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Local broadcast legend passes away UIndy students and staff remember the life and legacy of WICR personality after Chuck Workman’s sudden death

By Bob Helfst ONLINE EDITOR Charles “Chuck” Workman, a WICR on-air personality and groundbreaking Indianapolis broadcaster, passed away on Sunday, March 25 at age 79. Workman hosted two radio programs three days a week for the University of Indianapolis student-operated station.

According to WICR Programming Director Russ Maloney, Workman left a legacy of passion for broadcasting.

“It is impossible to overstate the impact he had on broadcasting and jazz in Indiana,” Maloney said.

Workman, a native of Indianapolis, entered the broadcasting field in 1967, when he became music director for WTLC-FM. From there, he spent time with WTTV as a sportscaster, where he later became the first Hoosier AfricanAmerican sports director in 1974.

“He was proud of what he did on the air,” Maloney said. “Everything he did exuded class.”

Workman hosted jazz programs on WIAN, WFYI and WTPI. He also wrote a jazz column for NUVO for 17 years. In 2006, he joined WICR-FM. “He believed in our mission of working with students,” Maloney said. “Students produce those shows, and they loved it.

They loved working with him.”

Workman treated students as equal professionals, according to Joseph Boehnlein, UIndy alumnus and director of broadcast engineering for WICR. When Workman joined the station in 2006, Boehnlein held the then-student position of programming director.

“It didn’t matter to him if you were a student or adult, he treated you the same,” Boehnlein said. “He was very down-tobusiness but had a light side, too.”

Sophomore communication major Derrick Lowhorn produced Workman’s show as part of his duties as a WICR staff member.

“He’s the sort of person you remember for the rest of your life,” Lowhorn said.

“He was beyond loyal to the station, students and broadcasting.”

Workman’s commitment to running his own shows live, rather than using modern voice tracking technology, influenced Lowhorn’s opinion for his own future.

“Someone who’s live projects more credibility and honesty,” Lowhorn said.

“What you listen to is what you get. He had done it this way for over 40 years and preferred to do his shows live. It just rubbed off on me.”

Workman was recognized by the Black Expo in 2010 with the Lynn Dean Ford Print Award for his influence on jazz culture. He is a member of the Indianapolis

Jazz Foundation’s Hall of Fame. Maloney said that jazz promoters nationwide held Workman in high regard for his impact.

“He was very respected for his energy and excitement about jazz and just his knowledge,” Maloney said.

During the WICR’s annual fund drive or Jazz Fest, Workman would spend extra time at the station, according to Maloney.

“He would literally be bouncing off the walls,” Maloney said. “He would talk about how busy he was, but he wouldn’t be negative about it.”

While Workman’s shows only filled four hours of weekly programming for WICR, Maloney feels that the station has lost a great host and student mentor.

“You don’t replace Chuck Workman,” Maloney said. “You just can’t. He only filled four hours a week, but it was four of our best.”

Boehnlein felt that Workman’s knowledge is irreplaceable for the station.

“We’ve really lost a lot with him [Workman] being gone,”Boehnlein said.

“No matter what question you asked, he always had an answer.”

Lowhorn said that communication students with an electronic media emphasis will miss Workman’s knowledge and guidance.

“He dedicated himself to bettering students,” Lowhorn said. “He touched all of our lives in some way.”

Erskine reflects on baseball past Former major league player speaks about career, teammate Jackie Robinson

By Scott Mitchell STAFF WRITER Former major league baseball player and native Hoosier Carl Erskine took the UIndy Hall platform on March 29 to speak with University of Indianapolis students about his experiences accepting diversity during his time as a baseball player.

President Beverley Pitts’ husband, Bill Pitts, who is a longtime friend of Erskine, preceded the speech with a quick introduction.

Both Bill and Erskine were raised in Anderson, Ind. Erskine has moved back to his hometown since his retirement.

Bill began his introduction by listing Erskine’s many accomplishments, including receiving the Indiana Sachem Award in 2010 for his devoted work in the community.

Bill also mentioned Erskine’s many contributions to baseball as a righthanded pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Erskine’s 12 year major league career produced a World Series ring, two nohitters and one 20-win season. But according to Bill, these accomplishments serve as a backdrop to Erskine’s exemplary character.

“His reputation went way beyond being a great baseball player,” Bill said. “He was kind of a gentleman’s gentleman.”

Erskine’s speech was a combination of reminiscent storytelling and encouragement to the audience to accept people’s differences.

The stories and their applications went hand-in-hand with most of his anecdotes focused on knowing and playing with Jackie Robinson.

Robinson was the first AfricanAmerican baseball player to play in the major leagues and is considered a part of baseball history and American history.

Erskine explained to the audience that everyone adds to history every day and cited Robinson’s most famous quote, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on others’ lives.”

Robinson and Erskine played predominantly in the 1950s, which was just before the civil rights movement in the United States.

Dodgers Manager Branch Rickey selected Robinson to desegregate the game of baseball.

Erskine’s opinion is that Robinson

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Broadcaster Chuck Workman passed away on March 25 at the age of 79. Workman hosted two radio shows on WICR and was an Indianapolis native.

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By Kellie Donnelly OPINION EDITOR

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Former major league baseball player Carl Erskine discusses his time playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and spent with Jackie Robinson. started the momentum for the civil rights movement.

Just as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did a century later, Robinson kept a nonviolent attitude about the racist comments that fans and opposing teams hurled at him.

“The word people tend to kick around is class,” Erskine said. “He was very polished. He was genuine. What he was, he said he was. What he did, he said he did.”

The desegregation of baseball and Robinson’s strength in the midst of adversity proved to be an exemplary lesson for Erskine later in life. Erskine related the story of his son Jimmy, who was born with Down syndrome.

Erskine drew parallels between Robinson’s and Jimmy’s situations in society.

Both were denied privileges due to people’s prejudice. But just as Robinson had seen change slowly evolve on the baseball field and in the United States, Jimmy and his parents saw change progress for those with special needs.

“I think Jackie’s momentum is still here. When Jimmy wins a gold medal,

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I think Jackie had something to do with it,” Erskine said. “For people like Jimmy, it was a few centuries that people were misunderstood.”

Erskine encourages globalization rather than harboring any suspicions people may have about those who are different. Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Kelley Kish believes this message has been conveyed repeatedly on the UIndy campus with the theme of this year’s lecture series.

“His message fits right in with the diversity lecture series,” said “We try to stress that his message is not just about baseball.”

Kish acted as liaison between Erskine and the UIndy athletics program. Following his speech, a private luncheon was hosted for representatives from each sport.

Erskine concluded his speech by reminding the audience of the effect they can have.

“People won’t remember what we did or what we said,” he said. “But everyone will remember how we made them feel.”

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Students who use the free weights on the second floor of the Schwitzer Student Center will now have to use their student ID to check them out of the Student Business Center.

The weights, which were originally placed on a rack for students to use for free at anytime, now have to be monitored because of theft.

According to Indianapolis Student Government President Valerie Wilson, 38 weights have been stolen from the second floor of Schwitzer.

“UIndy is a small campus, and as a small campus, students get lots of benefits such as free printing and plenty of access to facilities,” Wilson said. “It seems to me that students have been taking advantage of the school’s benefits this year. Unfortunately, that means the school has to put new policies in place that protect the facilities and resources.”

The Student Business Center is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., when most students are in class.

Those students who work out in the evenings or on the weekends will be unable to use the weights.

“I think it is the best option for the time being,” Wilson said. “I would assume it’s a bit of an inconvenience, but for the time being, it works.”

Since the renovations to Schwitzer, the added workout space on the second floor has always been available free of charge to students. However, according to Strength and Conditioning Coach Steve Barrick, a set of weights typically costs about $2 per pound, so buying many sets of weights can get expensive.

“I hope this will be a warning to the students to start being more responsible, honest and respectful of our campus and UIndy property,” Wilson said.

This situation has not been confined to Schwitzer. Weights also have been stolen from the weight room in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, which typically provides much heavier weights than Schwitzer’s 5 to 20 pound weight range.

“Due to theft, we have a lot of dumbbells with only one of each weight,” Barrick said. “We also find we have an off number of bumper plates.”

