Apr. 26, 2006 | The Reflector

VOLUME 84, ISSUE 11

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■ UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS INCIDENTS

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Gun shots, reported assaults and an arrest resulted from two incidents in the University Heights neighborhood in the early hours of Feb. 26.

According to police reports, Indianapolis Police Department officers were dispatched to 1255 Lawrence Ave. about 1 a.m. in response to shots fired inside the residence. While responding to the call, IPD Officer Chad Dailey came into contact with a minor, at the intersection of Edwards Avenue and Bowman Avenue.

The minor told Dailey that his friend had been stabbed at 1305 Lawrence Ave., just next door to 1255 Lawrence Ave., and that the subject who shot at them and stabbed his friend remained at 1305 Lawrence Ave. According to UIndy Chief of Police Keith Smith, the wound allegedly inflicted by a knife was later determined to have been caused by the subject’s quick exit through a broken window.

While Dailey spoke with the minor at the intersection of Edwards and Bowman, another 911 call came reporting a fight at 1305 Lawrence, according to the police report. Dailey and IPD Officer Keith Cutcliff then responded to this address.

According to Dailey’s narrative in the police report, as he and Cutcliff approached the residence, five males were standing on the front porch, and one—later identified as University of Indianapolis senior James Rust—began yelling, questioning the officers’ presence on his property.

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handcuffed Rust. Rust was transported to the Arrestee Processing Center by patrol car and arrested for resisting law enforcement by force, according to the police report.

During the struggle to restrain Rust, Cutcliff reported that he sustained minor abrasions to his left knee and was transported to Methodist Occupational Health Center. He was able to return to duty with no restrictions and no return visit necessary.

The police report stated that the commotion during the incidents caused neighbors to later approach the officers, telling them that the group needed to leave the neighborhood because they repeatedly cause trouble.

Regarding the discharge of the firearm earlier that morning which originally prompted the officers’ response, there is a warrant out for the arrest of Brian Jenkins for a Class D felony of criminal recklessness, according to Smith. According to Indiana state law, a Class D felony for criminal recklessness is charged when a person recklessly, knowingly or intentionally performs an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person and is committed while armed with a deadly weapon.

The same morning at approximately 3:30 a.m., IPD dispatched Cutcliff to a fight at 1533 Castle Ave., according to police reports. Once on the scene, Cutcliff spoke with UIndy students Cody Metzger and Robert Schmidt.

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■ IRL

$5,000 authorized for campus IRL visits campus smoking ban implementation Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

Cessation classes formed for faculty, students for summer, fall Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts has authorized $5,000 from the university budget for the implementation of the campus-wide smoking ban. Pitts announced that the campus would be smoke-free on Jan. 18, 2006, through a campus-wide e-mail. David Wantz, vice president for student affairs, has been in charge of implementing the smoking ban.

“The president has said she wants the campus to be smoke free, and I intend to make it true that her wishes are fulfilled,” Wantz said.

Wantz said the $5,000 budget will not have its own line in the university’s budget, but will instead come from excess money in the budget. While the exact dollar amounts have not been delegated, the budget will be spent on purchasing signs and plaques for campus buildings to indicate that UIndy is a smoke-free campus.

Wantz also said that temporary smoking urns may be bought and placed on the east and west ends of campus, near the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center and Nicoson Hall, to help the transition to a smoke-free campus. If purchased, the urns would be removed by December.

The money also will be spent on forming smoking cessation classes for the summer and fall. William Essman, assistant professor in the School of Psychological Sciences, will direct the classes and is currently in the beginning stages of implementation. Essman has not been a supporter of the university’s smoke-free

policy since its development.

“My objections to the smoking ban originally were only because I heard people using science that was wrong to try and justify it,” he said. “I think we should not try and tell each other what to do… I decided that if I am going to say that I’m not necessarily for this thing, I felt I had a responsibility to try and bring what little bit of training and expertise I had to try and help the transition.”

Essman had experience running a smoking cessation class as a clinical intern at a veteran’s assistance hospital in Jackson, Miss. He said he would try to model UIndy’s classes on his experience in Jackson, Miss.

“The classes will be based on a series of steps that are defined on pretty well understood behavioral and psychological factors that help people to decrease their dependence on nicotine, control the signals they have on cigarettes and manage the stresses and constraints that come when they actually quit,” Essman said.

Essman will purchase equipment to measure the body’s chemical reaction, and carbon monoxide emission levels, from smoking. Wantz said the programs will not provide prescription drugs (i.e., nicotine patches, nicotine gum, nicotine inhaler) to class participants, but the university directors of the course may suggest that participants seek prescription drugs through their physicians.

Essman will use graduate students from the school of psychological sciences as class facilitators and hopes to work with the university’s Health and Counseling Center for the cessation classes. “[The graduate students] have received extensive training in different therapy

techniques. They’ve been on practicum placements already and [have] direct experience in professional settings,” Essman said. “I have no doubt at all that they’ll be fully able to carry out this program.”

Before Wantz was given the budget to implement the smoking ban, he was in charge of forming a task force to help execute the policy.

The consensus of the task force was formed by the opinions of students and faculty who responded to the policy by attending task force meetings, or by simply voicing their opinions.

“Anybody who wrote to me, I said, ‘you’re now on the task force,’” Wantz said. “I deputized them because they obviously had some concern for it. What I would do is when I would hold meetings I would take notes and then I would send the notes out to anybody who was on the task force.”

He said the initial opposition to the policy was strong but has since declined.

The number of people present at the task force meetings also has dwindled.

“I think that it has dwindled because people realize the train has already left the station,” Wantz said. “So much of the country is going smoke free. It’s just the way the world is turning these days.”

Wantz also noted that although the campus will be smoke free, people can still smoke in their cars or on a public street or sidewalk. However, he is confident that smoking on campus will decline.

“I am confident that when people come back in the fall, and in this time of year from now, you won’t see people smoking on this campus,” he said. “I think that cigarette smoking is eventually going to be déclassé.”

The Indy 500 Fan Tour was on campus Monday, April 17 to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to experience a taste of the Indianapolis 500.

A 35-foot trailer-turned-museum included track memorabilia, a driver’s fire suit and helmet, televisions showing clips of past races, life-size cardboard cutouts of the famous Borg-Warner Trophy as well as of drivers such as Danica Patrick and free posters, magnets, CDs and calendars promoting this year’s 90th running of the Indianapolis 500.

The Fan Tour also included a fullsize Indy Racing League IndyCar Series simulator that allowed participants to test their racing skills.

“It was a lot more difficult than I imagined it to be,” junior Amy Briggs said after taking a test drive on the simulator. “I kept hitting the walls on the curves.”

Mike Montani, who works for the company that built the simulator, Sinden Racing, said event turnout was “so-so” and that many students “looked as they passed by but didn’t stop.”

The Fan Tour, which goes all over the state of Indiana, will continue until May 27. More information can be found at http://www.Indy500.com/fantour/.

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Amy Briggs drives the car simulator outside of Ransburg Hall on the lawn by the bell tower. The Indy Racing League was on campus April, 17.

News at a Glance

Mayor speaks 30-year art professor, Dee Schaad, named Teacher of the Year on campus Crystle Collins News Editor The mayor of Indianapolis, Bart Peterson, will be speaking at the University of Indianapolis today for the “Indiana Live” guest lecture series hosted by the Institute for Emerging Careers in partnership with the Center for Business Partnerships.

The event will take place at 12 p.m. in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. A reception will be held following the presentation in the Christel DeHaan foyer. L/P credit will be available.

Abby Adragna Staff Writer

Dee Schaad, professor and chair of the art department, was presented the Teacher of the Year award at the University of Indianapolis Honors Convocation on April 4.

“I think that there are a lot of really good teachers at this university. To be selected as Teacher of the Year, especially at a place that values teaching, I’m just greatly honored,” Schaad said. “I get goose bumps about it. I don’t know how anybody could feel any other way.”

Schaad has been a professor in the art department for 30 years. He has taught almost every course in the department except for art history and art appreciation.

