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Tuition increases along with UIndy’s benefits

By Abby Gross EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Full-time undergraduate tuition at the University of Indianapolis will increase 3.5 percent for the 2013-2014 academic year, according to a campus-wide email sent on Feb. 8, containing a letter from President Robert Manuel.

Tuition for next academic year will be $24,420, an $830 increase from this year. In addition, room and board, with a standard room and 14-meal plan, will increase 2.5 percent, or $220.

To make the decision, Manuel and other university stakeholders examined the university’s budget and needs, taking into account the students’ input as expressed through Vision 2030 conferences and other discussions. Manuel said the strategic planning process involved more than 1,600 students, calling this level of input unprecedented.

“What we’ve done is an effective job of taking what’s coming in from the students and making sure that the largest percent of that [tuition increase] goes back to the student experience,” Manuel said. “... A lot of times people will think [we] raise tuition and we pocket that money somewhere. But really it [what we are doing] is raising it to keep up with the increase in the costs and to invest in the kind of priorities that we see.”

According to Manuel, the increase ultimately depended on needing to balance costs while sustaining the university’s quality of education, competitiveness and strategic planning initiatives.

Although tuition at UIndy has steadily experienced annual raises throughout the past decade, Manuel said that the raises have been relatively moderate, especially in comparison with other private colleges in Indiana.

Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Mark Weigand attributed this statistic to the university’s responsible fiscal management over the past decade.

“I think we’ve had a 10-year period where we have learned how to maintain costs that are reasonable and keep costs in check better than many other universities,” Weigand said.

Tuition at UIndy has increased 41.9 percent over the past 10 years, while other private colleges in Indiana have seen increases as high as 154.3 percent, according to comprehensive data supplied by Assistant Vice President for Institutional Planning and Research Patrick Alles. UIndy boasts the third-lowest tuition increase behind Huntington University and Martin University, with increases of 34.4 percent and 29.1 percent, respectively.

Weigand said the relatively low increases have been purposeful, and UIndy’s statistics reflect the university’s commitment to being an efficient steward of students’ tuition dollars. He also stressed that this year’s tuition increase includes an increased commitment to financial aid for students.

The Perk deal helps cup waste

By Anna Wieseman MANAGING EDITOR

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MARIAN UNIVERSITY

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29.1 INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

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HANOVER COLLEGE

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A DECADE OF INCREASE AT INDIANA’S PRIVATE COLLEGES This graph reflects the percentage increase in tuition from 2003-04 to 2012-13, as well as the price of tuition and fees for the current academic year. It includes data from 10 of the 31 private colleges in Indiana.

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In response to student requests during the Vision 2030 sessions, University of Indianapolis Information Systems is in the process of piloting a printing system in three residence halls: East, Roberts and Cory Bretz. IS plans to implement the pilot program over Spring Break and expand to all residence halls, including Campus Apartments, by Fall 2013.

According to Associate Vice President of Information Systems and Instructional Tech Services Steve Herriford, this new printing system will be different from the systems in other buildings on campus.The residence hall system will accept print jobs directly from student laptops, and the jobs will be sent to the printer for release over each building’s WiFi network.

IS is currently planning exactly how the printers will receive jobs. The current cost estimate for each residence hall is tentatively $4,500. However, Herriford said that total cost will depend on how much must be spent on the WiFi setup so the printers can receive jobs.

Herriford said that the location of print stations will vary by residence hall but likely will be near the front desk.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli said that resident assistants will monitor the printing process, so it may only be available during desk hours, at least, for the piloting stage.

Vitangeli said that residence hall printing is something students have expressed a desire for in the past.

“Printing in the residence halls has come up for years. There has always been an outcry from students,” Vitangeli said.

“It came up again in the Vision 2030 sessions: students wanted convenient printing.”

According to Vitangeli, recent campus improvements such as extended Perk and Streets Corner hours, the newly upgraded Greyhound Fitness Center and the forthcoming residence hall printing proves that students’ voices are being heard.

“It’s something we can do to show students that we are listening and we want them to be happy,” Vitangeli said.

Herriford hopes that the printing system is only the beginning of future advancements stemming from Vision 2030.

“I hope this is the first step in new technology that will come from the president’s visioning process,” Herriford said.

As a UIndy Alumnus, Herriford said that he remembers what a hassle it was to cross campus for printing and added that the goal is to make life simpler for students.

“I lived in the residence hall when I went here. And I remember having to traipse across campus at night to pick up a print job,” Herriford said. “We just want to address student needs and do what we can to make life easier.”

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“Part of the equation has to do with financial aid packaging for students. Last year, we awarded—of just our university financial aid—a total of over $28 million,” Weigand said. “So, that’s a big part of what we do with money.”

Manuel said that this increased commitment to financial aid, specifically through institutional grants, is crucial because it increases access for qualified students with financial need.

According to Weigand, UIndy’s record enrollment figures from the past decade have demonstrated the university’s competitiveness as an institution. He said that the current tuition increase maintains the appeal of quality and affordability.

“A moderate increase [in tuition], when you already are near the bottom of the cost for tuition, compared to other private colleges, puts us in a competitive position, combined with our intent to put money back into financial aid, which means the total cost—the net cost—that students actually pay, will be competitive,” Weigand said.

Manuel said this year’s tuition increase is designed to enhance the learning experience for students, in hopes of giving UIndy graduates a competitive edge in the workforce.

“We’re promoting innovations in educational engagement, so new ways to teach, new pedagogies, new technologies inside of that area, which is a way to help our students become more competitive in the workforce,” Manuel said. “In order to really maintain your competitiveness and your relevancy, there has to be progress in those areas, and that requires some of these tuition dollars.”

Manuel and Weigand said that UIndy is still planning future changes, through the Vision 2030 process and task forces. Both noted that many initiatives are already in place, including the extended hours for The Perk, Streets Corner and the library, the reopened weight room in Ruth Lilly and the addition of printers in residence halls. According to Weigand, these services are budgeted for next year, and the tuition increase helps offset the additional costs of these services.

Manuel said students can expect to see additional improvements in the near future. Currently, the university is exploring research and advisement opportunities for students, as well as improvements in campus security. When budgeting and planning tuition increases, Manuel said that the university’s mission is to promote education by investing in students and faculty.

“We continue to work to make sure we are being as productive as we can towards the goals of educating and creating citizens that produce,” Manuel said.

Students who are concerned about the impact of the tuition increase are advised to make an appointment with the Office of Financial Aid. To be considered for federal, state and institutional financial aid, students must file the UIndy application for financial aid, as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before March 10.

The Perk has offered reduced-price drinks for anyone who brings a reusable mug since opening more than 10 years ago.

“We do have a handful of students who are very conscious. They want to bring their own mug,” said Food Court and Perk Manager Lisa Jordan.

Anyone can take a reusable cup to The Perk and get the coffee of the day for 99 cents plus tax, and The Perk staff also will fill hot and iced tea orders with the cups.

Only specialty drinks remain as originally priced for reusable cups.

Jordan said that using fewer cups does not benefit The Perk financially, but it helps the campus and reduces waste.

In 2012, Polk Food Services used 20 cases of 16-ounce hot cups and 42 cases of 20-ounce hot cups, with 1,000 cups in each. The Food Court used 422 cases of styrofoam cups, with 500 cups in each.

Together, 273,000 cups were used last year.

Jordan said that The Perk tries to combat waste in many different ways.

“The ones [cups] that we have now are biodegradable,” Jordan said. “There are days even The Perk, if you notice, will try to keep the lights down just to conserve energy.”

Sophomore nursing major James Frawley said that he tries to conserve energy and believes that The Perk should do more to promote its reduced price refill.

“The Perk could put up a sign, or we could just do things like: if you use a reusable cup five times, get a free drink—little things like that ... ” Frawley said.

Frawley said that informing people about how to reduce waste is better than forcing them to do so.

“I’d say that it comes down to the individual. If we can open their eyes about the impact that they’re having, they’re going to make the decision on their own,” Frawley said.

Freshman theatre major Morgan Jackson visits The Perk at least twice a day to get specialty drinks. Although she does not use her own cup, she sees the benefit.