Barrick noted that items such as jump ropes and flex bands also have been missing, which are easy for students to hide in bags. He said this affects not only the students who would like to use all of this equipment, but the strength and conditioning program as a whole.

“It affects our ability to do some training with dumbbells [that] we would like to do,” Barrick said. “With Olympic lifts, we would like to have enough of each colored weight per bar, but we don’t.”

As one solution, both Barrick and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Adam Thackery have made an effort to be more aware of weight room activity.

Student workers in the weight room also have been asked to be more aware. As a result of this, the number of stolen items has decreased this semester.

Barrick said they have been unable to purchase equipment to replace the stolen items in order to save money for the proposed new weight room in the Athletics and Recreation Center.

“We will just have to do without,” Barrick said. “We are anticipating a new weight room, and purchasing new weights can get pretty expensive.”

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To walk or not to walk Students struggle following traffic signals

By Stephanie Snay EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

As the University of Indianapolis expands, efforts are being made to accommodate the growing population, not only for capacity, but also for traffic needs.

As Hanna Avenue construction finally winds down, the benefits are already apparent.Traffic flows more smoothly, crosswalks are more prominently displayed and the stretch that runs through campus is an all-around safer route.

However, there are some simple things the campus community can keep in mind to make the traffic flow a little safer on campus for pedestrians, bikers and car riders alike.

The new street lamps on Hanna Avenue have been a wonderful asset to our school, but the new traffic lights seem more of a detriment. It is not that they are not needed, but that they are not used properly by those on foot. Cars at green lights end up having to stop, time and time again, for pedestrians who seem to think they have the right of way.

What is so confusing about walking when a flashing light blinks “walk” and waiting when a flashing light blinks “don’t walk”? It’s Traffic 101, friends. Maybe that should be added to the university course catalog.

Another prominent issue involves the bike lanes along Shelby Street and Madison Avenue. Seeing bike-only lanes close to campus is wonderful. Biking promotes good health, is environmentally friendly and is a great way to save money when gas is over $4 a gallon. But you know that.

The problem is that although bike lanes are clearly marked, I don’t often see bikers using them. In fact, quite often cars take up the entirety of these lanes, which are clearly too small to fit any size car, to make a turn. When did bike lanes and turn lanes become one and the same?

I have been honked at numerous times by drivers behind me as I waited patiently for the light to turn green and took my turn to make a right, rather than go around the straight traffic and turn through the bike lane. This type of behavior surely discourages bikers and is dangerous to those who make the choice to ride their

bicycle to campus anyway.

I hear a lot of groaning on campus about parking issues, but I do not seem to have many problems finding a parking spot on campus. The lot across Shelby Avenue next to the Music Annex building and Shelby Bowl, although a hike, seems always to have an adequate number of spots. And since the dip in the road has finally been filled, my car no longer bottoms out when entering and exiting.

However, two choices exist for walking to campus from this parking lot. You either can walk through the parking lot and alongside Shelby Street, a fairly busy road, to the sidewalk, which does not begin until you are almost to the light at Hanna Avenue and Shelby Street, or you can immediately cross four lanes of traffic with no crosswalk. There is no completely safe way for students to use.

Most of the people choose to cross the four lanes of traffic rather than deal with the inconvenience of going out of their way to the light.That makes sense though.

I can attest to the fact that if you are in that parking lot, you usually are running too late to park anywhere closer and do not have time to go all the way to the light on your way to class.

Why not just add crosswalks when parking lots are added? And when are there actually going to be new parking lots so we can stop parking in gravel?

As UIndy continues to grow, as this successful institution of higher education has increasingly done, traffic concerns are going to grow as well. There will be more cars, more bikes, more pedestrians and less space for all of them. If we begin to draw attention to the smaller issues now, we can avoid dealing with them when they have become bigger issues.

Our campus is generally a safe place, thanks to all of those who work to make it that way. The Hanna Avenue renovations were designed with everyone’s safety in mind. But when it comes to traffic concerns, there are small things each one of us can do to make getting from point A to point B on campus a better experience for everyone.

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Our generation’s phone use is getting out of hand

By Calvin Johnson SENIOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT You see it every day when you are shopping, walking downtown, seeing a movie (sadly, yes, it happens there) and even on dates. We tend to shrug this off as if it doesn’t bother us, but it really does. What is this prominent and distressing issue I am talking about? Texting, and a lot of it.

Texting, and smart phone use in general, is easily the thing people do most on a daily basis. It keeps us informed of everything from who’s saying what, to what’s going on with relatives, or if you are going in to work in the morning or not. It’s hard not to text a friend back for fear he or she will get agitated, think you are ignoring him or her and send the message again. But is it bad manners in certain situations? Absolutely.

Sometimes you are in a conversation with a friend when suddenly that person receives a text. As he or she reads it and responds, everything you just mentioned becomes a blur, and the main focus is now on the phone.

As you talk, you don’t get a single word through to the friend. It could be anything from a recent breakup to general gossip, but no matter how important the conversation was, anything you just said is now gone, unless that person is good at multitasking.

This also occurs during classes, when the professor is giving a lecture and students think it’s right to ignore it.They hide their phones behind the person in front of them and text about whatever is more important to them than the day’s notes.

Many people of the technology generation use this as a way to stay current with what everyone is doing on Twitter, Facebook or any other forms of social media one can find on a cell phone.

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t text these days, but there are ways to do it professionally and courteously. People need to learn to text at appropriate times, and not when having a serious conversation with another person.

If you go on a date to the movies, put

the phone away (even though they already tell you on the screen to do so before the movie starts) because the people around you can see your phone glowing, and it’s not only a distraction, but a recurring annoyance.

Another issue is the impoliteness of texting during major events, such as presentations, awards ceremonies or other times that require quiet. Most students have smart phones and touch phones, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hear the thumbs hitting the screen. People know when you are being impolite during these events and may find it hard not to say anything because they don’t want to add to the problem, but they hope you put the phone away. The problem can be avoided by being mature and knowing when it’s appropriate to text and by having respect for those around you.

Texting also affects our communication in other ways, such as the language we use. A simple “K” can be just as annoying as “ttyl,” “smh” or “lol” when most of the time you really aren’t laughing out loud. It’s a lazy way of talking to people, and some people may feel like they aren’t being listened to because of the shortness of the message.Tone can be interpreted in several different ways and cause problems.

Texting can be a fun and easy way to talk to friends, relatives, co-workers and even professors, but there are ways to do it so it doesn’t seem like you are ignoring people or don’t care about the conversation they are having with you. It is simply a matter of being polite and knowing when is the right time to text.

The next time you are having a conversation with your best friend and you get a text, glance at it, see if it really is that important and make the right decision about whether to text back. Non-verbals say a lot more than actual words, and inappropriate cell phone use can be a very offensive nonverbal. Proper cell phone etiquette will continue to become increasingly important.

Did Kony 2012 fail?

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Despite initial success, the Invisible Children campaign took a few bad turns

By Bob Helfst ONLINE EDITOR By now, almost everyone has heard of Kony 2012, the viral video released

by Invisible Children, Inc. For the few who are unfamiliar with the movements, a quick Google search will provide the basic run down—the Lord’s Resistance Army, based primarily in Uganda and led by Joseph Kony, has forced countless children into its military to rebel against the ruling government.

While there can be no doubt that the sort of horrific actions put upon fellow human beings takes place on a daily basis worldwide, the Kony 2012 campaign has a large number of detractors who appeared nearly as quickly as the video did. A counter webpage,Visible Children, became popular for its facts and criticism of the Invisible Children organization and its Kony campaign. Jokes about “Kony dogs,” criticism of some shaky facts and other arguments abounded. It went so far as to the Ugandan Prime Minister creating a Twitter account with which he responded to American celebrities’ critiques of his nation, inviting them to visit and see it for themselves.

Why did a well-intentioned campaign to hold a violent, tyrannical and manipulative man accountable for his crimes against humanity catch so much flak? Much of it

lies in the nature of the campaign.

By using social media and viral videos for the campaign, Invisible Children quickly inundated the Internet with “Kony” media. The approximately 30-minute video, which became the most successful viral video of all time, garnered more than 100 million views in less than a week. Those who were uninterested were flooded with repeated posts and tweets of the video that often quoted buzzwords and phrases from the campaign.