According to Donna Adams, assistant professor of art and design, Schaad is a great asset to the department.

“He’s very creative with his students, and he encourages them to be risk takers,” she said.

Schaad said he is grateful for the enormous amount of support that his current and past students have shown him in regard to receiving the honor of Teacher of the Year.

Many of his current students volun-

teered to write letters of support for him, and several alumni indicated the impact that he has had on their lives over a long period of time.

“I can’t express how touched I am by the fact that so many of my former students have said, ‘Hey, it’s about time,’” Schaad said. “It just makes you feel good to know that, somewhere along the line, you’ve had an impact on people.”

Professors are nominated for this award by their deans. The deans select nominees based on the professor’s course evaluations, teaching materials, and student descriptions, among other things.

According to Mary Moore, vice presi-

dent for research, planning, and strategic partnerships and professor of sociology, a small committee selects the Teacher of the Year.

The committee consists of three faculty members who have previously received the Teacher of the Year award, the president of Indianapolis Student Government, and the student with the highest grade point average.

According to the Teacher of the Year committee, the award is presented to the faculty member who demonstrates excellence in classroom teaching and superior performance in individual and group interaction with students.

OPINION

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■ EDITORIAL

Foreign policy? Voting? ‘It’s whatever’ simply stopped caring about how our country is run? Have we really allowed our apathy to become so rampant that we’d rather watch Clay Aiken prance around on stage than listen to our President try to discuss foreign policy?

Does this bother anyone else?

In June 2005, all four major news Our generation has become notorinetworks broadcast President Bush’s speech on the War in Iraq. Nielsen Rat- ous for being apathetic. Sure, there are some members of our generation that ings showed that a total of 19 million attend protests, rally for social issues people tuned in. “Desperate Houseand speak out against the powers that wives” averages more than 25 million be. But I would venture to say that viewers each week.

On season three of “American Idol,” the majority of our generation feels so disenchanted with the system that they more people voted for Fantasia Barhave given up on it. “It doesn’t matter,” rino after her four-minute rendition of “I can’t make a difference,” and “It’s the song “Summertime” than voted to whatever,” seem to be the mottos for reelect President Bush in 2004. our generation. Those phrases inevitably In October 2004, the first BushKerry presidential debate attracted 62.5 come up every time politics is discussed in any of my classes. million viewers. More than 86 million Sure, more 18-24 year olds voted in people watched the Super Bowl that the 2004 Presidential election than had same year.

As the great philosopher Kurt Cobain voted since 1992. But this increased once said, “Here we are now, entertain turnout has been largely credited to campaigns such as “Rock The Vote” us.” and “Vote Or Die.” And the success of The fact that entertainment often these campaigns has been attributed to overshadows politics seems to be MTV and celebrity endorsements. Do almost a joke in our society. From the new movie “American Dreamz” to the we really have to turn to MTV for cues on citizenry and basic American rights?

“Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” we Was P. Diddy, a man who changes his are reminded every day of the absurd name every 48 days, our main reason entertainment we desire.

Have we really become so fanatical for going to the polls?

Sigh. about fame and fortune that we have Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

Many students justify their lack of knowledge about world affairs by saying that they spend all day in the classroom, so they don’t want to spend more time “learning” when they don’t have to. While that excuse may sound reasonable to some students, I don’t buy it, mainly because many students choose to spend their time learning about celebrity news instead of real news. I would guess that people could name more “American Idol” contestants than they can Supreme Court justices; more people know what “ODB” stands for than “WMD.” Until politicians and the news media find effective ways to appeal to our generation, it will remain apathetic and uninterested. While “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” seem to tap into what our generation is really interested in—mocking authority—“real” news stations don’t have that luxury. And politicians don’t target our age demographic because they feel we aren’t worth the money, because we bounce around from job to job and place to place as we navigate our little bubbles into “the real world.”

We are essentially stuck in a catch-22; our generation isn’t interested because politicians and the news media don’t target us; the news media and politicians don’t target us because we don’t seem interested.

■ HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Council should include U.S. Sandra Arao Ameny Staff Writer

The U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations Humans Rights Council undermines the U.S. role as a global leader that advocates and protects human rights.

According to the Washington Post, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack confirmed that the government decided not to pursue a seat on the newly recreated Human Rights Council. According to a press release

by Human Rights News, Kenneth Roth, executive director of the Human Rights Watch, expressed regret over the decision and emphasized that the government should help the council perform effectively, adding that the Bush administration’s human rights abuse record would cause difficulties for the United States to run as a legitimate candidate.

According to the New York Times, in May 2001, the United States ran for the seat in the Human Rights Council but lost a seat in the panel, the first time Artwork by Emily Scott

■ FUEL COSTS

With the price of fuel soaring above $70 a barrel, Americans are looking to the government to fight the rising costs of gasoline. Last month the Bush administration had a great opportunity to counter fuel costs by improving new vehicle fuel economy regulations, but they squandered it. Instead, a plan was issued to modestly improve fuel economy in small trucks and large SUVs. During Bush’s State of the Union Address in January, he claimed that the United States is “addicted to oil.” Is this really his plan to stop our addiction?

According to standards issued by the Transportation Department, lightweight trucks and minivans must get at least 24.1 miles per gallon by 2011.

However, this increase looks ridiculous when compared to the former standard of 21.6 miles per gallon. The government assures us that this change alone will increase fuel savings from 10.7 billion gallons used to 9 billion gallons used. Large SUVs such as the Hummer, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon and Ford Expedition will be subject to fuel standards by 2011, but these standards have not yet been released.

That’s it? Apparently a three miles

per gallon difference is going to break America of its dependence on oil.

Why didn’t car manufacturers think of this before? Interestingly enough, car manufacturers have been improving their fuel standards without prompts from the government. Hybrid and fuelefficient vehicles have been rolling off assembly lines for a few years now, but significant changes in overall fuel consumption have not occurred. Americans have not embraced hybrid cars enough to make a difference.

To promote hybrid and fuel-efficient cars that could help fuel economy, the government could offer incentives to car manufacturers and buyers.

By offering tax breaks and grants to manufacturers who produce these types of cars, the government would enable manufacturers to lower their prices.

Lower sticker prices means that more people could afford to buy fuel-efficient vehicles. Manufacturers could also use savings from tax breaks to put more money into research for hybrid cars and fuel alternatives. Helping manufacturers creates benefits for the environment and the economy.

Government funds also should be used to assist with the development of new fuel alternatives. Since we were children, we’ve been hearing about fuel made from corn or soybeans, otherwise known as ethanol. The government has

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fective, and credible, with support and backing from the world’s global leader.

Admittedly, the United States presence will give the council more publicity in the world and bring more controversial issues to the forefront.

Next, the United States should run to prevent other countries that repeatedly have had human right abuse violations from joining the council.

Understandably, the U.S. withdrawal appears to be a diligent attempt to curb complications over its own candidacy but we also should consider how it appears, not only to Americans but to the rest of the world, to abstain from the Human Rights Council.

Not to trivialize the human rights abuse cases, but no country and no regime has clean hands. We all have committed human rights abuses at some point in history. It is up to this council to make sure that future abuses, at home, or in Darfur or Iraq, do not continue. A political body as important as this council needs U.S. cooperation.

If the United States doesn’t run for a seat, it at least must participate in the efforts of the new council to show symbolically that it is working to improve human rights worldwide.

■ CORRECTIONS

Proposed fuel economy standards won’t fix nation’s ‘addiction to oil,’ editor says Amy Remsburg Feature Editor

since 1947. The United Nations speculation is that the United States is afraid it may not acquire the 96 votes it needs from the 191-member General Assembly. Even though the Bush administration endures criticism about prison abuse cases and unforgettable atrocities like Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, the United States should still participate in the upcoming May elections.

Irrefutably, the United States constantly has blown the whistle on repressive governments and regimes that lack basic civil rights and liberties. It would be hypocritical, if not counterproductive, for the United States not to run for a seat in the Human Rights Council because of a fear of failure.