“I mean, I could definitely get in the habit of bringing my own travel mugs with me,” Jackson said.

Jackson said that reusable mugs are a great idea that more people should adopt.

“I knew one woman who would be in line with me a lot that would bring her own coffee mug. They would fill it up for her,” Jackson said. “I knew it was possible if you wanted to bring your own mug, but she was the only person I ever saw take advantage of it.”

Jordan said that The Perk asks customers to take the lids off their reusable mugs for sanitary reasons. But there is one problem.

“The only drawback that we do see is people will bring us a dirty cup,” Jordan said. “They will hand it to us and say, ‘Can you fill this cup?’ You know, it’s always best to have that clean.”

Author of book about rock ‘n’ roll roots to speak

By Kaitlyn Kopetski BUSINESS MANAGER Journalist Preston Lauterbach will come to the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 21 to speak about his book “The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll.” His talk, which is a part of the Sutphin Lectures series, will start at 4 p.m. in UIndy Hall A in the Schwitzer Student Center.

Interim Director of the Institute for Civic Leadership and the Mayoral Archives and Associate Professor of History and Political Science Edward Frantz helped bring Lauterbach to UIndy after reading his book more than a year ago.

“To be honest, from the time that I read that book about a year ago, I was trying to figure out, then saying to my colleagues, ‘We have to figure out a way

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to bring this guy to campus,’” Frantz said.

“The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll” traces the music’s history, uncovering a connection to Indianapolis.

“The book itself is a great read, and a surprising portion takes place here in Indianapolis,” Frantz said.“We thought it would be a great way to bring in somebody who’d written about a part of the city that a lot of people don’t even know about.”

Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Chad Martin wanted to expose the campus to Lauterbach and his book, to show students how important clubs on Indiana Avenue were to early rock ‘n’ roll.

“As soon as we read the book, we started talking about bringing him to campus.The Indianapolis connection is so interesting.

It brings the avenue to life,” Martin said.

“Now it’s all parking lots and the Madame Walker Theatre ... there’s nothing there to

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remind you what that life was like. This book just really makes it pop.”

Lauterbach’s novel paints a picture of the Indianapolis black community in the 1940s. The chitlin’ circuit was a music scene that dipped down into the South, with small stops for early performers.

“There were these little juke joints and out-of-the-way places throughout the South ... It was the place where James Brown learned his showmanship, where Little Richard perfected his act,” Frantz said. “That’s the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.”

The story of rock ‘n’roll involves money laundering and con men, chitlin’ circuit clubs and a world that many people have never heard about. Lauterbach takes the reader through the roots of rock ‘n’ roll with this investigative story.

Frantz is excited for students, faculty and music lovers to hear Lauterbach speak about his book. He emphasized

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that students from many different majors could enjoy Lauterbach’s exploration of the circuit.

“Above all, I think it’s just great to see authors and people who have found a story. He tells a great story, but he had to find that story,” Frantz said.

Frantz added that reading books outside of course-required materials is valuable to college students who are too often distracted by modern life.

“It might be quaint. It might be oldfashioned. It might be a lot of other adjectives that you might ascribe to it, but I think it’s also illuminating ... for people to take time out of their busy schedule from the demands of our plugged-in lifestyles to appreciate a good book,” Frantz said. “I think there still is a place for stories and books. And I would like to think that we’re also telling people that a life without books is an incomplete one.”

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Preston Lauterbach will speak at UIndy about his book detailing Indianapolis’ tie to early rock ‘n’ roll.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Why turn down a million dollar contract?

Student athletes should take a contract in professional athletics if they are given the opportunity

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR

Cartoon by Abby Gross

Student athletes need their degrees Professional sports provide unstable careers

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR

March Madness, the media’s biggest amateur sports event, is almost upon us. Millions of Americans will spend hours watching student athletes from the most prominent universities in the nation compete against one another on the basketball court. It is important that we remember these teams are playing in an effort to represent an academic institution.

If a student is offered a multi-million dollar contract with the stipulation that he or she must forsake his or her textbooks immediately, it should not be considered a simple decision.

Many athletes are faced with this question. They have the opportunity to realize their dream of becoming a professional athlete, or they can continue the tedious work in the classroom. As a student athlete, I am aware that I don’t currently have professional caliber talent. But if by some miracle I were offered a contract to do something I have dreamed about since childhood, I would seriously consider the offer before declining it.

My sport of choice is baseball, and a study by a University of Colorado Boulder research team found that the average career of a Major League Baseball player is 5.6 years.

According to an article published by Bankrate Inc., MLB pensions are supposedly the best in sports. Players obtain full pension benefits after 10 years of service. This qualifies them for $200,000 a year for life at the age of 62.

So if I went pro today and was better than average, I could leave the sport at the age of 31. That would mean that for another 31 years I would need some type of occupation.

The aforementioned article also stated that the NFL’s benefits start as early as age 35, with reduced benefits and a smaller annual sum. However, the plan is designed to begin at age 55.

In a recent conference call with a season-ticket holder, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dispelled the myth that an NFL player’s average career length is three and one-half years. He said it is actually closer to six.

Those extra two and one-half years are still not enough to obtain a quality retirement pension.

No matter how great the talent, which retirement plan a player chooses or how ideal the player’s 401(k) is, the average professional athlete is going to need either to make intelligent decisions about his or her money, or get a decent job after a short-lived career as a professional athlete.

Sports Illustrated estimated in 2009 that 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or facing serious financial stress within two years of ending their playing careers, and 60 percent of NBA players are broke within five years of retiring from the game.

The aforementioned statistics have prompted a rising concern for student athlete graduation rates. Statisticians, coaches and administrators have begun to investigate and rank the success, or lack thereof, of many top schools.

The teams with the most NCAA basketball banners are the University of California Los Angeles, University of Kentucky, Indiana University and the University of North Carolina. In 2005, the NCAA checked the Federal Graduation Rate for all NCAA teams. FGR measures the percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduate within six years of entering their original four-year institution. UK and UCLA both had an FGR of 54 percent, IU 23 percent and UNC just 14 percent.

The media have made college athletics into something it was not intended to be. Because of its extremely poor team academics, the University of Connecticut’s basketball team is banned from postseason play in 2013, bringing this problem to light. Administrators are finally taking charge of student athletes’ futures by forcing athletic programs to strive for more than just athletic wins.

UIndy administrators work hard to make academics the No. 1 priority for our student athletes. But even some of the professional athletes who have come out of a small Division II school like UIndy fail to leave with degrees, some who have less than one semester’s worth of credits to complete.

So, unless I want a career at Dick’s Sporting Goods after my short time in the national spotlight, I had better turn down that contract. I’m glad the NCAA is forcing universities to take more initiative in their student athletes’ academics instead of setting them up for failure and financial distress later on in life.

College is an academic experience first, not a training ground for professional sports. The teams I root for this March Madness will obtain my praise through their successes on and off the court.

Should a student athlete, who has the chance to be a professional athlete, stay in college and get the degree? Or should that athlete go on to make millions and pursue his or her dreams when the opportunity arises? When my friends and I talk about sports, this is one of the most debated subjects, and for good reason.

I have been a fan of University of Kentucky men’s basketball for the majority of my life. Because I live in Indiana, and the UK vs. IU rivalry is a hot topic, many of you can understand why I have to debate the questions above. For the past few seasons, Kentucky has been at the center of attention for discussions of one-and-done men’s basketball players.

One-and-done players are student athletes who leave college after one season to play at the professional level. For the past few years, the men’s basketball team at Kentucky has been able to put together the top recruiting class, but there are consequences for landing the top recruits.

These recruits are the best at what they do and are the most talented group in the nation. Before 2005, these players did not have to go to college before becoming professional athletes. However, in 2005 the NBA collective bargaining agreement

changed this rule, stating: “The player (A) is or will be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year in which the Draft is held, and (B) with respect to a player who is not an international player (defined below), at least one (1) NBA Season has elapsed since the player’s graduation from high school (or, if the player did not graduate from high school, since the graduation of the class with which the player would have graduated had he graduated from high school).”

