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WEEKEND LIFE Campus Program Board hosts events for students to enjoy

Tuition rises, affects students’ pocketbooks

By Sarah Haefner NEWS EDITOR

By Staci Reafsnyder FEATURE EDITOR The Campus Program Board (CPB) is bringing more of a weekend life to the University of Indianapolis with its “UIndy Nites!” committee scheduling events for students on Friday and Saturday nights.

According to CPB President Joanna Huff, “UIndy Nites!” is a fairly new chair which is responsible for all of the weekend programs that have been scheduled recently this semester, such as the Dave and Busters Night and the Snowcoming Talent Show, where Breaksk8 from America’s Best Dance Crew performed afterwards.

“It was just created at the beginning of last year,” Huff said.

“Before then it was called ‘Late Night.’ It was responsible for putting on a once-a-month program. Having a kind of program like that, once a month, wasn’t really suiting what our mission is.”

The “UIndy Nites!” committee is responsible for a lot of weekend programming. CPB found that many students were going home on the weekends due to the lack of campus entertainment.

“We wanted to create something that focused more on keeping students on campus, giving them other alternatives as opposed to going out and, in some instances, making bad decisions,” Huff said.

“We’ve always heard ‘there’s nothing to do on the weekends.’”

New faces on the executive board are bringing many new ideas for events to plan, Huff said.

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TOP PHOTO: Breaksk8 from America’s Best Dance Crew performed at the CPB Snowcoming Talent Show on Feb. 2 for a large crowd of UIndy students.

BOTTOM PHOTO: CPB “UIndy Nites!” chair sophomore Alicia Dalrymple takes attendance at the ice skating event that was held Feb. 5.

is an economic downturn, the cost of the university didn’t decrease.”

Many items in the budget had to be cut to implement the UIndy Tuition at the Universit y of replacement fund last year, including Indianapolis will increase by five salary increases for faculty and staff. percent next fall due to a state Vice President for Student Affairs legislature decision last summer. Last and Enrollment Management Mark years tuition increased by 3.2 percent Weigand is hopeful that salaries next year will include an annual increase, from the preceding year.

Tuition for the 2009-2010 school although that is not certain.

“The five percent increase in tuition year stood at $20,970, with room and board (including the 14-meal plan) allows us to budget the nearly $3 at $7,610. Next year tuition will be million SSACI replacement fund in $22,020 and the same room and board next year’s budget and still maintain operating budgets at levels that ensure plan will be $7,990.

The Executive Committee of the quality programs and infrastructure,” Weigand said. “We’re hopeful that if Board of Trustees decided enrollment holds, there to increase tuition rates will be a salary increase for the 2010-2011 school for faculty and staff.” year to build a budget According to Weigand, with more money in the SSACI award amount, financial aid for grants however, may change and scholarships that slightly, depending on the can be redistributed to number of students who students to help make use the Higher Education up for the loss in state and Frank O’Bannon assistance funding. The Fr e e d o m o f C h o i c e extra tuition dollars will awards. If the number of also be used for the dayWEIGAND students does not change to-day maintenance of from last year to this year, the university.

This reduction in state assistance however, the award amounts will stay funding occurred after the state about the same.

As the university continues its fivelegislature passed a 6.5 percent increase in student assistance funding year-strategic plan to renovate and last summer, when the Indiana expand different aspects of campus, Commission for Higher Education many students may wonder why recommended an 18 percent increase tuition is going up when the university to maintain the caps on the Higher has money for projects such as the Education Award and Frank O’Bannon student athletic recreation center.

“The money for the Fr e e d o m o f C h o i c e student athletic recreation Award at levels similar to center was par t of a the preceding year. These bond issue that we took grants are provided by the o u t a b o u t t wo ye a r s State Student Assistance ago,” Weigand said. “A Commission of Indiana tax exempt bond issue (SSACI). Because of the covered the addition to lowered caps, the amount Schwitzer, the remodeling an individual could of the dining facilities and receive from SSACI the new residence hall. grants was reduced from East Hall is paying for $10,992 to $7,584. itself with the students “SSACI money, which PITTS who live there. We also is financial aid money included in that bond from the state, was reduced by $3,000 per student last issue the student athletic recreation year, and we have 1100 students who center. Once you earmark money for are SSACI recipients,” said President a bond issue it has to be [used] for Beverley Pitts. “The university moved certain things. We are restricted to its own budget money into a fund to use that money for the student athletic be able to make up that difference. recreation center. No tuition money is We can’t continue to do that because going toward that building.”

According to Pitts, the tuition we didn’t give faculty salary increases.

We also need the resources to run the increase will add between $2.5 million university—chemicals for science labs, to $3 million dollars to financial aid, equipment that needs to be replaced assuming that this years enrollment and so on. In spite of the fact that there will be similar to last years.

Hanna Avenue construction ‘ahead of schedule’

By Sarah Haefner NEWS EDITOR

Potholes aren’t the only thing to avoid on Hanna Avenue anymore.

With a massive construction project now well underway, students and faculty at the University of Indianapolis have a bit more to look out for on their daily commute to campus.

Current construction on Hanna Avenue includes installation of structures for the sewers at intersections.

Construction began on the north side and once that is complete, will switch over to the south side.

“This project started back in 1998 as a renovation project reconstructing Hanna Avenue—all the utilities, the concrete sidewalks, and everything else,” Ken Piepenbrink, physical plant

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director, said. “Through the years, we’ve been working on partnering with the city and the state to enhance our section of that road so that it better suits our needs as far as safety and beautification.”

Student and faculty cooperation and patience, however, are needed for swift progress to occur.

“We’ve had a lot of construction projects going on on c ampus,” Piepenbrink said. “Most of the time the students are pretty respectful on following directions, as long as we give them options. In general students take for granted that they can just cross Hanna Avenue any time and anywhere they want, and it’s kind of a bad habit.”

The project is expected to be done in June or July of 2011.

“They got started earlier than what they expected,” Piepenbrink said. “They

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were going to wait until school was out in the summer, but it’s close to a two-year project. It was going to really interfere with us more if they waited so they got started earlier on the first of the year.”

Having been in the works since the late 1990s, the renovation and reconstruction of Hanna Avenue was welcomed by many, while others were more hesitant for construction to begin.

“The city finally got its act together,” Mike Braughton, Vice President of Business and Finance and Treasurer, said.

“In order to widen the street the city had to get easements from property owners, or permission to permanently trespass on private party. Some of the landowners weren’t cooperative. And the city had to pay for a lot of this land, and these things

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Part of UIndy’s five-year strategic plan, construction on Hanna Avenue is well underway, as workers prepare to install structures for sewers at intersections.

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THE REFLECTOR

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

PARKING WARS

By Staci Reafsnyder

Its was 11:30 p.m. when my friends and I had decided to take a food run to Taco Bell, thinking it would only take 10 or 15 minutes at the most. There wasn’t a line in drive-through, and traffic was non-existent; we got our food in record time. When we returned to campus, we didn’t expect to find all of the parking spots full.

What went from a 10-minute food-run turned into 15 minutes as we circled the back parking lots of East, New, Central and Cory Bretz Halls just hoping we would find a place to park.

The Cravens/Warren parking lot was out of the question – crossing Hanna Avenue that late at night is dangerous in this neighborhood.

Thirty minutes had passed, and finally we eyed a spot and raced toward it. It was near our dorm, which meant that we wouldn’t have to trek across campus in the cold weather in the middle of the night.

The residents of UIndy are struggling to find parking here on campus, but why? The answer: we don’t have enough parking spots on campus to suffice the residents who live here.

According to the UIndy campus police, there are 2,051 total parking slots on campus for students; 1,334 of those are reserved for commuters and 1,532 are for residents. (This doesn’t

include the gravel parking lot off Shelby St. that students tend to use.) According to the Fall 2009 Enrollment numbers, UIndy has a total of 4,977 students that attend classes here. This means that even if the university were to double the parking spaces on campus, it still wouldn’t suffice for the amount of student’s that attend UIndy.

Wasn’t the parking issue supposed to be resolved or nearly resolved when East Hall was built?

Even before East Hall was built, there weren’t enough parking spots on the north side of campus to hold the residents that lived in Cory Bretz, New and Central Halls and only 152 new spots were added with the construction of East Hall. Last year alone, when parking wouldn’t suffice for residents that lived in those dorms had to park diagonally across from Cory Bretz in lot number five, and sometimes go as far as the library. Now, lot number five isn’t even available to residents – it’s been given to commuters.

Additionally, people who do not live in the dorms are parking in the resident’s spots. I’ve witnessed it myself. Some students who move off-campus do not change their stickers from ‘resident’ to ‘commuter’ and still use the dorm parking lots.