The United States should run, not only to win, but to prove a point. Even though prison abuse cases and allegations of torture have surfaced, they should not deter the United States from participating. The United States should show the international community that it acknowledges these human rights violations but is taking measures to prevent any such violation from occurring in the future.

Secondly, the newly created Human Rights Council will only be more ef-

had at least 10 years to develop these alternatives. Why hasn’t the government seriously attempted to produce at least one of them for a mass market?

Corn and soybeans are renewable resources that are fairly inexpensive to produce. If the government gave incentives to farmers who grow corn and soybeans, there could be larger crops for fuel consumption. The incentives would also help farmers who struggle to make a consistent living. Assisting farmers, like car manufacturers, helps the economy and the environment.

If these logical and economical ideas aren’t appealing to the Bush administration, I have a few ideas that just might break our dependence on oil.

Considering that SUVs and trucks have the worst fuel efficiency on the market, why don’t we ban them from use? People who can present a commercial need for larger vehicles would be allowed to drive them. Farmers, construction workers, and tow-truck drivers are just a few examples of people who require trucks or SUVs for their jobs. Families would be issued fuel-efficient minivans until they could downsize to a car.

People not requiring commercial trucks or minivans would have a choice between several brands of fuel-efficient or hybrid cars. Sadly, this solution is just as illogical as the Bush administration’s three mile per gallon difference.

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On Page 3 of the April 5 issue, several errors were made in the story “Travel grants awarded at Presidential Inauguration.” Molly Schiel is traveling to South America. The story read that Schiel would be traveling to Belize, which is in Central America. Also, the name of the friend that Hilary Conklin will be visiting was misspelled. The friend’s name is Yi-Chin Wang, not Teichan.

The staff of "The Reflector" would like to say congratulations to

Feature Editor Amy Remsburg, who will graduate in May and to Editor-In-Chief Valerie Miller, who will graduate in December.

We will miss your "eagle eyes" and wish the best of luck to you both! p.s. Remember WBC's message to the media . . .

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■ SUMMER HEALTH

■ UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS INCIDENTS

New sunscreen warnings by FDA Incidents Kate Santich Knight Ridder Tribune

Like a lot of blond-haired, fairskinned people, 34-year-old Jonjon Baus slathers on sunscreen before he heads outdoors. As a bicyclist and runner, he opts for the sweatproof formulas, and because he rarely gets sunburned, he figures he’s safe.

“That’s really how I gauge how effective my sun protection is,” says Baus, a manager for Track Shack, an Orlando, Fla., running store.

But in the wake of a class-action lawsuit filed recently in California against sunscreen manufacturers claiming they have fraudulently exaggerated the effectiveness of their products Baus has started to wonder.

In fact, although dermatologists still recommend the liberal use of sunscreen, they warn that it’s entirely possible for the sun to damage skin without burning it, and that most of the sunscreens currently on the market do a better job preventing sunburn than they do at preventing other problems including premature wrinkles, age spots and even skin cancer.

And neither sun protection factor (SPF) ratings nor the labeling of a product as “broad-spectrum” gives consumers any information on how much they’ll be shielded against ultraviolet A rays, which don’t cause burning but do cause aging of the skin and potentially

cancer.

“I wish sunscreens were better. That would be terrific. But they’re not,” says Dr. James Spencer, a St. Petersburg, Fla., dermatologist and clinical professor of dermatology for Mount Sinai School of Medicine. “But they are a useful tool, and like any tool, if you don’t use it properly, it doesn’t work.” The problem is that many people may expect too much from a sunscreen, Spencer says, putting themselves at risk for skin cancer by spending too much time in the sun.

The confusion comes in part because there are different types of sunlight responsible for skin damage mainly UVA and UVB. Because UVB is what causes sunburn and has a well-established link with skin cancer, it is generally considered more harmful. But scientists now believe UVA causes much of the premature aging of the skin and, more critically, much of the skin’s genetic damage, which may also lead to skin cancer. UVA rays can even penetrate windows to reach people indoors.

So far, there’s no way to measure the UVA-screening ability of a given product, and scientists don’t know how much UVA contributes to the alarming rise in skin cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the death rate from melanoma in the United States has climbed about 4 percent a year since 1973.

Though researchers have discussed a rating system for UVA, so far there has been no action on the matter. And that’s

only part of the problem.

Some experts say that claims for UVB protection could be inflated, too. In 1999, under orders from Congress, the federal Food and Drug Administration drafted a slate of regulations on sunscreen manufacturers but never formally adopted them. Critics say the agency bowed to pressure from the sunscreen lobby.

Representatives of the FDA did not respond to requests for an interview on the subject.

The proposed rules would have prohibited “unsupported, absolute, and/or misleading and confusing terms such as ‘sunblock,’ ‘waterproof,’ ‘all-day protection’ and ‘visible and/or infrared light protection.’” Yet doctors agree that those terms _ still widely employed in sunscreen advertising are misleading at best. No product, experts say, is truly waterproof, sweat-proof or capable of lasting all day.

“If you read the fine print,” says Dr. John Meisenheimer, chief of dermatology for Orlando Regional Healthcare System, “it does say that you have to reapply them.”

Meisenheimer, a competitive swimmer and occasional surfer, says that each time you dive in the water or perspire, you’ll need to put on more sunscreen afterward at least every 60 to 80 minutes.

But he still recommends the waterproof variety.

(c) 2006, The Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.

■ ART

Students display works of art at annual student art exhibit Willie Little Staff Writer

The 2006 ISAA Student Art Exhibition displayed the works of University of Indianapolis student artists. With a wide range of art of sculptures, photographs and paintings, UIndy students displayed their work for the public, faculty, staff and students to view.

Junior Cortland Blade, who received the Best in Painting award for his self portrait entitled “A Face Struck,” has been interested in art since his freshman year of high school. Two of Blades’s paintings were still life paintings of immobile objects. The third was his self-portrait.

“I’ve always liked doing art and painting. It’s kind of a release. It expresses your true feelings. I feel really honored to have three pieces of work displayed at

the exhibit,” Blade said. “’A Face Struck’ was an assignment that our professor gave to us. I just took it to the next step and decided to make it my own. I used different colors to blend together, primarily red and blue. The yellow lightning bolts give the painting a different dimension but still blend together well with the other colors.

All together, the portrait took me around 40 hours to complete. I can honestly say this is the best work that I have ever done.”

Professor Dee Schaad, professor and chair of art and design, said, “I feel really good about the art work displayed. It shows the skills of all the students and the hard work they put in through the course of this year, some even longer than that.

This exhibit is a juried show, so students submit their artwork, and the artwork is then judged, and the work that is judged highly is displayed in the exhibit.”

Schaad said he could not find a spe-

Photo by Katy Yeiser

The Student Art Show was held Monday, April 17 through Thursday, April 20 in the art gallery in Good Hall. Gregory Reindhardt (left) and Christopher Schmidt, both from the anthropology department, look at the student works.

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cific piece of art that he could connect with exactly. He said he felt all the work needed to be displayed in the exhibit. He also said each student deserved his/her accolades, or awards.

“Cortland did a very good job. I am very impressed with the likeness of his painting,” Schaad said.

Sophomore Grant Larson, an art and photography major, had one piece of work displayed in the gallery. His photograph was of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.

“I took the picture over spring break.

There are three pictures: one of the sailors departing for sea in formation, the second is of the sailors’ family and friends showing support as their heroes depart, and the third is of the carrier’s tattered flag with the sea as a backdrop,” Larson said.

Larson said he wanted to give people an inside look at the hardships of the departure for a sailor-the hardships of leaving family and friends in order to fight for his or her country.

“Even though I didn’t win an award, having my photography displayed is an award itself. I really hope my photographs touched people, especially those who have family members serving in the military,” Larson said. “I think there was a lot of hard work put forth into displaying this exhibit. It took a lot of strenuous hours to perfect our work. All of the students did a great job.”