There is valid criticism of this “social activism.” The video serves to educate, but its ultimate goal is to call people to action to help elicit a worldwide change.

However, as much of the social media buzz came from adolescents and young adults, the “activism” stopped with a Facebook post.

This misconstrued sense of activism is what stemmed much of the negativity. Rather than trying to elicit a change (though the U.S. government did take notice once the mainstream media carried the story), people patted themselves on the back for sharing a video. Self-satisfaction and condescension on both sides of the issue seemed to run amuck.

Then came the apparent breakdown of Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, which was later explained as dehydration, exhaustion and malnutrition. The stress of the criticisms of his company had driven him to the point of a mental and physical breakdown that

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generated more bad press.

What entrepreneurs can learn from the case of “Kony 2012” is that viral marketing is not always the best way to spread the word. Once something that is produced is online, it is inextricably out of the creator’s hands. Do not expect only good to come of your work — detractors often will have accurate criticism with which you must contend.

There’s more to this case, however.

The “social media activism” of reposting a video to Twitter or Facebook is not activism at all. Indeed, it is a lazy way for well-off citizens of the economically developed to feel better about their own affluent lives and lack of effort to help the less fortunate.

While this is a valid criticism, those who cite the fact that terrible things happen every day have shaky footing as well. While this is true, it does not take away from the fact that the campaign is well-intentioned.

Unfortunately, the Kony 2012 campaign has led to a bit of a schism between people online. Rather than creating arguments and resentment, an ideal social activism campaign should bring people together. Hiding behind a keyboard and bullying those with higher hopes is no way to live. An open mind and a willingness to work together towards change are key to any improvement, Internet-based or not. Our society would do well to remember that.

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Panel explores social work programs

By Abby Ropes STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis social work program sponsored an event entitled Social Work Matters in which five social workers gave advice and talked about their professional experience. The event was held March 29 in room 010 of the Schwitzer Student Center.

“There are so many different aspects of social work that people don’t know about,” said Director of the Social Work Program Jeffrey Bryant. “So what we [Social Work Committee] try to do is bring in different aspects of social work.”

The Social Work Committee decided on five general areas that they wanted the panel to discuss.

Once the committee had decided on the broad topic they looked for people to represent these causes first in UIndy alumni, then in a broader network.

The panel consisted of Amy Flint, Helen Caldwell, Wanda Watts, Katie Schlafer and UIndy alumna Kelly Thompson.

“The hardest part of putting together the panel was trying to decide on certain

people to come speak,” said social work major and a member of the Social Work Committee Jaletha Callicott.“Also it took a couple of weeks to find out which areas we were going to focus on, such as the areas that really weren’t looked at through the social worker’s point of view.”

The panelists discussed their career paths and experiences. The audience heard about a number of different areas of social work, everything from working with violent high school students to working with brain injury victims at hospitals and in prison settings to child beneficiary programs.

Bryant believes that all of the social work advocates had a different take on social work, which gave students an insight to what social work majors can achieve.

“There are all kinds of ways to help people,” Bryant said. “One thing about social work is that social workers are hands-on. And there are just so many aspects of social work that if you don’t like one aspect then you can move on to another.”

Many of the panelists had worked numerous jobs holding different positions with a variety of age groups and abilities.

Thompson had worked with the homeless,

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(L-R) Panelists Helen Caldwell, Amy Flint and Katie Schlafer discuss different facets of social work at the Social Work Matters event on March 29 in Schwitzer. domestic violence victims, an infectious disease center, the veteran administration and addiction counseling.

Schlafer was a member of the Peace Corps and talked about all the possibilities a social worker who did not have their social work license can have. Flint told the audience about the practical side of social work in hospitals.

Watts is a social worker and minister who attended law school. She displayed a variety of skills she acquired over the years. Caldwell operated for the welfare office, a home based family agency and Riley Hospital for Children, dealing with abuse and neglect victims who faced dangerous situations.

“Displaying that social work has a

large variety of possibilities was one of the main goals and ideas that we wanted to get out of the program,” Callicott said. “The overall event is just to spread awareness about the social work profession and what they [professionals in the field] do and that it [social work] is not just linked to one field; it can be almost any field because it is so broad.”

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Solving the safety problems on campus will not only be beneficial for the students, but the faculty and staff as well.

Sophomore Resident Assistant Alysha Croy, who supervises a large number of women residing in Cravens Hall, thinks that the campus is very safe.

“But, I think there is a thin line between the safety surrounding the residence halls and offcampus,” Croy said.

A l though the night walk is still in the preliminary stages, Jarrett is hopeful about the outcome.

“We want to address ideas and get the staff to realize that students aren’t falsifying their complaints,” Jarrett said.

Because planning for the night walk is still preliminary, an exact date for the

event has not yet been set.

However, the Campus Environment Committee will make sure that the night walk takes place before the semester concludes.

“We’re dealing with the dirty details now, getting the planning ready, like the invitations,” Jarrett said. “We know how we want to do it.”

Jarrett said that all members of the campus will be invited to the event. This includes physical plant members, police officers and faculty, as well as students residing in Campus Apartments, students in RSOs and other students.

“Anybody is welcome to attend the night walk in order to be able to give their input and be part of the conversation, but we’re going after specific individuals or groups in order to be able to make sure that we have voices that are present and included,” Stoker said.

Although Croy believes that the UIndy campus is very safe for the residents she oversees, she is excited about the night walk.

“It’s a good idea,” she said. “I’m not sure how they’ll [ISG] be able to measure something being more or less unsafe, but it’s definitely a start.”

Stoker is looking to the future, and hoping to have regularly scheduled night walks.

“It [night walks] might happen at different times during the year. It’s very different at nine o’ clock at night, with daylight saving time in April, than it is in December or January when it’s darker earlier,” Stoker said. “You have to change up the time of year that you offer it in order to really get that experience.”

Stoker believes that the night walk is a perfect demonstration of how the University of Indianapolis takes into consideration the opinions of its students.

“I think that’s where we [administrators] need to open up our eyes. And we’ve got to experience it from the student standpoint,” Stoker said. “It’s not going to help with us walking around in the daytime. It’s our opportunity to not talk but to listen.”

Safety night walk in works for end of semester

By Kaitlyn Kopetski STAFF WRITER

What started out as a fundraiser to gather students’ opinions about ongoing issues on the University of Indianapolis campus has turned into the Indianapolis Student Government Campus Environment Committee’s plan to hold an oncampus night walk.

This event will be held to inspire ideas from everyone on the UIndy campus to make it a safer place.

ISG previously set up a booth in the Schwitzer Student Center to encourage students to voice their complaints about safety on the UIndy campus.They received many complaints, including the safety of Hanna Avenue, Smith Mall, Campus Apartments and about the poor lighting on campus.

Current Campus Environment chairperson Elizabeth Jarrett emailed people to ask for suggestions on how to solve these issues. She recorded advice from Executive

Director of Student Services Dan Stoker, who had previously conducted night walks while attending college.

“When I was an undergrad, we regularly scheduled night walks at least annually as [part of ] student government,” Stoker said. “We had all of those key campus constituents, both administrators and students.”

T h e main mission of the group will be to have people walk around the U I n d y campus at night, pointing out different problems that they see, such as specific areas of poor lighting or problems concerning Campus Apartments.

“The idea for the night walk is to identify the problems on campus and brainstorm the possible solutions,” Jar-

“The idea for the night walk is to identify the problems on campus and brainstorm the possible solutions.”

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Baseball improves on home record

By Ally Holmes STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis baseball team swept a doubleheader at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside 3-2, 10-0 on April 1.

In the first game, senior outfielder Matt Maringer scored the first UIndy run in the top of the third. The Greyhounds came out on top in the seventh as both junior baseman Scott Lawley and senior right fielder Adam Rusche crossed home plate.

The Greyhounds surpassed the Rangers in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings of the second game as they pushed 10 runners across home plate to defeat the Rangers.

On March 31, the Greyhounds split the afternoon with a loss and a win over Wisconsin-Parkside.