So, what can they do about it?

First, UIndy needs to get its act together and start doing it like the professionals. Today there are different ways of categorizing parking areas electronically with scanners and simple computer input systems. Even a simple excel document that states a student’s

FACEBOOK is too revealing

By Kenny Norman

Facebook’s changed things up for its users once again. Only this time, in an attempt to give us more choices with privacy settings, Facebook has given us fewer. If Facebook thinks they are helping their users, they need to think again.

Facebook has advertised these settings as more private with more controls over each individual thing we post. The new privacy settings took effect on Dec. 10, 2009.

According to Facebook’s guide to privacy, the Facebook team has noticed that people have been sharing a greater amount of information recently and they are sharing it with a broader set of people. They’ve concluded that their privacy settings have become irrelevant and redundant.

To emphasize this point, Facebook has created a set of “publicly available information,”which includes name, profile picture gender, current city, networks, friend list and pages you are a fan of. I don’t quite understand the point of having some information publicly available, and it might make people easier to find when they don’t want to be so easily found.Also, this set of information is also available to any third-party applications that are authorized. We, as the users, should have total control over whether or not this information is publicly accessible. And doesn’t the idea of having a public set of information available to any application contradict the main idea of more privacy?

One big change users may notice is that regional networks have been removed. Facebook cites the reason for this as that the purpose of regional networks has become dated and the networks have grown too large. I can see them growing too large, especially with the rise of more Facebook users in the past year, but regional networks can still keep people networked with that is going on in their nearby area. Also, what about the people who aren’t in school or don’t have a job right now? The regional networks provided a nice default network they could use to find activities, events or people.

Another change is the friend list.

This is regarded as “publicly available information,” but thankfully Facebook was a bit wiser this time and decided to give us the option of hiding our friend lists to non-friends.

Three more bugs included hiding the profile picture, recent posts and “add as friend” option. You now have to hide each post on your profile individually,

which is more of a hassle than it was before. Profile pictures are now public, and I’m not comfortable with the idea of total strangers being able to see my appearance or that of my friends in a picture. Users should have control over that. The “add as friend” option is now mostly mandatory. The only options for this settings are “everyone” and “friends of friends.”

What if people don’t want to be deluged with dozens of junk friend requests?

I reject about half a dozen every week and I really appreciated when I could hide that option. Again, the users should be in control of how others can interact with them. Another bug includes not being able to hide what pages a person is a fan of. Anyone can see what you enjoy, which makes me feel very hesitant to become a fan of anything, however, that bug existed before the privacy settings changed.

My question is: if there are all these bugs among the new privacy settings,why has the Facebook team not made an attempt to fix them? There are a lot of bugs for an “improvement.” Facebook almost made public search listings for everyone, making users visible to non-Facebook users outside Facebook. Thankfully, the Facebook team gave us an option for having a public search listing.

Facebook says the new settings have the ability to adjust privacy for anything we share.This obviously isn’t true, as some things have fewer or no options when it comes to privacy.It’s inconsistent because not all posts have a custom privacy setting that many Facebook users have come to enjoy.

This isn’t the first time Facebook has changed its layout. It underwent a major face lift on Sept. 11, 2008, and has been modified piecemeal ever since.The “new” Facebook merged the wall and mini-feed and put tabs on a person’s profile page.

Granted, most people don’t probably care about what they put out on Facebook regarding personal information, and they probably don’t care who sees it. And although I am very open to my friends and have nothing to hide, I am also picky about who my friends are and what non-friends can see. Information in the wrong hands is dangerous, and I want to make sure my information and activities are only shared with the people I want to share them.

To the people at Facebook: keep in mind that this site is all about your users.

We keep you working, and it would be wise for you to listen when we don’t like change. After all, we could just as easily quit using Facebook and move onto the next big thing.

name, parking permit number, resident hall and car-model will do. There’s an even simpler solution to resident parking – especially with the overflow of residents on campus. In East Hall you pay approximate $740 more, a semester, than you would to live in Cory Bretz, New, Cravens or Warren Halls to have your own room, bathroom and some privacy. Shouldn’t it be the same way with parking? Permits for students, as of right now, are color coded for ‘resident’ and ‘commuter’ – resident being red and commuter being yellow. Couldn’t they, in a way, make the color system more complex by assigning different colors to different dorms? Then, those who don’t

live in East Hall can’t park in East Hall’s parking lot and the same would go for every dorm.Then you wouldn’t have people who live in Cory Bretz – who live on the west side of the north dorms parking in the lot behind East Hall and vice-versa.

Call me crazy, but giving everyone a more specific color for where they live seems like a more organized system. The East Hall parking lot was positioned behind East Hall, therefore, shouldn’t it be designated as East Hall resident parking only? Just like the U-shaped parking for Cory Bretz – it’s directly behind its building therefore; shouldn’t that be parking only reserved for those residents?

I know that some of these solutions

might not suffice for everyone, but something must be done.

Right now, students have to find other places to park besides on campus because of these issues. Pretty soon, there will be another ‘record enrollment’ year, and students will have to park even farther away.

These solutions may be more time consuming and cost a little extra for the university to invest in, but if they did, it could help students in the long run. After all, if we are paying $21,000 to attend classes here, shouldn’t we get the reward of actually having a place to park on campus?

Haiti inspires hope in humanity

By Konye Ori “The moment we stop fighting for each other, that’s the moment we lose our humanity”, was my favorite quote from movie ‘2012’. Well, uncross your fingers, for there is hope for humanity.

Few retain faith in the benevolence of humankind, but if there’s ever a time to believe again, it is in times like now.

I have always been amazed by microefforts made in the face of broad objectives- especially when human suffering is concerned. This belief has only been reinforced by the coordinated efforts by individuals for Haiti in the University of Indianapolis community.

The United Nations is working to rebuild Haiti and to minimize the sufferings of its people, after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12. The U.N. launched a $562 million dollar appeal to the world community to assist Haitian victims. Enormous sums of money were

raised by governments, humanitarian organizations, small-scale charities and individuals across the world.

I have monitored the efforts at UIndy on behalf of the Student Alliance of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, and I have seen the benevolence of our UIndy community.

The huge donations from very capable institutions and individuals across the globe have not gone unnoticed, but I have been moved by the smallest donations, from small institutions, groups and individuals.

The $221.51 donation UIndy’s Circle K gave to UNICEF, the $443.35 the combined efforts of Catholic Students Association and United Methodist Student Association raised for Haiti, the $300 raised by the Association for Operational Management, and the ‘Loose Change Drive’ organized by Student Athletic Advisory Committee, is where I draw hope for humanity.

As the spirit of care and concern swept through all hearts and nations, even poor

nations like Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda offered lands, houses and monetary support to Haitians. Yet there are still cynics among us who think there is no goodwill in humanity.

The altruism towards Haiti as shown across many communities and institutions, from UIndy to the basket weaving community of Namibia, can be embodied in the words of former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, “The United Nations is us,” and in the words I wish I had coined: We are the United Nations.

Now, if you couldn’t help Haiti with a billion dollars, like I couldn’t, that’s fine, but did you care? Did you feel for them? Did you feel the need to help?

Did watching the devastation bother you? The hope for humanity lies in these answers, and upon the subtle sequel to the UIndy insignia: ‘Education for service,’ which is, ‘Service to humanity.’

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Proposed athletic facility provides space, options for students

Drawing by Ken Piepenbrink and Shiel Sexton

Preliminary diagrams of the 68,000 square foot, air-supported dome designates an area with ample space and equipment for a wide variety of sports, including volleyball, soccer, basketball and track. Construction of the dome is expected to be finished by fall 2010.

By Kellie Donnelly STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis is just weeks away from beginning construction on a new athletic facility on the northeast side of campus.

The multi-million dollar project, still in the permit process, is part of UIndy’s five-year strategic plan that has seen renovations to the dining hall, Schwitzer Student Center, a new residence hall and work on Hanna Avenue.

The 68,000 square foot air-supported dome will feature a turf covered sports area with moveable equipment and barriers for a wide range of sports such as volleyball, soccer and basketball practices and all intramurals. It will also contain a six-lane, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation-size indoor track that is open to the entire

student body for walking and running and will be used by UIndy to host indoor track meets, a first for the school.

Batting cages, a golf practice area and a weight room inside the dome will also be included.

Furthermore, a 20,000 square foot building will be constructed to the north of Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. This building will house new offices for all outdoor sports, such as softball, football and track; brand new locker rooms for home and visiting teams, large meeting rooms, and a new athletic training room.

Finally, the last piece of the project will be a new NCAA regulation-size softball field on the furthest northeast corner of campus. The softball team currently plays at an off-campus site to accommodate for the building of the new residence hall.