Since then, the level of talent in college basketball has escalated because of these tremendous athletes having to spend at least one year in the NCAA. After a one-and-done player has served his or her time, he or she leaves, immediately following the end of the season. At Kentucky, this happens nearly every year with its top-recruited freshmen leaving the program.

For a Kentucky fan, this gets old. I have to learn the names of new players every year because Men’s Basketball Coach John Calipari only recruits the best. Sometimes, it’s nice to think about how good the team would be if it kept all of its players, like the ones who won the program’s eighth national championship in 2012. However, this is unlikely until the NBA changes the rule. At times it does make me angry that players would choose to go pro after only giving us one

year of their talents and before they receive a degree. Yet at the same time, I can see this from another perspective.

If a player feels prepared to play at the next level why not let him or her? While I agree that it is important to graduate, there are too many risks in declining the opportunity.What if a player suffers a serious injury from staying for one more year?

What if their stock drops, and prevents them from getting drafted as high? That player would regret making that decision for the rest of his or her life, and would make nowhere near as much money as a professional athlete. There is a chance the player will not succeed at the next level, but if that happens at least the player can come back to a college to get an education.

Few opportunities exist to become a professional athlete but a player always will have a chance to receive a college education.

Even without a guarantee of making the same kind of money in the future, if someone was offering you the opportunity of a lifetime and a chance to make millions of dollars, would you still stay in college? Getting a college education means the world to me, and I am proud to say that I am on track to be the first one in my family to receive a degree.

However, I can see the perspective of one-and-done players and cannot blame them for seizing the rare opportunity to become a professional athlete.

Cohabitation has many benefits for college couples Moving in with a partner can create financial and emotional stability

By Chidinma Naze STAFF WRITER A generation ago, unmarried couples who lived together often were derided for “shacking up” or “playing house.” In this generation, cohabitation has become a common pattern among people of the Western world. Nowadays, cohabitation is seen as a normal step in the dating process.

The idea of living with a significant other is not far fetched among young people today. How far we have come from the stereotypes about cohabitation is amazing. According to Associate Professor of Social Sciences Amanda Miller, before 1970, cohabitation was illegal in the United States. At that time, living together outside of marriage was uncommon, but in the late 1990s the number of couples living together increased tenfold.

Most couples tend to cohabitate for various convenience-based reasons.

Cohabitants may live together to save money, especially if a partner is financially unstable and wants to delay or avoid marriage. Cohabitants may delay mar-

riage not only because of the difficulty of paying for a wedding, but also the fear of financial hardship if a marriage should end in divorce. Many cohabitating couples view cohabitation as a prelude to marriage and a good way to test their relationship before walking down the aisle.

While some cohabitating couples see cohabitation as basic marriage preparation, some live together just to be closer.

Some cohabitating couples leave the issue of marriage out of the equation. Whether a couple plans to marry or not, cohabitation is a true test of a relationship. To like someone when you see him or her once a week is one thing. To like someone when you see him or her every passing hour is another. A significant other may be in the sitting room watching a football game when you want to watch “Scandal,” in the bathroom leaving the toothpaste on the counter without its cap, in the kitchen taking your last piece of caramel filled chocolate and so on.

It is not an easy task to feel suddenly comfortable with someone else in your space after years of having your own room and your own rules.This situation is when

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couples truly know whether they can stand to be around one another for a long time.

Cohabitation can either maim or make a relationship. It definitely involves compromise and mutual respect.The word “selfishness” has to be thrown off the balcony even when it feels like one person in the relationship feels he or she can’t get away from the other person.

While there are the trying sides of cohabitation, there are also the good sides, such as having someone to confide in, a shoulder to cry on, someone to laugh with and someone to split the bills with.

At the root, cohabitation is all about the relationship and the level of understanding couples share. Although cohabitation works for some couples, it may not work for others.

According to Miller, couples have the freedom to run their relationship in whatever way suits them best.

“It is a personal preference,” Miller said. “If cohabitation fits a couples’ morals and lets them figure out if their relationship is going to work, [then] it is more beneficial to cohabitate than to have to go through a divorce after marriage.”

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Former mayor gets down to business

By Michael Rheinheimer STAFF WRITER

Former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson spoke at the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 5 as part of the MBA Leadership Development Series hosted by the School of Business.

Since leaving office in 2007, Peterson has become the senior vice president of corporate affairs and communications for Eli Lilly and Company.

Peterson began his speech by thanking the Center for Business Partnerships, as well as the CBP’s chief director, Associate Professor of Business Ron Dow—a friend and former neighbor of Peterson.

The first three rows of seating were reserved for the MBA candidates.

“The reason I enjoy talking about leadership so much is that it’s always changing.

The reality is [that] I’ve had five different

careers, and they’ve all given me a new perspective,” Peterson said.

During his first career, Peterson was an attorney. After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, he returned home to Indianapolis and worked for an Indianapolis law firm.

“Much was expected of us young lawyers. Things had to be done and had to be done just right,” Peterson said.

After practicing law, he went to work for then-governor Evan Bayh. Working there, he learned about the key differences between the private and public sectors.

“In the public sector, you don’t have to worry where the money comes from. Your job is where to spend it. At the Governor’s and Mayor’s office, people were very motivated,” Peterson said. “One of the things I found at Lilly: people expect to be paid what they’re worth. Creating the sense of mission is very critical.”

Upon election as mayor, Peterson

learned that the public sector sees many people with a sense of mission. More importantly, he learned that being in charge means that there is no one to blame if things go wrong. However, he found a more fortunate flip side, too.

“The ball starts here. I found I could set an agenda. I could say, ‘Let’s do this,’ and actually make it happen,” he said.

MBA candidate Patrice Petty said that she found a wealth of knowledge in Peterson’s speech.

“His speech was awesome,” Petty said.

“It gave me an opportunity to understand the differences between the public and private sector.”

Petty said that she appreciates the MBA Leadership Development Series and looks forward to future lectures.

After leaving the office of mayor, Peterson took his current position at Eli Lilly. He said that this job has presented many new responsibilities from past jobs.

“I thought some things in the past were complex. I have more complexities before 9 a.m. than I did at former jobs, given the scope of what I do,” Peterson said. “I’m responsible for all our government affairs worldwide: our philanthropy and our world health outreach.”

Peterson encouraged students to work through weaknesses and persevere.

“I think the number one characteristic for a strong leader is courage,” Peterson said. “The more courageous you are, the more opportunities you have to fail, but [also] the more opportunities you have to succeed.”

International business major Cindy Ye, an international student from Zhejiang Province in China, said that she found inspiration in this part of the speech.

“It encourages me. He talked about the main ways to be a leader,” Ye said.

“Courage is important because there are a lot of challenges to overcome.”

New archivist plans to set the record straight, chronologically

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Professor Kevin Whiteacre presents his study of the Wee Ones Nursery program at a Feb. 7 Faculty Forum.

Professor’s study looks at nursery in Ind. women’s prison

By Georgia Arnett STAFF WRITER

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology Kevin Whiteacre spoke at a Faculty Forum on Feb. 7 about his study of the Wee Ones Nursery program in the Indiana Women’s Prison. Whiteacre, director of the Community Research Center at the University of Indianapolis, said that two of his graduate students, Stephanie Fritz and James Owen, both played large roles in the study.

Whiteacre began studying the program, which is still active at the prison, soon after it began and noted the effects it had on mothers who participated.

WON allows incarcerated mothers to live in nursery quarters, separate from the general population, before and after the birth of their child.

“It’s about wanting to be with their child, so it’s for the betterment of the child,” Whiteacre said. “But it’s also just wanting to remain with your kid. I think that’s why they all do it. It’s a benefit, too, that it’s a nicer dorm, in that it’s quiet and peaceful.”

The WON program allows 10 mothers and infants to live in the nursery quarters while other inmates work as nannies.

To be considered for the program, an inmate must meet several qualifications: she cannot have any convictions for violent crime, child abuse or child endangerment; she must have a release date within 18 months of her projected delivery date; she must have custody of the child; and mother and child must meet certain mental and physical health standards.