In the first game, junior pitcher Hugo Lalonde allowed a two-run double that led to three runs in the first inning. The Greyhounds managed one run in the second and had a chance to tie the game in the ninth but could only push one runner across home plate to finish behind 2-3.

Game two featured a new Greyhound pitcher in senior pitcher Donovan Drake.

Drake allowed just two Parkside runs.The Greyhounds finished on top 4-2.

UIndy defeated Urbana University 18-3 on March 29. The Greyhounds have won seven out of the last eight regular season games.

Despite senior infielder Mike Page’s leadoff hit in the first, the Greyhounds remained scoreless for the first four innings. The Knights scored two runs in the second inning after coaxing junior pitcher Clint Seefeldt to pitch back-toback walks.

However, the Greyhounds came back and scored seven runs in the fifth inning.

The Knights could not answer, and UIndy pulled away with the win.

The Greyhounds dominated a doubleheader against Kentucky State University

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Junior third baseman Tyler O’Daniel drops his bat and kicks up dust as he sprints for first base after a two-run double in the bottom of the second inning in the second game against Kentucky State University. Eleven Greyhounds stepped up to the plate during the inning and stopped the Thorobreds’ from scoring beyond five runs during the game. on March 27. UIndy defeated KSU 8-1 and 18-5.

Junior outfielder Bryce Feller hit a home run in the fourth inning, sending three runners across home plate. Sophomore pitcher Alex Wood earned the win after allowing only one run and five hits.

The second game featured a substantial 5-0 lead by KSU in less than two innings.

However, the Greyhounds counteracted the Thorobreds’runs with nine runs in the bottom of the second. UIndy tacked on nine more runs in the next four innings to take the win.

The Greyhounds played two doubleheaders against William Jewell College on March 25 and Rockhurst University on March 24.

Senior catcher/first baseman Scott Mourey said that the pre-season had prepared the team for the regular season match-ups.

“We had our early pre-season games down in Florida, which were tough,” Mourey said. “But you’ve got to come out and give it your all.”

After a compelling win in Sunday’s first game against William Jewell, the Greyhounds suffered their first shutout of the season in a 0-6 loss in game two.

UIndy never trailed in the first game against William Jewell. The Greyhounds managed four unearned runs in the bottom of the first and then added two more in the second to gain a 6-0 lead.

By the end of the ninth inning, Jewell had only earned one run in the third, eighth and ninth innings, but UIndy scored three more runs and won 9-3.

The Greyhounds lost the second game after Jewell earned two runs in the second inning, one run in the third inning and three runs in the fifth inning. UIndy fell as they remained scoreless the entire game.

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Freshman pitcher Brett Collins said that he learned from the team’s split against Jewell.

“After one game, you learn what to expect out of the batters, as a pitcher’s standpoint goes,” said freshman pitcher Brett Collins.

UIndy began its two doubleheader weekend with a pair of wins against Rockhurst. The Greyhounds scored 13 runs on the visiting Hawks and allowed just six runs in the opening game.

The Hawks took their first and only lead of the day with a two-run homer, but the Greyhounds came back in the bottom of the fifth. Then they put the game away with five more runs in the seventh.

“Offensively we did well,”Mourey said.

“Rockhurst is a good team, so it felt good to beat them.”

After coming off of an offensive game, Saturday’s second match turned into

a pitcher’s contest. The Greyhounds managed single runs in the first, second and fourth innings, to finish the game on top 3-0.

“We definitely hit better and capitalized on the errors that Rockhurst made,” Collins said.

UIndy’s offensive highlight came in the bottom of the fourth inning, when junior third baseman Tyler O’Daniel propelled the ball to National Avenue with a single home run on the first pitch of the inning.

Collins said the support from the fans was important to the team.

“We had a pretty supporting crowd Saturday which definitely helped,” Collins said.

The Greyhounds will play at home Easter weekend against Lewis University.

The first game against Lewis will be on April 6 and the second on April 7.

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Golf ties for first place with NKU

By Ariana Gainer ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis men’s golf team tied for first place with Northern Kentucky University after both schools recorded a team score of 584 between the two rounds on March 31 and April 1.

In order to decide the team champion, both team’s top five golfers played a sudden-death playoff. NKU finished the round one under par while the Greyhounds finished one above par. NKU took the team trophy by winning the playoff but the tournament will appear as a tie on the both teams’ win-loss records.

Senior Aaron Monson finished with scores of 69 and 74, one under par, and tied for fourth place among the 124 golfers who competed.

Senior Rob Gleixner came in at seventh place with an even par of 144.

The Greyhounds finished with runners-up honors at the Parkside Spring Invitational on March 24-25.

Monson led the team with a low score of 68 and finished five under par. Gleixner also finished eighth with a pair of 71s.

Following the February UNO Mardi Gras Invitational in Avondale, La., the team began its spring season at the Homewood Suites Siena Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Fla., March 16-17.

Playing at the Professional Golfers Association Village on the Wannamaker Course, the team placed fourth out of seven teams. Gleixner led the team in points. He scored 77 and 74, which earned him seventh place in the 44-player tournament.

Gleixner said he attributes much of his success in Indianapolis to the coaching staff, his teammates and his determination.

“It’s all about dedication and hard work,” Gleixner said. “I didn’t really change my techniques [during the offseason], I just worked hard on the foundations of my game and worked out a lot to stay physically fit and mentally ready.”

Monson and sophomore Max Bowling also did well in the tournament. Monson finished with matching 77s, and Bowling finished with scores of 77 and 78. Monson tied for 15th place, while Bowling landed at 17th.

Bowling, who like Gleixner, has been on the golf team his entire career at UIndy, said that he prepared during the off-season by conditioning consistently and doing activities to strengthen his core.

He also emphasized the importance of hard work in the sport of golf. “[My goals are] to make it to nationals, to play smart and to play together as a team,” Bowling said.

Other members of the team also placed at the tournament. Sophomore David Frank scored 82 and 75, tying with junior

Jon Jozefowski, who scored 79 and 78 for 22nd place. Junior Tobin Dunigan had a score of 86 and 76, which tied him for 34th. Sophomore Jacob Yocum, who had a score of 74 and 79, placed 11th.

Gleixner set goals for the spring season and hopes to continue to do well.

“A goal of mine is to win a golf tournament this spring. I feel like I’m pretty close,” he said. “I think I can do it if I just continue to work hard and play well and gain more confidence.”

Bowling talked about the challenge of

balancing his golf career with his academics. He found that practicing was easier when he was in high school.

“I have [found balancing school and golf difficult] because it’s a different step for me,” Bowling said. “I had a golf course in my backyard in my high school, so instead of driving 30 minutes to play, I could just walk out and play the course.

Then on top of that, school is harder [than it was in high school].”

Gleixner said that while he recognizes the importance of school, he too,

has encountered difficulties finding time to fulfill all his academic and athletic responsibilities.

“It’s really hard [to balance golf with academics] because I’m taking 16 hours – which isn’t really that much, but I have upper-level classes for business,”Gleixner said. “And I have a lot of group work, so I have to meet late at night or early in the morning. There are a lot of late nights because I still have to find time to practice.”

The next event for the men’s golf team is the Great Lakes Regional No. 4, April 8-9.

fourth. The Greyhounds finished the game on top 12-2.

The Greyhounds continued its winning streak after winning a doubleheader against Ohio Dominican University on March 29.

Williamson, who leads the national batting average, went 2-for-2 in the first game as the Greyhounds defeated the Panthers 3-1.

UIndy almost shut out the Panthers in the second game by allowing only one run and scoring eight of its own.

The Greyhounds defeated Northern Kentucky University 2-1, 9-2 in a doubleheader on March 25. The day before, UIndy defeated Lewis University 8-0, 8-4.

Williamson has overcome injuries to help lead the Greyhounds this season.

Williamson said she is happy that her injury did not hold her back from performing at the level she knew she could.

“It was all such a new experience [getting injured],” Williamson said. “You come in hoping that you’re going to do well. I think I was well-prepared with all the practices and all the rehab and everything.”

Head Coach Melissa Frost-Fisher believes that Williamson brings positive characteristics to the team that have

helped them be successful this season.