Construction is set to start as soon as the weather permits. If everything stays

on schedule, the dome will be in place by fall 2010 and the football locker rooms will be ready in time for their 2010-2011 season. Both buildings are set to be completed and in full use by spring 2011.

After many years of planning, UIndy President Dr. Beverly Pitts is enthusiastic about the project’s progress.

“I’m very excited we found a good way to address these needs,” President Dr. Beverly Pitts said. “Our goal was to create the best and most flexible plan possible.”

Athletic Director Sue Willey noted the need for space. “[The facility] is going to allow teams to not be on top of each other. We are in dire need of space,” Willey said. With the new athletic facility, traffic will be eliminated from the track, and the old offices and athletic training room will be used for the kinesiology department’s growing academic needs.

Original plans for a smaller, hardsided building were re-evaluated when funding came up shorter than expected.

Dr. Pitts said different options were looked at before they decided that an air-supported dome would be perfect for their needs because it is cheaper and creates more space than a regular building would.

Ken Piepenbrink, Director of the Physical Plant and Head Coach of the women’s golf team, designed the plan for the new structures. The new dome, according to Piepenbrink, will save money because it actually seals up tighter than a regular building would because of a lack of windows.

“This is a fabulous space with a lot of opportunities,” Piepenbrink said. “In addition to practice for sports teams, the area can also be used for intramurals, small conventions and possibly concerts

to create a lot of flexibility for a true multi-purpose space.”

Piepenbrink also notes that the golf practice area will be beneficial. The men’s and women’s golf teams currently have a practice area in Ruth Lilly large enough for three people to practice at a time when there are 24 golfers between both teams.

“I think that the training facilities available for the baseball team now are sub-par,” said sophomore and baseball player Scott Lawley. “The new athletic facility will definitely be a benefit for our team.”

Craig Ray, a junior football player, agrees with the space issue. “Space is hard to come by in Ruth Lilly,” Ray said. “The football team is always looking for a place to warm-up and stretch and a lot of time has to do it in the hallways because both gyms and the entire upstairs are occupied by other sports.”

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Nelson ‘can do anything’

By Stephanie Snay ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Among the students walking at the University of Indianapolis commencement ceremony in May will be wife, mother of four and social work major Sandra Nelson.

Social sciences professor and field coordinator of practicums, Toni Peabody said that she and the faculty are very proud of Nelson.

“You have to be very impressed with her diligence,” Peabody said. “She’s really come a long way. She’s developed mentally, her academic skills have increased and so has her confidence.

She’s a good student.”

Nelson moved to Indianapolis in 2001 and joined a life skills class at Fletcher Place Community Center to get her kids into preschool.

Fletcher Place Community Center is a multi-service center located in Fountain Square and is a long-time partner with UIndy. The center provides volunteer opportunities for UIndy students. Nelson is in many ways a success story for the center.

“I’m a lifetime graduate of their program,” Nelson said. “I found out about college through them. I found out about social work and this school [University of Indianapolis].”

After volunteering with Fletcher Place for three years, Nelson was offered a job there.

“I was training all these college students to do my job,” Nelson said.

That was when Nelson realized that social work was what she wanted to do and that going to college would be the right choice.

Nelson has been a very involved student and a part of the Social Work Association (SWA) since she started going to UIndy. She even held the title of president during the 2007-2008 school year.

Student receives music education award

By Jacki Dillman MANAGING EDITOR

Social work major and mother of four Sandra Nelson manages to juggle school, family and non-profit work throughout her college career.

Though it’s a struggle raising a family and going to school, Nelson says she is proud of her achievements and glad that she chose to go to school.

Not only does she go to school and raise four children ages between 11 to 12-years-old, she also recently started a non-profit organization called Indianapolis Junior Roller Derby.

“I teach kids to do roller derby for one, but it’s not just the sport,” Nelson said. “I get a bunch of kids who don’t fit under traditional sports. I get the outcasts. I feel like it’s a good outreach, because they don’t feel accepted anywhere else and I’m here to be their coach, help them and not judge them.”

She started the program in October and now has around 30 kids ages seven to 17. She plans on getting speakers in to talk to them about adolescence, keep

them on the right track and let them know that college is right for them. She also would like to work with SWA to have a college day for them to spend the day at UIndy and see what college life is like.

Nelson said that social work has always been her passion, even before she knew about it.

“I remember being nine-years-old and riding in the car with my mom. I saw a homeless guy with a sign that said ‘will work for food,’” Nelson said. “I wanted to give him sandwiches from the cooler in the back of our car, but my mom wouldn’t let me. I just bawled forever.”

Nelson plans to work with children in the future.

“I think she can do anything,” Peabody said. “The doors are wide open for her.

I’m really proud of her.”

University of Indianapolis junior Jaclyn Boskamp received an Outstanding Future Music Educator Award on Jan. 22.

Alongside students from both DePauw University and Butler University, Boskamp was one of only three Indiana college students to earn this honor for 2010.

“Across the board, she is an excellent student. That’s why I nominated her for the award,” assistant professor Dr. Brenda Clark said.

Clark explained that she nominated Boskamp on a basis of academic achievement, musical achievement and leadership abilities. Boskamp was asked to write an essay as part of her nomination, and an out-of-state review panel selected winners.

Boskamp explained that the nomination process for this award started in Oct. 2009 so there was a long BOSKAMP wait to discover who won.

“Some people know they were selected as a winner beforehand, but I found out the day of the competition.” Boskamp said. “I couldn’t believe it, but I was really excited.”

Boskamp currently serves as president of the UIndy chapter of the collegiate division of National Association for Music Education (MENC).

Clark described the UIndy chapter as one of the most active in Indiana with more than 40 members. The UIndy MENC Chapter was last year’s Outstanding Collegiate MENC chapter of the year for Indiana.

“Jaclyn has been a real leader in MENC since her freshman year,” Clark said. “She is also a great mentor for young students.”

UIndy senior Michael Richardson received the Outstanding Future Music Educator Award at last year’s ceremony. Coincidently, Richardson and Boskamp, the only two UIndy students to ever receive this award, are engaged to be married.

“This award is really an honor,” Boskamp said. “Not to mention, it will be a great addition to my résumé.”

In the future, Boskamp plans to pursue a career as CLARK a music educator.

“I haven’t decided what level I want to teach,” Boskamp said. “I just know I want to teach music.”

After Boskamp claimed this award at the state level, Clark submitted Boskamp as a contender for a professional achievement award, a national level honor.

“I wish I had 100 more students just like Jaclyn.” Clark said. “I would want my own kids to have her in the classroom; now that’s saying something.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Behind the scenes of ‘Good Person of Szechwan’

Photo by Anne Toliver

Costumer, hair and make-up designer, Stephanie Kucsera stands before the costumes that she designed for “The Good Person of Szechwan .” The play will run Feb. 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 27.

By Jacki Dillman MANAGING EDITOR The University of Indianapolis Theatre Department is currently in the rehearsal process for “Good Person of Szechwan,” a play by Bertolt Brecht. The Asian-influenced play will include a “vibrant color pallet and masked actors” as the show’s tale of good and evil unfolds. It will open Feb. 19 in Ransburg Auditorium and is directed by adjunct theatre professor Jen Alexander.

The show has a cast of 13 actors, but just as many UIndy students are working behind the scenes: designing, managing and directing as well. In fact, most of a show’s life takes place months before the play opens. All who are involved, whether on stage or off, help bring the show to life.

Costume, hair and make-up designer Stephanie Kucsera weighs in on her role in the process.

“This show is intended to make you think. It’s definitely not realism. I wanted the costuming to fit in with that principle and one day it just dawned on me,” Kucsera said.

She explained that in a show like this, the characters need to be really recognizable, so she designed the costumes to mimic what the characters do.

“The water seller will be in blue; the tobacco shop owners skirt represents tobacco leaves, and the barber’s costume is designed to look like hair,” Kucsera explained.

A lot of time and effort has already been spent making these costumes into reality. Kucsera spends more than 40 hours a week in the costume shop with the help and support of a team of assistants.

Photo contributed by Ann Beckette

Senior Ann Beckette and freshman Ba-tel Miller work on stage blocking for “The Good Person of Szechwan,” which previews in Ransburg Auditorium on Feb. 18.

“We don’t have that many ready-made costumes for this show. We are making most of it some scratch so it’s been a tedious process,” Kucsera said. “We have nearly 30 different costumes and 32 handpainted masks.”

Kucsera is only one of the designers for “Good Person of Szechwan,” but many others are working behind the scenes. Some major contributors include: Michael Moffat (set design), senior Drew Pastorek (sound design), senior Amanda Schwab (lighting design), senior Joey Hansell (props design) and senior Chelsea

Anderson (student director).