The following students were voted best in their category: Lendell Ervin, Cortland Blade, Lauren Ditchley, Katherine Fries, Stephanie Haines, Megan Komlanc, Amy Gingery, and Katie Kirkton. They were voted best in Show, Painting, Ceramics and Mixed Media, Printmaking Drawing, VCD, Sculpture and Photography, respectively. Alicia Goss, Karen Mann, A.J. Nafziger, Sheila Viswanathan and Sarah Phillipart were all granted honorable mentions.

According to police reports, both were intoxicated at the time.

As recorded in police reports, Metzger told Cutcliff that four white males had earlier come to the residence to fight while he and Schmidt were inside. They asked the group to leave, and when the group refused, Metzger and Schmidt went outside where an argument ensued.

During the argument, one member of the group grabbed a wooden pole across the street, struck and broke the rear window of Schmidt’s Jeep Cherokee. Schmidt then charged at the subject who had hit his vehicle, and a fight broke out. According to the police report, Schmidt confirmed Metzger’s account of the incident.

Metzger and Schmidt were injured during the fighting, according to the police report, and were later determined to be victims of simple assault, according to Smith. Indiana state law defines an act of assault/battery as when a person “knowingly or intentionally touches another person in a rude, insolent or angry manner.” Metzger complained of pain in his ribs and head. Schmidt was struck in the face with a pole during the fight. Both were examined by medics, but refused treatment, according to police reports.

IPD is currently investigating the cases at 1255/1305 Lawrence Ave. and 1533 Castle Ave. Officer Lindsey Medler of the UIndy Police Department was present during both incidents. According to Smith, a UIndy officer is always to be present at the scene of an incident involving UIndy students, when an officer is available. The UIndy Police Department has increased the number of patrolling officers on weekends since these incidents, according to Smith. “It’ll give us a couple more officers to respond to the parties. We’ve been pretty much hamstrung in the past.

This gives us a little more latitude to respond to the parties,” Smith said.

According to Vice-President for Student Affairs David Wantz, this increase will not affect students financially.

Wantz said incidents of this magnitude usually happen only once or twice a year, but that they have been “happening more frequently, with complete disregard to neighbors or decency and, apparently, for any kind of reasonableness,” he said.

According to Smith, although this is not the first report of a firearm being present at a party, this is the first occurrence of a weapon being fired at a party that involved university students.

Wantz and Smith said reports of disturbances come repeatedly to the Office of Student Affairs and to the UIndy Police Department from the neighborhood surrounding the university, especially from University Heights, which is the residential block bordered by Hanna Avenue, Shelby Street, Lawrence Avenue and State Street. Neighbors report such issues as loud noise long after the posted noise ordinance—11 p.m. on weekdays, cars parked along both sides of the street, cars parked in the grass, trash thrown in neighboring yards and public urination.

According to one University Heights

continued from p. 1 neighbor, who asked not to be identified, “It makes the neighborhood look awful.”

She said that it’s not the parties themselves that concern her. “I don’t care if they party,” she said. “I don’t mind them being kids, and I don’t mind them being college students. But you don’t have to be out on the street all night with beer bottles flying and wine bottles flying and four letter words, and glass broke all over the street. That is not necessary. There is a limit.”

Another University Heights neighbor, who also asked to remain unidentified, agreed. “Nobody’s against kids having a good time,” he said, “but when you’re having a party that continues in quite early morning hours, that’s ridiculous. They don’t give a darn. They’re not going to live here.”

According to Smith, the issues may not always be a matter of disrespect. “[The students] work hard and then they play hard. I don’t know if it’s a respect thing.

In some instances, some students think the more the merrier and don’t think of consequences.”

Wantz said his main concerns regarding these incidents are for the neighbors and safety. “The occasional beer doesn’t bother me as much as all that untoward behavior,” he said. “And it’s not because I’m a prude, it’s because of the safety of my students.”

In early March, Wantz e-mailed a letter to the student body addressing the neighborhood issues. He reminded the students of their duty as UIndy students to abide by the rules laid out in the student handbook that address student conduct.

In the e-mail, Wantz said, “We expect out students to be good citizens.”

Wantz stressed that the overwhelming majority of students are upstanding. But, he said, “If [the students] can’t listen to our warnings, they’re going to feel the consequences. We’re going to make arrests; we’re going to send people to jail. And we’re going to expend and expel people from the university. If a person is on any kind of organization that represents the university and the student is arrested, is brought before the disciplinary process, they won’t represent the university.” In the e-mail, Wantz also said he and a neighbor letter-writing campaign will be pressuring landlords to evict disruptive tenants.

Kory Vitangeli, dean of students, said the administration’s intentions are not “to be out to get anyone, but to make sure that we are providing a safe environment for students,” and “to help students to understand the big picture: their actions affect not only them, but those living around them.”

Vitangeli said both the landlords and the student tenants of the houses where the two incidents occurred have been contacted by the administration.

One neighbor plans to move, due to continued problems. “I am looking to move. I am not going to live in this mess.

Hand guns was my last straw. I have lived here 20 years. I love my home. I am not going to live where I am scared.”

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APRIL 26, 2006

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■ MEN’S TENNIS

‘Hounds top USI 5-1, finish third overall at GLVC tournament Tony Puckett Sports Editor The University of Indianapolis men’s tennis team finished in third place at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament on Saturday, April 22. Freshman Matthew Vought and seniors Ketan Saggar and Justin Linder all won singles matches against the University of Southern Indiana to win the third place match 5-1.

In UIndy’s opening match in the GLVC tourney, senior Justin Linder won in straight sets, with both senior Ketan Saggar and sophomore Jan Statsny winning in three sets for the win against Missouri-St. Louis.

The ‘Hounds entered the GLVC conference with an undefeated conference record at 4-0. Before the tournament, senior Dustin Guthrie said that

the strong record was a great help for morale.

“It’s a huge confidence boost,” he said. “What we’ve proved over the past few weeks is that we can beat good teams even when we aren’t completely on top of our game. We’ve had a couple matches where we’ve been flat, and we’ve still come out on top. I think that provides us with a big mental boost…

We have grown accustomed to winning, and more than ever we know how to go about doing it. So that confidence is vital in this sport, which is, for a large part, a mentally-driven game.”

According to Guthrie, one of the biggest keys to the UIndy success on the court this year comes from the new head coach, George Adams.

“People think of tennis as an individual sport, and it is in the sense that you’re out there one-on-one. But to win a team match, you’ve got to be

strong as a group,” Guthrie said. “We, as a team, have found that strength this year, and a large part of it is due to Coach Adams.”

Adams is the latest in a line of several head coaches for the UIndy men’s tennis team. Junior Alan Dowell feels that Adams ranks higher as a coach than the previous coaches for the ‘Hounds.

“We have had several different coaches since I have been playing at UIndy. George, so far, is my favorite,” Dowell said. “He gives us the knowledge, and we do our best to use what he tells us to make ourselves better players. He’s not one of those coaches that harp on what we are doing wrong.

He focuses more on what we are doing right and how to build on it.”

UIndy will now look to recruiting and preparation for the 2006-2007 school year.

■ WOMEN’S TENNIS

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Justin Linder and Alan Dowell practice for doubles matches

After 15-9 season and GLVC championship, UIndy goes national Alison Hernandez Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis women’s tennis team has high hopes of working its way into a national champi-

onship. The team has posted a 15-9 record and a 5-0 conference record this year.

Head Coach John Venter said this was the best season that the UIndy women’s tennis team has ever had.

“We were 4-1 on our spring trip, and the team that we lost to was ranked No. 8 in the nation,” Venter said.

Not only did the women play well, they also overcame many obstacles during the season, dealing with multiple injuries of key players.

“Our team was really young, consisting of only sophomores and freshmen, and we had two members of our team have surgery,” Hartley said.

The team’s strongest included a conference rival for the finals.

“We have a lot of big opponents, but I guess our biggest opponent this year was Drury in the finals of the conference tournament,” said sophomore Jeannie Hartley. “We were definitely the underdogs and no one expected us to win, but we pulled through.”

■ WOMEN’S GOLF

‘Hounds battle bad weather, illness Amy Remsburg Feature Editor

Sophomore Lindsey Fischer feels this year’s team has been adept at winning important games.

