Officer Chris Hardy, who is dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hardy’s character is portrayed by sophomore theatre major Nate Coder.

Sophomore theatre and English major Elise Campagna portrays Melanie, who debriefs Hardy and triggers the mood swings for him with her questions.

The production is suspense-filled, with many different effects from lighting and sound.

“He [Hardy] goes in and out of reality.

So to show the audience about which reality he’s in, we use lights to convey that,” Arthur said. “So I got to have some fun with that and, really, fun colors.”

The second production, “Check, Please!” by Jonathan Rand, was directed by sophomore theatre major Daryl Hollonquest.

It is a comedy about a guy and girl, portrayed by freshman vocal performance major Andy Wegg and sophomore theatre major Cassie Cutshaw, who go on multiple

blind dates that all have something wrong with them.

Hollonquest said that he has wanted to do something with “Check, Please!” ever since he saw it in high school, and this was a perfect opportunity to direct it.

“I saw this show [‘Check, Please!’] once when I was in high school, and I thought it was hilarious,” Hollonquest said.

The last production, “Counting the Ways” by Edward Albee, was directed by junior theatre and English major Kelly Pendleton. It is a drama with two characters, portrayed by Campagna and Coder, who are dealing with an unstable marriage. This last production shows the two struggling with whether or not they love each other as she [Campagna] continuously asks her husband, “Do you love me?”

According to the playbook, each production has its own aspects where the audience has to decide how the characters lives’ go from there, and to ask themselves what they would do if they were in a similar situation in their own lives.

deadlines, I really have to line up the concerts for the entire school year in May,” Miedema said. “So sometimes it’s crazy calling somebody and asking if they’re free for a date, and they don’t even own a calendar for that year yet.”

Although the planning requires plenty of thought, Miedema said that no one should strain themselves trying to analyze the music.

“Well, I think, as with any art, that you want to just take in what’s in front of you and either decide that you like it or don’t like it. I don’t think you want to listen for something in particular, other than just to figure out if you enjoy it or don’t enjoy it,” Miedema said.

Miedema said, however, that he has different expectations for his students.

There are certain things that he wanted them to listen for, but said studying the music would not be an issue. According to Miedema, Jazz Week brings in acts that his students would not normally get to experience.

Senior piano performance and music composition major Matthew Bridgham performed with Miedema as a part of the Jazz Combo. He said that experiences like that help him grow as a musician.

Although he mainly studies classical music, Bridgham said that he wanted to play jazz and focus on improvisation.

“Improvisation is a huge aspect of composition and of music-making in general,”Bridgham said.“And improvisa-

tion is really just a huge aspect of being a human. We improvise all the time.

Whether it’s considered artistic or not, that’s up to the viewer.”

Bridgham said that during his career at UIndy he has had the opportunity to play with Allee, Mark Buselli and, of course, Miedema.

Bridgham, who plans to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan in the fall, said that he is very grateful for the opportunities that UIndy has provided him.

“I would be nowhere without this university and the wonderful teachers that we have in the music department.

I mean, it’s top notch,” Bridgham said.

“We have people come in from Eastman, from the University of Michigan, from Julliard—top people teaching at this very small university—and I’ve learned so much.”

Miedema said that he hoped young listeners attended Jazz Week concerts, because that was one of the original reasons why he created the event.

“When I set it up, I wanted to make sure that public school students and college students could attend these concerts for free. That’s the main thing,” Miedema said. “So we’re not making money here. In fact, most every year we lose some money.

But we do see some young people attend the concerts, and that’s an opportunity that they have that they wouldn’t normally have.”

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APRIL 24, 2013

Where in the world is President Pitts?

By Anna Wieseman MANAGING EDITOR If students saw former University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts around campus, they remember a striking red skirt suit reflective of the university’s colors. Nowadays Pitts’ clothes are more suitable for relaxing in Tucson, Ariz.

Pitts announced her retirement in a campus wide email Oct. 4 of the previous school year. Even though Pitts did not have immediate post-retirement plans, she has been staying involved in the community and with Division II schools.

“They’re [the NCAA] in the process of looking at better ways to make sure that student athletes move towards graduation,” Pitts said. “So they are in a kind of major reform of the admissions standards for student athletes and for transfer standards.”

According to Pitts, this type of reform has occurred among Division I schools.

Pitts said that she likes Division II because of its emphasis on academics and not just sports. Her involvement includes traveling to other Division II schools to speak at athletic conferences and with university presidents with the aim of furthering the issue of improving Division II graduation rates.