Also, senior stage manager Ann Beckette contributes immensely to the process.

“I make sure the actors are in the right place at the right time saying and holding the right things. I’m usually the first one to rehearsal and the last one to leave,” Beckette said.

As stage manager, Beckette described herself as a bridge between the actors and the designers and with the ability to set the tempo of the show.

“It’s my job to know everyone’s lines and blocking and to make sure the show

is coming together,” Beckette said.

Kucsera and Beckette agree that working behind the scenes is just as rewarding as being on stage.

“It’s a very different experience but just as enjoyable,” Kucsera said.

Beckette added: “It’s a collaborative process. Putting on a show is all about teamwork, and no one’s role is less important than the next.”

Tickets for Good Person of Szechwan are free with a UIndy student ID and it runs Feb. 19 through 21 and 25 through 27, with a preview on Feb. 18.

We’re not gonna write you a love song, but we’ll tell you the favorites here at UIndy.

“‘Something’ by George Harrison. I like how he relates the major to it’s related minor and how it influences the lyrics.

It’s more meaningful.”

“‘All or nothing’ by O-town. That was the first song I danced to with my first girlfriend, Jenny, in sixth grade.”

“‘Ordinary People ‘ by John Legend, because it shows love. It doesn’t just talk about the fantasy aspect; it talks about the reality, like patience. “

EDITOR’S PICKS

Michael Buble- Everything Elton John- Your Song

Mariah Carey- We Belong Together

Bryan Adams- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Pete Townshend- Let My Love Open the Door James Darren- The Way You Look Tonight Attack Attack!- Stick Stickly Train- Parachute

“‘I Won’t Say I’m in Love’ from the movie ‘Hercules!’

I hate admitting that I am in love.”

“‘A Whole New World’ from the movie ‘Aladdin,’ because it’s romantic and it expresses where love can take you. “

“‘Hey Shina,’ because I love the melody. It’s romantic.”

“I like several Frank Sinatra songs, but ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ is one of my favorites. My mom loves him and I grew up listening to this song.”

Alison Krauss- When You Say Nothing at All The Beatles- I’ve Just Seen a Face

Story By Elizabeth Wheeler Distribution Manager Photo by MCT Campus

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THE REFLECTOR

REVIEWS

THE RATINGS

CLASSIC

GREAT

MEDIOCRE

BAD

HORRIBLE

JOHN 1 DEAR DRAMA/ROMANCE

2 REBIRTH LIL WAYNE

DI BEPPO 3 BUCA ITALIAN RESTAURANT

4 COMMITTED ELIZABETH GILBERT MEMOIR

5 LOST ABC TV SHOW

>>If you’re planning on seeing “Dear John,” you might want to bring a box of tissues with you. With the same tear-jerking

>> Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” album hit stores Feb. 1 , 2010. Different from his prior albums, he switches genres on this rock-

>> If you’re looking for a romantic dinner get-away, or even a girl’s night out, go to Buca di Beppo, which is located both in downtown Indy and also near the

>>Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller “Eat, Pray, Love,” has out done herself with her newly released

>>The sixth and final season of Lost started on Feb. 2 with a long awaited twohour premiere. Commercials have intrigued fans by stating that it’s not the season for

romantic quality as other movies based on Nicholas Sparks’ novels, “Dear John” follows the whirlwind romance of John Tyree (Channing Tatum) and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) after the two meet on a beach while John is on leave from the army, and Savannah is on spring break during her college years.

Though they continue their relationship through letters, distance becomes too much when John re-enlists after the 9/11 attacks and receives a “Dear John” letter. The couple meets a few years in the future and more drama ensues.

The talented actors’ demonstration of the love between the two characters is moving and hopeless romantics will enjoy the predictable conflict resolution at the end. Those who have read the book, however, might be turned away from the change.

IF YOU LIKE THIS, CHECK OUT “THE NOTEBOOK,” “NIGHTS IN RODANTHE”

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based album. He features his record label’s [Young Money] Nicki Minaj in “Knockout” and Shanell in “Prom Queen.” This album is definitely something you can rock out to in the car or in the dorms. “Paradice” is a good song for Lil Wayne’s rock fans. This album is something you can listen to anytime. If you are a fan of Lil Wayne’s rock music, then this would be an album of choice.

Greenwood Park Mall. The atmosphere is that of Italy with red dripping candles and checkered tablecloths.

Buca di Beppo is a restaurant that allows for large groups of friends to go and enjoy themselves. The food is fantastic; it tastes like it came out of the stone ovens of Italy and right onto your table. They offer a choice of purchasing a small or large plate – making it convenient to save money. If you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, they also offer a dessert menu. Although the desserts seem a little pricey, the serving size is huge and well-worth every penny. It takes two people to eat one of Buca’s desserts; that’s how much they give you. A downfall is that it’s a little pricey for a group of three or four, so plan on taking a bigger group to split the check.

ADDRESS : 35 N. ILLINOIS ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46227

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memoir: “Committed.” Gilbert’s writing is full of sarcasm, witty humor and laugh out loud hilarity. She draws a reader in with her fast paced storyline and keeps their full attention as her tale unfolds. “Committed” picks up 18 months after “Eat, Pray, Love” leaves off. In “Eat, Pray, Love,” Gilbert is a mourning, embittered divorcée who travels through Italy, India and Indonesia in a quest to overcome her recent divorce. In “Committed”, we discover that even marriage’s biggest cynic can find love again. Some chapters of the book are a bit tedious to read and focus more on the history of marriage than the relationship between Gilbert and Felipe, her Brazilian-Australian boyfriend. As the tale unfolds, Felipe is deported from the United States, and Gilbert keeps readers intrigued and wondering if the marriage skeptic will ever say “I do” again.

IF YOU LIKE THIS, CHECK OUT “EAT, PRAY, LOVE”

questions, but finally for answers. The theories about the black smoke monster, Jacob and Claire are being clarified, if only slightly, after years of confusion. Fans will also be thrilled to see favorite characters, who have been dead or vanished for seasons, appearing in “flash sideways.”

These flashes show a separate timeline of what would happen if the plane never crashed on the island. The final season promises to fulfill viewers with answers; so far, however, it has created even more questions about parallel universes, the Man in Black and Sayid’s zombie status.

Whether you are starting from the first episode or have followed along through this last season, “Lost” will have you addicted to the characters, drama and unexpected plot twists.

WATCH “LOST” TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 9 ON ABC.

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‘Valentine’s Day’ a weekend success

By Stephanie Snay ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

“Valentine’s Day” was as cliché as its name, but what more could you expect from a romantic comedy coming out right before the holiday of love and commercialism? Though cliché, it was entertaining, comedic, full of a mostly good cast and had at least one surprise.

“Valentine’s Day” mocked the style of “Love Actually” and “He’s Just Not That Into You” with its interconnecting love stories. Quality wise, it fell somewhere in between with “Love Actually” being the best.

It is a great date movie, which would probably be why the first two showings I tried to attend last Friday night were sold out. Ladies, there is a ton of eye candy, including Holden (Bradley Cooper), Willy (Taylor Lautner) and Dr. Harrison Copeland and Sean Jackson played by Grey’s Anatomy’s favorite doctors Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane, respectively.

Also, gentlemen, if you’re getting forced to go, look on the bright side. There is Julia Fitzpatrick ( Jennifer Garner) and Felicia (Taylor Swift).

This movie follows the characters through Valentine’s Day in L.A. You see makeups and breakups all brought on by the pressures of the one day of the year that inspires the romantics and not so romantics to do or be something special.

It goes all the way from elementary school romances to an old couple, Estelle (Shirley MacLaine) and Edgar (Hector Elizondo) ready to renew their vows. The biggest surprises come from the story lines of Bradley Cooper and Eric Dane and the biggest tear-jerker will be a result of Captain Kate Hazeltine ( Julia Roberts).

Some people would conclude that with a cast bombarded with stars such as this one, there isn’t enough time to get to know any characters or their stories, but this was not the case. I wasn’t once confused, and I had plenty of time to fall in love with a majority of the characters played by the cast members, especially Holden, Kelvin Moore ( Jamie Foxx) and florist

Reed Bennett (Ashton Kutcher). Also, the movie has the cutest kid ever, Edison (Bryce Robinson) who pays 13 dollars to send a dozen roses and a card to the love of his life. However, the movie could have done without some stories, such as the high school romance between Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner, which seems like it might have just been an attempt to get more young viewers.