If accepted, the inmate is then put on a waiting list, but some women are not able to move into the nursery quarters until delivery.

“For some women who could not get in until right when they give birth, they were the ones who felt like it [WON] should be expanded,” Whiteacre said.

“So, it’s not really competition, because everyone will get in eventually. But it’s more about concern of when they’ll get in, and they get antsy about it.”

Going into the study, Whiteacre and his team had four main hypotheses.

They believed that there would be lower recidivism rates—relapsing into old patterns—among women who participated in WON than among those who dealt with their pregnancy in prison prior to the program. In addition, they believed the WON group would be more likely to maintain custody, have greater attachment to their children and have more self-esteem as a parents as a result of their

experiences in the program.

Whiteacre and his team interviewed mothers who had either participated in the WON program or had been pregnant in prison before the program existed. Although Whiteacre said that the sample size was too small to draw strong conclusions, he and his team found each hypothesis to be consistent.

The largest complaint among the women—whether they did or did not participate in the WON program—was the shackling of the pregnant women.

“They’re not restrained during delivery, but the mothers are restrained going to the hospital. Then your ankle is cuffed to the bed, allowing you to be restrained but still walk around,” Whiteacre said. “Many of the mothers found this upsetting, because it’s the idea of bringing a child into the world while they’re shackled ...”

Senior sociology major Jessica Leaman, a student in Whiteacre’s quantitative data analysis class, appreciated the positive message of the program and the study.

“His work has been really influential.

And I hope that corrections facilities would implement this into their systems to better the lives of the women and definitely the children who may otherwise end up in foster care,” Leaman said.

Whiteacre said he would like to revisit this study in two or three years to follow up with the children born in prison.

“I hope if we have the time here, and [if ] IWP has the interest, then I think that would be great,”Whiteacre said.“And now that we have the data collection kind of established, and the populations and the samples all established, it could be much simpler to do in the future.”

Whiteacre’s long-term goals are for WON to consider a drug treatment program and to implement a data collection process for future research. However, Whiteacre said that the program’s size likely will not grow in the near future.

“I think right now it matches the population that is eligible for it, and then I just don’t know if they have the space and what it would take to actually revamp that. So I doubt they’ll expand anytime soon,” Whiteacre said.

Senior religion and philosophy major Mark Wolfe attended the Faculty Forum.

He agreed with the idea of the program, saying many things need to be changed.

“There are a lot of things in our corrective system that focus too much on punishment, and we have a sense of justice where we lock the bad guys up and the good guys stay free and live their lives,” Wolfe said. “But we have to show compassion for people who are in prison as well.

They’re not anything less than human.”

The University of Indianapolis hired Mark Vopelak in January to be the new head archivist and curator for the Institute for Civic Leadership and Mayoral Archives. Vopelak is one of 14 certified archivists in Indiana and one of only two in Indianapolis.

According to Interim Director of the Institute for Civic Leadership and Mayoral Archives and Associate Professor of History and Political Science Edward Frantz, Vopelak was brought in to organize and preserve the large collection of city government documents and artifacts, so they can be used by the public.

“What I’m most interested in as the director and as a trained historian is getting to a point where we can use these things as quickly as possible,” Frantz said.

According to Vopelak, one of the biggest priorities is to digitize the collection, so researchers do not have to visit campus in order to access it.

“There is this whole idea of archives without walls,” Vopelak said. “As we

move more into technology, we’re try- always be problems with new technology.

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Vopelak will be using new technology challenge and part of the fun, to see if it does,” Frantz said. “I think, if we do developed by Harvard University.

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Men’s basketball loses at home to GLVC opponents USI and KWC

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team experienced a tough loss on Feb. 16 to the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers, 74-73. After the Greyhounds fought back from a 21-point deficit, the Panthers were able to secure the victory by converting one of two free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining.

Junior guard Reece Cheatham led the Greyhounds in scoring that day, scoring 22 points, which included making 6-of-10 from the field, four of those from outside the arch, and going a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.

At the beginning of the game, the Greyhounds were never able to seize control and fought to keep the Panthers’ lead at single-digit points. The Greyhounds eventually lost control and allowed the Panthers to extend their lead to doubledigits at the 3:51 mark. At the end of the half, the Panthers led by 14 points, 38-24.

When the Hounds returned for the second half, UIndy started right where they left off, and the Panthers increased their lead to 21 points with 15:18 remaining. The motivation for the Panthers, however, did not last, and the Greyhounds came back from the deficit. With 5:31

remaining in the game, senior forward James Hollowell was able to put up a jumper that gave the Hounds their first lead of the game, 64-63.

The Panthers continued to play offensively with the Greyhounds and had the lead by two points with 51 seconds remaining in the game. Hollowell continued with his high performance and tied the score once again with 34 seconds remaining, 73-73.

Since there was no longer a shot clock, the Panthers dribbled out the remaining seconds in order to have possession.

With only half a second remaining in the game, KWC drew a foul driving to the goal and went to the line for two. The Panthers knocked down one-of-two, and took the victory.

As a team, the Greyhounds shot statistically better in the second half.

Cheatham, who helped contribute to the Greyhound comeback, said that the game was a tale of two halves between the teams, and that the Greyhounds needed to come out playing in the first half the way they did in the second.

One contributing factor to the team’s poor first half was early foul trouble by some of the Greyhounds’ starters.

Although Cheatham acknowledged this was one of the issues, he said the team could not give excuses.

“I think it [foul trouble] had something somewhat to do with it, but we have guys who come off the bench and they are contributors. So we don’t want to let that be an excuse for us,” Cheatham said.

Earlier that week, the team played against the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Feb. 14, losing 87-62.

Following the end of the game, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard said that the loss was one of the most disappointing that he had been a part of as a coach.

“We showed no energy tonight. We showed no type of hustle. And they [USI] took it to us the entire night,” Gouard said. “And it’s so disappointing that our guys weren’t ready to go.”

In their loss to the Screaming Eagles, the Hounds were led offensively by junior forward Leland Brown, who put up 16 points.

After being at home for the past two games, the Greyhounds will travel to Lewis University on Feb. 21 at 8:30 p.m. to take on the Flyers.

Cheatham said that this week will be important to get back on track as a team.

“We have to be ready to come back next week, dig ourselves out of a hole, and be ready to go,”Cheatham said.“Our season is not over.”

Junior Guard Tyrae Robinson goes in for a layup against William Jewell College on Jan 3. Robinson has contributed to the Greyhounds’ offense this season, averaging 9.1 points during his first year as a Hound.

in the 400-meter race as well. Gardner’s 48.53 time in the 400-meter moved him up to 26th currently in the nation.

Also contributing to the Greyhounds’ success that day was senior Jerel Flournoy, who improved his mark in the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.20 meters. The leap lifted him to 15th in the nation currently.

For the women, seniors Delta Martin, Haley Miller, Kenya Owens and sophomore LaTisha Martin improved their provisional time in the 4x400-meter.Their time of 3:51.22 moved them up from 51st to 24th in the nation.

On Feb. 8-9, the Greyhounds traveled to Indiana University to compete in the

Hoosier Hills Invitational.

Both the men’s and women’s teams broke program records in the 60-meter hurdles, while many of the runners posted NCAA provisional marks.

Senior Jermel Kindred and sophomore Camille Edwards both broke the Greyhound track and field records for their 60-meter hurdles. Kindred posted a provisional time of 8.19, which was good enough for 26th in the NCAA Division II, while Edwards posted a provisional time of 8.86, ranking her time at 23rd in the nation.

Delta and LaTisha ran NCAA provisional times in the 400-meter dash.

LaTisha posted a time of 57.23, which was good enough for 30th in the NCAA Division II, and Delta finished with a time of 57.65, which was 42nd best in the nation.

Sophomore Katie Crump, Miller, Delta and LaTisha also ran an NCAA provisional time of 3:55.11 in the women’s 4x400 meter relay.

Freshman Joshua Bass said that many things go into preparation for events.

“We do a lot of speed work,” Bass said. “We tend to focus on muscle and twitching exercises. We’re doing some new drills, which are very beneficial for us.