“Each of the regional matches we have played have been big opponents, and the matches at nationals will be big as well,” she said.

The toughest matches in Venter’s opinion were No. 5 in the nation Northwood and No. 8 in the nation Eckerd, to which the ‘Hounds lost.

“We always have a goal of winning conference, and this year we had high expectations of doing well at nationals,” Hartley said.

According to Fischer, the team’s success came from the preparation for the season.

“We conditioned one day a week, starting second semester, and practiced two days a week,” Fischer said. “Also

each player hit and conditioned on their own to stay in shape.”

Hartley said the off season was key in preparing for the tennis season.

“I know everyone played a lot of tennis during the summer and I did a lot of condition type things to get ready,” Hartley said.

Coach Venter said the team did more individual conditioning this year and focused on more organized tennis.

“My main focus this season was just playing tennis while I was on the court and leaving everything else behind,” Hartley said. “It is easy to take extra baggage… with you on the court. But when you’re on the court, it is time to play tennis [and] not worry about everything else.”

The ‘Hounds will be in action for nationals on Thursday, May 5.

■ MEN’S GOLF Inclement weather and illness contributed to a poor showing by the women’s golf team at the Illinois Invite April 15. The team finished 15th out of 16 teams. Freshman Kristi Piepenbrink withdrew from competition after a first round score of 79 due to illness. Junior Jenna Brown returned from an early-season injury to lead the Greyhounds with an overall score of 165. Seniors Amanda Lowe and Kim Abbott followed closely with scores of 170 and 172 respectively.

Piepenbrink also played in the Findley Invitational in Ohio to prepare for the NCAA Regionals. She placed second with a score of 156.

Although storms and strong winds affected all the players in the tournament, the Greyhounds learned from the adverse conditions.

“The wind was very strong and affected every shot. It made [me] concentrate even more and play smart,” Abbott said.

Despite setbacks, the Greyhounds also had several highlights. Brown,

UIndy men take first place Sara Roberts Staff Writer

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Jenna Brown practices a putting technique with Coach Piepenbrink. who had elbow surgery in November, debuted in the tournament with the top team score.

“The warm-up before the tournament was the first time I had hit a full gold shot in three weeks,” Brown said. “[At the tournament] I enjoyed myself and was able to finish the two days at even par on the par three holes.”

The team also faced competitive Division I teams they could possibly face in the regional.

The Greyhounds competed in the Lews Aviator Classic at Prairie Bluff over the weekend. Scores were not available as of press time. The team is also preparing for the NCAA Regionals in Findley, Ohio, May 1.

The University of Indianapolis men’s golf team came in first place at the Great Lakes Regional Invite #3 held at Timbergate Golf Course at Edinburgh on April. 15. At the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament on April 11, the men placed eighth.

The GLVC tournament leader was freshman Kyle Pearson, who ended with a score of 222 in 13th place.

Freshman Justin Hueber was also a frontrunner for the ‘Hounds, finishing with a score of 221, just one ahead of Pearson. Northern Kentucky won the event with second place going to Bellarmine.

“Justin Heuber and Kyle Pearson have been leading the team all season long,” said senior Justin Farling. “They

have come in as freshmen and been absolutely phenomenal. Both of these guys could be strong players for some of the best programs in the country. I believe if each of them keeps working strong that they could have a chance of going pro someday.”

The Great Lakes Regional tournament was led by Hueber, who placed second individually with a total score of 137. Sophomore Jon Schultz, freshmen Bryan Brackemyre, Kyle Prow, and Pearson helped with the win, with scores of 145, 146, 147, and 159, respectively.

“Justin Heuber, Kyle Pearson, Kyle Prow and Bryan Brackemyre played as though the sky was the limits,” Farling said.

“I feel that the season went well.

We started out kind of slow during the beginning of the season,” said senior David Crosby. “But towards the end we started to play better and we finished the season winning the district, which put us in the regional tournament.”

The Bottom Line Baseball splits with UW-Parkside The University of Indianapolis men’s baseball team split a doubleheader against UW-Parkside to improve their overall record to 25-15 with a Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) record of 22-15. UIndy’s first run came when junior Daren Johnson was hit with a pitch with the bases loaded in the first game. The ‘Hounds won the first game 5-3. The ‘Hounds lost the second game 3-2 when they could only muster one run in the bottom of the ninth. The ‘Hounds face off against Oakland City in four games this weekend, beginning on April 29 at noon.

UIndy assistant coach leaves University of Indianapolis Assistant women’s basketball coach Amy Cherubini announced on April 19 that she will be leaving to take an assistant coaching job at Butler University. Before coming to UIndy, Cherubini posted a 49-21 record as head varsity coach at Indianapolis Pike High School, where she won two sectional titles. She also played for Indiana University from 1988 to 1992, where she averaged 13.3 points as a player.

UIndy names roster for cheer squad After completing tryouts earlier in the month, UIndy named the 12 members of the 2006-2007 cheerleading squad on April 20. Among the returning letter earners are Nikki Allen, Lisa French, A’Keyia Johnson, Ashley Mattingly and Ashley Yeadon. Other members of the team are Crystal Abrell, Carly Horvath, Brittany Keen, Kate Marci, Steph Miller, Kristi Rentshler and Livia Weldy. The UIndy cheer squad is coached by former four-year cheer squad member and professor Tessa Drake. This is Drake’s second season coaching the ‘Hounds.

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APRIL 26, 2006

■ SOFTBALL

‘Hounds pick up 29th win against Findlay, set school records Matt Kogan Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis women’s softball team set a school record for most wins in a season on April 17, completing a doubleheader sweep of Findlay to go to 29-15 on the season and 14-6 in the conference. The team also matched a season high with its sixth straight win.

The winning streak began on April 12 when the Greyhounds completed a doubleheader sweep of Saint Joe’s.

In the first game, the ‘Hounds got the benefit of a pair of errors from Saint Joe’s in the second inning that resulted in four runs. Freshman Lauren Booten hit a two-run single to score two, and senior Lindsey Mishevich added a two run-double. Mishevich added a solo home run in the fourth to give the ‘Hounds a 5-0 lead. Senior Beth Wendlinger tossed a complete game, striking out 11.

In the second game, junior Col-

leen Roach hit a two-run single in the second inning to extend her hitting streak to 15 games. A bases-loaded walk from Booten added the third run.

The ‘Hounds added three more runs the next inning behind freshman Lindsey Gustine’s double and got another home run from Mishevich for a 7-1 victory and a doubleheader sweep.

Mishevich said the team has been playing well recently.

“It’s been going well,” she said.

“We have only lost three of our past 16 games. We are coming together, hitting well.”

Senior Danielle Mellone says this year’s team hasn’t missed a beat.

“We are really clicking at just the right time,” Melone said. “Everybody’s picking up where they left off.”

The ‘Hounds have also set a record for homeruns in a season.

The ‘Hounds completed a doubleheader sweep of Kentucky Wesleyan on April 15 with a 3-0 win in game one and a 13-2 rout in game two. In the first game, senior Megan Hall had an RBI (runner batted in) single to give the ‘Hounds their first run. They added two more in the sixth as Gustine continued her hot hitting with a single.

She stole second and later scored on a double by Booten. After Mishevich singled to advance Booten to third, Beth Wendlinger hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 margin. Wendlinger continued her strong pitching, going the distance while striking out eight, allowing just three hits and winning her 20th game of the season. UIndy won again in game two, winning 13-2 and piling up 14 hits. Gustine went 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs while Wendlinger went 3-for-3 with 2 RBIs and scored 2 runs.

Roach singled in the second inning to extend her hitting streak to 17 games.

The streak continued on April 17.

The ‘Hounds completed yet another doubleheader sweep, this time against Findlay, winning 2-0 and 13-1. In the first game, Gustine went 2-for-3 with a homer and scored both runs. Senior Beth Wendlinger put forth another strong performance, tossing a two-hit shutout to win her 21st game of the season. In the second game, Beth’s sister, freshman Amanda Wendlinger, went the distance, allowing just one run on four hits, and the ‘Hounds scored multiple times in the first three innings, including eight runs in the third. In the inning, the ‘Hounds sent 13 batters to

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Members of the UIndy softball team run hands drills the plate, with 11 of those 13 reaching base. Booten had four RBIs and leads the team with 34 on the season.