Since the cast list is full of people that we all know and love, it goes without saying that they for the most part did an amazing job. Director Garry Marshall did a good job with casting. Quirky and lovable Taylor Swift, however, should stick to singing. She is bound to have much more success that way.

The writer, Katherine Fugate, had in a few low blows about Indiana, which will surely amuse our audience. These were quotes such as, “He’s from Indiana.

The only holiday they celebrate is love your cousin day,” which referred to Jason (Topher Grace), who also later said “I’m from Muncie, Indiana. The craziest thing I ever did was leave Muncie, Indiana.”

Overall if you’re an avid romanticcomedy watcher, then this movie is well worth a watch. There are plenty of good laughs and sweet moments. I think it’s

worth a trip to the theater, but if you’re only a little bit curious then wait for it to go to the dollar theatre or until you can rent it.

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n Europe relationships differ from that of the United States.

The customs that we know may be uncommon in European countries.

According to senior and international student from Denmark, Anders Klintoe, even the way a relationship starts off is different.

“They are different in the way we meet each other, especially when we’re younger,” Klintoe said.

Usually they meet at school or at parties. *It could even be high school parties where they are allowed to serve beer and wine.

“We drink more socially with other people,” Klintoe said.

In the U.S. it is often seen that the alcohol is associated with the ‘drinking-to-get-drunk’ scene, but all over Europe it is more of a way for people to come together, meet and enjoy a drink socially.

“We are [also] more open about relationships in Europe,” Klintoe said. “It’s not like here, when you’re in high school: ‘Oh, you have to be

in the living room, the parents have to be able to see everything.’ Over in Denmark, it’s more like: you just go in your room, close the door and the parents trust the kids in a different way.”

Because it is too expensive to go out in Denmark, Klintoe said usually, when dating, you would stay in and just hang out. The normal ‘dinner and a movie’ date that a lot of Americans go on isn’t normal in Denmark. If you were to go for a semi-decent meal, it will cost about $100 a couple, and movie tickets about $25 each; that’s a $150 date night.

“Often it’s more of hanging out at home. Sometimes we do go out for coffee in the afternoon,” Klintoe said. “Don’t get me wrong, we do go out. It’s not like here where you constantly have to go out to get away from your parents. We don’t really have the same pressure to get away because we don’t have to be in the living room under their supervision.”

Klintoe said he does notice relationships to be more mature in Europe. He said that here, when you’re in a relationship, it’s more of a show-and-tell.

“Relationships in Europe generally last a little bit longer, just because people get to know each other better before they actually start dating,” Klintoe said. “It’s not unusual to be dating for several months before they call each other boyfriend and girlfriend.”

The Danish also aren’t in a rush to get married. They wait until later in life, but it’s not unusual to see people, who are dating, living together. Some of this has to do with when they go off to high school; some leave home and get their own apartments.

According to associate instructor of modern languages, Jose Manuel Diaz Perez, in Spain it is also common for couples to move in together before they get married.

“In America, I see people getting married [at] 18, 19 and 20. It’s weird to me because they don’t know what they want and now they have to worry about what each other needs,” Perez said. “In Spain, it’s normal to be getting married late in their lives.”

When it comes to engagement, in both

Spain and Denmark, it’s not as extravagant as it is here in the states. A couple in Denmark will be dating for, usually, five-plus years before they decide to get engaged, and some of them just skip the engagement process and get married.

Engagement isn’t a big deal in Spain; there aren’t engagement rings, but there are rings in the wedding ceremony.

“Our marriage ceremonies usually are not that big of deal and aren’t as extravagant as in America,” Perez said. “It lasts maybe, 15 to 20 minutes. The reception is the bigger ordeal, with five course dinners and dancing.”

In Denmark, Klintoe said that adults generally get married way later in life.

“It still shocks me here; I know people that are 18 or 19 here and are already married,” Klintoe said.

Gender roles are also different in Denmark: what we know as the typical housewife is not seen there. Usually the roles are balanced. Chivalry still exists in Spain, but the male is still the dominant person in the relationship.

“Once you have kids [in Denmark],

the wife stays home a bit,” Klintoe said. “The wife will stay at home for first nine months to a year.”

Overall, Klintoe said Denmark is a country where you’re able to learn and grow up a lot faster. Your parents don’t play a role in which person you date. *And the word ‘love’ isn’t used in the same context as it is in the U.S. In Denmark, you only say the word to people you really love, like family and even then it’s not that often.

Saying “I love you” often is actually found rude in Spain. In both these countries it is understood that they love one another. “[Denmark] is very much a country where people let the kids grow up and make their own life choices, and also learn from their experiences,” Klintoe said. * Love in Danish is “Elsker.” * In Denmark, one can legally buy alcohol at 16, and go to bars at 18. It is legal to consume alcohol at any age.

Love Around the Globe Africa Minette Valentine, a Sierra Leonean-American senior, weighed in on her experiences with dating and relationships in a traditional African society.

JD & KO: What do you see as the biggest difference between relationships in the United States and Sierra Leone?

MV: In other parts of the world, teenagers engage in relationships often to the knowledge of their parents. But in Sierra Leone, as in most parts of Africa, it’s strictly forbidden to date someone without your parent’s permission. In the United States, couples get very serious very quickly. It’s not like that at all in Sierra Leone.

JD & KO: Do most people abide by those rules or is there a lot of secret dating?

MV: There is a ton of secret dating; you just have to make sure your parents never find out.

JD &KO: How does the courtship process begin in Sierra Leone?

MV: When a young man is interested in a lady, he would have to meet with her parents, to get their blessings. Before the parents give their consent, they would carry out a background check on the guy—who is he? What tribe is he from? What is his family’s status? What history does he have?

JD & KO: After you get permission to date, are there still a lot of restrictions?

MV: After you get permission, you can officially say you have a boyfriend or girlfriend. However, there are no sleepovers, no late nights and no sneaking around.

JD & KO: How is premarital sex viewed in your culture?

MV: Pre-marital sex is definitely a taboo. It’s a big issue and taken much more seriously than here in the States. In more traditional families, a girl must even prove she is virgin on her wedding day.

JD & KO: How does the engagement process work?

MV: If the courting [dating] couples feel they are compatible, the guy proposes to the girl. To show he is able to take care of her, he would present a number of cows to the girl’s family, or show he owns some land. After this show of wealth, a rose ceremony is conducted.

JD & KO: What is a rose ceremony?

MV: The rose ceremony is the traditional way to request a girls hand in marriage. The guy does not attend the rose ceremony. His father, his uncles and perhaps his grandfather, attend the rose ceremony on his behalf. These representatives ask for the girls hand in marriage on behalf of the guy.

If the request is granted, both families discuss plans for the marriage ceremony. After the rose ceremony, the guy is informed by his representatives whether or not he has been accepted. Sometimes a marriage request is not granted, and the relationships are broken on grounds of tribal differences, class differences or family histories.

JD & KO: Is there a lot of divorce in Sierra Leone?

MV: Once the couple is married, they must stay married, for better or worse. Divorce is not an option in the traditional society. The people frown upon divorce, so people don’t walk out of their marriages. They make it work.

JD & KO: What would you change about American dating culture?

MV: It seems like Americans rush into serious relationships. I think they should take their time. Also, I think parents should be more involved in picking who their kids date. It’s a good tradition.

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China University of Indianapolis international students Fangfang Li and Dai (Austin) Yuan give their perspective on Chinese culture.

FL: When I came here, I heard rumors such as: Americans are not committed to relationships. After I came here, I saw many people that had committed relationships. So, I think it depends.

DY: Chinese men are committed to relationships because of our customs.

If you have an affair or a divorce, you are looked down upon, and you would be ashamed of yourself. Chinese women are more submissive, not like Americans. The relationship is more male-dominated in China. We express our love differently than American men.

We don’t go directly to the girl and say “I like you” or “I love you;” most men don’t do that. Even when we date, we don’t say those words. We go by feelings or we hear from a friend that a girl likes us. In the Chinese culture we don’t express our feelings as much. We would rather buy them a gift or write it down, than say it.

FL: Most parents don’t like their

children to be involved in relationships before they graduate from high school, because they feel it will affect their education. It’s forbidden. At many schools, if teachers know that you are in a relationship, they will try their best to stop it. So, if you met someone in high school, most kids won’t tell their parents until they’re in college.

Education is so important and it’s competitive, so everyone wants you to be focused on your studies.

DY: Most of the things we learn from relationships comes from our peers; parents don’t want to talk about dating.

I believe 80 percent of the parents in China will never talk about sex with their children. The kids never even ask.

I’ve never heard anything about sex from my parents, ever. I really wish parents would educate their children about sex; otherwise we get bad information from peers or the Internet.