“It’s important for UIndy . . . It’ll be good for our student athletes, too. It’s important to all of the schools that are Division II schools, because of the things we’ve always said about Division II. It is about student athletes and making sure that students graduate. This is a fun project,” said Pitts. “I feel like it uses my abilities and my experience well.”

Pitts recently became a member of the Indiana Humanities board and a member of the American Pianists Association.The APA helps Pitts stay involved in the arts, and Indiana Humanities involves cultural aspects of Indiana and the things that Pitts says “make society rich.”

“All of those things are keeping me busy, and I’m really enjoying them,” Pitts said.

Out of her long list of accomplish-

ments, Pitts hopes to be remembered weekend.There’s a little free time although as someone who helped the university it does seem that we are busy,” Pitts said. progress.

“Another one [change] is the ability to “Each time there is a new president, do some things that don’t fall into the that president gets the value of the work academic year. I have never been able to that has gone on before by many, many travel at all except for business.”

Photo contributed by Evan Slusher people,” Pitts said. “And hopefully you’ve Pitts said that she plans to stay in helped move the university to a better Indiana and enjoys still being embedded UIndy student sophomore Evan Slusher plays guitar and sings onstage while performing his original music. place, so that it’s ready to do more new in the UIndy community. and exciting things.”

Even though Manuel has only served as Pitts said that she sees this working president for 10 months, Pitts believes he on releasing an Extended Play or EP. This under the current president, Robert has done a good job. She said she does not

By Kellie Martin short album is expected to be released Manuel, and hopes that she has added have any advice for Manuel because she STAFF WRITER this spring. something to UIndy’s history. Along believes he does not need it. She explained To help raise funds for the expenses with being remembered for that Manuel is welcome to Have any exciting plans for summer? advancing the university, contact her for advice, but she Sophomore environmental science major of touring and his upcoming EP release, she hopes that students will knows he will do a good job. Evan Slusher does. He and his guitar Slusher will begin a Kickstarter campaign. remember her as somebody “We have a wonderful will be touring for a month this sum- On this website, kickstarter.com, friends, who cared about their relationship, and we talk fairly mer across the East Coast. Slusher, a family and fans can donate to support education. Connecting frequently and get together singer-songwriter, has been playing at his career.

“It’s hard [balancing out everything]. with students is one thing now and then,” Pitts said. clubs and events across Indiana and in I’ve been recording recently. It takes a lot Pitts said she misses the “That’s healthy for a university. surrounding states. most about the collegiate That’s really true of the previAlthough a musician, Slusher is also of time to book a tour, always emailing atmosphere. ous presidents. There’s a great passionate about the environment. He and recording. I take care of the business “I guess one of the connection of people who said that he began bird watching as a child and creative [parts for his music], and then things [I miss] is not being are invested in the university and has had an interest in nature since. there’s school,” Slusher said.

Mathematics Faculty Adjunct Doug around students, which I’ve far past the time they stop “Ideally, out of college, I’d be playing PITTS been around students all my working.” music pretty much full time. But I’d like Miller has been Slusher’s professor for one life until this year. And I’m Pitts remains involved with to work for a nature conservancy or the year. Miller said that he and Slusher often still around some students UIndy. She most recently visited National Forest Foundation [and] do talk outside of class, and he was surprised sometimes, but I miss hearing from them, Washington, D.C. to represent UIndy conservation work as well,” Slusher said. about Slusher’s talents.

“Evan’s a really low-key kid. He hasn’t how you all see the world,” Pitts said. when Sen. Lugar was knighted on April Slusher taught himself guitar at age Many important projects were started 16. Pitts said this invitation came from 10. He also has learned to play a variety told me anything about it [his music], during Pitts’ administration. Some of Manuel. She was also among the guests of other instruments, such as banjo, but I think that’s really cool,” Miller said.

Miller says that the only advice that these projects include securing the May- at Manuel’s inauguration on March 21. mandolin and piano. Slusher said that oral Archives for UIndy and forming the “It was wonderful. It was great to see his mother, who studied music at Ball he has for Slusher is to keep doing well Richard G. Lugar Academy. everybody, to celebrate. It was a great day State University, was an inspiration for in school even with all the performances and work outside of classes.

“It feels really good to know [that] of celebration. I was very pleased with the his music career.