Practices are harder when we’re preparing for an event.”

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Track and Field travels to invitationals

By Allison Gallagher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Boilermaker Invitational at Purdue University on Feb. 16, putting up another provisional mark, along with three improved marks.

Highlighting the invitational for the Greyhounds was senior Robert Gardner, who qualified in the men’s 200-meter dash with a current National Collegiate Athletic Association 28th-best time of 21.82. Gardner also improved his times

Head Track and Field Coach Scott Fangman said that because the Hoosier Hills hosted many Division I programs, UIndy took its fastest and best studentathletes.

“We do tend to split the team up often,” Fangman said. “For Hoosier Hills, we’re taking what I call the short bus—a few of the kids that are the best in the nation. But then to a meet like Taylor, we’ll take the big bus.”

The Greyhounds’ next meet will be at the ARC, Feb. 22-23, where they will host the 2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships with a starting time yet to be determined.

Wrestling competes at Simonson Open

Greyhounds end regular season, preparing for NCAA Division II Super Regional

By Kellie Martin STAFF WRITER

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Senior Bryce Givens looks to finish a takedown against an opponent from the McKendree University Bearcats. Givens is the only senior for the Hounds this year.

The University of Indianapolis wrestling team competed at the Simonson Open tournament on Feb. 9. Seven Greyhounds placed at the open, in the first, second, third, fifth and sixth positions.

The Hounds also placed two individuals in the fourth position.

Sophomore Taylor Scott, at 197, took the championship by medical forfeit, along with 6-0 and 8-0 wins.

Junior Alex Johns began the open with a 5-0 win but fell to Nick Roberts of Ohio State University 6-3. Johns finished the open with the runner-up position in the 125-pound weight class.

Junior Shelby Mappes lost his first match of the open but came back to win three straight on his way to a third-place finish at 174. Mappes won his last match 3-1, including two pins.

Senior Bryce Givens and junior Evan Wooding also placed fourth in their respective brackets. Givens went 3-2 at the open, falling in the third-place match, while Wooding went 1-2, also falling in the third-place match.

Finishing fifth in the 165 bracket for the Greyhounds was junior Weston Davis.

Davis went 2-2 at the open and won the fifth-place position due to a forfeit by his teammate, junior Jeff Weiss. Weiss also went 2-2 on the day and finished in sixth place for the Greyhounds in the 165 bracket.

The Simonson Open was the last event on the Greyhounds’ schedule, and as the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Super Region 3 Tournament

approaches, Givens said that he is looking forward to going far in the postseason this year. “[The] NCAA Division II Championship is coming up in March,” Givens said. “I’ve gone the previous two years— trying for a podium this time.”

According to Head Wrestling Coach Jason Warthan, as the date for the regional approaches, team members are working hard to do well in order to qualify for nationals.

“In addition to their own time, the [wrestling] team spends at least two hours each day, five days a week, together in training,” Warthan said.

Warthan said he felt that every school that makes the regional should be considered a tough opponent. “[We are] looking back through matches—there are schools we’ve had history with—and making sure we have the right type of technique and game plan going into a match and know what to watch out for,” Warthan said.

Warthan said that as far as expectations go, he hopes to have as many men from the team make it to the NCAA Division II Championships as possible and make All-American as well.

“Past that, I think we do a pretty good job as a coaching staff,”Warthan said.“It’s not ‘win at all costs’ for us. Take classes seriously and get academic awards [and] certainly get the degrees.”

The Greyhounds will now prepare for the NCAA Division II Super Region 3 Tournament at Waterloo, Iowa. on Feb. 24. The top four finishers for each weight classes will travel to the NCAA Division II National Championships, which will take place Mar. 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala.

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Women’s basketball wins against GLVC foes

By Ally Holmes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team continued their win streak on Feb. 16, defeating the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers, 75-64. Following a three-game losing streak that dropped the Greyhounds from the national rankings, UIndy is now on a four-game winning streak that has put them back in contention for first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings.

Junior guard Katy McIntosh had her second double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-best 12 rebounds.

Two other Greyhounds scored in double figures as well, including sophomore forward Kirsten Gliesmann, who had 13 points, and senior forward Sydney Weinert, who contributed 11 points.

The Greyhounds maintained control for a majority of the first half, creating a lead that grew to as many as 13 points with 6:11 remaining. The Panthers responded, however, and went on a 24-7 run that gave them the lead at the half, 39-35.

In the second half, the Greyhounds responded to the late run in the first half by KWC and took the lead by one point with 18:24 remaining. From that point on, the Greyhounds never let the Panthers hold another lead in the game.

Although the Greyhounds allowed the Panthers to come within one point on three occasions, the Greyhounds ended the game with an 11-point lead and the victory.

Earlier that week, UIndy defeated the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 70-66 on Feb. 14.

Junior forward Dajana Jovanovic amassed a career-best 19 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field. McIntosh finished with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. Weinert grabbed 11 boards for the Greyhounds.

“Jovanovic came out big for us. It was a career night for her, and she helped us out a lot,”said Head Women’s Basketball Coach Constantin Popa.

Both teams swapped 9-0 rallies to keep it tight early, with the score tied up at the 10:45 mark in the first half.

The Greyhounds came back with a 7-0

surge, making the lead 33-28 at the half.

In the second half, the Greyhounds gained a nine-point lead, 43-34, with 13:58 left in the game. The Screaming Eagles came back, however, to tie the game with 8:31 remaining, but the Greyhounds made just enough plays down the stretch to hold off the Screaming Eagles.

According to Jovanovic, one particular Greyhound weakness stood out early in the game.

“One of our weaknesses was actually fouling,” Jovanovic said. “In the end, we limited our fouls and started blocking the shots.”

The Screaming Eagles made it a onepossession game with a mere 11 seconds remaining, making the score 69-66. But a free throw by McIntosh, with nine seconds remaining, sealed the deal for the Greyhounds.

According to Popa, the Greyhounds could not do as many fast breaks as they wanted, and the game was slower paced.

“I do like to push the ball a lot and they [the players] know that,” Popa said. “We did quite a few [fast breaks], but we can always do better.”

The Greyhounds also defeated the McKendree University Bearcats on the road, 71-60, on Feb. 9.

Popa said that McKendree was an easier team to play but that the Greyhounds had to play just as hard as they would against any other team.

“It did not matter who we played, did not matter what happened in the past,” Popa said. “We still had to go in there and be consistent, execute, and be focused and determined to win the game.”

McIntosh had a game-high 25 points, alongside 19 from senior guard Kristin Turner and 10 from junior forward/center Eliza Wortman.

McIntosh became the 20th female student athlete in the women’s basketball program’s history to score 1,000 points.

Earlier that week, the Greyhounds broke a three-game losing streak with a win over the Bellarmine University Knights, 81-67, on Feb. 7.

The Greyhounds shot 58.9 percent from the field against the Knights and were led offensively by Turner, who had a game-high 24 points.

The Greyhounds’ next game will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, when they travel to Lewis University.

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“Personally, I would like to see my serving percentage go up, which I’ve been working on a lot, and just being more competitive and having solid strokes, which is what we’ve been working on. As a team, I’d just like to see us being more competitive and just playing smarter tennis.”

—Rachel Barger, Women’s Tennis

“Expectations should be really high this year. I’m a junior, so we have a lot of new guys coming in, and I think we’re going to be pretty solid this year with a good freshman class coming in. Overall it should be a really great year for us.”—Michael Bradley, Men’s Tennis

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“I’m kind of excited to see about that [super regional zones]. I don’t know the whole terminology of what is new, but I heard it’s a different bidding to get into super regional and then go on to nationals. Especially with going to nationals, you get to go to Hershey, Pa., which I’m really excited to go to if we make it.”—Max Bowling, Men’s Golf

Swimming competes in GLIAC for final season Greyhound swimmers place at championships

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR The University of Indianapolis swimming and diving team participated in its final event as a part of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Feb. 9.

The conference tournament took place in Canton, Ohio, Feb. 6-9. The women’s swimming and diving team took second place with 554.5 points, while the men’s team finished third with 559.5 points.