FL: Girls don’t wear a lot of makeup; it’s a part of our culture. Our parents want us to focus on our studies and they don’t want us to be fancy. If I would have worn makeup when I was younger, my father would have

been really mad. Some girls can wear makeup in college, but not high school. If teachers see you wearing it, they will come talk to you and say you shouldn’t do that.

That’s why most high schools wear uniforms—so we won’t worry about our appearance.

DY: I think that’s universal when it comes to girls. We look at the figure and the face; just the outside appearance at first.

FL: Generally speaking, yes.

Premarital sex isn’t widely accepted in China, but that doesn’t mean that everyone opposes premarital sex or no one has sex before marriage, especially among the younger generations. I guess it’s the same in the U.S. Some people are more conservative, while some are more open when facing issues like that—it really depends on individuals.

DY: If you’re in high school, your parents would probably be very mad.

People do not care that much when you’re off to college, though, because you’re out of their control. They

accept the fact that we’re older and things change.

FL: In China, the legal age for men to get married is 22; women, 20. Most Chinese students won’t get married while they’re still in college, which is quite different from here. When I had just come here, I was actually surprised by the fact that many students in our school were married. I feel that older Chinese generations are more implicit than younger generations. I don’t know their actual courting process, but I could tell that older adults are less likely to express their love to others than younger adults.

DY: It varies a lot depending on where you’re from. In my area, Zhe-jiang, first a banquet is set up to gather family, friends and relatives together.

This is only for the engagement. In the banquet, the female side will get a certain amount of money, like a deposit, to express their gratitude to the family for raising their daughter. The amount of money is huge. After the engagement and before the wedding, the female side will buy things like a car or furniture for the new married

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Middle East

lentine’s Day having just been celebrated, people around S. still have love on the mind. While love here can be sed through flowers, chocolates and Hallmark cards, in is shown in different ways. In the Middle East, relatione to place but the general idea of “love” remains the same. f the United Arab Emirates, it’s not typical to date four or a year, whereas in the United States it’s all too common. o up to a girl and a week later you’re having sex. You l first,” said senior Khaled Al Husseini, an international .

Dubai are more conservative because it’s harder to date merica. Husseini has dated girls in both countries and n America are much more open-minded and willing to where they are much more traditional. Each has its good Husseini said he prefers girls to be a bit more conservative. he single ladies, arranged marriages no longer exist in background has no affect on Husseini’s dating potentials.

The parents also generally do not have an influence over who Husseini dates.

There is no set age for marriages to take place, although it usually happens once the couple is stable.

“My ideal woman is smart, cute, funny, not stuck up and basically easy to get along with. Oh, and most importantly, dramatic,” said Husseini.

Sophomore Guy Kogel from Timrat, Israel, said things in Timrat are much different than Husseini’s Dubaian customs. According to Kogel, Timrat is similar to the United States when it comes to dating.

Kogel emphasized that relationships are based on individual choice, and there aren’t many limitations on choosing whom to date.

“In general, it’s like here,” said Kogel on the comparison between Timrat and the United States.

However, different places in Israel have different beliefs. According to Kogel, there are more religious places in Israel that have more traditional beliefs. These “religious cities,” as Kogel referred to them as, follow more conservative actions. In Timrat, there is no such thing as an arranged marriage, whereas in other parts of Israel, they do still exist.

It doesn’t matter to Kogel where she’s from when it comes to dating.

He finds no disadvantages to dating in either country, although he said the atmosphere is different here being a college student.

Kogel makes sure to okay his dates with his mom and dad because their opinion has an effect on his decisions. “[My parents] won’t make the decision for me, but if they don’t like the girl it will have an effect on it,” Kogel said.

Religion doesn’t have an effect on which girls Kogel dates, but it will factor in when it comes time

family as gifts. Most weddings are extravagant, depending on the family.

They spend a lot of money because they believe weddings are the most important moment in their lives, so they do it big.

FL: No, it’s forbidden. The government won’t allow that at all. Currently there is a dispute with Google and the Chinese government about censoring content.

DY: It’s forbidden. But modern technology allows people to get the information; if they want to get it they can.

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There’s no place like...Greece!

Opportunities to study and travel abroad abound at UIndy

By Micah McVicker SPORTS EDITOR For those UIndy students looking to study abroad this summer, time is on your side—and so are options.

“Students are welcome to study anywhere they want,” Breezy Wente, study abroad advisor, said. “But if they want to be able to use their financial aid, they have to either go through a CCIS program, the Odyssey or Belize programs or our exchange program, which is the Irish-American Scholarship Exchange Program.”

However, not everyone meets the criteria to study abroad. According to Wente, students must meet certain academic requirements. “[Students] have to have at least a 2.5 GPA, be in good academic standing and, for financial aid reasons, be here for at least 24 credit hours,” Wente said. “As long as you fit within those criteria, then you’re open to any of the programs that we have. They’re all considered approved programs.”

Students can receive financial aid to

help pay for the experience.

“You’re going to fill out the FAFSA the way you normally do,” Wente said.

Deadline for the Odyssey in Athens program is April 15. Most other program deadlines are around that time as well.

The stereotype that studying abroad is more expensive is false, according to senior Neysa Peterson, who spent last semester in Athens.

“Price wasn’t that different because they compensate for your scholarships that you have here,” Peterson said. The only big difference is your spending money. While I was over there, I took the opportunity to travel a lot in Europe.

That was the only big difference in pricing. Food is on your own.”

According to Wente, benefits of studying abroad are invaluable.

“It’s so important for students to get out,” Wente said. “It really opens your eyes to so many new things. The longer you’re there, the more you learn about yourself and how you fit into the world.”

Peterson couldn’t help but agree.

“It was the best experience of my entire life--best three months of my life. If someone does their research-i.e. knowing the kind of food a country has, knowing not everyone speaks Englishit’ll be hands down the best experience of their lifetime.”

For more information, check out: www.ccisabroad.org.

All photos contributed by Neysa Peterson

The University of Indianapolis International Division provides a plethora of information regarding multiple study abroad opportunities. One of its more popular programs, Odyssey in Athens, allows students to study upper-level courses in their chosen fields while experiencing the rich Greek culture in the birthplace of Western civilization. Students study alongside Greek and other international students.

The following pictures were taken at various locations during the Odyssey in Athens trip, fall semester of 2009.

Usually events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights, but not Sundays because many students like to catch up on homework.

According to the “UIndy Nites!” chair, Alicia Dalrymple, the program has kept many of the same aspects as last year, but has also been enhanced.

Movie nights are still held on one Friday every month, but they’re now raffling off DVD prize packs as well. In the past, Dalrymple said that usually there would only be 75 to 100 people that would show up to the movie night, but they’re seeing larger turn-outs this year. “‘The Proposal’ was the first movie we showed in September,” Dalrymple said.

“There were probably over 250 people jam-packed into [Good Recital Hall].”

Dalrymple said she tries to keep a balance between planning events that are on and off campus, as well as provide activities for all ages that are costeffective.

“There is a lot of stuff to do in Indianapolis, but a lot of times it’s not free,” Dalrymple said. “With this, people are already paying for it with their Student Activity Fee and they’re getting to take advantage of what their tuition is providing them with.”

This semester, “UIndy Nites!” has already hosted a number of events such as the Dave and Busters Night and the Free Ice Skating.

“It’s a good thing,” junior Erin Cooper said. “It encourages students to stay on campus and get more involved.

It’s nice because it doesn’t cost out-ofpocket money.”

CPB will continue these events and plans to schedule laser tagging in the near future.

“This chair has helped us a lot with giving other weekend programming,” Huff said. “To see things changing is really great.”

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were negotiated back and forth for a long period of time.”

The university has already paid the city around $690,000, but could contribute up to approximately $1.2 million to the renovation of Hanna Avenue between Shelby Street and State Street.

The road will be widened and will include a 16-foot, landscaped boulevard down the middle. Additional street lights will be added and many power lines will be re-routed around campus.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Meet the record-breaking Greyhounds

Starting Five

The Determined One

The Focused One

The Solid One

The Loyal One

The Fearless One

“She’s a relentless competitor; her toughness and determination makes her the player that she is,” explained head coach LeeAnn Freeland.

Katie Dewey averages 9.9 points and 5.1 assists (UPDATE) per game, she credits her success to hard work and determination.

“We were so close to the Elite 8 last year and that was motivation,” Dewey said. “Also, being a senior made me work harder than ever.”

According to Freeland, the team looks to her to provide the toughness from the point guard position. Teammate Jessica Canary admires her style of play, fire and intensity she brings to the team.

“Like all of my teammates, I know every game she’s going to do everything she can to help us win,” Canary said. “She always seems to be making big plays for us, whether we’re on offense or defense. I also admire her tenacity and her scrappiness.”