Slusher will play at the Earth Day things got started and that things are on turnout. It was a wonderful crowd [and] As a performer, Slusher said he is no their way and that more and more good beautiful ceremony,” Pitts said. longer nervous when on stage, compared Festival on April 27 at the White River things are happening,” Pitts said. “[I am] Pitts believes that she retired at the to when he first started. He has become State Park downtown. The event will especially excited to hear about the Lugar right time for both the university and very comfortable in front of crowds. promote environmental protection and Academy, because it’s clearly an extension herself. She said she misses UIndy, but is During his days in a middle school band, allow Slusher to showcase his music. More of all the things that he’s done with the excited about the opportunities ahead for Slusher began writing his first lyrics. The information about Slusher’s music is availuniversity.” the university in the coming years under lyrics he writes today are inspired by his able at facebook.com/evanslushermusic.

While Slusher would like to win acNow that her retirement is in full Manuel’s leadership. life experiences and friends and family. swing, Pitts plans to enjoy the trips that “It was a very smooth transition “We [the band] were tired of doing colades for his music, he remains realistic she was not able to take while she was [retirement]. It was a happy time [and] covers. I started writing songs . . . It was about his career.

“I think it’d be awesome to win a president. Some of her immediate plans wonderful to celebrate when I left,” Pitts really bad [at first], but over time I got Grammy, but I’d never expect to,” Slusher include traveling to Europe this May and said. “And it’s wonderful now to celebrate better,” Slusher said. visiting Tucson to escape Indiana winters. a new president and watch the institution Although most students only have to said. “I would be happy to just be playing “Another change is not having so continue to be the best there is, because worry about upcoming finals, Slusher is to people who want to listen for the rest many events in the evening and on the it still is [the best].” also preparing for a tour and is working of my life.”

Student to release EP, tour

Professors discuss trip Master plans for Spring Term

By Leeann Doerflein FEATURE EDITOR The University of Indianapolis is offering a variety of interesting options for Spring Term travel abroad courses. UIndy is offering touristy trips to Europe as well as several service learning trips including Ecuadorian Service Learning, Comparative Exploration of the Caribbean and the Hiroshima Peace Study.

Instructor and Nursing Lab Technician Rebecca Cartledge and Assistant Professor of Nursing and AMP Coordinator Kathleen Hetzler will lead the Ecuadorian Service Learning trip. Cartledge said that students will deliver medicine, see patients, provide health education and spread the gospel to Ecuadorians. The group will travel to the Ecuadorian jungle to provide these services in partnership with the One Mission Society.

Cartledge said that most of the students who will take the trip are nursing students. But regardless of major, they all have an interest in health care. Cartledge hopes students will grow in several ways.

“They will get several things from the trip: one, it opens up their world and they grow as people because they are immersed in other cultures, and two, it is a Christian trip, so they will grow in their faith,” Cartledge said.

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Terrence Harewood and Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Sarah Ohmer will lead Comparative Exploration of the Caribbean. The professors will lead students on a “people to people tour” of Cuba, according to Harewood.

He said that there is much students can learn from Cuba.

“In spite of the embargo, Cuba has a 100 percent literacy rate and one of the best preventative healthcare systems.

Looking at healthcare from a holistic way can really benefit us. Cuba has one of the only sustainable agriculture systems, with much of it being organic ... There are just so many things to learn about with Cuba,” Harewood said.

Harewood said the trip will look at the

impact of the embargo, and the instructors will encourage students to form their own opinions independent of the media’s influence. On this trip, the students will work with Cubans and examine the consequences that U.S. foreign policy can have on other countries.

“One of the primary purposes, given that this is the year of “who do you think you are,” it is an opportunity not only to look at it individually, but in terms of nationally,” Harewood said. “When we say that we are Americans, what does that mean and how does that translate into our foreign policy and how does that impact other people?”

Harewood hopes that students will use their experience to advocate for the U.S. to change foreign policy with Cuba.

Associate Professor of Teacher Education Greta Pennell and Associate Professor of English and Associate Director of Honors College Kyoko Amano will lead the Hiroshima Peace Study trip. Pennell said that students will visit sites of historic and cultural significance as well as do some sightseeing.

Pennell said that students will have the opportunity to meet four survivors of the atomic bomb blasts, visit the Hiroshima Peace Park and attend a genetics of radiation lecture at Radiation Effects and Research Foundation, as well as participate in other activities such as a Karaoke party with Japanese students.

Students also will leave 1,000 paper cranes for peace. Pennell invites those interested to help fold the origami cranes in the Schwitzer Atrium on April 29.

Pennell hopes the trip will influence students to be advocates for peace in the future and urge local leaders like UIndy President Manuel and Mayor Ballard to sign the RERF peace petition.

“Hopefully, the students will be able to communicate the message that we should not have another nuclear war. I want them to become active voices to promote peace,” Pennell said.

A follow-up article in a future issue of The Reflector will ask students about their experiences on the Spring Term trips featured.

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