Both teams trailed Wayne State which took first place in both the men’s and women’s.

“To be quite honest—being second and being third—I think that as a team there wasn’t another team that swam as well as we did. We were off just a little bit, but I think that, as a team, we swam better than Wayne State and Grand Valley,” said Head Swimming and Diving Coach Gary Kinkead.

The women won six events over the course of the weekend. For individuals, senior Maura Donahue took first in the 1,000 and 200 freestyle races, while freshman Katy Sonsken added two more individual wins of her own.

“I was really happy with the women.

That was a phenomenal competition for them. Everything we needed to happen did. I think we’re just a little bit off. We had some outstanding times and some outstanding swims,” Kinkead said.

Donahue was very pleased with the team’s performance over the weekend.

“This season has been really great.

Coming in, I was a little worried that we didn’t have as much talent as we had in the past, but we worked our butts off as a team and we showed that by placing second,” Donahue said. “And if people keep training the way they’ve been training, there will be some great seasons in the future.”

The men placed first in only three

events over the weekend. Sophomore Daniel Chan took first in the 200 butterfly, and freshman Dawid Rybinski won the 500 and 1,000 free with times of 4:28.99 and 9:22.72, respectively. His performance in the 500 set a new school record.

Rybinski came to the Greyhounds from Wroclaw, Poland and faced a few challenges in the cultural change.

“I didn’t know how it was going to be here.

In the beginning, it was hard for me to get used to it. I know the system now and how everything works,” Rybinski said.

Rybinski will join Donahue and many other athletes at the NCAA championships Mar. 5-9. Donahue, a decorated senior, said that she hopes to end with some personal best times. Donahue will graduate with many awards and honors, including GLIAC Freshman of the Year, in 2010, and GLIAC Swimmer of the Year in 2011 and 2012.

Her teammate, Sonsken, will join her in the GLIAC records as the 2013 Freshman of the Year.

“The seniors we are losing are good individuals. We’re losing some important seniors that have given us some leadership,”Kinkead said. “I’m looking forward to the freshmen and sophomores that have really developed this year coming back next year.”

Rybinski said that his expectations for the Greyhounds’ season next year are high.

Kinkead also hopes that his team returns ready to compete.

“The off-season is so important,“ Kinkead said. “They’ve got to take ownership of the program. Taking ownership of the program means from now until next September, they’ve got to be doing something. If they do absolutely nothing, we’re not going to improve. They have to take ownership.”

In his final year in the GLIAC, Kinkead was named Co-Dewey Newsome GLIAC Men’s Coach of the Year, his first men’s GLIAC coaching award and fifth overall.

The Greyhounds will move next school year to the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the 2013-2014 season.

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>> “A Good Day to Die Hard” may have taken some serious blows from the critics, but my fellow fans of the series will appreciate the fact that Bruce Willis can still kick butt and deliver.Transplanted to Russia to lend a hand to his secret agent son,Detective John McClane blows things up and shoots Russian mobsters. What more could an action fan possibly wish for? Granted, the movie is nowhere near the greatness of the original. The bland Jai Courtney,who plays John’s secret agent son, Jack, is a sad reminder of how far we are from the days of Samuel L. Jackson and Reginald VelJohnson,the dad from “Family Matters,” working with McClane. We are in the age of Die Hard in which we see Justin Long as a whiny hacker and, in this case, Courtney as an action hero who sees very little action. However, I enjoyed the film simply because Bruce Willis is awesome, and Russia is a pretty cool setting.

If you liked the original movie, go see this.

It may be toned down, but at least Long is not in it.

>> Tim McGraw’s newest release “Two Lanes of Freedom” is an upbeat, satisfying country album for McGraw fans. It includes a variety of country-style songs that are sure to be appreciated.“One of Those Nights” is a track with a rock feel. While the lyrics to the song might be considered generic, the song still seems to work for McGraw, who carries simple Southern charm in this tune. “Truck Yeah” is a song that is sure to get any “Buckwild” fan riled up. It incorporates loud guitars and has a catchy hook. More than likely the song will stick with you all day. The most impressive song seems to be “Highway Don’t Care,” which features Keith Urban and Taylor Swift. It’s a heartbreaking love song filled with regret that does not disappoint. With three of country music’s biggest names, it’s hard for the album to fail. Plus it’s refreshing not to hear Taylor Swift whining about boys.

Overall, this album displays McGraw’s talents and delivers what country fans are looking for.

>> Located in downtown Indianapolis just outside of Circle Center Mall is an inviting, humor-filled restaurant known as Dick’s Last Resort. The menu ranges from seafood and chicken to sandwiches and dessert. I recommend the chicken fried chicken, served with mashed potatoes covered in jalapeño gravy and vegetables. Dick’s Last Resort is well known for its huge alcoholic drinks.

However, all ages are welcome in the restaurant. There also is a place in the front where you can buy the Dick’s merchandise advertised on the walls. Patrons, you are guaranteed to receive a bib and a hat that has a tawdry, suggestive saying on it which you must wear the whole time you are there. A drawback of the restaurant is the cost, but the entertainment you get while you are there is worth the price.

If you are looking for a place with an entertaining staff and great-tasting food, and have a bawdy sense of humor, Dick’s Last Resort is a place you will enjoy. I absolutely recommend Dick’s.

>> In the premiere episode of the second half of its third season,“The Walking Dead” takes a new macabre direction in the story. Although I was pleased with the premiere, it was very different from past seasons of “The Walking Dead.” During the premiere, we see characters such as The Governor—who had been a positive leader for his community in previous episodes— make irrational decisions that result in a mercy killing, thus losing the trust of his people.As the episode continues,characters such as Daryl Dixon leave the main group for his brother Merle, and the group’s leader, Rick Grimes, begins to see makebelieve images that cause him to go crazy at the episode’s conclusion. This certainly shakes things up in the series and shows that the creator, Frank Darabont, is willing to take new risks in the story to make things more interesting. The new twist in the premiere episode absolutely had me on the edge of my seat, and I cannot wait to see how these new developments play out in future episodes.

>> Members of a wealthy and seemingly perfect Boston family are abducted from their posh townhouse and vanish.

Detectives scramble to find leads before getting a clue of the whereabouts of the Denby family — Justin, the father, owner of the multi-million dollar Denby Construction; Libby, the mother; and Ashlyn, their daughter. As the book unfolds, the Denby family’s troubles are revealed, including but definitely not limited to Justin’s extramarital activities, Libby’s addiction and Ashlyn’s secret boyfriend. This novel centers on three points of view. The first comes from the Denby family as told by Libby; the second of Denby Construction’s investigator Tessa Leoni and the third from rural New Hampshire police officer Wyatt Foster. Author Lisa Gardner really does appeal to just about everyone with this book’s occasional wittiness, violence, suspense and mystery. As a person who is not normally attracted to crime-dramas, I was pleasantly surprised, and I highly recommend reading this book.

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Faculty Artist Series concert features jazz fusion trio 3rd Man

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR

After a long, silent break, Music Faculty Adjunct Jack Helsley brought his collaborative jazz project, 3rd Man, to the University of Indianapolis. The Faculty Artist Series concert took place in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on Feb. 11.

The group formed in Bloomington, Ind. German-born guitarist Peter Kienle is a longtime Bloomington resident; drummer Pete Wilhoit grew up there and studied music at Indiana University; and bassist Helsley, originally from Kentucky, moved there after leaving the military to

complete a master’s degree in jazz studies.

The group has performed together for over a decade, but it had been sporadic.

They had not played together in years.

Wilhoit, who resides in Connecticut, barely arrived in time, so the group did not have time to rehearse before the performance.

However, Helsley said that the group had been emailing sheet music and audio files to each other. They also chose familiar songs.

“A couple of those tunes we’ve been playing for years and years and years,” Helsley said.

The group played a mix of cover songs by prominent jazz artists, such as Jaco

Pastorius, Bill Frissell and John Scofield.

The setlist also included original compositions by Helsley or Kienle.