Teammate Katherine Lyons says she can count on Dewey on and off the court.

“You can always count on her,” Lyons said. “I consider her the glue to the team.”

Entering the season just 25 points shy of joining the UIndy 1,000-point club, Jessica Canary saw an area she wanted to address and put in the time to improve.

Working on her shot all summer, she was able to gain more confidence.

That boldness brought about successful moments.

“We had so many great moments this season, but a couple of my favorites happened in our recent game against Drury,”Canary recalled.“Sam hit a huge three late in the game to put us ahead. I blocked their last three point attempt, and Dewey ended the game with a steal and layup. This was also the first time we had ever beaten Drury, so that was pretty special.”

Averaging 14 points per game, this six foot senior deflected credit to her teammates.

“I give a lot of credit to all of the hard work we put in individually,” Canary said.

Teammate Katie Dewey said she’s the whole package.

“She is a great student, person, teammate, roommate and friend.”

“She brings a lot of athleticism from the defensive end,” said head coach LeeAnn Freeland.

Indeed Cayla Keegan brings a lot of athleticism, coming to UIndy from Margaretta High School; Keegan earned nine varsity letters in four sports: four in basketball, three in soccer and one in both track and cross country.

She finished high school with nearly 1,200 career points and over 400 career steals.

While at UIndy, she’s scored a seasonhigh of 13 points and three steals in the victory over Quincy.

According to Freeland, Keegan is a solid defender.

“She’s a good player all around,” Freeland said.

Keegan described the team as a family that functions to make each other successful.

According to Freeland, in tight situations, the Greyhounds always pull together and find a way to finish the game.

“This season is going by fast, and although its not over I’m very proud of where we are right now,” Freeland explained.

“They’re very close, they have great team chemistry and believe in each other.”

Arriving at the University of Indianapolis from New Palestine High School, this Indiana native participated in Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Top 40 workout her senior year.

Coming to UIndy she has brought along that success with her.

Head coach LeeAnn Freeland described Katie Lyons as a great teammate that has drastically improved her game and confidence over the last couple of years.

“My confidence level is a lot higher from more experience and hard work in the off season,” Lyons said.

Her hard work has also showed in season, during the Nov. 24, 2009 game versus Central State, Lyons scored 19 points.

“She’s consistent in terms of providing production in her offensive position,” Freeland said.

Lyons said success comes with preparation.

“The coaches and all of us push each other daily to make ourselves the best we can be,” Lyons said. “I credit our team’s success this year to our hard work in the preseason, throughout the season and our determination.”

According to Head Coach LeeAnn Freeland, Samantha Meissel will take the big shot and have the confidence to knock it down.

“She’s definitely not afraid to critique herself or improve her game,” Freeland said.

One of Meissel’s memorable moments came Nov. 21, 2009 when UIndy played Saginaw Valley State.

“Jess [Canary] and I both hit 1,000 [career] points. We were the first teammates to do it in the same game,”Meissel said. “Plus Jess’ s family had made some super sweet signs for us.”

Meissel earned Student Athlete of the Month, the title awarded to student athletes who best represent Greyhound athletics. Averaging 20 points a game, she’s progressed significantly.

“My biggest improvement has been playing both ends of the court. Coach has been having me focus on my defensive game a lot more,” Meissel said. “In a way, I’m fighting for more rebounds, getting deflections and steals.”

Perfect season snapped in Evansville Road split results in 24-1 record

By Heather Nguyen STAFF WRITER

An undefeated season is shattered for the University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team, courtesy of the University of Southern Indiana, who knocked off UIndy 82-76 on Feb. 13.

The Lady ‘Hounds rallied from a 22-point deficit to take the lead with 6:59 remaining. However, USI took the lead for good with 5:08 to go.

In Owensboro on Feb. 11, Indianapolis soundly defeated host Kentucky Wesleyan 87-42 to push their record to 24-0.

Six days earlier, perfection was at risk early in the Feb. 6 game against Drury.

However, in the second half, UIndy much easier, as the host ‘Hounds defeated buckled down defensively. At the 9:14 the Rockhurst Hawks 97-50. media timeout, Indianapolis trailed by Head Coach LeAnn Freeland said six. Coming out of the timeout, the the team does not merely concentrate on ‘Hounds switched to a 2-3 zone and wins. Rather, the focus is to play proceeded to outscore the as best as they can as a team, Panthers 19-9 the rest of the and their goal is to get better contest. individually and collectively After ties at 61 and 62, every day. senior guard Jessica Canary “This season our team found junior forward Sachemistry and senior leadermantha Meissel down low for ship has been outstanding. an easy deuce. Meissel then UIndy basketball has had converted from distance to several successful teams in the give the ‘Hounds their largpast,”Freeland said.“However, MEISSEL est lead of the game with 55 this is the highest national rankseconds remaining. ing and longest undefeated streak in Meissel played a crucial role in the program history.” fourth quarter, scoring the last nine of Despite the loss, UIndy is still in posi12 points in the 69-65 victory. tion to make a deep run for the school’s “So far I feel like we’ve proven our- first team championship. selves, not only to ourselves, but to the “The key is the fact that we don’t have nation. We’ve shown what we can do, just one great player, instead we have and that’s one of our biggest achieve- eleven,” Canary said. “Our unselfishness ments,” Meissel said. as a team and our team defense has played Indianapolis’ victory Feb. 4 proved a big role in our success.”

The UIndy Greyhounds huddle at center court after a home victory. However, UIndy got their first loss of the season in the Feb. 13 contest against USI.

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Track teams prepping for conference

Track teams look to post qualifying marks at conference

By Micah McVicker SPORTS EDITOR The indoor track and field season nears its end, as the conference meet is two weeks away for the University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s track teams.

UIndy competed in the Hoosier Hills Invitational in Bloomington Feb. 12. Junior thrower Matt Royer placed sixth in the weight throw. The men’s 4-x-400 meter relay team of Jerel Flournoy, Frederick Helm, Nick Brittain and Carl A Smith finished second in the event with a time of 3:19.11.

The teams traveled to DePauw Feb. 13 to participate in the Tiger Invitational.The men won the meet, scoring most of their points in the field, posting 14 top-five finishes and three event wins.

Meanwhile, the women placed fourth of 13 teams.

On the women’s side, the relay teams have scored a bulk of the points.

“We’re strong in the sprints. There is no doubt about it,” said head coach Scott Fangman. “That’s probably where our

largest points will be coming from-the 100, 200, 400 and both relays,” he said.

At the Little Giant Invitational Jan. 23, UIndy’s women’s 4x400 relay swept the top two spots. Senior Christina Carrick, freshman Haley Miller, sophomore Madelyn Jermore and sophomore Kaitlin Worthington took first with a time of 4:06.07.

“These meets [the Little Giant Invitational and IWU Track & Field Invitational] are kind of prep meets.The tale of the tape will come in conference,” Fangman said.

However, Fangman said he hopes to see his sprinters perform better in individual events.

“I prefer that they do well in individual events than in the relay. That’s what we’re focusing in on,” Fangman said.

In the field, senior thrower Courtney Kuzmicz hit the provisional NCAA qualifying mark in the Jan. 30 Indiana Wesleyan Invitational. According to Fangman, that’s what it’s all about.

“Are you getting posted [on the provisional list]? That’s what we’re looking at. Our strongest and deepest area still is our throws,” Fangman said.

Last week, freshman thrower Katy Watson was named the GLVC Field Athlete of the Week.

“I found it to be really cool,” Watson said. “But we just want to get our distances up for conference. It’s great

that we get to do that. But it’s not our main focus.”

The focus is on competing for berths at nationals. The best way for Fangman to do that is to give his athletes the best competition possible.

“I try to put them in meets that they’re not winning,”Fangman said.“I’m maxing them out. I couldn’t have gone anywhere else to make the competition better.”

On the men’s side, giving senior sprinter Frederick Helm the best competition is critical, according to Fangman.

“When you’ve got a sprinter like Freddy Helm, putting him in meets that he can win isn’t necessarily going to make him faster. You’ve got to get Freddy in meets that he’s going to get beat in,” Fangman said.

In the field, Royer has won four of six events in which he has competed.

Fangman said Royer is a joy to coach.

“Matt works extremely hard. There’s probably no one that works any harder than Matt,” Fangman said. “Most everybody knows that. He sets that bar. He’s the consummate [athlete].”

His teammates acknowledged what keys his success.

“He shows that with hard work and dedication, you can go out there and make it. Keep pushing and get to his level,” said sophomore jumper/sprinter Terrell Franklin. “We’re strong, only getting stronger.”