Roach continued her hot streak as well, extending it to 19 games while Gustine and Mishevich extended their 11-game hitting streaks.

After three straight doubleheader sweeps, the ‘Hounds have won 17 of their past 20 games. They will head up north for a couple of non-conference games, beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 19 at Missouri-Rolla.

■ MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

UIndy men’s and women’s track teams win big at Little State Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor The men’s and women’s track and field teams continued their strong seasons at the Little State Championship with both the men and women’s teams winning first place. Sixteen teams competed at the meet, which was held at IUPUI April 7-8. The women earned 185.25 points, beating second-place Saint Joseph’s by 78 points. The men stacked up 126 points, 36 points ahead of second-place Anderson University.

“Our performance was on the mark with our expectations for Little State,” said head coach Paul Fangman. “It was the fourteenth year in a row that the women have won the meet, and the men have won it six of the past nine years.”

Senior Krystle Jones’ time of 12.60 in the 100-meter dash and 25.53 in the 200-meter dash was enough to give her a first place and second place finish in the events, respectively. Junior Cicely Wattley won the 400-meter dash with an impressive time of 58.65, and junior Karen Bower finished seventh in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:31.97.

Photo by Katy Yeiser

Sophomore Andrea Horban practices throwing The ‘Hounds also dominated the 100-meter hurdles, with junior Andrea Cook taking first, junior Bathsheba Adams taking second, freshman Rachel Edwards taking third and senior Elizabeth Hall taking fifth. Adams and Hall also fared well in the 400-meter hurdles, with Adams finishing third and Hall finishing seventh.

UIndy’s freshman Morgan Venne tied for seventh place in the pole vault with 2.60 meters, while Cook finished second in the triple jump with 10.60 meters. Sophomore Lara Lubbe placed third in discus with a throw of 39.7 meters, with sophomore Andrea Horban finishing fourth with 39.50 meters. Horban won the hammer with

45.17 meters, with Amy Schmitz placing third with 41.59 meters and Lubbe placing fourth with 40.32 meters. The ‘Hounds won the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.93 and took second in the 4x400 with 3:59.58.

“This is what we train for everyday, all year,” said junior sprinter Leo Yocum. “When you walk away with that first place trophy, it’s all worth it.”

For the men, senior Lawrence Sodeinde finished fifth in the 400-meter dash. Sophomore Nick Hargrave won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.83, while sophomore Kyle Vossler finished seventh in 15.85. Hargrave also won the 400-meter hurdles in 53.98, with Vossler taking second in 54.73. Sophomore Elliott Cohee finished fifth with 56.63.

The team finished fourth in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 42.86, while a time of 3:20.20 secured third place in the 4x400.

Hargrave won the triple jump with a jump of 13.87 meters. Aaron Lawson won the hammer throw with a throw of 60.10 meters, beating the second place finisher by more than seven meters.

Junior Adam Campagna finished third in the javelin throw with 47.45 meters.

Campagna also won field athlete of the

meet, contributing 22 points to the team in his three events.

“I didn’t expect to do as well as I did,” Campagna said. “It was a surprise to win [field athlete of the meet]. I just had something in me that day that made me go all out and bring everything I had to the table.”

The ‘Hounds continued their strong showing at the Pacesetter Track Invitational April 14-15 at Indiana State.

Schmitz won the women’s hammer throw with a throw of 49.31, out throwing competitors from Division I Indiana State, Purdue University, Murray State and Valparaiso University. In the men’s hammer throw, Sophomore Willie Little placed ninth with 48.83 meters.

“Both the men and women will have to step up at conference because the teams we compete against are so good,” Fangman said. “But we will give it our best shot, don’t worry.”

Campagna said that he feels the key to success in the conference lies in team spirit.

“If everyone does their job like they did at Little State, we have a chance of winning,” Campagna said. “Everyone will have to stay on task, stay team-oriented and try to cheer everyone on with team support to get the job done.”

FEATURE

APRIL 26, 2006 ■ RICH CURCIO

THE REFLECTOR PAGE 6 ■ SUSAN DECKER

Shaquanda enthralls UIndy students Decker, New ISG President Willie Little Staff Writer

Shaquanda Thunderpuss has become a new UIndy icon. With her beautiful dresses, electric dance moves and star quality flare, Shaquanda brings a lot of attitude to the stage.

Senior Rich Curcio, alias of Shaquanda Thunderpuss, has created a buzz around campus.

“Last year when we started the UIndy Drag Show, there was bit of an uproar about having something like this on campus,” Curcio said. “After the show was over and the campus experienced something new, students, faculty and administrators accepted the Drag Show for what it was and did not judge it because it wasn’t traditional or conservative.”

Curcio has even gotten feedback about Shaquanda from some of the staff on campus.

“Since I’m graduating this spring and searching for a new job after school, it has been jokingly suggested that I should perform as Shaquanda as a backup plan if I can’t find a job. It’s always good to get a positive reaction,” Curcio said.

Curcio has performed as Shaquanda three times on campus, at last month’s Students Unplugged Series and the two UIndy Drag Shows.

Senior Misty Cole, a friend of Curcio, saw him perform for the first time at this year’s Drag Show.

“Rich did a great job. I was so upset that I couldn’t see him last year.

I knew I had to see him perform this year. His two performances were awesome,” Cole said.

Curcio enjoys interacting with the crowd when he performs and the love

he receives from his friends after he performs. “I love the reaction of the crowd. I feed off off their energy, and it makes for a great show,” Curcio said.

The inspiration behind Shaquanda and her unique name came while sitting in class a year ago.

“I was sitting in class trying to figure out what I wanted my stage name to be for the first UIndy Drag Show. Professor Criswell was reading an article with the name Shaquanda in it,” Curcio said. “I thought the woman’s name was pretty cool, so I decided to use it Photo by Megan Komlanc as my stage name.

I got Thunderpuss Shaquanda struts and poses for the from the first song audience while performing in the Drag I performed at the Show.

Drag Show; the title was ‘Thunderpuss.’”

Curcio feels like he becomes a ating, the Shaquanda phenomenon will different person when he’s dressed as be leaving with him as well.

Shaquanda.

“It’s sad I won’t be able to perform “Entertaining brings out a different as her in next year’s drag show, but attitude. My everyday persona is a bit performing as Shaquanda in the future opposite from Shaquanda’s. When I’m at other places would be a lot of fun,” her, I can be angry, bold and show as Curcio said. much attitude as I want. That’s why I Being able to transform Shaquanda enjoy doing it,” Curcio said. into something new and unique was a Many students feel that Shaquanda great experience said Curcio. “I’m glad has brought fun, liveliness and enterthe campus accepted that and accepted tainment to UIndy. With Curcio graduher.”

Crystle Collins News Editor

Described as “driven,” junior Susan Decker is known as a student who does everything.

Decker is a communication major with an emphases in electronic media and public relations and a minor in marketing. She is the operations manager for the university’s television station UIndy TV 5.

Along with her classes and TV duties, she is also the newly elected Indianapolis Student Government president.

“Susan is one of the most capable and professional students we have ever had,” said Scott Uecker, WICR general manager and instructor of communication.

Decker’s TV duties include overseeing the other student managers, lending a helping hand to managers and completing a final overview of the productions before the projects are passed on to Uecker.

“I help out in random ways when people are stressed and need someone to pick up a job for them,” Decker said.

Management members agree that Decker is dedicated to the television staff. She helps the managers become better television managers.

“She goes beyond managing and listens to our problems,” said senior Cari Hudson, UIndy TV news director.

Decker is not only busy in her school life, she also is engaged and planning a wedding, which is set for June 24 of this coming summer.