“I think she establishes a presence.

That’s the biggest thing,” Frost-Fisher said. “She brings excitement to the game, and she brings the excitement to our team.

And I think that as a whole speaks for itself. I think her presence as a whole, whether it’s in the outfield or at the plate, really sets a tone for the rest of our team.”

The team WILLIAMSON defeated both the University of Wisconsin-Parkside 5-0, 10-1 on March 18 and Lewis University 8-0, 8-4 on March 17. Prior to that, the Greyhounds went 6-0 in Kissimmee, Fla., over Spring Break.

Williamson attributes these successes to Frost-Fisher’s coaching style and the work ethic of the team.

“I think Coach [Frost-Fisher] does a really good job on making sure we get the fundamentals down,” Williamson

said. “The softball team is one of hardestworking teams that we have on campus.

That’s what other people tell us as well.

We just try to stick to that and hold up to our standards, making sure that we’re still the hardest working team day in and day out.”

As the team looks forward, FrostFisher wants the team to remember that every game is 0-0.

“After every game, we talk about what we did well, and we talk about what really needs work,” Frost-Fisher said. “And I think we tailor every week, each day specifically to where are team is at. That’s the biggest thing we’ve focused on. We just want to fine tune the small stuff and fine tune the fundamentals. ” One of the biggest obstacles that both Williamson and Frost-Fisher believe the team has to overcome this season is the unpredictability of different pitching styles. According to Frost-Fisher, this means adjusting every game to the level of pitching that the other team brings.

“We’ve seen a variety [of pitching styles], and I think our girls have done a good job of changing and adjusting to that,” Frost-Fisher said.

With all the accomplishments that the team has seen this season, Williamson

and Frost-Fisher look forward to finishing the rest of the season strong and sticking to their goals.

“I think that we need to keep going into every game knowing that we can and will beat anybody that we play,” Williamson said. “It would be really exciting if we only lose one game the whole year, but that may not happen. It may happen, but I think this year we have the team that can really go far in the tournament, and possibly win conference and go to the national championship.”

Frost-Fisher wants the team to push forward and use the accomplishments as a motivation to finish strong.

“The team, I think, is off to a great start, but we have a lot of unfinished business,” Frost-Fisher said. “We play 56 games in a season right now we’ve played 23 (now 28).

So we’re at the halfway mark, and I think it’s important to keep our eye on the goal.

That [the goal] is to win the regular season, to win conference tournament and then make it through regionals, super-regionals and on to the World Series. ” The Greyhounds’ next doubleheader will be at home Easter weekend starting with Kentucky Wesleyan University on April 6 and the University of Southern Indiana on April 7.

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Senior Aaron Monson crouches to get a better look at his putting options during the Parkside Spring Invitational. Monson finished with a 68 on his score card as the team finished 10-under 278, the team’s lowest score in three years.

Softball advances to No. 2 in polls

By Anna Wieseman NEWS EDITOR

The No. 2 University of Indianapolis softball team advanced their conference record to 18-0 as the team swept Kentucky Wesleyan College 4-0, 9-2 on April 1.

Freshmen infielders Taylor Russell and Sydney Russell scored the first two runs of game one. The Greyhounds then added single runs in the fifth and seventh innings to take the victory.

In the second game, UIndy scored a pair of runs in the second, third and sixth innings.The seventh inning featured three more runs to give the Greyhounds a 9-2 victory.

The Greyhounds defeated the University of Southern Indiana on March 31.

In the first game, UIndy went on top by two runs in the second inning. UIndy allowed just two opponent runs in the bottom of the sixth and finished on top 3-2.

Junior infielder Kelsey Rummel opened up game two with a double to left field as the Greyhounds jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning.

In the second inning, UIndy scored four more runs and another run in the

2011-2012 POSTSEASON RESULTS MEN’S BASKETBALL: The Greyhounds finished the season with a 20-9 record, 12-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The regular season featured three upsets over ranked teams, two of them at No. 1. After finishing fourth in the GLVC, the Greyhounds earned an NCAA tournament berth before falling in the second round. The team was led by senior All-American Adrian Moss, who finished first in steals, second in assists and fourth in scoring in the GLVC. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The team finished 19-11, 11-7 in the GLVC. After contending for first place for much of the regular season, the Greyhounds dropped some late-season games, finishing fifth in the league. The team made it to the semifinal of the GLVC tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The team’s season ended with a first-round loss.

UIndy will return junior First Team All-Region guard Kristin Turner, who led the GLVC in scoring.

MEN’S SWIMMING: The No. 7 men’s swimming and diving team had another strong season. The GLIAC Championships saw a third-place finish for the Greyhounds, resulting in six swimmers and one diver traveling to the NCAA National Championships. The men finished in the top 25 for the 13th year in a row, with a 12th-place finish that included 12 AllAmerican performances. Of these six total individual All-Americans, the Greyhounds will lose just one to graduation.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING: The No. 14 women’s swimming and diving team finished third in the GLIAC Championships behind four first-place finishes from repeat GLIAC swimmer of the year Maura Donahue. The Greyhounds sent nine swimmers to the NCAA National Championships, where they placed 11th as a team. This was the team’s 12th top-12 finish in 12 years. All nine women achieved All-American performances, and seven of them will return next season.

WRESTLING: The team ended with a 7-9 regular season record and a 3-0 conference record. The wrestlers entered the NCAA Super Region 3 tournament, the most competitive of all regions, as the No. 19 team in the nation. Junior Bryce Givens, sophomore Steven Sandefer and Freshman of the Year Josh Kieffer placed at the regional and earned NCAA tournament berths. Kieffer finished in sixth place in the 125 lb. weight class to earn All-American status.

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>>Most of the time, a film cannot live up to its hype. However, “The Hunger Games” proves otherwise. The first installment of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy is fully brought to life in the film. Set in a post-apocalyptic United States, now a nation called Panem, “The Hunger Games”follows heroine Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence) of District 12 in her fight to the death. She must battle against 23 other tributes from the 12 districts of Panem in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, a reminder to all of Panem of the Capitol’s power. Lawrence’s performance is brilliant as the hard-faced heroine, and Josh Hutcherson perfectly embodies Peeta Mellark, the male tribute of District 12.

The film really steps outside the boundaries of the books—giving us an outside look at the action, whereas the book is limited to Katniss’ perspective—while still staying true to the feel of the book. My only complaints are the “shaky camera” fight scenes, because it is difficult to understand what is happening until the fight ends.

>>Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, a band with Indianapolis roots, released its fifth album, “Rot Gut, Domestic,” on March 20. The new album takes on a very grunge sound but also stays true to Margot’s unique style.The band members are unafraid to take risks in their music, and the risks usually work. Standout numbers from the album include “Coonskin Cap,” “A Journalist Falls in Love with Deathrow Inmate #16” and their single “Prozac Rock.” Early previews of the album could be streamed on Spotify and were given in a digital form to fans who pledged money to help make “Rot Gut, Domestic” happen. This album differs from the band’s previous albums in that the songs are more distinct from the band’s normal style; the soft songs are softer and the heavy songs are heavier.

Overall, it is a good album from start to finish. The two final tracks of the album, “The Devil” and “Christ,” the latter a soft piano tune, leave the listener with a somewhat haunting feeling.

>>Located 10 minutes from campus, Tex-Mex is a great place to try decently priced, authentic Mexican food.The restaurant is a quiet, small place that makes up what it lacks in size with hospitality and delicious taste. Figuring out how to order was quite confusing until one of the employees informed me that I needed to go to the cash register on the grocery side.

I paid while my order was written down. I ordered one of the platters, which included two tacos, beans and rice. I also ordered a burrito. The tacos were not my favorite, the rice was delicious and half of my beans weren’t cooked all the way. Fortunately, the burrito absolutely hit the spot. To my surprise, having steak as my meat of choice for my burrito did not cost any extra. The small place does have a dine-in area, but the area could have been cleaner.

One of the employees was even sitting at a messy table watching TV as I walked in to the restaurant. Nevertheless, most of the menu items are around $4.99, which is perfect for a college student’s budget.