One standout was Helsley’s “Madison,” which started with a melancholy bass interlude and led into sections of hard-hitting drums, with an electric guitar featured prominently. This type of fusion jazz was heavier than what is typical.

Helsley said that Kienle has an incredible ability to write songs and has gigantic binders full of his own compositions. The group jammed to Kienle’s “Hungry Hippos”—an uptempo bluesy tune—before breaking from the program to end with a song by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

Kienle said that he felt slightly self-

conscious about improvising at the beginning of the concert, because the group members had not played together in so long.

“It took me a while to get the confidence, that, ‘Yeah, we can mess up, and it’s okay,’” Kienle said.

According to Helsley, mistakes are usually part of the magic, but an hour and a half of improvisation would have been imprudent. Helsley said that to perform with musicians who take risks is fun.

But in the end, they are playing for the audience, he said.

Wilhoit normally drums in a Britainbased rock group called Fiction Plane.

According to Wilhoit, he started playing

music in elementary school, when some of his friends formed a band called The Explosives. He said that the attention they got from classmates was addictive and was partly why he stuck with music.

However, he said that playing jazz requires a different headspace.

Since the members were all in Indiana last week, 3rd Man made the most of the opportunity by performing at the Jazz Kitchen and The Chatterbox. According to Wilhoit, 3rd Man members get along well, because they have similar personalities, senses of humor and tastes in music.

“We all like the same kind of music,” Wilhoit said. “And we all enjoy each others’ playing.”

Art Reiner Quartet hosts jazz concert Adjunct faculty member performs alongside musicians

By Allison Gallagher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The second piece, Leon Russel’s “This Masquerade,”also had the “nightclub”feel to it. The third piece, Henry Mancini’s “Days of Wine and Roses” had a calming Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in the effect, which contrasted the two previous Christel Dehaan Fine Arts Center was pieces. the venue to eclectic jazz music the eveWood then left the stage while Weakning of Feb. 4. ley, Reiner and Anker performed two Adjunct Music Professor Art Reiner pieces, Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Corcoperformed with jazz guitarist Steve vado”and Weakley’s original composition Weakley and guest performers Kevin “Steve’s B Flat Blues.”

Anker on piano and Jonathon Wood on After Wood returned to the stage, the electric bass. switching out with Anker, Reiner is also a percusReiner introduced the next sionist and teaches the piece by Jobim,“Triste,”which UIndy African Drum he described as “another Ensemble. Other accomwonderful bosa nova.” The plishments include perpiece that followed, Howard forming with Bob Hope, Roberts’ “Country Shuffle,” Christian singer Sandy sounded like the background Patti and the Indianapolis song one might hear in a Opera.

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Professor of Music Weakley switched out for and Director of Artistic the next two songs, Herbie Advancement Richard Hancock’s “Driftin’” and Ratliff helped organize the Marcus Miller’s “Maputo.” As REINER event and talked about his the other performers switched relationship with Reiner. in and out, Reiner would share the back“I’ve known Art Reiner for 20 years. ground stories behind the songs or make He’s quite a perfectionist, with colleagues a humorous comment about himself or that are equally accomplished,” Ratliff one of the members of the quartet. said. “So I think tonight should be a treat The finale, which was performed by the for the audience.” quartet, was Bobby Womack’s “Breezin,’” Ratliff also said that while other jazz a tune that has a calming, rocking-inconcerts were usually hard-driving con- a-hammock-by-the-beach feeling to it. temporary jazz, Reiner’s concert was “the Sophomore criminal justice major Lomost eclectic, including a Beatles song.” gan Cooper said he was not much of a jazz The concert opened with a perfor- listener, but he did like the performance. mance of Bobby Hebb’s “Sunny,” which “My favorite part was the electric had a medium tempo and sounded like guitar,” Cooper said. “I liked the sound something one would hear in a nightclub —pretty much everything there. I saw or as the theme song for “Everybody nothing wrong with the performance and Loves Raymond.” really enjoyed myself.”

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(l-r) John Barrymore (James Leagre), Gary Peter Lefkowitz (Will Schnabel) and Andrew Rally (Ross Percell) discuss Andrew ’s upcoming performance.

Dinner Theatre performs “I Hate Hamlet”

By Allison Gallagher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The University of Indianapolis Theatre Department’s Dinner Theatre production of “I Hate Hamlet” began Feb. 14 with a free preview.

The play revolves around young television actor Andrew Rally, played by junior theatre major Ross Percell, who relocates to New York to focus on theatre after his popular television show is cancelled.

Rally’s real estate agent, Felicia Dantine, convinces him to move into the apartment of the famous actor John Barrymore, who was known for being the greatest actor to ever play Hamlet.

Rally is offered the role of Hamlet in the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet. His girlfriend, Deirdre McDavey, loves Shakespeare, and his agent, realtor and Deirdre are excited about Andrew’s role in the play. The only problem is, Andrew hates Hamlet.

In a proud theatrical tradition, the ghost of Barrymore, played by associate Adjunct Theatre Faculty James Leagre, comes back from the grave to teach a reluctant Andrew in the ways of Hamlet.

This is the first time in a few years that a faculty member has performed with his or her students, and Leagre said it was a fun but challenging time.

“I’m very involved in the play, with my part, helping with production and choreographing a sword fight,” Leagre said. “So it’s a lot of work. But I also like being able to work with my students in this capacity and having us look at each other as fellow actors and not as professor and student.”

The play itself is a comedy with a serious undertone about a young man questioning whether he wants to play Hamlet to make his girlfriend happy and reach a goal or take a network deal that would bring fame and a quick fix to his problems.

Associate Professor and Director of Theatre Brad Wright compared the differences between “I Hate Hamlet” and previous Dinner Theatres.

“The last few years have seen a lot of farcical comedies, such as ‘Funny Valentines’ and ‘There’s a Burglar in My Bed,’” Wright said. “In ‘Burglar,’ for example, the characters find themselves in compromising situations and one man even has a toilet seat stuck on his head. It’s very situational. ‘I Hate Hamlet,’ on the

other hand, has that comedy but it’s not sitcom, and there’s a level of seriousness behind the laughter.”

Gags throughout the play include implications towards Barrymore’s life as a womanizer and his tendency to be a ham when acting on stage; the hinting of a fling between Andrew’s agent, Lillian Troy, and Barrymore, in the apartment that Andrew now resides in and the fact that Deirdre is a proud 29-year-old virgin who Andrew says he knows he loves because he wants to strangle her.

Senior psychology major Mark Nania talked about the characters in the production and a parallel he noticed.

“I saw how the characters had counterparts in the real Hamlet, and I liked that, as well as the humor. It didn’t compromise the seriousness of the story,” Nania said.

Senior exercise science major Bryan Gezon also enjoyed the show.

“It kept the audience entertained, engaged and laughing throughout the whole thing,” Gezon said.

“I Hate Hamlet” runs Feb. 22 and Feb. 33. Dinner begins at 6:45 p.m. and tickets are $22. There will be no ticket sales at the door, but students can get in during the student rush at 7:55 p.m.

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Professor caves into fun Wiseman shares experiences of his cave diving lifestyle

Photo contributed by Dean Wiseman

Assistant Professor of Biology Dean Wiseman squeezes through a passage on a cave diving excursion.

By Kellie Martin STAFF WRITER When you finally get a little free time, what are some things that usually pique your interest? Playing chess? Knitting?

Assistant Professor of Biology Dean Wiseman enjoys caving in his free time.

Caving is an activity in which a small group of people explore a cave.

The sport sometimes involves diving underwater, squeezing through small entrances or climbing up or rappelling down treacherous pathways.

According to Wiseman, a “spelunker” goes into a cave just to have fun, whereas a “caver” is more interested in conservation and exploration. When a person is first introduced to such a sport, he or she would be considered a “spelunker,” someone who is inexperienced or visits caves for recreational fun.

A “caver,” on the other hand, refers to someone who is experienced in almost every aspect of caving and more focused on researching or exploring rather than recreation.

Wiseman said that cavers are different from spelunkers in the way that they approach the sport.