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Seth Galloway and Cory Fornal begin their 100-meter dash. The ‘Hounds won the DePauw Tiger Invitational on Feb. 13.

Looking to finish the Competing with the best season strong MEN’S GOLF

By Micah McVicker SPORTS EDITOR

Based on their success the last couple of years, the University of Indianapolis’ men’s golf team earned an invitation to play in the Golfweek Division II Spring Invitational in Orlando Feb. 7-9.

Indianapolis finished in a share of sixth place in the three-day tournament.

Nova Southeastern University, ranked No. 13, captured the team championship.

Each of the 18 teams that participated in the first-ever tournament were either ranked or receiving votes in the GolfWorld/Nike D-II Coaches Poll.

“It was a great experience because it was a very important tournament with a bunch of ranked teams there. We found out pretty quick where we stand,” said head coach Brent Nicoson. “I’m pretty happy with two [golfers] getting a top 20.”

The outcome inspired confidence for the team.

“Overall, a sixth-place finish is pretty respectable given the fact that we haven’t really been able to get out and play much due to the weather,”said senior Seth Fair.

“And the teams that were there were all very highly ranked. Plus, since we played bad the first day, the way we came back and finished sixth is something to build on.”

Individually, UIndy had some outstanding performances. Fair, the 16thranked golfer in the D-II Golfstat Cup standings, led the Greyhounds at two strokes over par, good for a fifth-place tie.

“I was proud of Fair for getting a top five and fighting back,” Nicoson said.

Sophomore Aaron Monson tied for

18th, finishing seven strokes over par.

“He played really well," Fair said.

"All of us struggled the first round.

He took on a leadership role and knew that he had to step up and play well the last two rounds.

He definitely did that.”

Coach Nicoson also had high praise for his sophomore.

“Aaron played very solid. We’re going to get good things out of him in the spring. He’s FAIR too good a player with a great work ethic. Getting a top 20 in that field was not easy,” Nicoson said.

Indianapolis persevered through a bad first day. Their resiliency was on display as Fair imNICOSON proved his score by seven strokes over the tournament. Monson improved by three strokes in the final round.

“We didn’t get off to a good start and we kind of shot ourselves out of contention in the first round. I was proud of how they fought back and kept moving up the leader board,’’ Nicoson said.

In Indianapolis, golfers cannot practice outside year round. That fact added significance to their result.

Coach Nicoson acknowledged that.

“Finishing sixth in a field like that with getting no practice whatsoever

before we went was pretty good,”he said.

Fair knows the ability the team possesses.

“The way we competed definitely shows that our team is talented, and we can play with the southern teams,” Fair said.

Orlando hosted the first tournament the ‘Hounds had played in almost four full months. According to Fair, UIndy took a little time to assimilate themselves back to playing competitive golf.

“Once you get into the competitive round, every stroke matters. Getting into that competitive mindset took some of us the first round to do that.”

Over spring break, the ‘Hounds travel is further south to Humacao, Puerto Rico to play in the Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate, an opportunity that one golfer anticipates.

“I’m definitely excited about going to Puerto Rico. Being a senior able to go to Puerto Rico for a tournament is exciting,” Fair said. “That field is a DI tournament. It’s going to have some pretty good competition, but I think we can hang with them,” Fair said.

Coach Nicoson realizes that it’s a business trip.

“We’re really excited. We’ve never done this before. The kids are excited because it’s right on the beach. More importantly, we’re going to get a job done. It’s good preparation for what we have coming up with conference and regional tournaments,” he said.

Though Indianapolis will be competing in a DI tournament, nothing will change.

“Honestly, it’s just another golf tournament.” Fair said. “Our mindset is that we’re competing against the golf course.

That’s the way that we look at it.”

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Senior forward/center Sergey Struck looks to pass out of the post in the Jan. 16 game against Lewis.

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As the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team heads into the final week of its regular season schedule, they’re trying to be more methodical on offense and slowing the pace, according to head coach Stan Gouard.

Indianapolis took on the No. 2 University of Southern Indiana Screamin’Eagles Feb. 13. Despite shooting 56 percent from the floor, UIndy trailed 56-34 at half.

Junior guard Darius Adams led all scorers with 25 points in the 91-74 loss.

USI’s 91 points was the most UIndy had allowed all season.

UIndy visited No. 8 Kentucky Wesleyan Feb. 11 and lost 75-70 in Owensboro. After cutting the deficit to 52-49 with 5:30 left, the ‘Hounds got no closer.

Indianapolis had won two of their last five heading into the final week of the regular season against Great Lakes Valley Conference teams, all of whom have received votes or been ranked in the Top 25 this season.

“NKU is coming up and Bellarmine are tough opponents. We just need to take them one game at a time,” senior forward Sergey Struck said.

Adams, during the three road wins, scored an average of 31 points per game.

During the seven road losses, Adams scored an average of 16 per game. The ‘Hounds must have good production from Adams to succeed.

As of The Reflector press time, UIndy has amassed a 12-13 record. With two more games to go, this team has the opportunity to finish with the program’s best record in four seasons. They have already improved under second-year coach Gouard, who tallied nine wins last year.

“It comes down to focus on the task at hand,” Gouard said, “We need to keep

the same mentality in attack mode and work on our transition defense and learn how to finish the game.”

Defense, the modus operandi (M.O.), has taken this year’s squad to new heights.

Opponents are shooting a lesser field goal percentage and their percentage from beyond the three-point line has decreased compared to last season’s team, according to Gouard.

“It is something we improved on, protecting the three-point line and closing out on outside defenders,” Gouard said.

“Now we need to work on cutting off the drive; the end result will help us.”

Also, opponents are scoring four points per game less against this year’s team. “[Nine] games ago, we are about where we wanted to be with our defense,” Gouard said. “Guys are working hard.

Now we just need to slow down and make adjustments and execute what we want to do on help defense and on down screens off the ball.”

Most impressive is the margin the ‘Hounds had last year in scoring, which stood at negative three. This season, the Greyhounds are plus three in margin.

While it has been a total team effort, according to WICR Programming Director Russ Maloney, who does commentary part-time for the games, senior guard Devin Williams has been the real “‘Hound dog” against the opponent’s statistically best scorers.

UIndy has wrapped up a spot in the GLVC tournament, as newcomers Illinois-Springfield and Maryville are ineligible due to their initiation into Division II from Division III. As of press time, USI is also undefeated and ineligible, due to recruiting violations.

“It’s a big transition from last year, it was frustrating last year,”Struck said.“We are playing for the best seed possible in the tournament and giving ourselves a shot.”

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Sharing love for the sport

Student athletes find a love for each other through track and field

By Adrian Kendrick EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

No one ever expects to run into love. However, that is exactly what happened to two college students.

Juniors Benjamin Bertoli and Bethany Schroeder started track for the love of the sport. They ended up with a love for each other.

According to Bertoli, it all began with a particular shirt he was wearing.

“Freshman year I was wearing a shirt at freshman orientation [at UIndy] that said Greencastle Invitational on it and I was just walking on campus,” started Bertoli.

“And I just grabbed him and said ‘I have that shirt,’” interrupted Schroeder, laughing.

They didn’t realize they would be running track together until later.

Bertoli and Schroeder became good friends after they pulled a ketchup prank in Cravens. Eventually a relationship sparked. They’ve been a

couple for a year now; their first date was on Valentines Day. “We were good friends for about a year,” Bertoli said. “Then we started to date.”

They both believe if they didn’t participate in track they wouldn’t be dating.

“It’s because of track that we’ve spent so much time together and gotten to know each other better,” Schroeder said.

She participates in long and triple jump along with four-by-two relay while Bertoli does long, triple and high jumps, hurdles and the 400 meter dash.

Participating in a sport and attending college full-time can easily bring about a hectic schedule. Nonetheless, Schroeder says they manage it well.

“Honestly we don’t talk to each other much at the meets because we have so much going on.

But we check in on each other,”Schroeder said.

They credit their success on the track to one another as well.

According to Schroeder, at conference one year when she was participating in hurdles, Bertoli was yelling ‘That’s my girl.’

“If I see him when I’m running I’ll definitely run a little bit faster,” Schroeder said. “He’s my motivation.”

She and Bertoli always tell their story to friends both admitting that their first encounter was weird.

“She said ‘Hey, I have that shirt.’ I was like ‘Okay, I’ll see you around some time,” Bertoli recalled. “Track just added to everything we have.”

Ben Bertoli and Bethany Shroeder first met at freshman orientation three years ago. Now they are dating, and these pictures are of their time spent together.

Bertoli and Shroeder accredit their participation in track and field with sparking their relationship.

All photos contributed by Ben Bertoli

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