“I am so used to planning things that planning my wedding has not been so hard,” Decker said. “I think I am ready for, and relaxed, about the wedding. It’s

finishing this school year that has me stressed.”

She has been with her fiancé for a year and a half and says she is undecided about changing her last name.

“I think I will go by Decker-Martin but I can’t decide what would sound best,” Decker said.

Despite her stressful moments as part of the student TV management and ISG, she is optimistic about her plans for the student body as president next year.

“I would really like to focus on the concept of opening channels of communication between faculty, staff and students. And ensuring that we all know what’s happening on campus and how we can really help each other out,” Decker said.

Decker has been involved with ISG for all of her three years at the university. She has filled the positions of commuter representative and vice president.

She says she looks forward to being the president of the student-led government in hopes that she can increase the amount of on-campus activities commuter students attend.

“I think that we have come up with really good leadership. Next year, we will have a really strong group of executive board members who are going to take it up a notch and tell people [students] what ISG is really all about,” Decker said.

Other members of ISG see Decker as a mentor and a professional.

“She is always driven,” said Jeanna Morris, ISG secretary. “She is extremely organized in her personal and school life, and she is always professional. But driven is the best word to describe her.”

Decker may be busy, but she is seen by those who know her best, like Uecker, as a tremendous asset to the university.

“She is a unique individual who really wants to learn everything we set before her, and then some.”

■ CAMPUS CONCERT

‘Jam for Justice’ raises awareness through student bands and poetry Tony Puckett Sports Editor College Democrats, along with the Peace and Social Justice Committee, planned* to hold a peace concert on Monday, April 24 in the Schwitzer Student Center Atrium. The “Jam for Justice” featured several local acts and bands, as well as student-read poetry and cover songs.

Senior AJ Rogers, president of the College Democrats, came up with the idea for an awareness concert late last

semester as a way of gaining recognition for the Democrats.

“I thought of ‘Jam for Justice’ at a College Democrats meeting last semester,” she said. “We were thinking of what kind of an event we would like to host that would get our organization’s name out there, as well as represent something we believe strongly in.”

Among the acts that performed at ‘Jam for Justice’ were local bands Oneiro, My Cinderella Story and The Highway.

One rapper, who goes by the name AspEcT, came from Bloomington to perform at the concert.

In planning the event, Rogers hoped it would be considered “UIndy’s very own mini-Woodstock.”

“We know that our campus is a bit conservative, and a lot of people cringe when they hear ‘anti-war protest,’ so we figured a concert with good propeace music would be the best solution,“ Rogers said.

Junior Rachel Korb, vice president of College Democrats, stressed beforehand that the concert was not simply a protest of Iraq, and Rogers agreed.

“It originally started out as a peace concert in protest of the Iraq War, but has grown to embrace other causes

like Darfur, social justice in America and racial equality,” Rogers said. “I suppose one could say that the whole event is about peace, love, and understanding.”

The concert was advertised through several methods in order to garner student interest, including popular student websites such as Facebook and Myspace.

Now that the concert has ended, the organizers are hoping its effects on the campus community are more than just ringing ears on Tuesday morning.

“I hope that this concert will, first and foremost, just get people to think

about peace and talk about important topics like war, justice, government and equality,” Rogers said. “I also hope that we [succeeded] in rocking off the faces of everyone who [attended].”

With more than 20 different acts booked for this year’s concert, Korb said the general level of students interested in performing has organizers ready to start planning next year’s Jam. “It’s hopefully something that we would like to do again.” *Editor’s note: Due to Reflector press time, this event could not be covered. This is an overview of the event as planned.

ENTERTAINMENT

PAGE 7 THE REFLECTOR

APRIL 26, 2006 ■ MOVIE REVIEW

■ 7 LIST

Top 7 must-see summer blockbusters ‘Smoking’ shows satirical look of Big Tobacco Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief

Alas, summer is upon us, the spawning season of film. The last year in film suffered heavy criticism and box office sales records proved that people were not getting out to the movies anymore. Now, some Hollywood people would have you believe that the cause of this lies not with the films themselves, but with the people who choose to beat the system through illegal downloading. While it may be true that downloading is an issue, we as a society cannot blame hackers for the lack of creativity in the movie industry that has led to such flops as Ice Cube’s “XXX: State of the Union” and Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson’s “The Man.” This summer’s “hot list” of blockbuster hopefuls may or may not bring Hollywood out of that current slump it’s in. Here is a list of seven summer films that are already promising lots of interesting conversation, good and bad. The release dates are between June and August, so “The DaVinci Code” and “X-Men 3” both did not make the list. Also, these release dates are according to www.imdb.com and release dates have a habit of getting pushed back indefinitely.

7. “Lady in the Water.” If you’re looking for mysterious excitement full of phenomena, M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie should satisfy your appetite. Release date: July 21.

6. “Nacho Libre.” This movie stars Jack Black as a Mexican man who decides to become a “Luchador” in an effort to raise money and prevent the closing of the monastery where he grew up and now works. Now before you judge a film that requires you to see Jack Black in spandex, “Libre” is directed by Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”) and written by Mike White (“School of Rock”). While it may not be as great a cult film as “Napoleon,” “Nacho Libre” promises to be good for a few laughs. Release date: June 16.

5. “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” Summer would not be complete without a Will Ferrell flick and for all you “Anchorman” fans, this is the movie for you. Co-starring Gary Cole (“Office Space”) and John C. Reilly (“Chicago”) and directed by Adam McKay (“Anchorman”), this film about fictional race car driver Ricky Bobby is sure to be another hit for Ferrell. Release date: Aug. 4.

4. “Superman Returns.” Set after Superman pays a visit to the ruins of his home planet Krypton, this film, starring Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth, will be the fourth movie made about Superman. This could be seen as a risky move, making a movie about someone who has already been the subject of at least two television series (“Smallville” and “Lois and Clark”) and three movies. However, with Kevin Spacey playing Lex Luthor and Bryan Singer (“X-Men” and “X2”) directing, it should be pretty good. Release date: June 30.

3. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly return in the second installment of the “Pirates.” Not only does this promise to be a great sequel, but it has more beautiful people in the cast than the rest of the summer movies combined. Release date: July 7.

2. “World Trade Center.” Where “United 93” is about what took place on the flight that didn’t reach its target, “World Trade Center” is about two police officers trapped in the rubble. Now I don’t know about you, but I still think it may be too early for a film like this. We all know what took place during the events that surrounded 9/11 situation thanks to the very extensive news coverage. Some people say “Pearl Harbor” was too soon. This movie is that tenfold.

Release date: Aug. 11.

1. “Snakes on a Plane.” This movie involves, you guessed it, snakes. And yes, those snakes are on a plane. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cop transporting a witness from Hawaii to Los Angeles; this could either be the stupidest movie ever made, or Hollywood has taken a turn towards genius and everyone in the nation will go see it just to laugh their heads off. Release date: Aug. 18.

“Thank You for Smoking” is a satirical look at the world of Big Tobacco as it tries to make a profit amid the onslaught of negativity from everyone in the country.

The movie, based on a novel by Christopher Buckley and written and directed by Jason Reitman, offers an interesting and somewhat insightful look into the tobacco industry. The plot follows the life of Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), a lobbyist for tobacco companies. Naylor is a self-proclaimed spin doctor who always finds a way to make smoking sound less dangerous and deadly then it has been proven to be.

Much of the movie focuses on Naylor’s attempts to boost tobacco’s image and on his upcoming showdown with Senator Ortolan Finistirre (William H. Macy), who has made it his life’s goal to ruin tobacco companies.

Naylor must do such things as appear on talk shows, work with a big-shot movie producer to get smoking back into movies to make it “cool” again and even stop by his son’s school for career day. Ironically, I did not notice anyone smoking throughout the movie.

Naylor eventually runs into real trouble when his affair with a reporter (Katie Holmes) appears to ruin both his career and his relationships with friends and family. In the end, though, Naylor is again able to “talk” his way out of it.

This movie is both hilarious and thought provoking as we follow Naylor through his seemingly impossible

career life. You want to dislike his character because he promotes smoking, but his charming ability to talk his way out of anything makes you want to pull for him to win in the end.