>>After nearly a year and a half, America’s most mesmerizing advertising agency has returned to television. The two-hour opening episode of the fifth season of “Mad Men” premiered March 25 at 9 p.m. on AMC. With more than a year between seasons four and five, the ad agency, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, has progressed significantly from where it was in the final episode of season four. Jon Hamm has returned as the mysterious, yet charming Donald Draper. He is now a newlywed, and he and his three children share a unique and almost uncomfortable relationship with his new wife, Megan ( Jessica Paré). The other three partners at the agency—Roger Sterling ( John Slattery),Bertram Cooper (Robert Morse) and Lane Pryce ( Jared Harris) also encounter personal issues that interfere with their work.“Mad Men”is known for its cunning portrayal of misogyny, and even racism, in the workplace. However, the season five premiere, set in 1965, suggests that changes are coming.

>>The Black Keys stopped at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 16 to promote their most recent album, “El Camino.”

Opening for the band was the Arctic Monkeys,a well-known British alternative group.Although the sound was overpowering at times, with the music louder than the vocals, the Arctic Monkeys gave the audience a very well done show. The Black Keys performed most of their recent hits from “Brothers” and “El Camino,” but also played many of their older songs, which newer fans may not have recognized, from albums “Rubber Factory” and “Attack and Release.” In the spectacular encore performance, two giant disco balls dropped while the band played “Everlasting Light,” the opening track from “Brothers.”Some of the main songs performed during the concert were “Lonely Boy,” “Gold on the Ceiling” and “Tighten Up.” Overall, regardless of the poor sound quality in Bankers Life Fieldhouse,the concert made for a fantastic experience for both new and old fans of the Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys.

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PRIDE and Alpha Psi Omega team up to raise money for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS

By Michele Bates FEATURE EDITOR

To raise money for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS, the UIndy PRIDE organization and Alpha Psi Omega hosted their eighth annual Drag Show event on March 30.

The fundraising goal for the event was $1,000. The Drag Show raised more than $1,130.

According to UIndy PRIDE Secretary Brittney Woods, planning for the event begins almost immediately after the previous year’s Drag Show ends. Some of the planning includes advertising, finding performers, choosing judges and buying costumes.

“We must create a run-through of what happens during the night of the Drag Show, so everyone behind the scenes knows what to expect and prepare for,” Woods said.

UIndy PRIDE and Alpha Psi Omega have discussed other organizations for which they might raise money. However, Woods said that they decided to continue to raise money for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS because of their involvement in both the LGBT and

the Thespian communities. According to its website, Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS has raised $195 million for amenities for individuals diagnosed with AIDS or other serious illnesses.

“We’ve researched and been in correspondence with Broadway Cares officials, and we feel very sound in the impact the proceeds will make,” Woods said.

For the Drag Show, performers dressed in their opposite-gender identity.

Drag queens are males who dressed and performed as females, and Drag kings are females who dressed and performed as males.

The UIndy Drag Show featured performances such as Justin Bieber’s “One Time,” by Alison Resnik and “Gimme Everything,” by junior psychology major Abby Krug as Papa Cherry.The show also featured popular music such as LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” “Most songs are LGBT friendly and upbeat. Common practice for drag shows is to tip at least $1 to performers,” Woods said. “Audience members could give their money to the pinup girls throughout the auditorium or walk up toward the stage and hand it to the performer. Every year, we have at least one professional from central Indiana grace our stage.”

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Guest Chad Lee performed in drag as Chanel Cartier to Jessie J’s song “Domino.” The drag show raised more than $1,130 for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS. Freshman Spanish major Sarah Ninde said her favorite performance was Heyonce and Them Thangs’ “Single Ladies.”

“They were the sexiest dancers I have ever seen,” Ninde said.

Woods said this fundraiser differs from others because PRIDE and Alpha

Psi Omega do not keep any of the money from the event for their organizations.

“Fundraisers for disaster relief are common and a wonderful cause, but the AIDS epidemic is a continuous disaster that cannot be kept in the shadows,” Woods said.

Woods said that this show could potentially open a person’s eyes to a subculture he or she may know nothing about.

“We’ve been told this is the best annual performance at UIndy,”Woods said. “The audience can rest assured knowing their money is going to a great cause.”

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for the audience.”

The Crimson Express is a musical group at UIndy that comprises about 15 students. The performers focus on the genres of jazz and pop.

In addition to the “Evening of Song,” music students also sing in seven or eight other performances throughout the semester.

This concert differed from a departmental concert because although students colWESTRA laborated with each other and with faculty to come up with the program, students must develop their own music for departmental recitals. Because of this, Martin said that shows like the “Evening of Song” are much less stressful for her.

“I really like working with others, so I enjoyed that aspect of this performance,”

she said. “It’s much easier than having to prepare our own pieces.”

The “Evening of Song” performances are full of variety, and for each show, there is a different theme. The fall concerts primarily feature solo performances, and the spring concerts primarily feature chamber music, which is comprised of duets and trios, but also can include larger groups.

“Most pieces on this program [were] duets—everything from classical to music theatre to bluegrass—but there [were] two larger groups participating as well,”Westra said. “Crimson Express [performed] two of their a cappella numbers, and the opera theatre [performed] an ensemble number from their show that was performed on Feb. 10 and 11.”

Martin said she would not have made such progress as a musician without the encouragement and support of the music faculty, and she offered practical advice to aspiring musicians.

“It’s really about developing musicality skills and becoming well-rounded musicians,” she said. “You won’t make a lot of money, and it’s hard work. But if you really love it, you’ll come out on top.”

Music department hosts ‘Evening of Song’

The University of Indianapolis held the “Evening of Song” in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. to showcase the talent of music students.

Music Instructor Michelle Westra directed the student performers and planned the concert.

“Each semester, the vocalists in the music department are offered an opportunity to perform in the ‘Evening of Song’ concert,” she said. “Rather than assigning repertoire to the students, I told them to go out and find music that they want to do.”

Junior vocal performance major Jessica Martin performed in the concert. She said that her favorite part about performing is singing in small groups.

“The Crimson Express part of the concert was my favorite,” she said. “I love doing duets, and I think it’s the most fun

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Domestic violence survivor shares story Domestic violence victim Renita Hills shared her story on March 28 in UIndy Hall in an event entitled “Voice of the Victim.� Hills began the lecture with a series of rhetorical questions to show the audience that domestic abuse does not have an easily recognized face. “If you look at me right now, would you think that my husband shook me? That he beat me? That he stabbed me 13 times?

No? Well, guess what, you are looking at a face of domestic violence,� Hills said.

Hills is a college-educated mother of three now-adult children. She said she lived with her abuser for 15 years, eight of which they were married. After 15 years of abuse the couple separated. The husband established rights to see his then five-year-old daughter, Cassandra.

During the relationship, Hills said she was emotionally abused daily. She gave examples of the emotional abuse. “I was told that I didn’t cook well enough, that the only thing I ever did right was give birth and, at six feet tall, that I was too fat,� Hills said.

The physical abuse did not start until 18 months after they had separated. Her husband came to pick-up Cassandra, but the routine visit took a turn for the tragic when he threatened to kill Hills if she did not move back in with him.

Hills said she blacked out during the incident, but she was stabbed 13 times with a butchers knife. Hills’ wounds included punctured lungs, a split-open head and a bruise on her arm from where he stepped on her to hold her down.The case eventually went to court and the abuser served three years in jail and approximately two to three years in a penitentiary.

Hills gave a personal definition of abuse, saying that domestic abuse has many levels: mental, emotional, financial and spiritual. “If anyone makes you feel less than you know you are, you are being abused,�

Hills said.

According to domesticviolence.org, examples of abuse include name-calling or putdowns, keeping a partner from contacting family or friends, stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job, actual or threatened physical harm, sexual assault, stalking and intimidation.

Hills said her husband received rehabilitation therapy in jail while he awaited trial, but she and her children did not receive this type of help. “He received all the therapies he needed, but we, the people who had to go through it [the abuse], had to pay for our therapies. All the while, my tax dollars were paying for him to be rehabilitated,�

Hills said.

As a result of her injuries, Hills said she was disabled for one year. To help her recover, her son put off college for

a semester and her daughter sacrificed activities from her senior year in high school. Not only did the older children suffer, but Cassandra was traumatized, and would not even shower alone, for fear of the incident happening all over again.