“We call it ‘caving.’The term ‘spelunking’ is used, but [as] a caver, and a person that takes himself seriously in the hobby,

or the lifestyle if you will, the joke is [that] cavers rescue spelunkers,” Wiseman said.

Wiseman said that caving involves vigorous physical activity, including the strenuous use of the arms and legs. Caving also requires enough endurance to go hiking. Oftentimes, cavers must squeeze into small passage ways and sometimes rappel several hundred feet into a cave because there are no other entrances.

Wiseman said that cavers should bring several essential tools, including three independent sources of light, which typically would be two headlamps and a flashlight; a helmet, because it is easy to bang one’s head, and the proper clothing suited to a specific cave. Overalls are a popular choice for clothing because they keep a person from getting dirty or wet.

Beyond the necessary tools, Wiseman said that cavers should be self-reliant but use the buddy system to help ensure safety underground.

“Be [as] self-sufficient as possible; [but] if something does go wrong, [such as an] objective hazard, slipping and falling, you’d want to have someone there to be able to assist you if the need were to arise,” he said.

According to Wiseman, one should do research before caving. He also said that the temperature in and around a cave, as well as recent weather condi-

Staffer rolls over the competition

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR If you bump into Grant Coordinator Jeanie Neal around campus, she probably will not knock you down. But if you meet her alter-ego, Bona Contention, on the roller derby track, the experience will probably be a less pleasant one.

“With me, putting on my skates and my gear is getting into that mindset of Bona. That’s not Jeanie, you know?” Neal said. “Jeanie wouldn’t beat the snot out of people. But Bona would.”

Neal said that she is a 12-year breast cancer survivor, which is part of how she became involved in roller derby. She volunteers for local breast cancer support groups at events such as an auction at a roller derby “bout” in February 2009.

“I was so anxious to see what it was like in person, and I went and I was totally hooked,” Neal said. “That happened to be on Valentine’s Day of that year. And five days later I went to my first practice.”

Indianapolis has two roller derby leagues: the Circle City Roller Girls and the Naptown Roller Girls. After doing some research, Neal decided to try out for the Circle City Roller Girls and eventually joined their Party Crashers team.

A “bout”takes place between two teams during two 30-minute periods. Each team has a maximum of five skaters on the track at a given time. There are three positions: the blockers who do exactly that, the jammer who scores points by lapping the other team’s blockers and the pivot who normally blocks but can switch jobs with the jammer.

Neal was named her team’s best blocker in 2012, but she is not limited to that position.

“I block. I occasionally pivot. I jam once in a blue moon,” Neal said. “But I’m more of a type of jammer that I call a bull-inchina-shop jammer because I’m not small and compact, so I can’t fit through small

holes. But I make my own holes.”

According to Neal, roller derby was such a niche event that when she started skaters could not even buy skates or other equipment in Indianapolis. The sport’s rise in popularity means that skaters no longer have to order everything from the Internet.

“Even in the short four years since I joined, things have really changed to where you can go down to Fountain Square, walk in and buy a helmet,” she said.

Roller derby teams are usually characterized by crazy costumes, called “boutfits,” Neal said. However, functionality is the most important factor to her team.

“Most of our girls are probably on the lesser theatrical end of the spectrum,” Neal said.

Director of Institutional Research Mary Grant goes to Neal’s roller derby bouts both to support her coworker and people-watch.

“I knew that there was another league in town, and I was aware of them, but I’d never been to a match,”Grant said.“When I was much younger, in the 70s, roller derby was around, but it was different.”

Grant said that she did not know much about the rules when she first went. However, there usually are handouts that give newcomers a crash-course in roller derby.

Neal said that the roller derby crowd is more diverse and welcoming than many may think, which makes bouts a fun time with food and drink vendors, as well as being a very family friendly environment.

“A lot of people think, you know, ‘Girls wearing fishnets and hitting each other and wearing short shorts? I don’t want to take my kids.’ But I think it’s very empowering to see a sport that’s almost exclusively women,” Neal said. “It’s nice to see such strong, athletic female role models.”

Neal’s squad, The Circle City Roller Girls, roll into the 2013 season on April 20 at the Forum in Fishers.

“ ... it’s very empowering to see a sport that is almost exclusively women. It’s nice to see such strong, athletic female role models.”

tions, are important factors to keep in mind for safety. When going to a cave that has the potential to flood, one has to pay close attention to the weather and check to see if there is a chance of rain or a sudden warm-up after a snowfall. Some caves are open year-round because they are elevated and do not have a flood risk, but some caves are very deep and close to water tables.

Wiseman said that cave passages are sometimes like one person tunnels, and in some areas caves may lead off into several different directions. He said that good observation skills usually help you find your way back, but he uses non-defacing marks or flagging tape as a precaution.

Wiseman has been to caves all over the world, from Mexico to New Zealand.

His longest expedition was at Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico, the deepest cave in the United States at 1,604 feet. Wiseman spent a week exploring Lechuguilla, which is only accessible to approved researchers and exploration teams.

Access to some caves requires permits or vouchers. Cave accessibility can be restricted for various reasons including to protect the rock formations and animal life, but also to protect an inexperienced explorer’s safety, according to Wiseman.

In Indiana, there are some caves that are open to the public including Bluespring Cave in Bedford, Ind. and Squire Boone Caverns near Corydon, Ind. According to indianacaves.com, there are many caves that are located on private property, and a majority of privately owned caves are tightly restricted or closed to outsiders.

Wiseman said that landowners likely choose to close caves to the public because they have sensitive ecosystems, and owners want to preserve the caves to the best of their abilities.

This summer, Wiseman plans to go to El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. In the future, Wiseman hopes to visit caves in Mexico and China.

Wiseman said that the part of caving he enjoys most is the pioneering rush that comes with exploring territory.

“Occasionally you’ll go into an area where it is relatively hard to squeeze into, and it eventually leads up to a place that you know very few people, if any, have been to,” said Wiseman. “It’s a sort of Neil Armstrong sensation.”

Photo contributed by Emily Augustyniak

Emily Augustyniak poses beside underwater wreckage on a scuba dive at France Park in Logansport, Ind.

Graduate student shares scuba diving adventures

By Ally Homes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT First year occupational therapy student Emily Augustyniak has been scuba diving for three years.

Augustyniak first experienced diving in Florida, and then got her certification at the Venturing Program in St. Louis, Mo. According to scouting.org, the program is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America and is a program for young adults who want to broaden their experiences.

“I was hooked from the certification dives and after Florida,”Augustyniak said.

“I could not get enough of it. So I went back, got my advanced open water and rescue diver [certifications] and spent a year just diving. Then I started my dive master [certification] and I have been doing it ever since.”

As a dive master, Augustyniak has been able to help students get comfortable with diving and teach them alongside an instructor.

“I love being a dive master,” she said.

“I am usually the first person students connect with and see, so I can introduce them to what I love doing.”

Augustyniak has been able to go to a number of unique dive sites, including the Florida Keys, Sanibel Island and the Denver Shark Tank.

“When I first got certified, I chaperoned a venture crew down at the Florida Sea Base, which is on Island Mirada in

the Florida Keys,” Augustyniak said. “We did three dives a day for like a week and dove on coral reefs.”

Augustyniak said that she has always been interested in the ocean and thought about going into marine biology before she got into occupational therapy. She was introduced to the organization Diveheart through Facebook and realized she could combine her passions.

According to diveheart.org, Diveheart is a nation-wide non-profit organization that is based in Illinois. The organization’s mission is, “to build confidence and independence in children, adults and veterans with disabilities using Scuba diving as a tool. ” Diveheart allows individuals with disabilities to enjoy the experiences of scuba diving without the threat of discrimination.

As an OT student and avid scuba diver, Augustyniak said that she aspires to volunteer with Diveheart.

“I really want to volunteer with Diveheart,” Augustyniak said. “Just for these people to experience weightlessness and to see these kinds of things, it helps them forget the real world for a bit, which is what I love about it.”

Beyond her aspiration to work with Diveheart, Augustyniak said that she enjoys scuba diving for its relaxing and social aspects.

“For me it is calming,” she said. “It is a social activity but it is a different kind of social. It is wonderful.”

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