Naylor’s humorous interactions with various characters, including his weekly meetings with “the MOD Squad” (Merchants of Death – himself and lobbyists for the alcohol and firearms companies, played by Maria Bello and David Koechner) keep you interested throughout the movie.

Hidden beneath the comedy and great quotes (like “Michael Jordan plays ball. Charles Manson kills people. I talk.”) is an underlying theme that people need to get all the information they can about a topic and then make decisions for themselves, instead of relying on other people to tell them about something and then suing people when they get hurt by it.

Near the end of the movie, Naylor even says he believes smoking is dangerous to people’s health, but that by now, everyone knows that, and knowing that, they should be able to make their own choices. I think smoking is a bad life choice, but this movie made me think that attacking the tobacco companies is not really the answer.

The actors in this movie were wellcast. Eckhart does an amazing job as Naylor, making viewers root for him to succeed. Macy is also a perfect fit for the senator because he is forceful in his crusade but not to the point of being obnoxious.

Overall, “Thank You for Smoking” is a funny satire that also makes you think. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and would definitely recommend going to see it once or twice.

■ PUNK CULTURE

Underground culture has lost it’s edge due to mass popularity Jeff Daniel Knight Ridder Tribune

Donna Knott remembers her first punk rock concert quite well. As she should. The year was 1977, and Knott made her way to a Belleville, Ill., club to hear pioneering punk band the Ramones.

“That was something I’ll never forget,” says Knott, owner of vintage clothing distributor Hullabaloo.

And these days, who can forget the Ramones? Long after it stopped making music—founding members Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee have passed away—the band remains in the public eye as an increasingly popular fashion statement. Paris Hilton has sported the iconic Ramones T-shirt, as has Maddox, the young son of Angelina Jolie.

On his Web site, long-time Ramones creative director Arturo Vega sells not only the shirts, but items including handbags, umbrellas and matching hat and scarf sets—all with that famous Ramones logo.

But the “Blitzkrieg Bop” boys are hardly alone in their increased profile.

Punk edge, spawned from rebelliousness and individualism, is more widely accessible than ever. Looking for a CBGB T-shirt, long a symbol of underground and outsider creativity? Try the Web site of the upscale department store Nordstrom. While there, check for new tattoo-inspired shirts and accessories from Hart & Huntington—think skull and crossbones—or head soon to Kohl’s for the company’s more affordable clothing line.

Or perhaps venture to a nearby mall, where the Hot Topic chain offers the opportunity to purchase a studded leather belt or bondage pants. Last week, that store’s St. Louis Galleria location, just a few hundred feet from the mall’s Disney Store, prominently spotlighted a Dead Kennedy’s T-shirt in its display window. For those who came of age singing along to songs such as “Let’s Lynch the Landlord,” the juxtapositions can be a bit jarring. The DKs and Disney in the same neighborhood? Back in the day, who would have thought?

“And a CBGBs shirt at Nordstrom?” asks Knott. “Now that is a little shocking.”

Vega, the man responsible for creating the Ramones designs, admits that

he’s a bit unsettled with the popularity of a punk aesthetic he helped create.

“I kind of have a love-hate relationship with that fact,” he says during a recent phone conversation from his home on Joey Ramone Way in New York City. “I mean, it’s cool that things are more available, but I think the main reason that kids get these things is for fashion. It has nothing to do with punk or the band.”

Vega worked with the Ramones (he also served as lighting director) from the band’s beginnings more than three decades ago. Back then, the foursome’s trademark ripped jeans were simply ripped jeans: Years later a similar look would be sold at boutiques and retail stores as a fashion item. The shirts eventually would also make a mark of their own.

“It has definitely taken off the past few years,” Vega says. “This mass appeal is pretty new.”

But the shirt had always done well with the new-music crowd, he adds, enough that the band supported itself early on through its sales. As for the sudden popularity of Ramones items, Vega labels it “a phenomenon.”

“You die, and you become a legend,” he explains. “And that’s what

they are now, true icons, in an age where icons have less and less credibility. Plus, the Ramones have always kept that image of the ultimate underdog, and I think that appeals to young people.” He stops and breaks into a laugh: “Of course, the designs are really cool, too.”

While the Ramones had Vega in their camp, some members of modern punk-influenced bands have taken fashion matters into their own hands.

Green Day; Blink 182; Good Charlotte; musicians in all three have started clothing lines.

As Hullabaloo’s Knott points out, the environment is quite different than the one she encountered in her youth.

Wanting to “think and dress rebellious,” she hit the vintage stores and crafted her own look. In 1984, she opened her store, which attracted patrons from as far away as Chicago.

“It was kind of unheard of to have all this wild and wacky stuff you couldn’t get anywhere else,” says Knott. “And now, of course, much of that is in the mainstream.”

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, she adds, noting that a common first response is to harbor a feeling of

“Oh crap, this used to be so special, so underground.” To Knott, the accessibility of edgy style should be viewed as a positive, not a negative. More democratic.

“I’m just glad that so many people can be turned on to so many great ideas,” she says.

But can fashion remain individualistic and still hold mass appeal? Can edgy be edgy when it’s everywhere?

“I do consciously think about that quite a lot,” says Dylan Raasch, creative director for Macbeth, a footwear company co-founded by former Blink 182 member Tom Delonge. “The right balance can be tough to find.”

As might be expected, Raasch uses a music act as an analogy to make his point—Radiohead, a band that tops the charts yet continues to experiment with its sound. Still, he adds, developing an individual style these days is a tough go.

“We try to come up with as many original ideas as we can, which is getting harder and harder each day,” Raasch says. “Information is traveling so fast. Everything is everywhere now.” © 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.

■ THEATRE

‘Speak Truth to Power:’ inspiring look at human rights activism Sandra Arao Ameny Staff Writer Ariel Dorfman’s play “Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark,” a nerve-racking depiction of the lives of human rights activists, could not have come at a better time.

The play’s performance is set against a similar political backdrop. Just a week ago, the U.S. decided not to pursue a

seat in the newly created United Nations Human Rights Council, causing dissent and disappointment among human rights organizations across the world.

The play starts with a single gunshot that penetrates the human spirit, forcing us to face the reality that everyday, in every corner of the world, unsung heroes and ordinary people just like you and me battle for social justice.

Half of the world—nearly three billion people—live on less than two dollars

a day. Forty thousand children die each day from poverty.

The play begins when characters reenact the lives of significant human rights activists from the U.S. and abroad, each with a story of courage and pain. Each character talks about an injustice he or she endures, such as religious persecution, slavery or the lack of health services for the poor. More importantly, the audience is exposed to a detailed path that some of the activists take—prison, exile, persecu-

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tion—to alleviate the problems in their communities.

One-by-one, the characters depict how ordinary people transform into heroes. Unknown by many, the individuals become significant pieces of history, woven together by the same passion, and cause the improvement of the human condition.

“Courage begins with one voice” is a recurring phrase sung religiously by the characters in the play who, through storytelling and dramatic monologues, breathe life into the thoughts and actions of figures such as the Dalai Lama from Tibet, Harry Hu from China, Freedom Neruda from the Ivory Coast and Wangari Maathai from Kenya.

They reenact the lives of activists in their fight to eradicate slavery, establish women’s rights and fight for freedom of expression.

The play challenges the audience to look deep within themselves and realize that problems whether poverty, famine, economic strife or political persecution—in far off places affect us. Instead of changing the channel or turning a blind eye to injustice, the characters urge the audience to challenge the status quo to seek justice.

The play was outstanding portrayal of how ordinary people, who through their courage, and immeasurable actions, are able to impact the world. By the way the performance highlighted the lives of unsung heroes across the world, revealing their stubbornness, anger, and unwillingness to accept the status quo was amazing.

At the end of the play, the characters ask the audience, “If we don’t do it, who will?” Boldly approaching the audience, the characters speak in unison. “Courage begins with one voice; anything else would have tasted like ashes.”

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Above: A scene from the production of “Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark.”

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