Hills was able to receive help, receiving an offer for pro bono therapy. “It showed a firsthand account of domestic abuse,� said Residence Hall Director at Cory Bretz Jacqueline Payne. “[The speech] was a good opportunity to understand the side of the victim and gain knowledge of the empowerment and bravery of women,� Payne said.

Near the end of the speech, Hills offered advice for overcoming the past as she has done. “No matter what your bad [problem] is, you can overcome it,� Hills said. “Don’t let your past keep you from your destiny.

You must use your past to catapult yourself into the future.�

Hills explained that mental and emotional abuse can stick around long after physical scars heal. “I don’t notice the scars anymore, but what I do notice is the voice in my head saying: ‘You’re fat, you’re stupid and you can’t cook at all,’� Hills said. “I still fight every day the things he said to me.�

UIndy students who may be victims of abuse can go to the Health and Counseling Center for help. Resources for domestic abuse victims are available at ICADV.org.

money for Schwitzer is dedicated to The Hub. “Schwitzer is primarily used to help fund supplies and equipment for The Hub area. So as we need more equipment—whether the [billiards] sticks break, we need new ping pong balls or paddles, we need to replace the felt on the tables, [or] those kinds of things [we can use that money],� Stoker said. “If the money ends up building up, and they don’t use it, it has been designated in the past for other purposes to benefit the students.�

Some of the past expenditures from the extra money include lighting fixtures in UIndy Hall and the monitors in Schwitzer that were installed to help advertise events.

According to Stoker, the RSO fund is distributed equally among registered student organizations. “All organizations, if they’re registered and they’re in good standing, receive $150 per semester,� he said. “So that’s what we consider a flat allocation, which covers their basic operations.�

The money left over after all the flat allocations is then kept in the RSO fund. Then, if an RSO wants to hold an event, the organization can come to the Student Leadership Council and ask for additional funds. “It’s not guaranteed that everyone [every RSO] receives the funds, but they [the SLC] take it very seriously in terms

of that role—trying to be a good steward of the student money,� Stoker said.

Stoker believes that students should understand how the Student Activity Fee is put into action. “Most students, they pay the activity fee, but if you ask them how it’s utilized, they probably have no clue,� he said.

Junior psychology major and ISG treasurer Hannah Purcell is working on a policy to help students better understand which events involve the Student Activity Fee. “This policy requires any RSO that allocates money from the Student Leadership council to post the SAF emblem on their advertisement,� Purcell said. “The general goal is for students to know that their student activity fee dollars are at work when they see the SAF emblem.�

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Renita Hills shares her story of domestic violence at the “Voice of the Victim� lecture on March 28. Hills tells audience members of both the physical and emotional abuse her then husband did to her.

Student Activity Fee set to increase in fall

By Kaley Belakovich MANAGING EDITOR

Each semester, students must pay a Student Activity Fee along with their regular tuition. This fee has been increased from $75 to $80 per semester starting in the 2012-2013 academic year.

Executive Director of Student Services Daniel Stoker said that the increase was originally brought up to address issues with fitness equipment. “What happened this year was the need presented itself. Fitness equipment was donated, primarily here in Schwitzer [Student Center]. But funds were not identified in order to deal with maintenance. As equipment has been breaking down, without money allocated for the equipment—it basically is [fixed] as funds

are available—there’s no process in place to maintain the equipment,� Stoker said. “It’s becoming an increased burden, so [Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students] Kory Vitangeli and [Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management] Mark Weigand came forward in order to ask for an increase in order to be able to allocate some funds for this purpose, because we can’t go indefinitely without something identified.�

The Student Activity Fee is distributed to various groups and places on campus, including Indianapolis Student Government, Campus Program Board, Intramurals, the Diversity series, Homecoming, Leadership activities, the handbook/ student manual, Schwitzer and the Registered Student Organizations.

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Diversity Lecture Series features speakers, filmmakers

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Wesley Barnard tells audience members of “Living a Culturally Authentic Life” on March 22 in UIndy Hall A about his time in Ghana, Africa.

The Diversity Lecture Series held an event called “Living a Culturally Authentic Life” on March 22 in UIndy Hall A. The event featured a film created by filmmaker Cindy Ball and production manager Wesley Barnard, entitled “An African-American Quest for Authenticity.” The documentary was about African Americans who decided to travel back to Africa and live there.

“The film is about why AfricanAmericans have felt lost in the connection of what is African-American,” said Residence Hall Director of Cory Bretz Jacqueline Payne.

Ball and Barnard traveled to Ghana and interviewed a few of the AfricanAmericans who had moved there.

“I decided to do some research on Ghana,” Barnard said. “That was when I discovered that in Ghana there were 10,000 Africans all over the gasper and 5,000 from the U.S. alone.”

The event began with Ball and Barnard introducing the movie and asking the audience questions about their ancestral backgrounds. Although Barnard said that

he does not know exactly his ancestral background, he found peace when going to Ghana for the first time.

“I’m part American and part African,” Barnard said.“Yet when I went to Africa, to Ghana, [the] two parts of me came together. For my whole life, for the first time, I felt comfortable in my own skin.”

Many of the people interviewed in the film said similar things about how they felt traveling back to Africa. Some said that they finally felt free, while others said that they finally became comfortable with who they were. They all said that they did not feel comfortable in America.

One of the women even pointed out struggles that they have had to endure to try to fit in with the rest of American society. Ball believes that hearing these experiences will benefit students.

“It is important for students to hear these stories because most college students went to school with diverse people,”Ball said.“They [students] think they are diverse and that everything is cool, but the reality is that everything is not cool on the diversity aspect.”

Ball also said that her favorite part of making the film was meeting the people and speaking with them. She and Barnard were able to make lifelong friends

over there as a result of the film.

“That was my first trip [to Africa],” Barnard said. “The fusing of the duality that existed in me in this country—fusing those dualities into one person—was a life- changing experience for me.”

In the point of view of the younger generation that had moved from the United States to Africa, one girl in the film said that at first the move was a bit of a culture shock, but that she would not change her life for anything. Another woman said that the move helped her children become grounded, secure and sophisticated. She went on to say that it was key to their academic success.

Payne enjoys the lectures and enjoys hearing back from students.

“I really like to get the feedback from students about the Diversity Lectures,” she said. “What they like, what they didn’t like, what they’re looking for; I’m open to suggestions for next year.”

Payne believes the Diversity Lecture Series is designed to educate students to different cultural ideas.

“Any exposure to a different culture, different background, different ethnicity, different idea [is a good thing],” Payne said. “That’s the point of the Diversity Lecture series.”

UIndy hosts Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Update on new printing quota system For the third consecutive year University of Indianapolis students organized and ran the Special Olympics Indiana State Basketball Tournament.

Six students from Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer VanSickle’s Applied Event Management course acted as tournament directors, facility director, volunteer coordinator and special events coordinators and executed tasks such as scheduling game times, opening ceremonies, recruiting volunteers and organizing activities for the players to participate in when they were between games. According to VanSickle, she merely acted as a facilitator.

“It gives them [students] real-world experience, and they get the opportunity to try out event planning,”VanSickle said.

Thirty-seven teams brought more than 450 athletes to participate in the basketball tournament that was held in Nicoson Hall and the Ruth Lilly Fitness

Center. The first tipoff was at 9 a.m.

Senior sports management major Devin Etherington acted as co-tournament director for the event.

“Organizing the logistics of the tournament has been just an amazing experience,” Etherington said. “We know how hard the athletes worked to get to the tournament, so it’s been our goal to make it [the tournament] something they will never forget.”

Etherington said that gaining experience by planning and executing the tournament was important, but he also felt like this was a good cause with which to be involved. According to Etherington, the athletes had a good time, so the tournament was a success.

Former Indiana Pacers standout player Darnell Hillman was the keynote speaker for the Opening Ceremonies. Hillman also hosted a basketball clinic for the players, followed by an autograph session.

Activities for the athletes to participate in between games ranged from playing Xbox or learning dance moves from the UIndy Crimsonettes to playing musical

bingo.

“The last thing we wanted was to have teams just sitting around doing nothing other than waiting for their next game,” said Special Events Coordinator Jessica Schaffer, who is a junior sport management major.“With guidance from Special Olympics Indiana, we were able to create appropriate activities for everyone to enjoy.”

VanSickle said these activities also were important because they gave the athletes a chance to interact with college students.

More than 200 volunteers demonstrated their support for Special Olympics Indiana. According to VanSickle, approximately 95 percent of those volunteers were from UIndy.

VanSickle considered the event a success.

“It was fantastic,” she said. “The students did an outstanding job. With any major event, there are little hiccups along the way, but they [the students] handled them well. We got a lot of compliments from the athletes, and their parents. They all had a good time.”

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‘Big BrothersBig Sisters’ partners with university UIndy students, faculty help university receive recognition from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

By Emily Kish BUSINESS MANAGER

Photo Contributed by Laura Halt

University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts (center) accepts a plaque from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana organization. Twelve volunteers were recognized by the BBBSCI organization.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana recently added the University of Indianapolis as a corporate partner. To receive this recognition, five University of Indianapolis staff members and students had to get involved with the organization. “[The] University of Indianapolis actually has around 12 [volunteers] and was recognized by our CEO as one of our top-tier partners with a plaque,” said Laura Halt, director of volunteer engagement and training at BBBSCI. According to its website, BBBS pairs both adults (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”) together across the country.

Children range from ages 6 through 18.

“BBBS has an impact both locally and nationally,” Halt said. “The kids get higher confidence and avoid risky be-

haviors. They become better role models to the community.”

BBBSCI also has an impact on those who volunteer. Senior social work major Samantha Searls had shadowed an introduction of a Big and a Little.

“It was so touching to see how much the grandmother wanted her granddaughter to get involved,” she said. “I got to see non profit [organizations] connect to the communities.”

UIndy has had considerable involvement with BBBSCI. One of the BBBSCI events included a College and Career Night on March 22. “Littles” were able to hear advice from a panel of college students and military personnel. Two of the students featured in the panel were Searls and junior Terrell Franklin.

“We talked about scholarships, different places to look for them [scholarships], majors and how it is okay to not know what you want to do [in college],” Searls said.

Another event was a UIndy Admissions Office Community Day. Fourteen Big Sisters and Little Sisters were invited to attend and build Build-A-Bears with incoming UIndy freshmen.

“All of them worked together to create bears, not only for the Little Sister to take home, but also to donate one to Wheeler Missions,” Halt said.

In addition, BBBSCI will partner with the senior Social Work Capstone class at UIndy. They will help host a field day for matches who are currently in high school. Students will take a tour of the campus and participate in outdoor and team building activities.

Those interested in getting involved with BBBSCI can contact Halt at 317472-3730 or lhalt@bbbsci.org.

“We are always looking for staff/ students to get involved as Big Brothers, Big Sisters or Big Couples,” Halt said. “There is always a huge need for volunteers in and around the U of Indy campus.”

Class helps students earn lifeguarding, CPR certification

By Abby Ropes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, ten people die every day from unintentional drowning. To try to reduce the number of drowning victims, the University of Indianapolis offers a lifeguarding course enabling students to acquire skills necessary to become lifeguards certified by the American Red Cross.

Kinesiology 200 Lifeguarding/CPRPR is an elective course offered in the spring semester for all UIndy students who want to become Red Cross certified lifeguards. Lifeguarding is a sixweek course.

The course includes personal water safety instruction, lifesaving/lifeguard-

ing skills, and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training according to the registrar academic catalog.

R a l p h Richardson, the instructor for basic lifeguarding, has been an adjunct professor of Kinesiology at UIndy for eight years, where he teaches lifeguarding, waRICHARDSON ter safety instruction and aquatics courses. He has been a lifeguarding instructor for 15 years.

Students, faculty weigh in on the importance of GPA

By Garrison King EDITORIAL ASSISTANT As seniors are preparing for graduation, many also are beginning to start the job interview process. This process requires a person to display confidence, have knowledge of the company and have a well-written résumé.

Some students keep track of their academic achievements, experiences and student activities in the form of a résumé. One important component of the résumé is a college grade point average. Although some people recognize that the GPA is important, others believe that the GPA is not the only element that employers consider.

Paul Gabonay, director of Career Services, said that what employers are looking for is a combination of a student’s GPA and involvement in the campus.

“Employers are looking for the whole package,” Gabonay said. “They want to know if the student has experience in the area and are capable of doing the job in question.”

Gabonay believes that students must be involved in activities in addition to being students whether that is a parttime job or involvement in campus clubs.

“Employers are looking for those who can juggle various commitments,” he said. “If you’ve only completed academic obligations, that’s not going to be enough; you’re not going to be prepared.”

Some students believe that whether or not to include the GPA on a résumé depends on the job. Seniors Colin Coffer and Tobin Deters are both searching for jobs and preparing for post-graduation.

Coffer, a sport management major, said he does not believe that his career employers will look at the GPA. He has played football throughout his college career and has plans to continue being involved with the sport, whether that means playing at a professional level or as a coach.

“With the career I want, GPA does

not matter as much,” he said. “I think I’m fine with the GPA I have now. I have been involved in football, track and other clubs.”

Deters, a double major in marketing and sports marketing, said that he plans to push his job searches to increase his chances of having a job by the time he graduates.

Deters said he has had some informal interviews and internships. He believes that activities play a large role in the hiring process.

“In the job market today, employers are not so much concerned with grades but [with] what experience and activities you have been able to accumulate thus far,” he said.

Julie Soltesz, a recent University of Indianapolis graduate, found a job after graduating in December 2011. Soltesz was a double major in psychology and pre-art therapy. Soltesz said she applied to everywhere she could and used UIndy’s Office of Career Services to help her get interviews.

She now works at a behavioral center working with autistic children. Although Soltesz had a high GPA, she wanted prospective employers to notice her job experiences and activities. She said it is what helped her get hired by her current employer.

“They were really impressed by how much experience I [had] had through internships and community service,” she said. “They wanted to know all about it and why my experience made me a good fit for them.”

Soltesz said she maintained a 3.8 GPA upon her graduation and she did include her GPA on her résumé. However, she believes that its role is not as critical.

“It shows that you are able to manage your time but I don’t think it’s a huge component of getting hired,” Soltesz said.

Paul Gabonay encourages students to continue to strive for high GPAs as employers may inquire about grade point averages during the hiring process.

“There’s a rule of thumb that says if the GPA is 3.0 or higher, then include it on your résumé,” he said. “It is important to accentuate the positives.”

“The lifeguarding course teaches students to oversee [aquatic] facilities and patron safety in the water as well as out of the water,” Richardson said. “It also offers the CPR-PR certification which is the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for professional rescuers, first aid and oxygen administration.”

As a prerequisite, students must be able to swim 500 yards and tread water for two minutes. They also are required to surface dive by retrieving a 10 pound object in deep water.

“I decided to take this class because I thought it was a great idea to get a lifeguarding certificate to use on my résumé,” said senior international relations major Vicki Galiamoutsa. “It will let me work and I don’t have to pay anything to take the class. The best thing about the class is you get college credit.”

However, enrolling in the basic life-

guarding course does not ensure that a student will become a certified lifeguard.

The class only gives him or her the skills and opportunity to become qualified.

To become a certified Red Cross lifeguard, the participant must be able to pass the written and practical exams.

“The most difficult thing about this course is reGALIAMOUTSA membering all the names for the different rescues,” Galiamoutsa said. “It is easy to just learn what to do in what situations, but the

names are very similar. So, it is easy to mix them up.”

The Red Cross will certify anyone who is 15 years or older and can fulfill all the requirements needed for certification. The lifeguarding license lasts for two years. The license must be renewed at the end of the term, according to the Red Cross website.

“This [course] offers students the opportunity to go out and find a lifeguarding job at local facilities wherever they live or work,” Richardson said. “It is a Red Cross certification so it is nationally known. They can go anywhere at a facility that has a requirement of a Red Cross certification.”

For those interested in taking the class, the Department of Kinesiology offers the Kinesiology 200 Lifeguarding/CPR-PR course the second semester every year.

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